Daniela Turano

Navigate Change with Clarity. Lead with Confidence.

Supporting Expats and Professionals through career and life transitions.

Have you outgrown your current role, relocated to a new country, or simply reached a point where change feels necessary? Transitions can be complex but they can also be the start of something stronger.

I combine 18+ years of corporate leadership in London’s financial sector with a BSc in Psychology (UK, 2025) and advanced coach training to help you:
•  Gain clarity in times of change
•  Strengthen leadership presence
•  Build resilience for sustainable success

For professionals living and working abroad or returning home after years away, I offer psychology-informed coaching to support your next chapter.

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Mind and becoming

publishing studio

I’ve launched Mind & Becoming: a small studio creating planners, journals, and eBooks designed with psychology in mind.

Calm tools for slowing down, noticing what matters, and moving forward without pressure.

Simple pages. Gentle guidance. Room to think.

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The 2026 Planner and Journal for Real Life

A writing-first planner and guided journal for people who want structure without pressure.

Monthly calendars for 2026, weekly pages with space to write, guided reflection prompts.

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Explore Your Path Forward

Career Transition

If you’re considering a new direction, I’ll help you clarify your priorities, explore options, and create a strategy that leads not only to your next role but to long-term fulfilment.

Leadership Coaching

Leadership today demands resilience, presence, and balance. Our work will focus on strengthening your leadership skills while ensuring you don’t lose sight of wellbeing and purpose.

1:1 Coaching

Every client’s journey is unique. Through personalised sessions, we’ll address your specific challenges whether that’s career uncertainty, relocation stress, or redefining success on your own terms.

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About Me

I’m Daniela, a Leadership & Career Coach with 18+ years of management experience in the insurance sector, including 10 years living in London as an expat and leading senior governance roles at AIG UK/EMEA.
Today, I combine my corporate experience with my training in psychology to support professionals and expats navigating career transitions, leadership challenges, and life changes. I hold a BSc in Psychology (UK, July 2025) and am continuing my studies toward a Laurea Magistrale (MSc) in Psychology in Italy.
Whether you’re building confidence, clarifying your next step, or developing your leadership presence, I bring both corporate depth and a psychology-informed lens to help you move forward with clarity

