Testimonials

Adriana is an incredibly gifted and intuitive coach. She has been working with my team through a unique program she developed that has allowed them to truly develop self awareness and a renewed confidence in their strengths and talents. It is so rewarding to see all team members really step into their greatest and shine in life and at work. I am grateful for her guidance and care to meet everyone where they are and take them on a journey to reach their potential.

I’ve been working with Adriana as a leadership coach for almost a year now and it’s been an absolute game changer! She is truly gifted in her ability to help you unlock ambitions and areas of potential. She doesn’t come with all the answers but instead works with you to go deep in the areas you want to focus on, ensuring you get to the root of what might be holding you back and identify a plan to help you reach your goals. What I also love is the holistic approach focusing on career and beyond. I’m looking forward to working with her for years to come!

I worked with Adriana in a very important career moment during my first 90 days as I stepped into the CMO role at Saucony. With her guidance we built an onboarding plan centered around building trust with my direct team, peer group and CEO. Her empathetic coaching philosophy gave me the confidence to lead as an enabler to unlock the organization’s true potential and deliver +54% growth in my first year.

Renaissance CEC and its coaches are skilled and creative leaders who generously share their experience to see also others shine.  In my view and experience while having coaching sessions with Adriana I feel empowered. Clients through coaching are supported in a caring manner at Renaissance CEC for us “clients” to discovering our potential and talents, find our unique vision and succeed in becoming the best of who we are.

Working with Adriana and Renaissance has been an incredible and transformative experience for both myself and my teams. The individual coaching I’ve received has helped me identify and value my unique strengths which has helped me lean into my authentic self both as a leader and a teammate. And through the group sessions, my teams have grown more connected while gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for one another’s unique strengths and motivations. I can honestly say that this experience has positively and permanently changed my relationship with my work through a great understanding of myself and my purpose.

Adriana is a very skilled and intuitive coach. In our sessions she was able to see exactly where my tensions were, to call me out on language and behaviour that I was demonstrating (in the session and in my life) and provide a reframe that totally sparkled my heart and head. Her perspective and approach was so in tune with what I needed, a balance of direct and gentle. She seemed genuinely invested in my success and I feel honoured to have the privilege to work with her.

My time with Renaissance & Adri was both empowering and transformative. Adri has a way of helping you discover & lean into your natural strengths and abilities, while honing in on how you can improve to become a better leader and teammate. She creates a safe and trusting space to dive into challenging topics and helps you identify how to show up authentically yourself. I’m so grateful for the past year of working with her and I know I will carry the conversations and lessons forward with me in my leadership journey.

The first thing to say about working with Adriana is that it is truly Joyful: filled with shared laughter, warmth and endless charisma, the experience of coaching with her is uplifting and absolutely enlivening. More life! Adri has a magic and empathy which enables her to make every journey deeply truthful and personal for the person she is working with. And whilst the path will begin with the goals you think you have: her capacity to unlock much more than that is extraordinary. Adriana believes in expansion, endless possibilities and living life with passion and curiosity- and she is able to ignite that in you as you work in such a unique way. Working with Adri has been transformative for me –  enabling me to be my best authentic self in the work place, and creating change far beyond the professional arena. I couldn’t recommend the experience and journey with more warmth or accolades.

Coach Adri’s guidance and advice during the course had a profound impact on me. It helped me put my talents into perspective and provided me with a valuable tool for highlighting my strengths in communication with others. I cannot adequately express the extent to which this course empowered me to make a radical change in my approach to everyday life. The results were astonishing and came with a level of ease that I never thought possible.

Adriana and her team take a human-centric approach to leadership development, focusing on the individual’s strengths that build into a best-in-class team dynamic. The individual leadership development sessions allow a deeper sense of leadership identity and what it means to lean into that identity. The team building sessions are invaluable in connecting teammates in way that grounds the team in a meaningful understanding of each person. In my experience, this is the foundation of trust for a team to operate effectively. Adriana and her team are masterful in organizing workshops that are enjoyable, flow naturally, and are deeply insightful.

