Shivanthi is a citizen of both Canada and Sri Lanka. After living in Toronto, Canada since the age of ten, Shivanthi returned to Sri Lanka in 2011 to rediscover her roots. As a certified performance coach and trainer, she is dedicated to removing obstacles by equipping individuals with the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to optimize performance. Specializing in areas such as communication skills, personal leadership development, stress and anxiety management, emotional intelligence education, achieving work-life balance, and fostering positive relationships, she is committed to empowering people to thrive in all aspects of their lives.
Having pushed herself out of her comfort zone at many stages in her life, she understands what it means and how to challenge others to grow and be at their best.
Because she wanted to be rigorous and analytical, she began her academic and professional life by studying and working in chemical engineering for five years. Thereafter, she chose to do an MBA in French so that she could gain business acumen, become perfectly bilingual, and expand the scope of her professional roles at multinational companies in Montreal where she lived and worked for ten years. In order to broaden her outlook, learn about the European approach, and to interact with new people and cultures, she spent three years in Europe studying the Arts in Spanish.
Her personal and professional journey helped her to realize the following: increasing one’s opportunities ultimately comes down to self-development. This is why she decided to dedicate herself professionally to pursuing her passion of nurturing in others the attitudes, qualities and skills that helped her progress in her career. Seeing the gaps in Sri Lanka, she founded ARETÉ Academy of People Development* based in Colombo.
Since 2020, in order to also professionally coach in mental health and well-being, Shivanthi successfully completed the MasterClass and Coaching Class at OptimalWork and the Designing Talent Coach Certification Program at the Autoris Institute. She continues to pursue courses about neuroscience discoveries, mindfulness, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Internal Family Systems, etc.
Shivanthi is determined to help organizations grow by leveraging their people’s talents, and to assist individuals within their organizations to embrace their roles as vocations.
For more information or to explore how Shivanthi can support your personal or organizational growth journey, reach out to her directly at shivanthi@AreteExcellence.com.