Martina Carchenilla, M.A.

“When Martina asked me to write a brief reflection on my experience with coaching under her guidance, I realized it would be no easy task. This is mainly because the list of things I’m grateful for and appreciate could be very extensive and lengthy. There are many reasons why I turn to her with confidence at certain moments when I feel stuck in a situation that is difficult for me at that moment. 

I’ll try to keep this as brief as possible. Martina has restored my faith in the “Kručinek” method. My previous experiences with this method—or this approach—had been rather disappointing. But with Martina, I can tell she knows what she’s doing and where she’s going. 

She is able to see the individual steps and guide us along this path in a way that is very kind and respectful—and, above all, what matters most to us men is that we feel as though we’ve actually figured it out on our own and didn’t need any “woman” to help us. In my opinion, this is the essential nature of coaching, and Martina masters it brilliantly. She is able to guide in a way that ultimately instills in me a sense of self-sufficiency and self-confidence. 

"And that's great. Thanks."
— Petr Hrdina, Mediator, instructor, children’s guide, www.spolecnehry.cz

“It was my first time, but I really enjoyed it (not just the experience itself, but the coach as well).”

I feel more confident, relieved, relaxed, and at ease with the chosen topic.

I enjoyed our in-person meetings, which always flew by quickly and naturally.

In addition, there was a five-week gap between each session, which allowed me to gradually put certain steps into practice without feeling pressured to have the topic fully prepared by the next meeting; at the same time, I had an impartial person to whom I could “show off” my progress.

“I appreciated the coach’s attentive and engaged listening, which helped me become aware of many things; she was able to summarize them succinctly, bring me back to the topic, offer support and recognition, and even share some techniques for working with the body and emotions.”
— Jana Dobrá, Quality Manager, Mattoni

“With Martina, it was definitely ‘Smart Knows.’ I had a good idea, but I needed some guidance in the right direction and to look at things from a different perspective. Our sessions were a great source of motivation to keep going even when things weren’t going well—an incentive to stay active without getting lazy—but without any stress.   I recommend this to anyone who’s naturally a little lazy like me and tends to talk more than they act. Thanks to Martina, I was able to bring one of the million projects in my head to life.”

—Tereza Pelikánová, entrepreneur on maternity leave, www.onigirimelnik.cz