Executive Coach, MCC (ICF) | Team Coach, ACTC (ICF) | Mentor, EIA (EMCC) | ICF Mentor Coach Specialization, PCC & MCC | Supervisor, ESIA (EMCC)
Inna Gorbulenko
→ Coach to leaders and teams
→ Mentor and supervisor to leaders
→ Mentor, supervisor and assessor for coaches working to ICF standards
→ Coach at the Royal Academy of Management (Oman)
→ Program Director at the Scandinavian School of Economics (St Petersburg, Russia)
→ Mentor and supervisor to leaders
→ Mentor, supervisor and assessor for coaches working to ICF standards
→ Coach at the Royal Academy of Management (Oman)
→ Program Director at the Scandinavian School of Economics (St Petersburg, Russia)
25+
years of professional business experience as an executive and business owner
10+
years in professional coaching, adult development and learning
20+
original programs created and delivered in leadership development, coach training and team collaboration
Executive Coach, MCC (ICF) | Team Coach, ACTC (ICF) | Mentor, EIA (EMCC) | ICF Mentor Coach Specialization, PCC & MCC | Supervisor, ESIA (EMCC)
Inna Gorbulenko
→ Коуч лидеров и команд
→ Ментор и супервизор для лидеров
→ Ментор, супервизор и асессор для коучей по стандартам ICF
→ Приглашенный спикер и коуч в бизнес-школах ИМИСП (СПб), «Скандинавская Школа Экономики» (СПб), Royal Academy of Management (Оман)
→ Эксперт профессионально-общественной аккредитации программ обучения коучингу в Российском Союзе развития потенциала человека
→ Ментор и супервизор для лидеров
→ Ментор, супервизор и асессор для коучей по стандартам ICF
→ Приглашенный спикер и коуч в бизнес-школах ИМИСП (СПб), «Скандинавская Школа Экономики» (СПб), Royal Academy of Management (Оман)
→ Эксперт профессионально-общественной аккредитации программ обучения коучингу в Российском Союзе развития потенциала человека
25+
years of professional business experience as an executive and business owner
10+
years in professional coaching, adult development and learning
20+
original programs created and delivered in leadership development, coach training and team collaboration
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I create a space in which individuals and teams learn and find deeper answers to the challenges they face. This takes time, trust, and a willingness to look where we do not usually turn our gaze.
About me
3 500+
hours of practice in individual coaching, team coaching, supervision and mentoring.
25+
years in business as an executive and business owner.
Ru/En
I work in both languages.
10+
Clients in 10+ countries, including Russia, the United States, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands and others.
Why work with me?
- I understand business from the inside and speak the language of all stakeholders
- Extensive experience addressing business challenges across different industries
- I take a systems approach, working with root causes rather than symptoms
- I have developed and field-tested my own model for accelerated leadership growth through five drivers of vertical development
- Distinctive formats include leadership supervision, mentoring labs and role simulations
- I create leadership development programs that can be tailored to each client’s needs
- I hold the ICF’s highest coaching credential: Master Certified Coach (MCC).
- I assess coaching sessions against the ICF PCC Markers and MCC BARS. This means I review certification recordings not only as a mentor coach, but also as an assessor. As of 2026, 100% of the MCC sessions I supported passed on the first attempt.
- I am an accredited supervisor and provide supervision for both individual and team coaches.
- Drawing on training with leading international coaches—including Peter Hawkins, Robert Dilts, Doug Silsbee, Stephen Gilligan, Ann Clancy and John Leary-Joyce—I have developed my own approach as a coach, mentor, supervisor, author and trainer of advanced coaching programs.
- I have an in-depth understanding of ICF and EMCC standards.
- I have authored coach-training programs accredited by the ICF as Level 2, CCE and AATC.
My areas of expertise
Executive and team coaching; leadership development; strategic-session facilitation; leadership competency development; and training in coaching and non-directive approaches to management.
My clients
A little about me
My business career spans more than 25 years, from my first management role to executive leadership and business ownership. My experience includes international trade, marketing and advertising, building distribution networks, and human resources management. It enables me to work as a coach and mentor who understands the pressures of leadership from the inside, sees the wider system and can help identify paths to change.
Today, I work in Russia, Europe and the Middle East as a coach, trainer, mentor and supervisor. My clients include senior executives, teams of different kinds and coaches committed to growth and development.
Today, I work in Russia, Europe and the Middle East as a coach, trainer, mentor and supervisor. My clients include senior executives, teams of different kinds and coaches committed to growth and development.
In my work, I follow the principles of systems thinking, confidentiality and consideration of all stakeholders - not only the client I work with, but also the wider system of which they are part.
My core values are fairness, freedom and professionalism. I believe in every person’s inner strength and in the power of a systemic perspective to create more change than any single tool.
