About us

Ana met Nicole in 2008 when they worked for the same airline. There was synergy, but distance, as they admired each other from afar. After leaving the aviation industry, the two reunited and found common ground in the professional and personal development fields. The synergy increased even further, having similar approaches to work, shared values and purpose in life.

Their professional journey brought them together to create transformational interventions that have sustainability at their core. All their work is centred around the GC Index®, emotional resilience, leadership and energy optimisation.

VISION

People first in every business.

MISSION

Ana & Nicole joined the GC Index®'s mission of helping at least 10% of the world’s population (807 million people and growing!) understand their Game-Changing impact.

VALUES

Wisdom
Authenticity
Inner-discovery

Ana Caragea

My name is Ana Caragea, I'm an Award-Winning Leadership and Career Coach, the first GC Index® Partner in the UAE, the first IAPPC Certified Positive Psychology Coach®, an International Author and the Founder of Strategic Discovery, a leadership coaching and mentoring company for introvert managers and leaders, helping them lead with courage and self-awareness.

I've been coaching since 2014, having a University degree in Psychology and Sociology, a GC Index® accreditation, and a Hogan Personality Assessments certification, Hogan being trusted by 75% of the Fortune 500. My clients range from Managing Directors, General Managers, CEOs and CFOs to Sales Executives and HR Managers, across industries.

My Vision as the Founder of Strategic Discovery is to help transform the future, and guide Authentic Heart-Centred Leaders that put People First in every business.

My Value Proposition

Sometimes hope seems pointless, but my clients are these incredible polishers and introverts who see extremely fast how things (or the world) can be better. They innately bring a renewed sense of hope and beauty. Sometimes, their unrealised high expectations can lead to apathy or passive aggressiveness, as the world is not better/or not there yet. But I see the beauty in their perspective, even if they don't. My role is to help them see that as well. And re-energise and create a future to be proud of, a full-of-hope future.

🎤 I was a Speaker at

  • Ru’ya UAE Career Fair

  • School of Life, Dubai Culture

  • World Corporate Summit

  • Ellevate Network, Dubai

  • Expo2020 Irish Pavilion

  • Global Peace UN75 Inter-Generational Dialogue

  • International Women Entrepreneur Show

  • Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi

  • Women in Debates

  • International Women’s Day

  • Digital HRM Conference - The Future of HR & Talent Management

  • E7 - Banat Al Emarat Daughters of the Emirates

Past Workshops & Webinars

  • Future-Proof Confident Leadership - based on The GC Index®

  • How introverts can leverage their strengths when working in diverse teams

  • From Manager to Leader - 7 Must-Have Skills of Resilient Leaders

  • 5 crucial mistakes to avoid when leading remote teams

  • The ABC of Inner Peace/ Mental Resilience

  • Leading with Courage

  • Happiness @Work

  • How Procrastination is impacting Time Management

  • Customer Service Excellence

  • Safety Awareness Training - based on Hogan Personality Inventory

Podcasting

Breaking the Glamour Podcast

The podcast that breaks the glamour most careers and jobs have around them so that you can make informed and wise decisions about which one to choose.

Coaching

Individual, group and corporate coaching packages based on the GC Index® (a.k.a. The Game-Changing Index) assessment - revealing where in a project's life cycle you have the most sustained energy.

Winner of the Best Career Coach Award 2023 - Silver Winner at the CoachAwards event
Winner of the Best Leadership and Business Coach Award 2022 at the Global Women Leadership event.

Nicole Quartin Farinha

Nicole is the Founder of Imagine. Heal., a boutique practice designed for holistic wellness, which originates from within us.

Nicole is an accredited hypnotherapy professional, by Transpersonal International™ in Clinical, Transpersonal and Regressive Hypnosis.

With proven methods and techniques, clients take control of their lives, empowering them, allowing them to make the changes they want to make from a body, mind and spirit perspective, with this holistic approach.
ACCORDING TO AN ANALYSIS PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN HEALTH MAGAZINE, PREPARED BY AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST ALFRED A. BARRIOS, PHD:

  • Psychoanalysis - 38% recovery after 600 sessions
  • Behavioural Therapy - 72% recovery after 22 sessions
  • Hypnotherapy - 93% recovery after 6 sessions.

EDUCATION

Accredited professional



Expert in Clinical, Transpersonal and Regressive Hypnosis©

Courses taken:

  • Diploma Advanced Course of Clinical, Transpersonal and Regressive Hypnosis™
  • Expert Advanced Course of Clinical, Transpersonal and Regressive Hypnosis™
  • Diploma Master Specialty for Emotional Lumen™
  • Diploma Master Specialty EFT-Emotional Freedom Technique

Certified Professional by

Transpersonal International™ Portugal is governed by the international standards of Clinical, Transpersonal and Regressive Hypnosis. Certified by IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) an accreditation that is part of ANSI (American National Standards Institute), DGERT in Portugal.