From the people I’ve worked with

I was never a big fan of coaching. I believe it was because I’d always trusted my skills and abilities throughout my career. Nevertheless, Alexandra’s coaching sessions greatly impacted me, she made me see things from a different perspective. She showed me how to approach challenges from another angle. I realized I was stuck on the same pattern of actions for a long time. Alexandra helped me embrace the chaos of life instead of trying to control every little thing at once. As a result, my work is more enjoyable and, therefore, more efficient.

I came to Alex feeling very estranged as an expat living in Bogota. I was searching for practical ways to feel more connected to this place and have a homecoming feeling. She guided me through a professional coaching process that helped me develop tangible steps to feel more at home. Thank you Alex for the intervention, I highly recommend her services for those who are searching for a skilled guide who can help them with a personal or professional break through.

Working with Alexandra significantly strengthened my ability to analyze work situations, prepare for complex scenarios, and approach conversations with greater confidence.

Her coaching on posture and embodiment had a noticeable impact on both how I show up and how I am perceived by others. She combines deep expertise with a warm, engaging style, and I consistently looked forward to our sessions.

I’ve been working with Alex for a few months now, and I keep coming back! Every single session has been an enlightening and transformative experience.

One thing that really stands out about Alex’s coaching style is how she effortlessly helps me discover things about myself while also opening my mind to new perspectives.

I strongly recommend Alexandra as a coach who is incredibly skilled, mindful, and trustworthy.

I worked with Alexandra during a period of significant professional and personal crisis. In moments of intense conflict, she was present in real time and helped de-escalate situations, bringing clarity, emotional grounding, and objectivity when it mattered most.

With her support, I was able to reduce anxiety, face difficult conversations with senior leadership, protect my professional reputation, and significantly improve key working relationships. Alexandra helped me move through fear, regain confidence, and make clear, grounded decisions in a highly complex context.

I strongly recommend her to anyone navigating a life or career crisis who needs timely support, clarity of mind, and a steady, objective perspective.

Alexandra’s contribution to designing the comprehensive innovation program for faculty at the National University of Jaén, Peru was outstanding.

What truly sets her apart is her ability to balance deep empathy for individual faculty challenges with a strong understanding of global best practices. Through her guidance, participants not only strengthened their competencies but also gained the tools needed to make high-impact strategic decisions.

I am deeply grateful for her support and highly recommend her to anyone seeking genuine, high-impact human transformation in every sense.

Thanks to Alexandra’s guidance, I was able to work through and improve several important areas of my life — from gaining deeper self-awareness and confidence to reconnecting with my creative side, which is essential to me both personally and professionally.

What I appreciated most was how she guided me through thoughtful questions that helped me reflect and find my own answers. Every session was enjoyable, enriching, and full of insight and discovery — time truly flew by.

Alexandra is a warm, approachable professional who made me feel completely at ease throughout the process.

Alexandra is an inspiring professional. I met her at the moment of my life when I felt that there was nothing motivating me at work. My goals had been achieved and everything was just… “fine”. There was a gnawing question in the back of my mind, “Is this everything? Is this all I can do with my life? Is this all my impact?” I had spent many years dreaming about my own business, but I was afraid to let go of my successful corporate career. I had no clarity on where and how to start or how I would feel in that unknown reality.

Alex has helped me learn how to listen to myself and to allow myself to dare. As a result of my coaching process with Alexandra, I did few business experiments, graduated from business school in Madrid, founded my own e-health startup, and got my dream job.

Dare to dream! Your desires and happiness are your mindful choice and your responsibility.

It was my first experience with a coach, and I was impressed by Alex’s attitude. I reached out to Alex with mixed feelings about living abroad and my next career steps. We identified the gaps and obstacles to my progress, discussed worst- and best-case scenarios (my fears and beliefs), and created an action plan. Organizing an event aligned with my values and passion was a key part of this plan, enabling me to take ownership of my professional development.

As a result, I successfully organized an event without the burden of overthinking. Lessons learned: I have to allow myself to be less than perfect, and trying and learning is OK. Thanks to Alex, I gained clarity and confidence, distinguishing societal expectations from my own vision.

Alex’s approach leaves no room for avoiding uncomfortable questions, and together, we always found the answers. I highly recommend Alex’s coaching to anyone seeking personal and professional growth.

As a new leader, I was introduced to a coaching program that led me to Alexandra. From the beginning, she connected with me on a personal level and understood how my values translate in the workplace. She welcomed all discussions, emphasized staying true to myself, and encouraged me to bring that mindset into my first leadership role. I quickly realized she was someone I could trust when navigating complex situations.

I’m deeply grateful for Alexandra’s contribution to my development as a coach. Our work strengthened my confidence, clarified the coaching process, and improved how I support clients who tend to lose focus.

After attending a workshop led by Alexandra, my approach as a musician has undergone a remarkable transformation. Now, I can tap into my emotions and transform them into something that I can use to compose music in no time. It used to take me ages to finish a song, but with tools and techniques learned from Alexandra, I’ve got this superpower to reorganize my feelings. Even if I feel that something is off, I now can deconstruct it, reflect and come up with a new idea that aligns better with my creative vision. I’ve become more self-aware and conscious. I believe it’s a true game-changer no matter your profession.

