As a female executive, being able to balance the demands of family, career and individual passion projects was something that Coach Carla helped me navigate. Her strong corporate background and her experience as a mother and mentor enabled her to connect well with me and support me through executive coaching. She is genuine, trustworthy, insightful and creative – a great mix of comfort and challenge. I am thankful to have her as my coach and credit her with helping me become even more self-aware as a leader at work and at home.
Carla is a coach’s coach! One who elevates mastery both through her practice and her advocacy to empower others to become coaches. She has been with me in every step of my coaching journey both as a client and eventually as a student. I highly recommend her program to anyone who is interested in supporting others through coaching, and to go on a true journey of self-mastery and self-improvement.
Anna Theresa Licaros
First Vice President
Deputy Compliance Officer
BDO Unibank
I’ve been coaching people for years… this program gave me the language, the tools and the practice to take my coaching to the next level! Am very much looking forward to helping people unleash their potential using these newfound skills.
Manny Ayala
Managing Director – Endeavor Phils. Board of Director- Skycable, Rappler, Energy Dev’t Corp., UAAP
Carla’s guidance as a mentor and coach was invaluable. She listened deeply, challenged my assumptions, and provided insightful feedback that pushed me to grow. Carla’s supportive yet constructive approach created a safe space for me to explore my potential as coach. I believe this was possible because of her depth of experience that manifested itself in every coaching situation we practiced.
What I found most valuable was Carla’s ability to tailor her coaching to my unique needs, ensuring that I was not only learning but also applying new coaching skills in real-time. The experience has given me an additional dimension and confidence to pitch prospective clients. I wholeheartedly recommend Carla to anyone seeking meaningful change and development.
Jack Madrid
President & CEO, IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines Former Country Head, Yahoo!/ Managing Director of Ayala Corporation
Carla has the gift of bringing out the best in her coachees. She is not just our coach but a trusted strategic advisor who has helped the leaders and the company grow, as well as improve engagement and create unity of purpose and vision in our organization.
I am also a proud graduate of the CEC executive coaching program that she was faculty. It provided a wealth of useful resources, a strong cohort group, a rich membership area and personalized support that makes it stand apart from others.
Carla is an excellent trainer, great experienced coach and genuinely cares about her students success and growth. I highly recommend Carla and her Executive Coach Training program!
Anton Gonzalez
President, Planet Sports Inc.
Carla, she is an empathetic coach with an extraordinary ability to help clients awaken their self-awareness, clarity, and results. Any executive or coach would benefit greatly from working with her.
Dennis MacGillivray
Growth Leader Development Coach Former Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ontario and Chicago
Coaching sessions with Carla have empowered me to address leadership gaps that would have otherwise gone unnoticed with traditional approaches. The co-development of strategies has been invaluable and practical, marking pivotal moments in my leadership journey.
Leading a fast-paced pharmaceutical business is fulfilling, but its pace and complexity demand adaptability and strategic foresight. Steering such a large operation toward success requires not just strong leadership but also the ability to inspire and drive sustainable growth.
As someone committed to excellence, having Carla as a trusted sounding board and partner has been invaluable. Her guidance has sharpened my leadership skills, helping me approach challenges with new perspectives and tackle them with greater confidence.
Carla’s approach, which recognizes that personal and professional growth are intertwined, has transformed my outlook. This holistic method has helped me evolve as both a leader and a person.
Through our sessions, I was able to rally my team around a shared vision, making significant organizational challenges more surmountable and purpose-driven.
I wholeheartedly recommend Carla as both a leadership and personal coach. Thank you, Coach Carla, for the lasting impact you’ve made on my life as a leader and a family man. Your insights and the positive shifts you’ve sparked continue to shape every aspect of my life and help me deliver more value to my organization.
RJ Q. Binasoy
GM for LRI-Therapharma, Unilab Inc.
Carla is an expert in coaching senior leaders on scaling their business and finding solutions to their most pressing challenges. She is also a pioneer as a coach trainer in the Asian marketplace. I’ve worked with Carla for over a year and can attest to the fact that she is a fantastic trainer and Executive coach. She is highly skilled at bringing clarity, learning and deep insights to her clients and coaching students. Her 30+ years of corporate experience in senior leadership roles and her extensive coaching experience makes her a sought out executive coach who is known for her success in leadership development and transformation work that delivers exceptional and measurable results. Her high energy, passion to find solutions and a strategic mindset paired with a strong business acumen makes her truly valuable to her clients. Her coaching experience and personality makes her a highly effective trainer that delivers maximum learning. Participants also benefit from her commitment to help graduates succeed in their practice. I highly recommend working with her as an executive coach or as a Executive coaching Certification trainer.
Andrew Neitlich
Founder and Director, Center for Executive Coaching
Working with Coach Carla has been nothing short of transformative. She guided me to a profound understanding of myself, illuminating patterns that were holding me back. Through her candid approach, I confronted uncomfortable truths and discovered untapped potential. Carla’s passion for developing leaders is contagious, inspiring me to push past my perceived limitations and embrace bold action in both my personal and professional life. She equipped me with practical tools that instantly elevated my executive coaching, while also sharpening my business acumen. Coach Carla’s mentorship was the catalyst for my profound growth and her impact was immeasurable.
Lee Cruz
Chief People Officer, Ogilvy & Mather (Philippines), Inc.
