OUR STORIES
Guia P Bengzon
Country Leader
Philippines
"One starfish at a time." -Love in Action Story, Refresh Volume 3
Guia's experience spans over 27 years in local and international IT-Business Process Management Capability Development. She has had the privileged of training and coaching more than 20,000 people from various walks of life, with ages ranging from their teens to senior citizens; including senior executives, supervisors, professionals, educators, students, entrepreneurs in the private sectors, government, church groups and not for profit organizations.
Guia holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of the Philippines Manila and is a FranklinCovey and Ropes Course Facilitator. She is one of the Pioneer JCTC Knowdell Career Coaches of the Philippines.
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Ideation | Strategic | Connectedness | Arranger | Relator
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Her passion for facilitation and coaching speaks of her mission to empower people to be their best self so they can transform and pursue meaningful success at any point in their life journey.
Today, she is a certified Points of You®Expert and Country Leader for Points of YOU Philippines
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May SJ Soriano
Points of You® Master
Philippines Pioneer
May Soriano is an Executive Coach with CoachMay Associates in Manila, Philippines. She specializes in organizational development, corporate, executive and life coaching, training facilitation and resource speaking in management and leadership. Her career spans over 2 decades of teaching and training experience.
A Pioneer of Life and Corporate Coaching in the Philippines, May has been awarded the
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World Women Leadership 2019 Awardee
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Best 100 Global Coaching Leaders, World HR & Coaching Congress, Mumbai, India, 2017
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A Learning champion, Executive, Corporate and Life Coach;
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Pioneer of Job, Career and Transition Coaching in the Philippines.
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• Global Member, The International Coach Federation (ICF)
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• Gallup Strengths Certified Coach
She is the First Filipina Graduate of the Coaches Training Institute, USA, one of the Pioneer JCTC Knowdell Career Coaches in the Philippines and a member of the Gallups Strengths Council in the Philippines.
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Positivity | Belief | Arranger | Maximizer | Connectedness
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The only Certified Points of You®Master for Points of YOU Philippines, her mission is to propagate the coaching profession in the Philippines with integrity, heart and passion.
Stephanie Escareal
Points of You® Expert
Philippines Pioneer
Stephanie's passion has always been with people development. She began her career in the academe as a College Professor before moving into the corporate world as a Human Resources professional. Not long after, in the early 2000's, she and her good friends set up Convergent Experience, a learning and development company, one of the most trusted firms in the Philippines. Her experience spans over 20 years in the field of Learning and Development, Human Resources, and Organization Development, and Education.
She is the the Chief Learning Officer of Convergent Experience, an organization that provides pioneering Learning and Development Solutions to shape individuals and teams to become valuable assets in the organization and the community. Steph is also a Certified Master Coach under the Behavioral Coaching Institute (International Coaching Council) and Certified Coaching Clinic Facilitator of Corporate Coach U. Steph is the first Filipino L3 Expert for Points of You.
Steph infuses Positive Psychology and Points of You process into her teaming and leadership workshops, coaching and mentoring sessions. Her mission is to enable people to pause and reflect, to live with intention, and embrace happiness.
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Vinna Cruz
Points of You® Expert
Philippines Pioneer
Vinna is a leadership, performance, and life coach. She has a passion for continuous learning and sharing these learnings to others. She believes in finding joy in life through empowerment.
She is the co-founder and co-owner of Passionista Camp.
Since 2015, Points of You has been a vital part of her personal and professional journey. Vinna is also a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Gallup-Certified Strengths Discovery Course Lead. She is a global member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and a member of Business Network International (BNI). She has 25 years of corporate experience in various roles.
Vinna’s advocacies include leadership through coaching, self-mastery, diversity and inclusion.
Futuristic | Responsibility | Relator | Learner | Belief
One of the Pioneer Certified Points of You®Expert for Points of YOU Philippines, her mission is to help people transform by rediscovering themselves and encouraging them to use their natural talents in achieving their dreams to live life to the fullest.