Mônica Zionede Hall

 
 
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Founder and CEO of FELIZ Consulting

Based in: Hong Kong
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Key Expertise: Presentations and Communication Skills, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Team Psychological Safety and Performance

 

Mônica is the CEO and Founder of FELIZ Consulting, which provides bespoke training, facilitation and coaching, particularly to the legal and financial industries. She is an experienced Corporate Trainer and Coach with over 20 years’ experience in the learning & development space.

Originally from Brazil, Mônica carries with her a passion for life and connection with people. She has lived in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore and has called Hong Kong home (again) since 2013. She holds a BA with First Class Honors in International Relations and Politics from The University of Hong Kong. She is also a certified coach with Coach Masters Academy (CMA) and an accredited consultant with a number of psychometric tools such as TMP, QO2, DiSC, Mindfulness Fundamentals,  GENOS Emotional Intelligence and a Master Facilitator with Team Psychological Safety (TPS) helping clients with inclusion, purpose and performance fulfillment.

Some of Mônica’s clients include The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX), Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), MetLife, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Sainsbury’s Argos, L’Oréal, Prada, Richemont Group, and a number of leading law firms. With FELIZ Consulting, Mônica delivers coaching and training in the areas of DEI, presentation skills, communication, team psychological safety, executive presence, effective feedback, emotional intelligence, mentoring, amongst other topics not only in Hong Kong but in the APAC region, and since Covid worldwide with virtual sessions.

Prior to establishing FELIZ Consulting in 2015, Mônica worked as the Head of Learning and Development for a growing Compliance Firm. In late 2017, she also helped co-found and develop an online legal CPD/RME training platform.

Mônica is a Board member with Resolve Foundation, an NGO helping empower minority groups in Hong Kong. She  is also a big supporter and ally of The Hong Kong LGBTQ+ Attorneys  Network (“HKGALA”), the Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK), Uplifters, Justice Center Hong Kong and other NGOs in Hong Kong. Mônica believes in a human centered approach to work, community and life helping align what we do at home, at work and in our society.

FELIZ Consulting is committed and passionate about delivering training, facilitation, consulting and coaching that make a positive difference, a true impact on business, on individuals and on our community.

On the personal side, Mônica is married, has two children and a dog. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, listening to interesting podcasts and audiobooks, playing pickleball, doing yoga and having nice lattes.