Åsa is a PROFESSIONAL INTEGRAL COACH®. Her fascination and curiosity for the human mind, for nature, for the human condition, and her calling to serve, led her to become a coach in enabling human potential.
“WHEN YOU YOURSELF ARE TRULY EMPOWERED; WHEN YOU APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH LIFE WITH A HEIGHTENED SELF-AWARENESS, A DISTINCT INTENTIONALITY AND DIRECTIONALITY, COMBINED WITH A TRUE SENSE OF COMMUNITAS - ONLY THEN ARE YOU ABLE To EMPOWER OTHERS AND CREATE MEANINGFUL AND WIDESPREAD RIPPLE EFFECTS.”
Åsa Maria Granados, Founder and CEO of VIRIDITAS.
INTRODUCTION.
Åsa Maria Granados, or Åsa, is Swedish and Colombian.
She was raised in Kenya, East Africa.
Since, she has lived in Switzerland and in Sweden, with Switzerland being her primary base today.
COACH TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Åsa is a certified Professional Integral Coach®;
PCC (Professional Certified Coach) + ACC (Associate Certified Coach/Coaching for Development) trained,
ICF (International Coaching Federation) and NVW (New Ventures West) certified.
She did her coach training with the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business - Centre for Coaching, the Centre for Coaching Switzerland and New Ventures West.
She describes her training experience as a transformative journey spanning 18 months of rigorous training, of being coached and of coaching others.
PCC (Professional Coaching Course) represents the global gold standard in professional coach training and certification and builds on the prerequisite foundation training and certification of ACC (Coaching for Development).
You can read Åsa’s PCC course experience testimonial here (make sure to scroll all the way down on linked page - Centre for Coaching Switzerland).
Learn more about the details of ACC and PCC coach training and credentials,
on the ICF (International Coaching Federation) web site here
How INTEGRAL COACHING is different from other coaching models:
“Integral coaching® takes a holistic approach to personal and professional development by taking into account the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of a client – so that true insights arise and lasting growth can take place. Other forms of coaching may only focus on one aspect of a person – e.g. your career – and work on that area in isolation.”
(Centre for Coaching, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
To learn more about the specific benefits of INTEGRAL COACHING, click here
(Centre for Coaching Switzerland)
LIFE BEFORE COACHING
Åsa’s professional experience prior to entering the world of coaching was in the fields of public-private partnership and international affairs, with a focus on global security affairs; addressing areas such as conflict management, crisis leadership, diplomacy, mediation & facilitation, capacity building, to mention a few, She worked in executive education & training, applied policy research and multilateral cooperation & dialogue contexts for respected international organisations based in Switzerland for 12+ years.
Her contributions covered a variety of (senior) management roles in External Relations, Public Affairs, Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Marketing, Organisational Transformation Leadership, Governance, Events and Training Workshops Management and Protocol for IO (international organisation) and political leaders from across the globe.
She has assembled, led and helped develop high-performing, multidisciplinary and multicultural teams for 12+ years.
QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Integral Coach® (PCC: PROFESSIONAL COACHING COURSE, NVW-ICF) (University of Cape Town, Centre for Coaching Switzerland and New Ventures West - 2020)
Integral Coach® (ACC: COACHING FOR DEVELOPMENT, NVW-ICF) (University of Cape Town, Centre for Coaching Switzerland and New Ventures West - 2019)
Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business (Columbia Business School & MIT Sloan – 2020)
Executive MBA / Master in Business Administration (IUM, Monaco – 2018)
Certificate in Building Business Sustainability (IMD, Lausanne – 2017)
B.Sc. International Hospitality Management (EHL, Lausanne - 2001)
Please consult her LinkedIn profile for further details on her professional qualifications and experience:
