Magda Dorobanțu

Whether it’s stepping into a bigger role, making bold career moves, or leading a difficult team, I support people in leading intentionally through complex times.

My coaching focuses on helping ambitious leaders overcome the habits that get in their way, like saying yes to everything, avoiding tough conversations, or constantly fixing things for others instead of leading.

Clients often come to me when they feel overwhelmed, under-recognized, or stuck in managing difficult team dynamics.

Through our work, they become more intentional in how they lead, more confident in their decisions, and better at protecting their time and energy.

3 words that describe my coaching style are direct not directive

I am currently reading What would a wise person do by Marion Franklin (in progress)

Coaching is my third career, since 2019 (+ 1.000 session). Previously, as a corporate banker at ING, I was the go-to person for the largest food and beverage and construction companies in Romania. 

As corporate banker I have coordinated the 1st sustainable financing deal for ING and I have a track record of aligning people from different departments, having different interests, to generate the optimal solution for clients.

At the age of 22, I was a financial editor who interviewed the CEOs and board members of some of the largest banks in Europe, like Société Générale, Deutsche Bank, and Dexia.

I have an open heart and a big mouth, and have always been committed to seeing possibility when others only see impossibility. I understand at a deep level that overcoming obstacles in life is the way to progress and growth. Both proved very useful in motherhood - which was more like a marathon in the desert with no shoes or water rather than the blissful journey I envisaged. But I pressed forward, and have two amazing (if sometimes infuriating) daughters