Leadership Coaching Services | About

about Victoria

I’m Victoria, and I imagine, cultivate and celebrate meaning in life.

I’m a mother of two young children, an executive and leadership coach, facilitator, and diplomat. My ideal day starts with a ten-minute meditation, writing, and savoring a hot cup of tea, but the reality is usually trying to wrangle my two small children into their clothes while picking up crumbs, wiping mouths, and haphazardly eating my breakfast.

I knew I wanted to partner with others…

On a personal level, coaching has been a way for me to tap into my creativity and parts of my identity that I kept suppressed or hidden away. After working with a coach for several months, I felt my creative streak come alive, pursued a lifelong goal, and felt more confident at work. Experiencing these results firsthand, I knew I wanted to partner with others to help them do the same.

I developed Atelier Coach as your tailor-made workshop to try on new ways of being, to work with someone who has your best interests at heart, to connect with your true purpose and meaning, and to make real progress toward your goals. Witnessing my clients’ light bulb moments and personal and professional successes brings me immense joy and satisfaction.

Experience

education

Victoria Mitchell Avdiu is a graduate of the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certificate Program and is accredited as an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and French Language and Literature from The George Washington University and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris, France.

background

Victoria speaks French and has studied Arabic, Russian, Albanian, Japanese, and Spanish. She has coached clients in the United States, Senegal, Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, and Belarus. Her clients include leaders at all levels such as senior U.S. government officials, non-profit Executive Directors, technical development experts, and education professionals. She brings strong cross-cultural experience to her practice, having lived and worked in a dozen different countries throughout her career as a U.S. diplomat.

professional experience

Victoria has managed large international teams (virtually and in-person), organized mentoring and development programs, created and catalyzed an organization-wide working group on workplace culture, and inspired countless colleagues and friends along the way to search for and embrace their life’s meaning.