You Don't Have to Choose Between Success and Being Yourself.
I coach leaders who carry more than most — more sensitivity, more complexity, more worlds — and are ready to lead from all of it.
Hola, I’m Paula Castillo.
I was born and raised in Colombia, a culture where relationship, warmth, and trust are the bedrock of every interaction. I've spent over two decades living and working in the US, navigating corporate power, international development, and the space between these worlds.
That journey is at the heart of everything I do.
I work with emotionally intelligent and multicultural leaders ready to close the gap between who they are and how they show up. Leaders who carry more than most. More sensitivity, more complexity, more worlds.
I believe leading from your whole self is the most powerful thing you can offer your team, your organization, and the impact you're here to make.
I bring the rigor of a Harvard-trained economist, the depth of a PCC-credentialed coach, and the embodied awareness of a restorative yoga teacher and iRest meditation instructor.
leadership coaching
Lead as Your Whole Self
For emotionally intelligent and multicultural executives ready to close the gap between who they are and how they show up at work. We'll explore the beliefs, patterns, and heirlooms quietly shaping how you lead, reclaim the strengths you've been minimizing, and build the practical skills to communicate your vision and lead with lasting impact.
Sessions include CliftonStrengths® and Leadership Circle Profile 360.
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team coaching
Unlock What Your Team Is Really Capable Of
When a team understands its collective strengths, and the patterns that quietly get in the way, everything changes. I work with teams to build the self-awareness, trust, and shared language to perform at their best and lead together with intention.
Sessions include CliftonStrengths® and Leadership Circle Profile 360 at the team level.
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career transitions coaching
Navigate What's Next With Clarity and Confidence
Career transitions are rarely just professional, they're deeply personal. I help leaders make sense of what's no longer working, reconnect with what matters most, and move toward what's next from a place of groundedness rather than urgency.
Sessions include CliftonStrengths® and Leadership Circle Profile 360 for career transitions.
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Working with Paula I managed to change perspctive on issues that I had been struggling for years if not for decades, and as I changed my perspective, miracles happened.
- Claudia, Lead Development Officer, USA
Credentials
Harvard MPP
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)Corporate Experience
Gallup CliftonStrengths®
Leadership Circle Profile 360
Neuroscience & Somatics Coaching
Bilingual: English & Spanish
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If something on this page resonated — that quiet tension between who you are and how you show up at work — I'd love to talk.
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