EI Interviews

Patrick played for Paris Saint Germain, He played still in France for Metz and Chateauroux, in Italy for Cagliari and Parma, and in the English Premier League with Sunderland. He played in Japan for Gamba Osaka, Tokyo Verdy and Vissel Kobe and for almost a decade with the Cameroonian National Team, today he still cooperates with the FECAFOOT Cameroon Football Federation.

Tom is an English-born Doctor currently living and working in British Columbia, Canada. He worked as a GP in the NHS (UK) and now he still works as a GP in Canada. He is a Coach as well both for Individuals and Teams Coaching in the Healthcare industry. Tom is a relentless student, he is indeed now pursuing his Master Degree in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology.

Giorgio Taparelli is almost thirty years old and has already great experience in Business, alongside a decade of Football coaching with Youth Athletes. Student, Coach and Professional, Giorgio gave us a perspective that encompasses all these industries under the lens of Emotional Intelligence.

Sadibou Kamaso is one of the most recognised football development ambassadors in The Gambia. Former Board Member of The Gambia Football Federation (2018 – 2022), CEO of a Football Club for over thirteen years, and without maximising, one of the most known football agents in the country.

Micah Jimerson is a Health and Wellness expert, who grew up and surrounded by the topic since he was born. Micah was born in the US, in California, then moved to Los Angeles where he had the opportunity to work with Dave Matthews Band as a health coach.

The interaction with Kenji is a three-way coaching relationship between the Athlete, the EI coach, and the athlete’s Agent (and father), Patrick. The whole interaction happened online between London, Dubai and Omaha University in Nebraska, USA.

Norbert Csorba, friendly “Norbs” or “NC” is a full-rounded football coach, Academy coach at Norwich City FC and Manager of Chelsea Rovers FC, he also collaborates with football clubs across Europe as Ajax FC, Sevilla, and others, specifically with Coach-Education Academies.

Marc Bautista is the CEO of The Showcase International, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. As an ex-footballer, Marc realised the difficulties for talented athletes to be seen by renowned teams and scouts, and this is the core objective of his project: Provide Life Opportunities.

Colin Chambers is THE Football Scout. With over twenty-three years of experience, he is now sharing his knowledge through IPSO (International Professional Scouting Organisation) empowering Scouts with high-accuracy details for spotting talented players.

Chris Bullock is the co-founder and Managing Director of Opus Sports Consultancy Agency, a FIFA Licenced Football Agent, currently living in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally from the UK, he ran a Premier League football club in Lesotho, which also included developing women and youth footballers and was attached to a charity which used football as a tool to empower the lives of youth.

Brian Wesaala is the founder and CEO of the Football Foundation for Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a former United Nations who worked for a decade in Geneva, Switzerland, before consciously deciding to shift his career and commitment and embark on a mission.

Christelle Ngueping’s testimonial focuses on the benefits gained from a series of coaching sessions tailored around personality and tailored around life ambitions, transition period and personal tendencies toward tasks both personal and professional.

Elias Theil is the Netherlands Country Manager for Footbar and one of the youngest leaders around. In this interview, he shared his impression and benefits gained from the test report and EI session, we rationalised how Technical-Physical and Psycho-Emotional Profiles can work together and provide a comprehensive and wide prospect of the players, critically useful for the athlete, for the coach, and broadly for the club.

Vishal is the owner of west1health.com, established in Harley Street and now moved to a bigger location in Mandeville Place. Vishal decided to integrate an Emotional Intelligence Training session into the usual monthly team get-together

Emma decided to undertake Emotional Intelligence coaching after talking with a friend-entrepreneur informally chatting some of the emotional and cognitive obstacles to performing well and with peace of mind. His friend mentioned a typology of coaching that he thought would be helpful and that’s how the referral has been made.

James is a former professional footballer having played for Tranmere Rovers FC, Cardiff City, Derry City, FC RoPs and OFK between 1996-2007. Currently a FIFA and UEFA player Agent/Intermediary with a stable of professional footballers and coaches including Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler.