Alena Ipanova

Enigma
DISC Type : DIC

Intercultural Leadership and Team development Consultant at Synergizer Consulting

Sweden

Overview

Alena Ipanova is an executive coach and the founder of Synergizer, specializing in intercultural leadership and team development. With a background in psychology and a Master of Science from the University of Gothenburg, she helps global teams enhance performance through cultural intelligence. People often describe her as energetic, warm, and inclusive.

Originally from Russia, Alena is a self-described "adventurous traveler" and global citizen. She has a deep passion for exploring different cultures, which she does by traveling the world with her family, having lived in Sweden, Italy, and Spain. Her personal interests include yoga and continuous learning.

Unique fact: Alena runs her global consultancy while traveling the world with her family, truly practicing the global competence she teaches.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Challenger

Persuasive & Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Cultural Intelligence
This is the core of her professional identity. She consults, speaks, and writes extensively on how understanding cultural differences drives business success and better collaboration.
Global Citizenship
A key theme in recent interviews, she embodies this by traveling internationally with her family while running her business, recently moving from Europe to Malaysia.
Inclusive Leadership
Her stated mission is to help leaders create empathetic and inclusive workplaces where diverse teams can thrive, a consistent message across her articles and client work.

Media Appearances

Alena has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2016
Intercultural Leadership and Team development Consultant at Synergizer Consulting
10-2020
ICQ Global Partner | Global DISC Licensed Practitioner | Growth Zone Licensed Facilitator at ICQ Global
11-2025
Intercultural Leadership & Team Development Coach at Mentaa
8-2025
Leadership Development Consultant at VärdeVerket
9-2017 - 1-2024
Certificate of Global Competence Program at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Education

2018 - 2018
The Art and Science of Coaching from Erickson Coaching International
2011 - 2013
Master in Science from University of Gothenburg

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 10 Location : Sweden Job Level : N/A Designation : Intercultural Leadership and Team development Consultant at Synergizer Consulting
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Alena

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alena is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alena

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alena move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Alena take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Alena

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.