Coach Profile: Hami Taheri
A Globally-Minded Coach
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Hami Taheri has dedicated nearly 20 years to teaching and sports coaching, guiding individuals toward personal growth, athletic achievement, and healthier lifestyles. In addition, she has made significant contributions to academic settings, focusing on brain and behavior science and health literacy. As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holding a specialized certification in Transformational Neuroscience (ICC & BEabove Leadership School), Hami integrates her PhD-level research with practical coaching in education and learning contexts.
This member profile is perfectly timed in light of our recent GCC NEWS articles on Cross-Cultural Coaching, as this GCC member embodies multiple cultures in everything she does! Please meet, Hami Taheri, a multicultural life coach based in Belgium. With Persian and Turkish roots, she brings a rich blend of cultural wisdom to her work. Her passion for helping others is evident in all that she does.
As a true global citizen, Hami coaches clients worldwide. She focuses on finding common ground and bonding over shared humanity. While honoring differences, she spots the universal human desires like fulfillment and connection. Curiosity is key to Hami’s approach. She asks clients about their diverse backgrounds to understand their frames of reference. By suspending judgment, she tunes into their unique presence and needs.
Hami adapts her communication style to each person. She draws on her fluency in multiple languages while leveraging tools to bridge any gaps. Her priority is to make clients feel safe to open up across cultures.
For Hami, coaching is about bridging divides created by biases. She models openness to create a space accepting all people. By being non-judgmental first with herself, she can bring that energy to clients.
Her global experiences have taught her the power of connecting beyond surface differences. Inspired by the Persian wisdom of Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds, her coaching philosophy is grounded in cultivating harmony, integrity, and authenticity through the alignment of thoughts, words, and actions.
Hami loves to run, and advocates for healthy living in everything she does. She was recently nominated for a ‘Best of Coaching’ award in the Health and Wellness category.
Hami proudly leads for our GCC Book Clubs, bringing her talents to support our growing group of Book Club hosts. She also runs one of the Book Clubs herself, with a co-facilitator. We are so delighted to share Hami with you, and we encourage you to come and get to know her as well.
Hami brings the world a little closer together through her coaching, and through her work across the GCC!
Hami's multilingual abilities allow her to connect local coaches with international stages, fostering their global networks. In addition to one-on-one coaching, she offers specialized services to support coaches, individuals and educational organizations on their journeys of transformation.
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