Erika M.

Erika Medrado is an Executive & Leadership Coach with decades of experience coaching and developing individual contributors, senior leaders, and VPs from Fortune 500 companies. Erika brings over 20 years of experience in Talent Development, with a successful track record in HR and leadership development, coaching clients from some of the finest global corporations and top 20 MBA schools in the USA. She is passionate about helping her clients increase clarity, power, and speed to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. A dual citizen of Brazil and the USA, Erika is multilingual and coaches clients in English and Portuguese. She is a world traveler and has extensive experience coaching international clients and expats to grow their careers in the U.S. market. Erika is board-certified and holds multiple credentials and certifications.

Education & Certifications

M.S., Hospitality Management, University of Houston, Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership
B.A., Communications, Universidade Católica do Salvador, Brazil
Board Certified Executive Coach (BCC)
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Hogan Assessments Certified Coach
Emotional Intelligence (EQ-i) Certified Coach
360 Assessment Debriefer

Professional Experience

Learn about Erika M. professional history.

Executive Coach and Senior Advisor to Fortune 500 Leaders
Executive & Leadership Coach at Vanderbilt University
Executive & Leadership Coach at University of Michigan
Executive & Leadership Coach at Rice University
Associate Director of Marketing and Recruiting, Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business
Assistant Director of Human Resources, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Houston)
Training and Development Manager, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Houston)

Functional Experience

All of our coaches are experienced in supporting a variety of business functions. This coach has personal experience in the following professional fields.

Engineering Human Resources Information Technology Operations Strategy/Planning

Industry Experience

While you may want to have some similarities with your coach you don’t want too much overlap. A coach’s job is to offer you fresh and new perspectives that you may not be exposed to in your current industry or function. Here are the industries the coach most commonly supports.

Consulting Consumer Prouducts Financial Services Hospitality Technology

Coaching Expertise

Coaches have wide skill sets and we can’t list them all. Here are a few areas this coach specializes in helping support.

Career Planning Executive Presence Role Transition Strategic Thinking Team Development

Primary Professionals Coached

Employees at Tech Companies Engineers Building Their Management Experience Experienced Managers in Leadership Positions International Client Base Leaders in Multinational Companies Senior Directors advancing to VP roles

Testimonials and Coaching Highlights

Erika Medrado is a powerhouse coach and a brilliant intuitive strategist. She possesses a rare ability to deliver high-precision feedback and diplomatic counsel that drives immediate results. If you want a dynamic, straightforward partner who understands the political landscape and knows how to win, Erika is the ideal partner!

Erika Medrado is a very intuitive, fast-thinking, and well-rounded coach. Her coaching style is highly strategic, showing her clients how to compete and win. From the very beginning, Erika and her clients position themselves as equal thinking partners. She is truly passionate about seeing her clients build successful careers.

One of Erika’s unique strengths lies in her ability to ask powerful questions that challenge my assumptions and broaden my perspective. Her approach goes beyond surface-level advice. It’s worth checking Erika Medrado’s Linkedin profile with 60+ recommendations from her past clients!