Besides coaching people I also enjoy training my dog Charlie and writing fiction just for fun.
Favorite Learning Resource
I try to learn from people that are around me every day. It starts with LifeHikes team - everyone brings something to the table that I can apply. The CEO of my local client is an inspiration because of her drive, ambition, and, at the same time, balance. My daughter is a great sounding board when it comes to social topics. My husband has a talent for always asking the right question.
Areas of Expertise
Communication Training, Management, Conveying Complex Concepts, Consultative Sales Communications, Media
As a public speaking coach, Martina believes everyone has the ability as well as responsibility to raise the standards of communication efficiency. She sees daily interactions in business and personal lives as opportunities, helping us to build trust, inspire, persuade and get people to commit to an action. Understanding the context of these interactions, setting clear goals, and being consistent with one’s authentic style and messaging is in the center of her coaching conversations.
Martina has been nurturing her passion for effective communications for more than 25 years: she started at a leading Slovenian communications agency and worked her way up to become a junior partner. The campaigns she managed have won national and international recognition. Later on, she switched to the client side, and has worked for Siemens regionally as the head of corporate communications for Slovenia and Adriatic region, getting close-up and personal with structures, processes and complexities of one of the most innovative tech companies globally. One of the collateral effects of working for a tech company was to develop appreciation, and sensibility, to the impact technologies can have on the sustainability of our planet. After 8 years, Martina went on to follow her entrepreneurial spirit, and founded her own communication consultancy, getting a reality check on the wide array of skills and know-how required to succeed in business. She likes to implement the transformative techniques of LifeHikes® trainings to her own conversations – testing them in real-life environment and bringing the test results back to share with the participants of her coaching sessions.
Martina finds it hard to sit still: she finished high school as an exchange student in Knoxville, Tennessee, toured Europe by rail, studied Italian in Siena, Italy, and uses every spare moment to travel with her family to places near and far. She loves taking walks with her dog Charlie, skiing in the winter and sea in the summer, cooking for her family in the evenings and enjoying a good book just before going to bed. She speaks English, Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian.
"Martina, she is TOP!! She is FAST, she does an amazing job motivating and showing weaknesses and room for improvement in the best candid way I have ever seen. Amazing how she kept our attention virtually!!"
"Martina saw my potential and encouraged me to push my limits. I learnt several useful tips how to present better and without fear in the future."
"The host kept us fully busy and engaged. Great learning from her."
"I loved Martina’s approach to really hear the group and give concrete examples and answers."
"Martina is amazing! She is engaging and helps to bring out the best in people and allowing us to develop our skills in moments."
"I really like the way we started with coach not only introducing herself but being interested in who we are and what we do with the firm. The energy level was great from the beginning to the end. The serious vs funny was also a way to keep as engaged and energetic through the whole session. I had a lot of communication trainings In my life but I never had so many aha moments as on this one."
"Thank you so much, Martina, for this wonderful event. I thought it was incredibly useful for how to build a compelling story to capture and maintain the attention of my audience."
"Martina was incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about helping us become better communicators. Her ability to engage learners in a virtual class room is very impressive, and I am excited to take advantage of what she taught us in my daily work life."
"Really appreciated the coaching segment over lunch. Very applicable and useful advice. Martina ran a great session and got the best out of people."
"Clear, right pace, professional, quick in finding the learner needs."