Malar Villi

Malar Villi is an Emotional Intelligence practitioner, leadership coach, and transformational facilitator with over 25 years of experience designing and delivering impactful learning and coaching programmes across industries including banking, oil & gas, telecommunications, education, and retail.

She specialises in helping leaders and teams build self-awareness, resilience, and authentic leadership by integrating emotional intelligence with practical workplace application. Her work focuses on translating personal growth into measurable organisational outcomes such as stronger collaboration, improved decision-making, higher engagement, and sustainable behavioural change.

Malar is known for creating safe, experiential learning environments that combine evidence-based methodologies with creative approaches, including reflective dialogue, theatre techniques, and drum circle facilitation. Her programmes bridge the needs of both individuals and organisations, enabling people to perform effectively while maintaining wellbeing and purpose.

Beyond training and coaching, Malar hosts podcasts that explore leadership, resilience, and authentic living, sharing insights and stories that inspire growth and human connection.

Her mission is simple: to spark awareness, unlock potential, and help people thrive — at work and in life.

Areas of Expertise

1. Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Development
2. Resilience & Wellbeing
3. Organisational Culture & Team Effectiveness
4. Behavioural Change Facilitation
5. Executive & Leadership Coaching
6. Experiential Learning Design

Key Credentials

1. Master’s in Training & Human Resource Development (USA)
2. Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer & Coach (Six Seconds)
3. Gestalt Certified Associate
4. Practitioner in Applied Neuroscience for People Development
5. NLP Practitioner
6. Certified FlowProfiler®, MotivationFlow®, ResilienceFlow® & EQFlow® Trainer
7. Drum Circle Facilitator & Experiential Learning Practitioner