First of all, anyone who wants to achieve more, do more, be more or just simply bring out their best, can benefit from good coaching. I’m not just happy to have found Adriana, I am ecstatic! I found her at the moment when I most needed someone to help me bring out what I already know I had inside of me, but didn’t know how to “make it work”. Something was holding me back and I didn’t know what it was. She was the right coach for me in the right moment and still is. She’s the complete package. She asks the right questions. She listens. She doesn’t tell me what to do, but she guides me to the solution that I already had inside of me, helps me understand what I need to do next.
To top it off, she is a wonderful person, kind, generous. I immediately had a good feeling about her and her ability to help me get to the next level. Choosing her proved to be the right choice for me.
So, that all sounds good, but what about my results? Her coaching helped me to transform my business in a time when I needed to do it the most. I was too much in my head, had too many self-induced mental limitations that were holding me back from achieving the kind of success I knew I deserved. Thanks to her coaching, I went from a possibly disastrous year in my business to having my best year ever. All because I finally started getting out of my own way.
But, we’re not done yet. Sky’s the limit.
I don’t usually toot other people’s horns, but I believe that credit is due where it is merited.
I believe also that we all have a choice, whether we want to continue on a lonely path of trying to figure things out for ourselves, which can take a long time, OR, we can find someone to help guide us to our desired destination or goal. I choose the latter.
Thank you Adry.First of all, anyone who wants to achieve more, do more, be more or just simply bring out their best, can benefit from good coaching. I’m not just happy to have found Adriana, I am ecstatic! I found her at the moment when I most needed someone to help me bring out what I already know I had inside of me, but didn’t know how to “make it work”. Something was holding me back and I didn’t know what it was. She was the right coach for me in the right moment and still is. She’s the complete package. She asks the right questions. She listens. She doesn’t tell me what to do, but she guides me to the solution that I already had inside of me, helps me understand what I need to do next. To top it off, she is a wonderful person, kind, generous. I immediately had a good feeling about her and her ability to help me get to the next level. Choosing her proved to be the right choice for me. So, that all sounds good, but what about my results? Her coaching helped me to transform my business in a time when I needed to do it the most. I was too much in my head, had too many self-induced mental limitations that were holding me back from achieving the kind of success I knew I deserved. Thanks to her coaching, I went from a possibly disastrous year in my business to having my best year ever. All because I finally started getting out of my own way. But, we’re not done yet. Sky’s the limit. I don’t usually toot other people’s horns, but I believe that credit is due where it is merited. I believe also that we all have a choice, whether we want to continue on a lonely path of trying to figure things out for ourselves, which can take a long time, OR, we can find someone to help guide us to our desired destination or goal. I choose the latter. Thank you Adry.

I had the lucky and privilege on working with Adriana at Nike in the same Category from different Geos, but mostly as my COACH in a very key moment of my life. It’s pretty amazing her talent and ability on listening and translating your words and feelings to actions, helping to unlock my full potential and connecting to my real purpose. Her background and experience as a leader in a huge company for so many years , being a female and non-America executive is certainly a great differentiation from her to really better connect and give the right support. Dri has being definitely one of the best gifts I could have, I’d always be grateful for the amazing advices and proper guidance. I’d definitely recommend her as THE COACH!I had the lucky and privilege on working with Adriana at Nike in the same Category from different Geos, but mostly as my COACH in a very key moment of my life. It’s pretty amazing her talent and ability on listening and translating your words and feelings to actions, helping to unlock my full potential and connecting to my real purpose. Her background and experience as a leader in a huge company for so many years , being a female and non-America executive is certainly a great differentiation from her to really better connect and give the right support. Dri has being definitely one of the best gifts I could have, I’d always be grateful for the amazing advices and proper guidance. I’d definitely recommend her as THE COACH!

I had an amazing opportunity and privilege to be coached by Adriana, many times. These sessions helped me a lot to gain deep insights and strengths necessary to progress further in my professional career and personal life. Adriana has most amazing personal approach. She is not working (serving as a Life Coach) out of selfish motives, You can clearly see that she is living her calling, her mission and purpose. She is totally born to do what she is doing. I am forever grateful to her and for having this amazing opportunity to be able to call her my close friend and a college, with utmost respect. She makes everything that I need to know or do in order to progress, very clear to me. I am not left with many options, save and except to do the needful and have strong faith and clarity that I am on the right path. She brings clarity to me and encouragement with strong compassion and empathy that she has. I highly recommend her as a lifelong Life Coach, advisor and educator.

