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Alena Ipanova

Enigma · DISC type DIC
Intercultural Leadership and Team development Consultant at Synergizer Consulting
📍 Sweden

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.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Intercultural Leadership and Team development Consultant
Location
Sweden
Personality Overview

How Alena shows up

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.

Priorities

Topics Alena cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2018
The Art and Science of Coaching
Erickson Coaching International
2011 - 2013
Master in Science
University of Gothenburg
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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