About Ilia Poznak
Hi, I’m Ilia 👋
A Certified Executive Coach and Organisational Psychology practitioner, currently residing in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.
I'm deeply passionate about mental toughness and performance, drawing from my work with health professionals and first responders, as well as my background in sport, and music.
My goal is to equip clients with the tools to deal with the pressures of leadership and achieve unimagined levels of performance, confidence and adaptability through psychologically-informed coaching techniques like Cognitive Behavioural Coaching and Acceptance and Commitment Coaching.
With a Master of Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching, I have extensive international experience supporting senior leaders across various sectors.
Together, there won’t be a single mountain we won’t conquer!
Credentials:
✅ Bachelor (Hons) and Master of Psychology (Organisational & Human Factors)
✅ Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching
✅ Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
✅ Continuing Education, including: Essentials of CBT, ACT for Beginners, Motivational Interviewing, etc
✅ Certified in psychometric tools to assess Mental Toughness, Resilience, Personality, Ability, etc
✅ 10+ years of experience in coaching, leadership development, selection process design and organisational development.
“Ilia is one of the most effective and innovative coaches I have worked with and has enabled me to shape and implement a set of personal objectives that have materially improved my performance as a leader. I am very grateful for Ilia and feel that many of my successes are directly attributed to him.”
— Katryna Bowland-Kwok, Director BC Emergency Health Service