I had the opportunity and privilege of working with Adriana over the year as she coached me through a pivotal moment in my life/career.
She was a great partner on my journey in discovering and gaining clarity on my strengths and values.
Her is flexible and tailored to my individual style and way of thinking. This has helped maximize each session we had together and achieve my goals.
I consider her a key partner in my life / career journey and will for sure seek her sage counsel at every opportunity I have.

There are people in your life that even for short periods make an impact that last forever. Adriana is that person in my life. I was a mentee of Adriana during her time at Nike, and she absolutely changed my perspective in all aspects of my life.  She guided me to believe and accept myself for who I am and helped me extract my unique purpose for my career, family and my place in the world. She motivated me to embrace that purpose which has made my life so much more invigorating. Her coaching has directly made me a better employee, husband, and person. Our conversations were life-changing and I cannot put into words how much those sessions mean to me. If you have the drive to identify, understand and reach your full potential, Adriana is the coach for you. I felt her passion and desire to want to help me as soon as we met, and the world is so fortunate that she has decided to focus on this full time.

You are wise, strategic, emotionally controlled, and able to say precisely the right words at the right time when the stakes are highest. You hold people to a high standard for their benefit and others, and you are merciful and compassionate while doing so. You are tenacious, and resilient. You never give up – you always find a way to move forward whatever the obstacle. You focus on others, you see the potentials in people, and give the living moments of your life to developing people into the highest version of themselves….

Dearest Adriana,
Thank you for the invaluable learnings over the last several months and for helping guide me towards serenity and peace.
I feel like everything really sunk in just over the past week, and I have finally felt my anxiety dissipating. From you I learned how to calm the mind, how to decrease stress and anxiety that we create for ourselves by living in the past and future, and simply how pleasant it is to be in the company of an enlightened person.
You helped me build the basics, and I look forwards to one day achieving full enlightenment as well. My deepest gratitude.

The program provided me with a variety of tools and experiences to help me perform at my highest self. I strongly recommend Adriana’s program to anyone who wants to develop its authentic leadership identity.

Asking for help or coaching is never easy. It is a process you go through as an individual. I know Adriana for long time working together at Nike. She always stood out from the crowd being more than a professional work colleague as she sees the person in you. Connecting with her on my Gallup Strength Finder results as my Coach was so inspiring and I left our conversation excited about my strengths and clear on steps I can take to leverage them. She guided me though them effortlessly, it was like a fun exploratory journey. I realized it is extremely important to invest time in your own development to be able to spread your wings and fly – as Adriana likes to visualize it. Thank you.

Meeting Marco Bas was like opening a window and letting fresh air fill the room… his innovative approach to establishing the important element of trust while assessing an individual’s challenges and problems is unique.

His non-traditional approach included introducing Tai Chai principles to the group, followed by group discussions. He offered one-on-one coaching to those student athletes and families who needed more immediate and in-depth attention to their personal challenges.

Marco worked individually with staff members to access their strengths and weaknesses. He created a development plan for them to follow to increase their ability to understand the “triggers” that set them off the course they wanted to pursue. He helped them recognize their “self-worth”, as well as gave them the necessary tools for self-planning and realization.

Marco’s research-based approach to personal development helped me to clear my mind and see my goals more holistically.  His patient and empathetic style of coaching created a space where I could freely express myself and get to the bottom of what I valued most.  Most importantly, Marco helped me to develop ways I could enact those values into small chunks of daily practices, both in my life and at work as Tennis Director. He emphasizes the importance of sensing and feeling as the basis of authentic action and helps his cochees to gain a deeper awareness of themselves in professional and personal relationships.  Ever since working with Marco my awareness has continued to deepen, and I feel my capacity for leadership strengthening in the face of greater and greater challenges.  I highly recommend Marco.

I began working with Marco 4 years ago, when I was in a place of crisis and my family was struggling. He met me where I was at, taking time to build trust and bringing a wonderful energy. He never judged and only give support. He helped me to see things from a knew perspective and to focus on the future rather than the past, transforming my thinking and energy. I cannot express how grateful I am for the experience and how much of a positive impact he had on my life.

Challenges at work were no longer obstacles, and my relationships with coworkers contributed to a more productive workplace. My mental and emotional health also saw a boost. I am so grateful for Marco’s expertise and support.