Sophia GROW Facilitators

Meet Sophia GROW facilitators who will be with you in this journey. 

Clare Stafford Taylaur

Clare is the Founder and Managing Partner of Conscious Consulting: Building organizations where all people thrive. She works with Organizations who want to function more effectively, create, or transform culture, and develop leaders.

Prior to setting up Conscious Consulting, Clare created and led Human Capital for Mubadala Capital, a Global Investment and Asset Management firm. Clare worked as a member of the Leadership team and built a thriving Global organization with offices in 6 countries and an AUM of $22BN.

Previously Clare led the creation of a centralized recruitment function for Mubadala and hired many of their Senior executives.

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Amina Ajaz

Amina is a seasoned Life Coach with a background in corporate law. She brings with her a wealth of experience working with diverse clients and has guided countless individuals toward profound insights and transformative growth. Amina possesses a deep understanding of the interconnected dynamics of mind, body, and soul, empowering her clients to overcome fears and embark on life-changing journeys of self-discovery. In her role, Amina brings clarity and unwavering support to her clients, aiding them in uncovering their inner saboteurs while forging a path towards empowerment and fulfillment.

Her coaching approach is rooted in compassionate inquiry (CI), enriched by her certifications in somatic strategies for trauma, first aid in mental health, and grief and loss healing techniques.

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Marcia McLeod

Marcia McLeod is a certified Human Design and Self-confidence coach, Reiki practitioner, speaker, and facilitator. After years of feeling stuck, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery, questioning societal norms and exploring her own beliefs. In her own experience, Marcia found that growth often comes from trying things out, making mistakes, and learning from them.

Combining Human Design with 1:1 and group coaching, Marcia helps women understand themselves, identify conditioning, and overcome limiting beliefs. By separating external influences, they tune into their desires, fostering confidence.

Passionate about empowering women, Marcia equips them with tools for purposeful living. She encourages them to uncover hidden potentials and create the lives they desire, by Recognising the patterns that once held them back, she guides them to fulfillment. 

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Vandana Mendonca

Vandana is the inspirational founder of Graceful Reflections, based on her personal experience and approach to ‘spirituality (of the higher consciousness) in our everyday lives.’ With 20+ years of experience as an intuitive wellness coach, an energy and holistic specialist as well as a meditation facilitator, her vision is Self-belief, Self-Empowerment, and Self-Healing.

Vandana is a contributing author on ‘Manifesting Modern-day Miracles’ and ‘The Empowerment Manual’ and has been a repeat guest speaker on Radio Oman English FM.

Vandana shares her holistic knowledge and development outlook through workshops, personal consult, and individualized treatment plans, as well as online through her YouTube channel.

Holistic Expertise

Facial-Trainer

Selma AbuAlia

Selma is an experienced Food & Beverage professional with fifteen years of demonstrated skills in creative strategy, product innovation, business planning, sales and hospitality management. As the winner of Top Chef MENA 2012, Selma has built and led several businesses across the global Food & Beverage industry and with agriculture technology startups.

Her first successful venture, Chef Selma’s Table at the Grand Hyatt, Amman helped her land a role in Bali, Indonesia as the Executive Chef of a restaurant she opened called Jenja. From there she built the Food & Beverage foundations for the largest real estate development and resort in Jordan. Given the rapid evolution and tech advancements reshaping the F&B industry, Selma pivoted to work with agri-tech startups in the UAE and is now founding her own company in the Food & Beverage industry, based in Abu Dhabi.

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Alice Kaboli

Alice is a Swedish entrepreneurial problem solver at heart, passionate about environmental

sustainability. She was the co-founder of BonApp UAE, establishing MENA’s first B2C food marketplace using dynamic pricing to discount food soon to expire in order to reduce food waste.

Over the years she has developed a passion for the region and its commitment to advancing and scaling sustainable food production, recently through a focus on agri-tech. Alice enjoys building social connections and meeting new people and is engaged in community projects supporting female entrepreneurs.

Qualifications

Linkoping University, Sweden

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