I.K. Ero is the visionary behind Strength With Strategy, bringing years of leadership coaching experience and a passion for empowering leaders to lead with strength and integrity.
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- MA, JD, LLM — Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
- Principal, Strength With Strategy (SWS)
- Leadership and executive coach
- International human rights lawyer
- Former United Nations Expert
Background
I.K. Ero is a strategic, inclusive, and strengths-based leadership coach dedicated to helping professionals and organizations unlock their full potential.
As Principal of Strength With Strategy (SWS), she provides executive coaching, leadership development, and strategic consulting that enable leaders to achieve measurable growth, build resilient teams, and lead with confidence and purpose.
A Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, I.K. specializes in evidence-based coaching that helps clients identify their unique talents, improve performance, and foster cultures of trust and accountability. She works with professionals across sectors—including senior leaders in the Government of Canada—supporting them through career advancement, organizational transformation, and leadership renewal.
Previously a United Nations Expert (at the Assistant Secretary-General level), I.K. designed and led landmark global initiatives promoting equity, inclusion, and leadership excellence through advisory services to national governments across four continents and strategic collaborations with the African Union, the European Union, and other international institutions. Her global impact has been recognized with a PhD in Law (honoris causa) from Lancaster University and the International Advocate Award from the U.S. Council on Disabilities.
Recognized by UNESCO among the world’s top seventy women speakers, I.K. holds advanced degrees in Law, Political Science, and Dispute Resolution from leading Canadian universities. She also serves as a board director for several non-profit organizations and continues to inspire leaders worldwide through her coaching, speaking, and writing.
When not coaching, I.K. enjoys landscape photography and learning new languages.