Célia Zermatten

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DISC Type : D

Founder | High-Potential Women Career & Empowerment Coaching & Consulting at Célia Zermatten Coaching & Consulting

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Overview

Célia Zermatten is the founder of her own coaching and consulting firm, focusing on career and empowerment for high-potential women. An alumna of The London School of Economics, her background includes roles as an Engagement Manager and Global Lead for Employee Well-being at McKinsey & Company. People often describe her coaching as transformative and thoughtful.

Her professional mission is deeply rooted in her personal journey of overcoming chronic stress and burnout. This experience fuels her passion for helping other high-achieving women find balance, reconnect with their purpose, and move beyond the cycle of overfunctioning to achieve sustainable success and well-being in their lives and careers.

Her career shift was inspired by a three-year battle with debilitating physical pain resulting from chronic stress during her corporate career.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

Women's Empowerment
Her coaching practice is dedicated to helping high-potential women regain career clarity and confidence by overcoming stress and reconnecting with their purpose.
Corporate Well-being
As a former Global Lead at McKinsey, she designed and implemented a worldwide initiative to improve employee well-being, focusing on mind, body, and purpose.
Mind-Body Connection
Her coaching methodology emphasizes calming the mind and reconnecting with the body and emotions, a practice born from her personal health journey.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2023
Founder | High-Potential Women Career & Empowerment Coaching & Consulting at Célia Zermatten Coaching & Consulting
6-2020 - 8-2023
Innovative Finance Lead at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
2-2019 - 2-2020
Global Lead Employee Health and Well-being at McKinsey & Company
1-2018 - 2-2020
Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company
1-2016 - 12-2017
Associate at McKinsey & Company

Education

2013 - 2014
Master of Science (MS) from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne

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Insights For Selling To Célia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Célia is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Célia

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Célia move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Célia take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Célia

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