Malina Poshtova Delamere is the Founder and President of Vida Rose Coaching Solutions

Coach, mentor, sailor, journalist, public speaker, and adventurer at heart, Malina invests in her clients’ success.

Her track record is based on strengths, competencies, and values that drive measurable and meaningful results. Malina’s process draws on her:

• Experience: Malina has over 20 years of experience as a business leader at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, CNN and Reuters. She has coached and mentored senior executives and rising stars. She has served as employee network executive sponsor, identifying, supporting and growing talent, and building inclusivity and engagement within teams and organizations. A former successful journalist, Malina knows how to ask the right questions to get to the heart of the matter, and how to be a great active listener and powerful communicator. Her clients value her as a trusted advisor who helps them gain clarity, overcome limitations, and make sound business decisions. Her audiences delight in her talks about the power of reinvention, adventure as a path to success, and recognizing opportunities that come in disguise.

• World Class Credentials: Trained and certified by the Center for Executive Coaching and the Fowler International Academy of Professional Coaching, Malina is a Certified Executive Coach, Certified Professional Coach, and Certified Disaster Recovery Coach. She is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School; member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and was invited to join the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council. A former Fulbright Scholar, Malina holds Master of Arts degrees from New York University (Journalism) and St. Kliment Ohridsky University of Sofia, Bulgaria (English Philology).

• Mindset and Values: Focused on growth, open to change, intellectually curious, highly optimistic, analytical and creative, Malina believes in challenging herself and her clients to question assumptions, think boldly, conceive and deploy innovative solutions. She embraces constructive debate, adaptability, resilience, and drive. Malina places trust, sincerity, and a passion for her clients’ success at the core of every coaching relationship.

• Results: Malina’s coaching practice helps people - leaders, entrepreneurs, team builders - to achieve goals, accelerate growth, solve problems, move forward, and drive change. She adapts her process to the unique challenges and needs of each client, team, and organization. Using proven techniques and assessments, Malina partners with her clients to set clear, practical, and achievable goals, track progress, measure results, and deliver value.

• The Fun Stuff: Malina is a lifelong learner. She is fluent in English, Bulgarian and Russian, and nearly fluent in French. She is learning Spanish. Malina likes adventure and a good challenge. In 2019, Malina learned to sail and immediately signed up for the Clipper Round the World Race - training alongside amateur sailors from all walks of life to achieve her childhood dream to circumnavigate the world. She is competing in Leg 8 of the 2023-24 edition of the race.

  Malina lives in New Jersey with her family and dog. She loves to ski, practice yoga, read good books, eat good food, drink good wine, meet interesting people and hear their stories.

• Vida Rose: is the name of Malina’s yacht. Sailing has taught Malina a lot about leadership, teamwork, trust, resilience, and creative problem solving. She shares this knowledge in her coaching practice and LeaderSHIP™ programs on Vida Rose and around the world.

To find out more about Malina, connect on LinkedIn, or reach out by text or email to talk about coaching and sailing to success with her.

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Featured Interviews

A delightful conversation with host Mark Iorio on this episode of Rainmakers Roundup. Malina shared her story, from growing up in Bulgaria, through her career in business journalism, corporate communications and strategy, to founding Vida Rose Coaching Solutions and blending her passions for helping leaders grow while sailing to success.

Malina was featured on an episode of the Diana Prince Lives Next Door podcast, where she shared insights on how to get out of your own way and start living your best life. Check out her insightful and empowering conversation with host Angela Acosta.