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My name is Sharmin Banu, I live in Seattle WA with my husband and our daughter. I hold a CPC(Certified Professional Coach) and a BS and an MS in Computer Science. Prior to coaching I have worked as a Software Engineer for 12+ years including eight years at Microsoft where I held a management position. I left my job in April 2009 to become a coach. For few years before making the shift, I had been having this constant inquiry within myself- what do I enjoy doing with my life? 
 
I like working with people, I find it fulfilling to make myself available to listen to my friends and co-workers, I have been very motivated to help grow the people in my team, I truly enjoyed writing inspiring articles for women to realize their potential in family and work life. So when I finally listened to the calling of my heart,  Life coaching was an obvious choice. It was not easy - It took me quite a long time to find out and decide (read How I became a Coach).
 
Coach Trainings
On top of the 18-month long CPC training with Invite Change, eight years of corporate experience, working with two non-profit organizations and often helping my friends solving life and career issues have put me in a very good position in the life coaching arena. I am a proud member of ICF and Puget Sound Coaches Association.
 
What makes me Unique 
I have walked in the shoes of high tech professionals. I know how hard it is to keep the life balanced inspite of constant hard work. Especially for women, we work almost 24/7 still it doesn't seem good enough, we are always haunted by the guilt feeling that we are not giving enough to our work or to the family! That's where my service comes into picture. If you are tired of the way life is and are ready to take a step about it, I can help! My South Asian background gives me a unique position among the people who grew up in Asian culture (India, China, ...) and are trying to succeed in the US corporate environment.
 
My Clients
My clients are typically 5-8 years in the high-tech industry, in the mid-level in their career, feeling little stagnant or out of balance with their career and life and feeling a need for a change.  My clients are mostly in the high-tech industry and come from an Asian or South-American background.
 
My mission is to empower my clients to find their own answers, encouraging and supporting them to live the life aligned to their own essence. 
 
To learn more about coaching, visit the learning center, to learn what my clients say about me visit client testimonials, to learn more about me see my Linked In profile or my resume, for anything else see the FAQ or just contact me right away.
 
 
Privacy policy: All the information provided by the client are kept strictly confidential, except for professional credentialing purposes. For those purposes, no content of our sessions is disclosed; what is disclosed (only to the ICF credential body) is client's name, contact information, timeframe(s) during which we’ve partnered, and total number of hours we’ve coached together. I fully comply to the ICF code of ethics.