The Journey

How I became the coach leaders & coaches turn to.

Jihane Labib, ICF Certified ACTC, MCC, MCS executive coach, first Arab elected to the ICF Global Board of Directors
15+Years Experience
10k+Coaching Hours
1stArab · ICF Board

Before the ICF board seat and the published frameworks, there were two decades leading marketing teams inside multinational companies. This is the story of how that experience became a coaching practice built for the people who carry the weight of decisions.

A practice built one milestone at a time.

Scroll to see the details, credentials, and sources behind each step.

  1. Jihane Labib facilitating an executive coaching workshop with C-suite leaders in the Gulf region

    Jihane works directly with CEOs, CHROs, and boards at organizations including Samsung, AXA, Attijariwafa bank, and the Misk Foundation, strengthening leadership systems, alignment, and succession across the region.

    Samsung AXA Attijariwafa bank Misk Foundation APM Terminals + ICF chapters, UAE · KSA · Bahrain
  2. Jihane Labib speaking at an international leadership conference in New York as Chair of ICF Professional Coaches

    Jihane is elected Chair of the ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors, leading the profession's global governance on credentialing, education, and standards.

    ICF Mentor Coach Specialization (MCS) · MCC level
    Statement by Jihane Labib as Chair of the ICF Professional Coaches Global Board, published on the International Coaching Federation website
    Jihane Labib's statement as Board Chair — Source: International Coaching Federation (coachingfederation.org)

    Official ICF record

    Jihane Labib, MCC, ACTC (UAE/Morocco), Chair — 2026 ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors.

    View official election results ↗
  3. Creating Bridges, book by Jihane Labib featuring the COEUR and SMARTEE coaching frameworks

    She publishes Creating Bridges, introducing her original COEUR® and SMARTEE frameworks, distilled from more than 10,000 hours of executive coaching.

    Read more

    Explore the frameworks and get the book.

    Discover Creating Bridges ↗
  4. Jihane Labib, first Arab elected to the ICF Global Board of Directors

    Jihane is elected to the ICF Global Board of Directors, the first Arab professional in the federation's history to hold a seat on its global governance body.

    From her mentor

    A former Chairman of the ICF Global Board, who mentored Jihane through this period, has spoken of her steady commitment to growth and her increasingly holistic, integrative style of coaching.

  5. Jihane Labib receiving the Education 2.0 Innovation in Education Award for CoachingLab Academy

    CoachingLab Academy becomes the first ICF-accredited coaching institution in Morocco, and is later recognized with the Education 2.0 Innovation in Education Award.

  6. Jihane Labib, MCC executive coach, holding ICF MCC, EMCC Master Practitioner and ACTC credentials

    Jihane becomes the first coach from Francophone Africa to hold the ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC), alongside the EMCC EIA Master Practitioner accreditation.

    ICF MCC ICF ACTC EMCC Master Practitioner

    Public record

    Every ICF credential is searchable directly in ICF's own directory.

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  7. CoachingLab Academy, International ICF accredited Coaching Programs Institution

    She launches CoachingLab Academy, now an ICF and EMCC accredited coaching school with a footprint spanning Casablanca, Dubai, and Paris.

    ICF Level 2 Accredited Casablanca · Dubai · Paris

    Visit the academy

    See the current program tracks, faculty, and alumni network.

    coachinglabacademy.com ↗
  8. Jihane leads marketing functions for multinational companies across telecommunications, media, and pharma, building the strategic and organizational grounding she later brings into the coaching room.

    On ICF.org

    Her full bio and credential history are listed on her ICF practitioner page.

    View ICF profile ↗

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