About me

I’ve been where you are. That’s not my backstory – it’s my expertise.

For 20 years I worked in marketing in large organisations – Novartis, Merck, Nutricia, Deloitte.

High pressure. High performance. Senior roles.
Giving 150% at work – and trying to give just as much at home.

From the outside, everything looked fine.
I was still delivering. Still showing up. Still being the person everyone could count on.

But my sparkle was gone. And I couldn’t find it.

I didn’t feel like myself anymore – and I had no language for what was happening.

Agata Kalinowska, ICF-certified burnout coach, smiling outdoors in natural light
burnout prevention for leaders

Until one day in 2022. I was sitting at a conference – right after giving my own lecture – when the next speaker took the stage.

The topic: burnout.

Halfway through, I realised – it was about me.

Because everything they were describing – the exhaustion masked as dedication, the emptiness behind the results, the feeling of going through the motions while still delivering – that was me.

I had been performing all the way to the edge without ever seeing the edge coming.

Nobody noticed. Not my team. Not my organisation. Not even me – until that moment.

It was a relief. And a call to take care of myself.

What I found when I did – stopped me again.

Leader after leader – delivering, functioning, succeeding on paper.
And quietly heading toward the same cliff I had been standing on.

That experience is not my backstory. It is my expertise.

Today I help corporate leaders, managers and high-performing teams catch burnout before it catches them – so they can keep performing without paying the price with their health, their relationships or their team results.

I work with leaders individually and with corporate teams – through coaching and workshops that create real, lasting change in how they lead and work.  

I use research-backed tools – Gallup CliftonStrengths, Positive Intelligence and Mental Toughness MTQ – integrated into my own PEACE framework for sustainable leadership performance.

Agata Kalinowska, ICF-certified burnout coach, smiling outdoors in natural light

Credentials

I bring 20 years of corporate experience and the following qualifications to every client engagement:

  • ICF ACC – International Coaching Federation
  • Gallup CliftonStrengths Certified Coach
  • Mental Toughness MTQ Licensed Consultant
  • Positive Intelligence Certified Coach – CPQC
  • Certified Burnout Coach – CPD

Coaching in English, German and Polish.

Companies I worked for:

novartis
Merck
Danone - Nutricia
Ratiopharm
Deloitte