Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting Founder Ayeesha Kanji Receives the Being Profile Practitioner Accreditation

Toronto, Canada, CA, August 20th, 2026, FinanceWire

Leadership and wellness firm, Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting, proudly announces two major professional milestones achieved by its founder, Ayeesha Kanji, reinforcing the firm's commitment to delivering evidence-based coaching, leadership development, and organizational consulting services worldwide. The announcement celebrates her featured contribution to a collaborative anthology focused on personal transformation, alongside her achievement of becoming a Being Profile Accredited Practitioner.

These accomplishments represent an important step forward in the company's mission of helping individuals, leaders, and organizations develop stronger self-awareness, enhance leadership effectiveness, and create lasting personal and professional growth through practical, research-informed coaching solutions.

Dual Milestones Reflect Continued Professional Growth

The featured anthology showcases diverse voices committed to resilience and meaningful transformation through what grieving means from different perspectives. As a contributing author, Ayeesha Kanji shares practical insights drawn from her experience in what grieving means. Her contribution, “The Spectrum of Grieving” is one of the voices on what it feels like to talk about opposite ends of the spectrum with one common denominator, loss of different types. Published as a Contributing Author and Poet in different anthologies, this piece draws on her experiences from the pandemic up until today. She has a diverse background between her creative and professional skills to add value in her sessions to provide unique approaches to deliver results based on individual client needs. 

Alongside this publishing milestone, Ayeesha Kanji has earned accreditation as a Being Profile Accredited Practitioner. This internationally recognized credential enables her to integrate the Being Profile Behavioral Assessment into her coaching and consulting services, providing clients with deeper behavioral insights that support leadership development, communication, team collaboration, and career advancement.

Expanding Evidence-Based Coaching Solutions

The Being Profile Awareness Assessment is designed to help individuals better understand their behavioral preferences, communication styles, strengths, and development opportunities. By incorporating this assessment into customized coaching engagements, Ayeesha Kanji offers clients a structured approach to developing greater self-awareness while creating personalized strategies for long-term success.

The accreditation further strengthens the services provided through Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting, including executive coaching, health and wellness coaching, leadership development, organizational development, HR consulting, and learning and development programs. Combining behavioral science with practical coaching methodologies allows the firm to deliver tailored development experiences that address the evolving needs of today's professionals and organizations.

Meeting the Growing Demand for Leadership Development

Organizations across industries continue to prioritize leadership capability, employee engagement, and effective workplace communication. As businesses navigate changing workforce expectations and increasingly complex environments, evidence-based coaching has become an essential component of organizational success.

Through these latest achievements, Ayeesha Kanji continues to expand the firm's ability to support executives, entrepreneurs, HR professionals, learning and development leaders, emerging managers, and professionals seeking career advancement. The combination of published professional insights and recognized behavioral assessment expertise enables clients to gain practical tools that foster stronger leadership, improved collaboration, and sustainable performance.

These milestones also align with Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting's long-term vision of empowering individuals and organizations through customized coaching experiences that combine proven methodologies with measurable personal and professional development.

Building Stronger Leaders Through Insight and Purpose

"I believe meaningful transformation begins with self-awareness. Contributing to this anthology and becoming a Being Profile Accredited Practitioner are important milestones that strengthen my commitment to helping individuals lead themselves with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose. My goal is to equip people with practical tools that inspire lasting growth and meaningful change," said Ayeesha Kanji, Founder of Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting.

The combination of authorship and professional accreditation demonstrates Ayeesha’s ongoing investment in expanding her expertise while providing clients with practical, evidence-based solutions that address real-world leadership and workplace challenges. These achievements further position Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting as a trusted partner for organizations and professionals seeking meaningful development and measurable growth.

About Ayeesha Kanji

Ayeesha Kanji is the Founder of Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting and a leadership coach, consultant, facilitator, and HR professional based in Toronto, Canada. Holding the credentials MA, HWL, CTT+, and CITF+, she specializes in executive coaching, leadership development, health and wellness coaching, organizational development, learning and development, and HR consulting. As a featured contributing author and Being Profile Accredited Practitioner, Ayeesha Kanji is dedicated to helping individuals, leaders, and organizations unlock their potential through evidence-based coaching, behavioral insights, and practical development strategies that support lasting transformation.

About Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting

Chestnuts Coaching & Consulting is a Toronto-based professional coaching and consulting firm dedicated to empowering individuals, leaders, teams, and organizations through evidence-based coaching, leadership development, organizational consulting, health and wellness coaching, HR consulting, and learning solutions. By combining research-informed methodologies with personalized coaching experiences, the firm helps clients strengthen self-awareness, improve leadership effectiveness, enhance collaboration, and achieve sustainable personal and professional growth.

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