Portfolio Career Strategist | Business Development Veteran | Negotiation Expert | LinkedIn Personal Branding Trainer | Keynote Speaker | Noble Manhattan Partner | Contact me for Certified Coaching Training

C-suite executive and entrepreneur at heart, passionate about turning strategy into measurable growth and leadership into lasting impact.

I’ve spent my career driving commercial transformation across clinical research organizations, leading global teams, and shaping partnerships that accelerate innovation from early development to market.

Alongside that work, I’ve become deeply committed to advancing female leadership — helping women navigate pay equity, visibility, and influence at the highest levels.

I share insights on:
💡 Leadership at the Top: What it really takes to grow, lead, and sustain performance in the C-suite
💡 Female Advancement: Practical strategies to close the gender and power gap
💡 Commercial Growth: How inclusive leadership drives better business outcomes

I also lecture at leading business schools including EHL, IMD, St. Gallen, and EPFL, where I teach salary and contract negotiation, networking, influence, and strategic personal branding — the very skills that have taken me to the top of my career.

Founder of NoGap, a women’s negotiation consultancy dedicated to closing the pay and power gap, and Chili Pink, a digital marketing agency that helps leaders and brands tell their story with purpose and precision.
Co-creator of the Advanced Applied Coaching Skills – Female Leadership Program with Noble Manhattan, and co-Managing Director of Noble Manhattan Switzerland.

Swiss-Mexican-German executive near Geneva.
Mother to three remarkable young men and one silly dog.
Committed to building high-trust teams, elevating women in leadership, and turning ambition into action.

Catherine Canales

DPM Financial Services

General Manager Technology, Innovation & Communication

General Manager Operations

National Australia Bank

Lead a core team of specialists who focused on the improvement of business operations. This was achieved by instilling a pragmatic and practical approach of the various methodologies and quality frameworks adopted from Lean 6 sigma, Kaizen, PMBOK, agile, and Business Excellence. At the core of improved business operations was change management which promoted a transparent, collaborative and inclusive environment to all teams. 
In addition to, the portfolio management of the strategic program of projects for the business division.

Business Improvement Manager

Strategic business consulting, program and project management, change management, workshop and training facilitation, business process transformation, operations management.

Kaizen Manager

Business Performance & Improvement Advisor, Kaizen Deployment, Facilitation of Kaizen Process Improvement Workshops, Process Improvement training, Business Excellence Framework deployment, Business Excellence Training & facilitation, Business Excellence Assessments, End-End Process Management Framework Deployment,

Head of PMC Kaizen

I help organisations modernise their operations, by adopting new ways to work with technology, achieving better business outcomes. Innovation | Digital Transformation| Project Management

An innovative, dynamic and results-oriented executive with extensive experience in building high performing teams to successfully achieve organisational and business objectives. Proven ability to lead and engage through influence, building strong relationships both internal and external and delivering innovative, engaging change solutions that are valued by customers and drive organisational success. Highly skilled in managing and delivering large scale transformation programs utilising agile & PMI frameworks while effectively communicating with people at all levels.

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