My core values are fairness, freedom and professionalism. I believe in every person’s inner strength and in the power of a systemic perspective to create more change than any single tool.
Fact #1
I was born in Tallinn and studied in St Petersburg, Moscow, London, Geneva and Stockholm. My first degree was in Iranian philology.
Fact #2
My favourite childhood game was “playing school”: my sister and I taught one another, our favourite toys and the children from our neighbourhood.
Fact #3
The books that shaped my values and worldview include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Two Captains by Veniamin Kaverin, and Impressions of My Life by Princess Maria Tenisheva. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” captures the essence of my approach to life.
Fact #4
I entered the coaching profession in 2012 at the suggestion of a friend with whom I had studied for an Executive MBA at the Stockholm School of Economics. She was the first person to introduce me to the word “coaching.” Later, that same dear friend came to study coaching with me.
Fact #5
Before discovering the philosophy of coaching, I was quite a directive manager. Looking back, I realise that having a professional coach beside me - someone to support my leadership growth - would have benefited me, my team and the organisation.
Fact #6
I love travelling. I have visited 62 countries and counting. Perhaps it is while travelling that we live most fully in the present, allowing ourselves to stop thinking about the past and the future.
Fact #7
I am proudest of my son and of being able to contribute to the growth of people who change themselves, their teams and their organisations.
I was born in Tallinn and studied in St Petersburg, Moscow, London, Geneva and Stockholm. My first degree was in Iranian philology.
Fact #2
My favourite childhood game was “playing school”: my sister and I taught one another, our favourite toys and the children from our neighbourhood.
Fact #3
The books that shaped my values and worldview include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Two Captains by Veniamin Kaverin, and Impressions of My Life by Princess Maria Tenisheva. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” captures the essence of my approach to life.
Fact #4
I entered the coaching profession in 2012 at the suggestion of a friend with whom I had studied for an Executive MBA at the Stockholm School of Economics. She was the first person to introduce me to the word “coaching.” Later, that same dear friend came to study coaching with me.
Fact #5
Before discovering the philosophy of coaching, I was quite a directive manager. Looking back, I realise that having a professional coach beside me - someone to support my leadership growth - would have benefited me, my team and the organisation.
Fact #6
I love travelling. I have visited 62 countries and counting. Perhaps it is while travelling that we live most fully in the present, allowing ourselves to stop thinking about the past and the future.
Fact #7
I am proudest of my son and of being able to contribute to the growth of people who change themselves, their teams and their organisations.
ACTC ICF (ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN TEAM COACHING)
An advanced team coaching credential. As of the end of 2023, it was held by 347 professionals worldwide. It confirms advanced competence in working systemically with teams.
An advanced team coaching credential. As of the end of 2023, it was held by 347 professionals worldwide. It confirms advanced competence in working systemically with teams.
MCC ICF (MASTER CERTIFIED COACH)
The ICF’s highest level of individual coaching credential. The website states that it is held by fewer than 4% of all credentialed coaches worldwide. It requires more than 2,500 documented coaching hours, a competency exam and external assessment of recorded sessions.
The ICF’s highest level of individual coaching credential. The website states that it is held by fewer than 4% of all credentialed coaches worldwide. It requires more than 2,500 documented coaching hours, a competency exam and external assessment of recorded sessions.
ESIA EMCC (АККРЕДИТАЦИЯ СУПЕРВИЗОРА)
European supervision accreditation under EMCC standards. It confirms competence in supporting the professional development of coaches and mentors.
European supervision accreditation under EMCC standards. It confirms competence in supporting the professional development of coaches and mentors.
EIA EMCC (SENIOR PRACTITIONER)
Senior Practitioner accreditation from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, confirming a high level of mentoring practice.
Senior Practitioner accreditation from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, confirming a high level of mentoring practice.
EMBA (EXECUTIVE MBA)
An Executive MBA in General Management from the Stockholm School of Economics, providing a strong understanding of clients’ business contexts.
An Executive MBA in General Management from the Stockholm School of Economics, providing a strong understanding of clients’ business contexts.
MCS PCC (Mentor Coach Specialization PCC)
A mentor-coach specialization qualifying the holder to provide mentoring within an ICF Level 2 program or to coaches pursuing the PCC credential.
A mentor-coach specialization qualifying the holder to provide mentoring within an ICF Level 2 program or to coaches pursuing the PCC credential.
MCS MCC (Mentor Coach Specialization MCC)
A mentor-coach specialization qualifying the holder to provide mentoring within an ICF Level 3 program or to coaches pursuing the MCC credential.
A mentor-coach specialization qualifying the holder to provide mentoring within an ICF Level 3 program or to coaches pursuing the MCC credential.
