Talent Development & Leadership Learning Partner

Dana
Damiani

Dubai · Bratislava · International

I partner with organisations to diagnose leadership challenges, design experiential learning solutions, and deliver measurable change in how people lead, communicate, and perform.

Traditional training is forgotten within 72 hours. I design programs based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle — where leaders don't just hear about leadership. They experience it, feel it, and apply it immediately.

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Dana Damiani
Dana Damiani
Leadership Learning Partner · Dubai, UAE
Accepted Facilitation Partner
Culture Vitale · Paris
"People learn by doing, not by listening." — Research shows experiential learning creates retention rates up to 75% higher than traditional training.
David Kolb · Experiential Learning Theory
Who I Am

More Than a Facilitator

I am a Talent Development and Leadership Learning Partner — not a trainer who shows up and delivers a session. I work alongside your organisation as a strategic partner, from diagnosis through to measurable improvement.

My work begins long before any session takes place. I meet with stakeholders, understand the real business challenge, and design a bespoke experiential learning program that addresses the root cause — not just the symptoms.

After delivery, I observe, evaluate, and refine — ensuring the learning translates into real behavioural change in how your leaders communicate, decide, and perform.

I combine over 15 years of corporate L&D experience with certifications in RTT therapy, yoga, solution-focused coaching, and sound-based nervous system regulation — creating a depth of approach that no standard training provider can match.

Dana Damiani facilitating leadership workshop
Strategic Diagnosis
I meet with your stakeholders to understand the real business need — not the surface request — before designing anything.
Bespoke Design
Every program is built specifically for your organisation, your culture, and your leaders' real challenges.
Experiential Delivery
No slides. No theory. Leaders experience insights directly — through carefully designed moments that stay.
Observation & Improvement
I observe what happens in the room, measure what changed, and refine the program for lasting impact.
How I Work

The Partnership Process

Unlike a facilitator who delivers a session and leaves, I am a genuine learning partner — involved from the first conversation to the final evaluation. This is what creates real, lasting change.

01
Diagnose
Meet stakeholders. Understand the real business challenge. Identify what is truly needed.
02
Design
Create a bespoke experiential learning program tailored to your people, culture, and goals.
03
Deliver
Facilitate the experience. No slides. No passive learning. Pure experiential insight.
04
Observe
Watch what happens in the room. Read the team dynamics. Capture what is really shifting.
05
Improve
Evaluate results. Refine the program. Ensure learning translates into daily leadership behaviour.
The Science Behind the Method

Why Experience Changes Everything

01
Concrete Experience
Leaders do something real. They feel the challenge directly — not through a case study or slide.
02
Reflective Observation
They step back and reflect on what happened — what they noticed, felt, and discovered about themselves.
03
Abstract Conceptualisation
The insight becomes understanding — connecting personal experience to leadership principles.
04
Active Experimentation
They apply the learning immediately — in the room and in their leadership the very next day.

David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory demonstrates that people retain only 10% of what they hear in a traditional training environment. But when they experience something directly — when they feel it, reflect on it, and apply it — retention rises dramatically.

This is the foundation of everything I design. I do not create programs that fill a day and are forgotten by Monday. I create moments of genuine discovery — moments that change how a leader sees themselves, their team, and their role.

The mandarin exercise. The stress reaction simulation. The team decision challenge. These moments are never forgotten. Because they were lived — not learned.

72h
Traditional training is forgotten within 72 hours. Experiential learning creates insights that last — because they are felt, not just heard.
Flagship Program

The Six Pillars Leadership Journey

A complete, bespoke leadership development program delivered across six experiential building blocks. Each pillar builds on the last — creating a progressive journey from self-awareness to high-performance leadership. Every session is experiential. No slides. No passive learning.

Conscious Leadership Workshop
01
Values

Leaders discover what truly drives their decisions and behaviour — and align their leadership style with what matters most to their team and organisation.

Foundation
02
Emotional Intelligence

Leaders experience their own emotional patterns in real time — learning to recognize, regulate, and respond consciously rather than reactively under pressure.

Awareness
03
Coaching

Leaders shift from managing to developing — learning to ask the right questions and create conditions where their people grow and perform at their best.

People Development
04
Clarity

Leaders learn to cut through noise, understand what their team truly needs, and make decisions with confidence, direction, and genuine understanding.

Decision Making
05
Communication

Leaders experience how their communication is received — not just sent — and develop the presence to truly connect, align, and inspire their teams.

Connection
06
Presentation

Leaders develop the ability to influence, engage, and move people — presenting with clarity, confidence, and authentic impact in any situation.

Impact
Standalone Sessions

Single Session Experiences

I
The Invisible Patterns That Shape Team Decisions

An experiential session revealing the hidden assumptions that silently influence how teams collaborate, communicate, and make decisions. Participants directly experience how unconscious patterns shape group dynamics — and leave with immediate tools to shift them.

⏱ 45–120 minutes 👥 6–60 participants 📍 In-person
II
Recognizing Automatic Stress Reactions Before They Shape Behaviour

A practical awareness session equipping leaders with tools to recognize their automatic stress reactions before those reactions drive communication and decision-making. Transforming how they show up under pressure and in high-stakes conversations.

⏱ 45–120 minutes 👥 6–60 participants 📍 In-person
III
Executive Reset Experience

A restorative session using sound frequency to reset the nervous system, restore mental clarity, and return your leadership team to peak performance. Designed for executives operating under sustained pressure — a direct physiological experience that creates immediate clarity, focus, and presence.

⏱ 30–60 minutes 👥 6–60 participants 📍 In-person
Partnership

Culture Vitale

I have been accepted as a facilitation partner with Culture Vitale — a Paris-based organisation connecting world-class facilitators with leading corporate clients across Europe and internationally.

Being accepted into Culture Vitale's portfolio is a mark of quality and professional credibility — they are selective about who they include, and their client base includes some of the world's most respected organisations.

Through this partnership, my sessions will be available to companies across Europe and internationally, delivered in English, Italian, and Slovak.

Culture Vitale
"Elevate. Transform. Lead."

Culture Vitale corporate clients include:

Marriott
LVMH
Sony
Nike
Unilever
Paramount
Qualifications

Credentials & Training

Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT)
Marisa Peer School, London
2021
Certified Yoga Teacher
Mumbai, India
2020
Solution-Focused Coach
Erickson Coaching International, Canada
2019–2020
Executive MBA — Human Resources
Institute of Law & Jurisprudence, Czech Republic
2016–2017
BBA — Business Administration
University of Management, Slovakia
2014–2018
VIP & VVIP Service Excellence
Etihad Airways · Royal Household KSA
2008–2014
Dubai, UAE
Primary Base
Bratislava
Slovakia & Central Europe
Paris
Culture Vitale Partner
International
Available Worldwide
Get In Touch

Start a Conversation

Every engagement begins with a discovery conversation — to understand your organisation, your people, and the real challenge you are trying to solve. No obligation. Just a genuine conversation.

Email
danadamiani123@gmail.com
Phone & WhatsApp
+971 58 5502457
LinkedIn
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