I had the privilege of working with Alexandra on a strategic project where she took the time to deeply understand our needs, vision, and goals. Through her work, key processes were revamped to support sustainable growth, and her focus on clarifying roles and responsibilities led to a noticeable increase in team efficiency, operational performance, and client satisfaction.

Beyond the project itself, Alexandra was also a mentor to me at a pivotal moment in my career. Our work together significantly expanded my capabilities and supported my transition into a management role.

She is definitely someone that can command a room full of people or just one individual to transition from ideas into actions. With her strong leadership presence, deep expertise in coaching and career development, and ability to drive results, Alexandra is a true asset to any organization.

As an actor and independent filmmaker, my career path isn’t always straightforward. Working with Alex helped me get to the core of challenges related to projects, career decisions, and sometimes my own perceptions. Her intuition for identifying root causes is remarkable, and she helped me recognize how past, reversible decisions were still influencing my present choices.

Rather than telling me what to do, Alex supported me in gaining a clearer perspective on my career, doubts, and ways of working, allowing me to make my own decisions and define a clear path forward. The integration of posture and breathing techniques was a huge bonus, adding depth and effectiveness to the process.

Working with Alexandra had a significant impact on my coaching journey. Her expertise and highly personalized approach made a real difference from the very first session. She created a safe and supportive space where I was able to ask tough, challenging questions that pushed me to reflect deeply and uncover blind spots and insights I wasn’t previously aware of.

Through our work together, I gained clear direction at a time when I felt uncertain about my next steps. By the end of the process, I had a clear roadmap forward with concrete, actionable steps that I defined myself, along with a noticeable increase in confidence. Overall, the sessions were truly transformative.

Alexandra coaches with genuine care and passion, and it’s clear she is deeply committed to empowering people. If you’re looking for a coach who is empathetic, knowledgeable, and focused on real results, I wholeheartedly recommend her.

Like many other twenty-somethings, I was rushed to adulthood and business complexity with very few tools to face them. During my 1:1 work with Alex I got the clarity I was craving for. My life-changing journey started by improving my decision-making process and building my own tailored toolbox to navigate life.

Trust the process, it works. Not only for you and your organization, it reaches everything you touch. Enabling yourself means that you are empowered to embrace the responsibility to achieve your goals.

Working with Alexandra was a truly unique and valuable experience. Throughout our collaboration, I saw her exceptional expertise, dedication, and ability to think both strategically and practically. She brings innovative ideas and thoughtful guidance that lead to real results, meaningful milestones, and clear professional growth for the people she works with.

Alexandra has a rare ability to take even the most complex challenges and turn them into elegant, practical, and cost-effective solutions. She worked with leaders at all levels, delivered impactful upskilling programs, and had the vision to see how learning and development could become a real competitive advantage for our organization. Beyond her expertise, she brings strong people skills and solid business acumen, creating a collaborative environment where teams can grow and perform.

I learned a great deal from working with her and would confidently recommend her to any organization looking for sustainable, high-quality impact.

Alexandra was a fantastic coach during my transition into a new role with a new team. She helped me find my voice at a time when everything felt new and uncertain, and gave me space to think things through without pressure. Her questions were thoughtful, her guidance was practical, and her steady support made a big difference. I came away feeling more confident, clear, and ready to show up as myself in this new chapter.

Working with Alexandra has been one of the most transformative professional experiences of my career. From our very first session, Alexandra created a safe, focused space that balanced empathy with candid, constructive challenge. She listens deeply, asks incisive questions, and helps me get from symptoms to root causes fast. Her mentorship blends proven coaching frameworks with practical tools tailored to real operational contexts, so every conversation translates into clear actions, measurable outcomes, and sustained behavior change.

Alexandra has a rare ability to turn complexity into clarity. Through her coaching, I clarified priorities, strengthened decision-making, and built sustainable habits that hold under pressure. When goals felt ambitious or ambiguous, she guided me to design small, strategic experiments that created momentum without overextending the team.
What sets her apart is her strong focus on accountability: commitments are clearly defined, progress is reviewed, and learning is captured, making improvement both visible and motivating.

Beyond technique, Alexandra models the qualities she develops in others—she is consistent, reliable, and fully present. Her feedback is precise, constructive, and grounded in evidence, helping me not only achieve results but replicate them over time.

At CoachingUp University, Alexandra Popkova led several truly important sessions as part of a course preparing us for international coaching certifications with ICF, AC, and EMCC — a topic that caused considerable tension and even fear among many participants.

For me personally, this was also a challenging area. Despite having extensive practical experience, I had never taken a coaching accreditation exam before. The path forward felt unclear, and I assumed that preparing for certification might take several months. At that stage, many of us simply didn’t know what to expect or how to approach the process.

That is why Alexandra’s lectures felt like a rescue in what seemed to be a difficult and uncertain situation. One of her strongest qualities is the ability to explain complex and challenging topics in clear, precise, and accessible language. After her sessions, what once felt confusing and intimidating became structured and understandable.

She also has a remarkable ability to sense the audience. Alexandra intuitively reads the state of participants and offers feedback in a way that is both appropriate and effective in the moment. She creates an atmosphere of calm and trust that makes it easier to engage even with the most difficult topics.

For me personally, these sessions became a turning point. They gave me confidence and a clear understanding that the goal I had set for myself was achievable and that I could move toward accreditation with clarity and calm.

I am deeply grateful to Alexandra for her professionalism, support, and contribution to our development. The experience was both valuable and timely.