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Natalia Popenko

@nataliapopenko

Professional Educator at Mittetulundusühing Elav Süda, creating learning spaces where people practise and lead for themselves.

Estonia
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What I'm looking for

I help people overcome internal blocks, regain focus, build confidence in decisions aligned with their values, and connect creative ideas with practical action. I’m interested in supporting personal and professional growth through coaching and learning.

At Mittetulundusühing Elav Süda, I design and facilitate learning that helps people take responsibility for their own progress. Whether we’re working on an ancient text, a funding application or an international volunteer’s first month abroad, I create supportive spaces where learners think, practise and lead for themselves.

At Haridus- ja Noorteamet / Education and Youth Board of Estonia, I guide European Solidarity Corps volunteers through training and evaluation, supporting intercultural learning and reflection. At EuProNet.eu, I coach project writers and support the development and quality of Erasmus+ and ESC applications. I also work as a life and transformational coach, helping people turn ideas into practical next steps.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Haridus- ja Noorteamet / Education and Youth Board of Estonia logoHE
Current

TEC trainer

Haridus- ja Noorteamet / