Olivia Stefanino

Olivia Stefanino has been on the fringes of the world of business and finance for more than two decades - initially as a journalist and subsequently as a speaker, executive coach and leadership specialist. Working with some of the finance profession's biggest institutions - from a couple of high street banks through to MBNA and what were then Skandia and Norwich Union - she's come to see why some people succeed, while others fall by the wayside. Her credo is that 'successful companies employ...See more

Olivia Stefanino has been on the fringes of the world of business and finance for more than two decades - initially as a journalist and subsequently as a speaker, executive coach and leadership specialist. Working with some of the finance profession's biggest institutions - from a couple of high street banks through to MBNA and what were then Skandia and Norwich Union - she's come to see why some people succeed, while others fall by the wayside. Her credo is that 'successful companies employ successful individuals' - and her transformational work with both large organisations and smaller companies results in increased profits and improved employee engagement and wellbeing. In her first book, "Be Your Own Guru - personal and business enlightenment in just 3 days!", Olivia shares the story of a pilot project with a high street bank in which her innovative approach helped the organisation's sales team to improve their profits by a massive 330% (and absenteeism went down). Smaller companies working with Olivia also see dramatic results too - in just one example, a restaurant owner was amazed to find profits had quadrupled in less than six months. Interviewed on numerous radio programmes, Olivia has also been featured in "The Guardian", the "Financial Times" and "Red" Magazine, as well as in a variety of other publications. See less