Carla brings a lot more to the table than executive coaching skills. Before she became a full-time coach, she ran a business, managed people, and chased after sales targets. As my personal coach, she helped me become a better leader and father by holding me accountable. When I asked her to lead my management team’s transformation, she prodded us to embrace excellence–the missing piece in our drive towards exponential growth.
Vincent Grey
Fintech Entrepreneur
Founder & CEO
Ventaja International Corp.
Carla’s gift is her ability to spot diamonds in the rough and give them enough rub to make them shine at their brightest. As my coach and mentor, she empowered me to spark the light of my own North Star. Her wealth of experiences and her proven methodology in coaching provided me the knowledge and inspiration to venture out of my comfort zone to pursue executive coaching and live my purpose and achieve success on my own terms. Her mentoring sessions are fuelled by her enormous energy and patience. Anyone who wants to gain clarity of purpose to achieve optimum success should definitely consider Carla as her/his coach.
Gidgette Gonzales- Faustino
Power Forward Coaching and Communications
Former Head of Integrated Marketing, SKY Cable Corporation
I’m so grateful that I chose this particular CEC Training program under Carla Manas! It wasn’t just educational for aspiring coaches like me, it was inspiring and truly eye-opening. The course was on point, well-balanced, had a great mix of lectures and practical application. Moreover, the wealth of tools and reference materials was just superb! I never expected there would be so much useful material that I could even apply to my corporate training and speaking practice. There is no other instructor and mentor that you would want to learn from than Carla Manas. Her experience is unquestionable, her methods would motivate you to succeed as a coach, and she truly cares for her mentees. She is the genuine coach of coaches. Now, I understand why the graduates of this course, and more importantly, those who trained under Carla, have the capacity to be part of the top 5% of leadership coaches in the world.
Jerome Tuason
Sales Professional , Certified Executive Coach, Motivational Speaker, Corporate Trainer
Coach Carla is very clear with her vision to support executives and businesses to grow as life mission. I find that her main motivation is knowing how many lives will be changed for the better keeps her motivated and going. Professional is an understatement for Coach Carla as she always goes beyond expectation and gives her 101 %. A powerful woman who is able to to easily draw in people to what she believes in. She is full of passion and energy especially in supporting create a better world.
Elyse Go
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coach/ Executive Coach
I really admire Carla and what I loved about her are these inner traits that she has:
1) Passion- she is so passionate about coaching, very evident with her desire to help support more Filipino leaders and help others find meaning.
2) Generous in knowledge sharing- she provides you with all the tips & tricks, exercises, and tools to make you successful at whatever stage of coaching profession you are in now. Plus, the network you need so you can be more confident.
3) Connectivity- she is extremely eloquent in communicating her ideas and can approach people from different walks of life
4) Humble and down to earth- she has achieved a lot of things in life, yet humble and down to earth, sharing her life’s success as well as challenges encountered when she was starting.
Through this coaching program, i was able to fast track my goal of becoming an Executive Coach… this is aligned to my passion in life which is to help make the world a better place….and help enable others to make impossible things possible
Elena Lam
Country Director – Medtronic Philippines & Guam Certified Executive Coach, Speaker & Trainer
Broad thinker, diligent, solutions finder, communication expert, encourager, accountability partner, development advocate, strategic navigation……these were the most apparent attributes that I witnessed Carla deploy while working through an executive coaching practicum. She is a professional who is extremely relatable in today’s diverse environment. Carla’s tenacity to dig in to a classic scenario while allowing the person she is coaching an element of discovery is an innate quality. She is on my short list of professional C-Suite coaches I would call for personal direction.
Ron Lutz
Chief Global Commercial Officer at SPAR Group
I was struggling with imposter’s syndrome which made me enroll in Carla’s program. What right do I have to call myself a professional coach? What if I fail? How can I turn this into a career? But Carla believed in me before I could believe in myself. Her lectures were engaging and practical; she showed me how I can coach in a wide variety of real-world cases. She created a safe learning community where my rookie mistakes, her insightful feedback and the camaraderie in our cohort were my stepping stones to excellence. By the time I finished her program, Carla had chipped away all my angst. I had the joy of coaching new clients to overcome their self-limiting beliefs, manage their teams better and refine their communication skills. My biggest takeaway is that coaching is more than a career. It’s a calling. It’s the privilege of changing people’s lives. Those who yearn for such significance will make a wise choice in having Carla as their mentor, coach and friend. Thank you, Carla!
Nelson T. Dy
Executive Coach, published author, public speaker, L&D consultant
Coach Carla took me to a transformational journey of deeply understanding myself, and courageously identifying the underlying factors that affect my work and personal life, to realizing my value and potential to make a difference.
The coaching sessions provided clarity on what I needed to prioritize, encouraged me to go out of my comfort zone to be a more effective leader, and reminded me to be kinder to self.
I would highly recommend Coach Carla because of her depth of experience, coupled with her ability to connect with people and her genuine interest to contribute to one’s holistic development.
Dr. Chinnie Tan
Asst. Vice President, Clinical Investigation
Medical Affairs, Unilab Inc.
This program with Coach Carla leveled up my years of experience as an executive coach and life coach for leaders, teams, and brands.
It also provided a sound and results-based system that empowered me to more clearly identify the value I bring to my clients and to grow my coaching income tenfold.
Andrea See
Executive Coach for Leaders, Teams, and Brands; Life Coach
Carla V. Manas 