Elana Khyra

I coach female leaders at a crossroads to transform overwhelm and self-doubt into clarity and authentic confidence, so they can live and lead on their own terms

About

I coach female leaders who are succeeding visibly on the outside while privately struggling to sustain how they lead and live. My clients discover new ways of being and leading, expanding their results holistically: founders, corporate leaders, and managers navigating career pivots all leave with clearer direction, momentum, and a leadership presence that sustains performance, well-being, and work–life satisfaction as complexity grows.

My services include a complimentary discovery session to clarify your goals, 1-on-1 leadership coaching, coaching with emotional intelligence and leadership training, and corporate female empowerment talks to support women to live in choice. 

Through coaching together, you'll gain deeper insights into yourself, and what matters most to you, while being the change you wish to create. With a focus on building your self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills, I help you tap into your unique strengths and create change on your terms. 

I believe every client I work with is already creative, resourceful, and whole. My role as a coach is to guide you in unlocking your potential by building clarity while struggling with confusion, and confidence to make meaningful changes based on your specific needs. By creating a safe space built on compassionate curiosity, I‘ll help you face challenges with courage and transform obstacles into opportunities for growth. 

Drawing from a global mindset and lived experiences abroad, I offer a fresh perspective to help you tackle leadership challenges from new angles, allowing you to create lasting impact.

As a life-long learner, education advocate, certified Newfield Ontological Coach, and psychology major from Duke University, I bring half-a lifetime’s worth of passion for personal development and a unique blend of professional and personal experiences to my coaching. My background in digital marketing and working with leaders across diverse industries, has given me a deep understanding of the dynamics that shape effective leadership. 

With a purpose in empowering positive change, I coach with the belief that when we support others to grow, we elevate not just individuals, but the systems and communities they impact. For me, that means coaching female leaders to stand in their power as the transformative leaders they know they're capable of. And it also means being in service beyond coaching by supporting underpriviledged children's basic needs through the Budimas Charitable Foundation, and expanding access to affordable and quality healthcare, and education with the Maaedicare Charitable Foundation and St. John's International School.  

If you're as obsessed as I am about personal and professional growth and impact within and beyond yourself, then let's chat about bringing your goals to life over a free "Discovery" session.

Packages

Authentic Leadership Coaching Package

7x 1 hour coaching sessions to help you clarify your goals, be the change you seek, and expand your unique leadership potential.
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Leadership Coaching & Emotional Intelligence Tools Package

With 10 hours of coaching and emotional intelligence training you'll step into your power as the authentic, purposeful, and transformative leader you wish to become.
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1 Hour Coaching Session

I'll help you clarify your goal, what's getting in your way, and create meaningful change.
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Complimentary Discovery Session

Clarify what matters most to you, explore what’s getting in your way, and discover what’s possible through coaching.
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Testimonials

When I began working with Elana, I was overwhelmed, scattered, and running on empty. I had no clarity on what I wanted and very little confidence in myself or my decisions.

Through our sessions I developed a deeper understanding of my own emotional patterns and how they were shaping my choices. I learnt to recognise what genuinely restores me and began making more intentional decisions about how I spend my energy and who I spend it with.

The most significant shift was moving from a place of resignation to one of curiosity and forward momentum. I now approach challenges with more awareness and less reactivity.

Elana’s methodology is grounded, practical, and deeply personal. She works with the whole person. Not just the professional challenges on the surface but the internal patterns that drive them.

I would recommend her work to any high functioning woman who feels like she is achieving on the outside but running on empty on the inside. The work is worth it.

- Melissa Yang- F&B Founder

Where do I even begin?

Elana helped me tremendously during a rather tumultuous period of my life when I was navigating multiple changes across almost every area. From our very first session, she helped me uncover where I was feeling stuck and offered perspectives that allowed me to reframe situations and approach them differently.

One of the biggest shifts that came from our work together was recognising that I had been carrying a narrative about myself that was, in many ways, one of the biggest barriers to my own growth and progress. Becoming aware of that gave me the courage to face challenges head-on rather than continuing to lean into the avoidance patterns I had fallen into.

I’ve also had the privilege of joining her group coaching sessions, a space where women can come together to share their stories, struggles, and aspirations while building meaningful connections and support for one another.

Elana is a leader in her own right, full of grace, compassion, and lightness. She has a remarkable ability to listen deeply, making those around her feel seen, supported, and free from judgement.

I’m incredibly grateful for the role she has played in my journey and would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for guidance, support, and meaningful personal growth.

- Kit Yin Chan- Co-founder of JOLOKO

I've rewritten this opening line like five times because there's just too much to say.

When I started working at my family business two years ago, I honestly thought I was giving up on the creative life I’d trained for. I’d spent years in the film industry, and stepping into this new role felt like closing a door on who I was. Elana helped me see it differently, she showed me how lucky I am to build something with my siblings, to spend both quality time and professional time with the people I grew up with. Two years later, I’m genuinely happy working alongside my family, and things keep looking up. There's quite a joy watching the folks smile a little easier these days.

But the deeper shift came from a single session that completely caught me off guard. Elana asked the right question at the right moment, and something clicked; I realized just how much I love music, how much it means to me, in a way I’d never fully let myself see before. I’ve been singing and writing songs since I was 14, never quite knowing what to do with it, always treating it as something on the side. That session floored me. It became an epiphany: music isn’t a side passion, it might be the most important thing in my life. From there, she helped me see that I didn’t have to keep shelving it. I could get into the studio and actually produce an album, not for anyone else, just for myself. After a career spent making films and commercials for other people, this is the first thing I get to call entirely my own.

Hey, you called it. I’m in the studio every week now, working with a producer, watching something I’ve carried since I was a teenager finally take shape, 20 years later. Twenty. Effing. Years. Pardon my language, but I just can't contain it. That's how much passion Elana sparked back to life in something I'd neglected for two decades.

I cannot be more grateful. I feel braver and more motivated than I’ve felt in years. At this stage of my life, I didn’t think this kind of growth was still possible, but Elana proved me wrong. So, yeah, here's where I'm at right now. Thank you Elana, I’m looking forward to learning more about life with you.

- Bobby Tan- Digital Sales & Marketing Director, Creative Lead at Joo East & Musician

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