Meet Rina
For a long time, I could build strategy for everyone else but avoided building and maintaining visibility for myself.
I told myself I could stay in familiar patterns, stuck behind a computer screen, and still have a flourishing business because that is how I got by in my career.
It would not have made sense to grow my business in the same way I grew in professional environments that no longer fit me. What I eventually realized was that I did not need more strategy.
I needed my nervous system to catch up to the level of responsibility and visibility I was stepping into.
Until I understood that, I kept choosing tasks that felt safe instead of the ones that required capacity. That realization changed how I approach leadership, performance, and growth.
About
Rina Winston is an Executive Life and Leadership Coach who helps high performers cut through the emotional patterns and internal blocks limiting their clarity, confidence, and performance. She supports professionals and entrepreneurs navigating burnout, leadership pressure, identity shifts, growth seasons, and major life or career transitions.
Rina specializes in helping high-capacity individuals understand why they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or out of alignment, even when they know better, and guides them toward grounded clarity, emotional regulation, and purposeful action. Her work sits at the intersection of identity, nervous system regulation, performance psychology, and conscious leadership.
Credentials & Training
Coaching Certification
Rina is professionally trained through the iPEC Coaching program, one of the most established and research-backed coaching schools in the industry. Her training emphasizes energy leadership, conscious decision-making, and applied coaching psychology, allowing her to work skillfully with patterns related to stress, performance, identity, and leadership under real-world pressure.
- iPEC Certified Professional Coach (CPC) Program
- Energy Leadership Index (ELI) Trained
Previous Career
Before moving fully into coaching, Rina built her career inside complex systems where people, power, and performance intersect. She has worked across government, politics, non-profit, and consulting environments, supporting senior leaders, managing operations, and leading projects in high-stakes, high-pressure contexts.
Her background includes roles in public service and political offices, organizational consulting firms, and mission-driven non-profits. Across these settings, she developed a deep understanding of how decisions are made, how systems break down under strain, and how emotional dynamics quietly shape leadership, culture, and outcomes.
Develop Your Internal Compass
Coaching interrupts automatic patterns and strengthens intentional decision-making.
Learn to align your energy, systems, and strategy, and turn sustainable success into your new normal.
“From the day I met Rina, I knew I had to reach out. Her knowledge and ability to guide people who feel lost had a bigger impact than I expected. Our sessions helped me make smarter decisions, realize my true passion, and turn it into consistent income. I went from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to booked and busy, and I wouldn’t be here without her guidance.”
— Francesca N, Entrepreneur, Mississauga ON
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