Our story
WomenUnbound began with a simple yet profound realisation: the way we’ve been taught to work and lead isn’t working—for women or for the world.
Our story started a decade ago in Beirut, where we worked in humanitarian aid. As friends and colleagues, we often found ourselves reflecting on the tension between being women and being leaders. We saw how the systems around us dehumanised not only the work but also the people within it, forcing us to conform to models that felt disconnected and unsustainable.
That tension deepened as we became mothers, entrepreneurs, and leaders. We realised how much of ourselves we had silenced to fit into a system that wasn’t built for us—and how that cost us not only our authenticity but also the impact we could have made.
These experiences mirrored the challenges women face everywhere: systemic barriers, devaluing of identities, and a profound disconnect that leads to burnout and stagnation.
WomenUnbound was born from our desire to bridge this gap. We believe there’s a better way to lead and create change—one that starts from within. By reconnecting to our authentic selves, we can reimagine leadership, foster sustainable work environments, and build systems that value humanity over conformity.
Today, we work with incredible women navigating these challenges, helping them lead with authenticity and purpose while creating change in their organisations and communities.
Our mission is simple: to empower women to lead and live differently, transforming not only their own lives but the systems around them.
We are here to make leadership more human and the world more equitable—one woman at a time.
Who we are
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Odharnait is a coach, advisor and founder of Solas, a consultancy that develops leaders who want to build thriving organisations fit for the challenges of the 21st century that have a net positive impact.
She brings 20 years of practice and study in mindfulness, wellbeing and yoga together with expertise in innovation, leadership and organisational development to help individuals and organisations bring about transformative change.
She has worked across the non-profit, commercial and public sectors, with partners like M.I.T. and UNICEF. She was a founding member of the leadership team of Being Patient, a social enterprise transforming reporting on health issues, and T-minus, an agency specialising in leadership for environments of high growth and change.
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Elisa is a transformational coach, IFS practitioner and group facilitator supporting senior women leaders in the non-for profit sector (like the EU, UN and international NGOs) as well as private sector to reclaim the power of their intuition and inner wisdom to lead in an aligned and connected way.
She draws on her years of experience leading teams across countries like Lebanon, Syria and Iraq with multi-million dollar portfolios for Search for Common Ground; along with her own first-hand experience and training in transformational coaching models, Internal Family Systems therapy, somatic practices and facilitation to bring a holistic approach to facilitate change at the individual, group and collective level.
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Holly is a strategist and storyteller dedicated to crafting compelling stories for changemakers.
With a background in geopolitics and humanitarian work and a career spanning research, marketing, and operations, she has worked across the public and private sectors to tackle some of today’s most complex challenges.
At WomenUnbound, Holly combines her expertise with a passion for amplifying women’s stories and creating spaces where their ideas and leadership thrive.