Mariam Issa.

Mariam Issa is a visionary change agent, a highly skilled coach and person of extraordinary compassion and strength. Her ability to work with people in a one-on-one capacity or as a group to gain confidence, knowledge, and skills, as well as a deep appreciation for their own personal strengths is exceptional.

Mariam specialises in gender issues. She is passionate about women designing lives that they love, that are of their own choosing, and supporting women to identify and take steps to fulfil on their life vision, powerfully breaking through barriers along the way. Mariam has a deep belief in the power of storytelling, of honoring personal stories. In her group work she creates safe environments where people may choose to engage in personal storytelling which secures unexpected, desirable outcomes. She also uses a plethora of transformative tools which help people connect more skillfully and meaningfully with themselves and with each other which she integrates into the Kalmor Institute offerings.

While Mariam understands corporate and organisational contexts, she is not constrained by them. As such, she offers a refreshing approach to coaching and facilitation, enabling women to step outside their own perceived constraints and barriers to gain traction in their lives, careers, and other roles.

Throughout her own life, Mariam has triumphed over numerous obstacles and challenges associated with culture, race, migration, gender, and more. With her deep understanding of adversity, Mariam illuminates a path forward with individuals and groups, weaving her African heritage and her Islamic faith into contemporary expressions of compassion and connection.  

Mariam is an author, a community builder, and an inspiring facilitator who sees diversity as an essential element of a unified world. Her life vision is that all women lead lives of joy and purpose.