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What clients say

Marilena Parenti​Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Aleph
I had the luck to meet Daniela and have her as my business coach during a job change. Although I thought I could handle it, I decided to be curious and work with her for a few sessions. Daniela's approach was fresh, honest, empathic and genuinely interested in what I was going through. Although the conversations between us were always pleasant, enjoyable and interesting, I quickly realized we were also having some key breakthrough that I hadn't seen coming. Her corporate experience gave her the ability to quickly grasp my old and new challenges, and she was quick in turning doubts into strategic actions as I was embarking into my new work adventure. Her suggestions were very pragmatic and concrete, and I could apply all of them, keeping control of the new situation. Daniela helped me redefining my professional image and the way I wanted to show up. She helped me anticipating obstacles and being ready to face new challenges. She reminded me of the reason why I do what I do and what I enjoy the most about my professional career. She followed up consistently even when I was too caught up in the new job to communicate regularly and always gave me the feeling that she was ready to reassess the situation, should I need it at any point. I cannot recommend Daniela enough: her ability to read a situation, to grasp the reality of what is happening and to provide some key suggestions have been a very helpful asset for me.
Miriam ReidHead of Business Management | Chief of Staff | Global Cyber Risk , Beazley ​
As a chair of AIG’s Gender Equality Matters UK I had an opportunity to collaborate with Daniela on specifically tailored female business coaching programme for our members across 2019-2021. The program has been designed to facilitate developing professional goals and creating an implementation strategy for achieving them. Daniela has done more than 300 hours of coaching with an average of 12 sessions per coachee and the program has provided invaluable benefits for the participants with lots of positive feedback received. Thank you Daniela for your incredible contribution and energy you brought to this initiative!
Diana MoldovanSecurity Operations Manager, GoCardless
I had the privilege to be coached by Daniela for the last couple of months. Her approach was very positive, engaging and different from everything I've tried so far. Throughout the sessions, as the conversation unfolded, she helped me shift my perspective and mindset from stable convictions about how I am perceived by myself and others to a broader spectrum of identifying myself. She nudged me to zoom in and out regularly and proposed a neutral, yet provocative aspect to my narrative. Everyone needs a Daniela by their side to help them connect the dots!
Niamh Buckley​Senior Manager Public Affairs, Aviva​
I would highly recommend anyone looking to empower themselves, both professionally or personally, to work with Daniela through her coaching programme. At the beginning of my coaching experience, Daniela told me she would hold a mirror up to me for me to better understand myself and my behaviours. What I have really enjoyed about my coaching journey with Daniela is that she has allowed me to come to my own conclusions, guiding and helping - but never leading me directly- to these findings.
Fatima KhanClient Engagement Manager, Access Fintech​
I would highly recommend Daniela as your career coach. It has been a pleasure working with her these past months. She is intuitive and flexible in her approach. She has a deep understanding and desire to bring out the best in someone. She helped me identify any barriers I had created for myself in the workplace. The results was incredible; promotion, confidence and a clear vision for my future goals. It never felt like work and I enjoyed every meeting with her.
Milena MihaylovaIT Project Manager, Accenture
I had the privilege to be coached by Daniela for the last couple of months. Her approach was very positive, engaging and different from everything I've tried so far. Throughout the sessions, as the conversation unfolded, she helped me shift my perspective and mindset from stable convictions about how I am perceived by myself and others to a broader spectrum of identifying myself. She nudged me to zoom in and out regularly and proposed a neutral, yet provocative aspect to my narrative. Everyone needs a Daniela by their side to help them connect the dots!
Marilena Parenti​Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Aleph
I had the luck to meet Daniela and have her as my business coach during a job change. Although I thought I could handle it, I decided to be curious and work with her for a few sessions. Daniela's approach was fresh, honest, empathic and genuinely interested in what I was going through. Although the conversations between us were always pleasant, enjoyable and interesting, I quickly realized we were also having some key breakthrough that I hadn't seen coming. Her corporate experience gave her the ability to quickly grasp my old and new challenges, and she was quick in turning doubts into strategic actions as I was embarking into my new work adventure. Her suggestions were very pragmatic and concrete, and I could apply all of them, keeping control of the new situation. Daniela helped me redefining my professional image and the way I wanted to show up. She helped me anticipating obstacles and being ready to face new challenges. She reminded me of the reason why I do what I do and what I enjoy the most about my professional career. She followed up consistently even when I was too caught up in the new job to communicate regularly and always gave me the feeling that she was ready to reassess the situation, should I need it at any point. I cannot recommend Daniela enough: her ability to read a situation, to grasp the reality of what is happening and to provide some key suggestions have been a very helpful asset for me.
Miriam ReidHead of Business Management | Chief of Staff | Global Cyber Risk , Beazley ​
As a chair of AIG’s Gender Equality Matters UK I had an opportunity to collaborate with Daniela on specifically tailored female business coaching programme for our members across 2019-2021. The program has been designed to facilitate developing professional goals and creating an implementation strategy for achieving them. Daniela has done more than 300 hours of coaching with an average of 12 sessions per coachee and the program has provided invaluable benefits for the participants with lots of positive feedback received. Thank you Daniela for your incredible contribution and energy you brought to this initiative!
Diana MoldovanSecurity Operations Manager, GoCardless
I had the privilege to be coached by Daniela for the last couple of months. Her approach was very positive, engaging and different from everything I've tried so far. Throughout the sessions, as the conversation unfolded, she helped me shift my perspective and mindset from stable convictions about how I am perceived by myself and others to a broader spectrum of identifying myself. She nudged me to zoom in and out regularly and proposed a neutral, yet provocative aspect to my narrative. Everyone needs a Daniela by their side to help them connect the dots!
Niamh Buckley​Senior Manager Public Affairs, Aviva​
I would highly recommend anyone looking to empower themselves, both professionally or personally, to work with Daniela through her coaching programme. At the beginning of my coaching experience, Daniela told me she would hold a mirror up to me for me to better understand myself and my behaviours. What I have really enjoyed about my coaching journey with Daniela is that she has allowed me to come to my own conclusions, guiding and helping - but never leading me directly- to these findings.
Fatima KhanClient Engagement Manager, Access Fintech​
I would highly recommend Daniela as your career coach. It has been a pleasure working with her these past months. She is intuitive and flexible in her approach. She has a deep understanding and desire to bring out the best in someone. She helped me identify any barriers I had created for myself in the workplace. The results was incredible; promotion, confidence and a clear vision for my future goals. It never felt like work and I enjoyed every meeting with her.
Milena MihaylovaIT Project Manager, Accenture
I had the privilege to be coached by Daniela for the last couple of months. Her approach was very positive, engaging and different from everything I've tried so far. Throughout the sessions, as the conversation unfolded, she helped me shift my perspective and mindset from stable convictions about how I am perceived by myself and others to a broader spectrum of identifying myself. She nudged me to zoom in and out regularly and proposed a neutral, yet provocative aspect to my narrative. Everyone needs a Daniela by their side to help them connect the dots!
Every transition, career, leadership, or personal, is both a challenge and an opportunity.
The most meaningful progress comes when you strengthen not only your skills, but also your mindset and wellbeing.

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