Emma Berger
INSEAD-Certified Senior Executive Coach, Paris
• 20 years of operational leadership experience
• International and LBO environments
• Co-founder of Calizy
• INSEAD-Certified Coach
Training & Certifications
- Graduate of ESSEC Business School
- Certified Coach — INSEAD Executive Coaching Programme
- EMCC Member (European Mentoring and Coaching Council) — ongoing ethical commitment and supervision.
Background
Before dedicating myself fully to coaching, I spent twenty years in operational leadership across demanding environments.
At Danone, I led innovation. At SSL Healthcare (integrated into Reckitt-Benckiser), I worked on international transformation and integration. At DIM-DBApparel, a Sun Capital LBO, I managed shareholder dynamics, carve-out, and performance under fund pressure. I then co-founded Calizy, a tech scale-up specialising in appointment scheduling optimisation, which I accompanied through its growth phase.
These experiences gave me a direct and deep understanding of what my clients face: board pressure, decisions made under time constraints, the dynamics between partners when growth accelerates.
I have been coaching C-level executives, leadership teams, and high-growth entrepreneurs for 5 years, in French and in English.
Approach
I work within a psychodynamic framework: I focus on leadership patterns, relational dynamics, and what is at play between a person, their role, and their organisation.
I always connect that framework to concrete business stakes. My goal is not to generate reflection for its own sake — it is to help my clients make better decisions, faster, with greater clarity.
I am known for my structuring presence: I bring a framework, I hold the objectives, and I create a confidential working space where the real questions can finally be asked.
Beyond coaching
Outside of my practice, I am a qualified yoga and meditation teacher — a discipline that deepens my understanding of the connections between body, mind, and decision-making.
I am a member of Entreprendre &+, where I coach impact entrepreneurs through their scaling phase, on a philanthropic basis.
Would you like to explore whether we might work together?
Emma Berger
SENIOR EXECUTIVE COACH
Ready to work with you

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