As a coach, Ivan gave me tremendous support when I was in the transition of my career paths. He guided me through the foggy road where I was completely lost with my strengths and capability, by leveraging a great range of professional tools and sharing his incredibly vast knowledge-base at every session (and often in between the sessions as well). Not only did he draw upon well-curated resources and tools, but he would tell me where exactly to look for my answers; this was extremely helpful for me as I would otherwise get lost in the pile of papers and articles. Although all sessions were conducted online, I always felt as if Ivan was sitting across from me physically. Ivan’s calmness, patience, and sincere devotion to listening to me made it a lot easier to reflect on myself whenever he asked me questions about my behaviours and emotions. What I learned about myself through sessions with Ivan remains my pillar both in my professional and personal life, even after 3 years. I would vehemently recommend Ivan to anyone who wishes to unveil his/her strengths and potential as a leader.

With Ivan, I tried a form of self-development through coaching and mentoring for the first time. Having an experienced partner on this journey who draws on his many years of experience was very important for me as a beginning manager. Ivan very well put together a program that allowed me to find out not only my strengths and weaknesses but also provided me with instructions and showed me the way to deal with them. He opened the door to my self and showed me a lot of interesting areas that I want and will continue to work on. He is a very pleasant and charismatic companion, with whom it is easy and natural to discuss. I recommend Ivan as a great coach and mentor for anyone who wants to work on themselves.

Ivan's (CliftonStrengths) assessment helped me identify my key strengths and showed me a way to use them to lead the small team of our English language school to the best of my capabilities. Before the consultation, I was just a freelance English teacher with an organically growing demand and no prior experience in leading a team. Ivan's guidance, along with his tailored tips including what exactly I should read, had a great impact on the whole team, its performance, and our further growth. To me, Ivan's greatest strength is working with your raw talent and making it work towards your goals without relying on generic solutions.

I have known Ivan for just over 6 years now. Every interaction with him has been delightful and empowering. He is an extremely well-read individual. He uses the past experiences of his prime years in corporate and his gathered wisdom to great effect. Individuals like Ivan seldom retire. On the contrary, lately, I have seen more zeal and hunger in him to add value to people and organizations alike. Slovakia should be proud of having such a passionate individual and a mature coach in its rank. An individual who is open to sharing priceless golden nuggets and pushing current and future leaders into a better position of influence. It is an honor for me to be a part of his current journey and I am sure even better things will unfold in the future covering a wider audience and more nations.

The time I spent with Ivan went incredibly quickly thanks to the attractiveness and importance of solving the problem. Ivan is a person with rich practical experience who knows exactly how to correctly guide a person in any situation. Any topic can be discussed with him. Our conversations are mutually beneficial. He developed talents in me that I didn't even know about myself and gave me a lot of material, shared his experiences. I work with Ivan's materials or go back to them at any time and they still give me meaning. He taught me how to work with my lesser talents, how to give understandable feedback. He was able to give me exactly what I needed and couldn't find. I appreciate his focus on people the most, because I know that I can contact him at any time and he is still interested in me.

It's been a while since I've worked with Ivan and I'm constantly drawing on the methodology and value I've gained from strengths coaching. Excellently designed questions inspired me to think about the pluses and minuses of the given talent, its application in real life, whether at work or private sphere and to realize how I actually have it and want it. Ivan's perspective on working with lesser talents, which you need to learn to manage and not try to master everything at all costs, also helped me a lot. I honestly can't imagine having only an assessment without coaching. For me, it has a completely different value with and without. Especially in Ivan's case, when he constantly came up with improvements within the timeline, he constantly worked on himself and enriched the meetings with practical experience, and shaped the approach for the client accordingly. THANK YOU!

Ivan IS a Maximizer. If you want to get a real deep understanding of what your talents are and how to get the most out of them, you've come to the right place with Ivan. He doesn't do things by halves, he will offer you a very deep and comprehensive insight. Thanks to the consultations and materials from Ivan, I found the words, but also the certainty of how to name what I bring to cooperation and clients. Where are my power and extraordinariness? Where am I really? And so I could proudly and confidently put in my profile "I help clients relieve pressure from the idea of a big change, turn the change into small changes and make clear the next steps".

With Ivan's support, we were able to implement the skills we had already acquired or to delegate powers, and assign and redistribute work tasks in a more targeted manner, which was reflected in increased quality and productivity. The no less important benefit was knowing our talents in terms of teamwork and mutual communication. Focusing on the development of strengths made work processes more efficient and completed the shaping of the individual roles of all team members.

I got to know Ivan as a coach who expertly helps discover strengths in a person and specifically shows how to improve their potential. His personal approach, openness and broad overview inspired my admiration and trust. I also respected his professional approach. He was always ready for meetings and knew how to give me recommendations for literature and courses that can advance me personally and professionally.

Cooperation with Ivan is fulfilling and very valuable. Based on psychometric assessments (used all over the world), Ivan will help you understand and use practical examples to explain why and how you behave, act, and make decisions. It will help you find your talents, and strengths, which he will also explain and place them in your life context. He can find with you the "why of life", which is the core of actions in your life, and at work. After each meeting, you will leave with the AHA effect about yourself. His approach and actions are identical to his mission and values, and that is the biggest plus.

Since the beginning of our relationship, Ivan’s kindness and genuine passion for helping others struck me the most. Without a doubt, he turned out to be the most knowledgeable person I had ever met and was always ready to answer any questions I happened to have. Additionally, Ivan was more than happy to provide me with many supplementary resources on a wide range of topics to pursue my interests.

I had been looking for a coach for nearly 9 months. I was looking for someone to trust, respect, and have in-depth knowledge of my questions. Each of us is an individual with different needs to fulfil our dreams. Ivan was able to assess the issues defined, came up with the options and helped me find the true answers. Right and True answers are not always the same. This is what makes Ivan THE Coach, with his exceptional approach and ability to help other people.

Ivan has proven himself as a very capable coach and mentor, and I expect to be able to reap benefits from our interactions for years to come. He has multiple tools at his disposal that he utilizes to foster self-awareness and unlock and develop hidden potential. In addition, he gladly shares his endless supply of resources on multiple topics ranging from leadership and management to psychology, policy and economic development, which has significantly expanded my horizons.

Ako môj koAs my coach, Ivan has impressed me with his professional approach, wisdom and kindness online. He is willing to go beyond what is required. uč Ivan na mňa urobil dojem online svojim profesionálnym prístupom, múdrosťou a láskavosťou. Je ochotný ísť nad rámec toho, čo sa vyžaduje.

Completing the path with Ivan Košalko to discover one's own talents is a fantastic experience for a person. It is as if you have lived your previous managerial life in a dark and shadowy space, even though you have not perceived it because you have an excellent orientation in it. Discovering your own talents, which you use only intuitively, can be compared to the feeling when a bright light suddenly enters your world. Not only do you see much better and more, but you will also discover new spaces. Ivan Košalko is a great guide on this journey and puts all his talents at the service of his client.

Ivan enabled us to understand our strengths more deeply and showed us how they need to be further developed and improved. It also helped to get to know each other within the team, to make much better use of the potential each of us has.

Ivan does not focus primarily on shortcomings but seeks the positives and strengths of the personality and develops them to help move forward.

Ivan drew hidden treasures from my soul and really inspired me with a determination to follow the path of my mission.

Ivan is a very experienced leader with excellent results in his long career. When discussing any topic, his thoughts are based on real business experience, combining with continuous learning of new ideas.