Meet Shiyen

Clients have told her, “You’re unlike others and we like that!”

When Shiyen partners with you, results are guaranteed.

She has a deep passion for serving the healthcare industry and is a highly regarded, in-demand Executive Coach and Speaker.

Her clients are high-performing ambitious leaders and organizations, committed to upleveling their leadership and performance.

She has trained with the World’s #1 Executive Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, and was featured in the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership amongst Simon Sinek and Adam Grant. She has also been ranked Top 15 Coach in Mississauga, Canada.

As the host and curator of the first of it’s kind show “Lessons in Leadership and Life”, she has created a valued resource of leadership lessons for healthcare leaders.

As a professional speaker, she has shared the stage with legendary leaders such as Jack Canfield (co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul series).

She draws upon her unique skill set of certifications in executive coaching, leadership and organizational development, project management, neuroscience, cognitive-behavioural therapy, yoga and meditation to create a truly holistic and empowering approach.

She started her journey serving the most vulnerable in the healthcare industry, as an Occupational Therapist and quickly progressed to leadership roles, leading strategic projects and large teams. She is also a Certified Yoga and Meditation teacher.

She is living the immigrant dream in Canada, having been born to a middle-class family in Mumbai, India. Being a mother of three, she makes it appear too easy to integrate all elements of life successfully.  

Shiyen is a life-long learner and volunteers much of her time to serve her community. She is the recipient of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal, 2022, an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and also serves as Chair on the Board of Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists.

Calm, inspirational, visionary, and compassionate are words others use to describe her.


Her clients say that she has a unique skill set and gentle, yet tough approach that is guaranteed to transform your leadership and life.


Professional Qualifications at a Glance :

  • Certified Executive Coach
  • Certified Visionary Leadership Coach
  • Certified LEADS Coach & Facilitator
  • MSc.OT, University of Toronto
  • Hon.BSc(Kin), McMaster University
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • OTReg.(Ont.), Registered Occupational Therapist
  • Certified Yoga and Meditation Teacher (CYT)
  • Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Certification
  • Positive Intelligence Coach Training
  • Certified Neuroscience of Change Coach
  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Toronto
  • President-Elect, Board of Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
  • Co-Founder, Beyond Intellect
  • Mentor, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
  • Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Finalist 2021
  • Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022
  • Top 15 Coaches in Mississauga 2022 & 2023
  • Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership by LeadersHum
  • Wiley Everything DiSC and Five Behaviours Authorized Partner