Meet the DigitalQ team!
We bring a diverse spectrum of experience with our collective leadership complemented by our learning and development background and focus on organizational change, performance and communication.
All coaches are certified to facilitate one-to-one and group / team coaching experiences.
Ashley Gartshore
“188”]Certified Executive Coach (CEC, PCC)
Ashley is a speaker, facilitator, and Coach, specializing in leadership development, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and effective communication strategies.
Trained in mediation and negotiation, and with a decade of project management experience, Ashley works with individuals and teams going through periods of growth and transition, and helps them move through uncertainty to create more of what they want with less effort.
Knowing that organizations are best served when each person brings their full self to the table, Ashley champions clients to be relentless in their pursuit of inner excellence, fostering curiosity, self-awareness, and courageous action to deepen personal strengths, create innovative solutions, and cultivate transformational change. She has worked as an internal and external coach in a variety of spaces including: tech, finance, accounting, outdoor apparel, telecom, education, and the nonprofit sector.
Ashley’s credentials include:
– Certified Executive Coach, Royal Roads University
– Professional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
– PrinciplesYou Assessment Certification
– EQ-i 2.0 / EQ 360 Assessment Certification
– BA in Health Studies, Queen’s University
Lidia Akar
“188”]ICF Professional Coaching Certificate, ADLER Institute
Lidia has over 15 years of international experience in digital transformation, marketing, and sales across various industries, including digital banking, telecommunications, retail, consumer electronics, SaaS solutions, start-ups, and e-commerce.In her senior roles within both B2B and B2C companies, Lidia has led teams in planning and executing innovation projects, lead generation initiatives, and sales campaigns. She has also spearheaded the implementation of project management and agile methodologies, driving efficiency and effectiveness across organizations. Lidia has worked closely with and presented to C-level executives, government officials, clients, and investors.
As a coach, Lidia specializes in empowering leaders and non-native English speakers to overcome communication and confidence challenges. Her clients come from diverse sectors such as SaaS tech, textiles, banking, telco, healthcare, and academia. Lidia’s guidance enables them to become authentic and confident storytellers, enhancing their presentation skills, business interactions, and conference performances.
Lidia’s credentials include:
– ICF Professional Coaching Certificate, Adler Institute
– HBSc in Psychology & Economics, University of Toronto
Rahim Moosa
“188”]Founder, Certified Executive Coach (CEC, PCC) and ICF Certified Mentor Coach
Rahim Moosa is the Founder of DigitalQ, a boutique consulting and coaching firm that started as a digital transformation practice and is now focused exclusively on people based leadership development across product, technology and consulting organizations.<Rahim supports leaders as a Thinking Partner and Certified Executive Coach (CEC) with a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He has personally coached a cross section of more than 100 leaders in the tech industry since 2019.Using a coaching mindset and driven by leadership using data, Rahim draws from a wide spectrum of corporate experiences starting from his very first role in the .com era. His versatile approach has enabled him to succeed in both startup environments and global Fortune 500 companies while helping others embrace diverse perspectives and transformation.Rahim values his innate ability to recognize the unique gifts and strengths of his clients. Using his depth of intuition, compassionate empathy and an edge for surfacing the truth, Rahim is able to create new pathways of discovery for his clientele in a sincere manner, forming a strong partnership based on trust.
His specialization is working with leaders in transition, in new roles or creating new organizations.
Rahim’s credentials include:
– B.A., Business Administration, York University
– Certified Executive Coach, Royal Roads University
– ICF Certified Mentor Coach, Royal Roads University
– Organizational Leadership, Strategic Mindfulness and Resiliency, Queens University
– Innovation and Strategy, Harvard Extension School
Ruthana Seng
“188”Certified Executive Coach, MS, OLCC
Ruthana has ~20 years of experience across a unique blend of senior marketing, consulting and coaching roles – and has worked with leaders at startups to the Fortune 500 in tech, CPG, real estate, higher education, e-commerce, manufacturing, private equity, media, crypto, professional services, restaurants, & venture capital.
In her marketing and consulting roles, Ruthana partnered with the C-Suite to align business goals to brand strategy, full-funnel channel execution, and organizational culture to drive financial results. She’s led marketing, cross-functional, and external teams responsible for launching new B2B/B2C products and services.
Ruthana’s responsive coaching style and interdisciplinary approach draw from leadership development, organizational change, team performance, adult learning, design thinking, somatic, integration, and mindfulness to evoke grounded confidence & lasting change.
Ruthana also founded Parse Coaching in 2018 to expand access to executive coaching and leaders at every level.
Ruthana’s credentials include:
– Organizational & Leadership Coaching Certification,
– Northwestern University
– Hogan Assessments (HPI, HDS, MVPI) Certification
– Korn Ferry 360° Feedback Certification
– IFS-inspired Coaching, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute
– Power of Awareness, Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
– Principles of Somatic Experiencing, Somatic ExperiencingⓇ Int
– MS in Learning & Organizational Change, Northwestern University
– BS in Economics, University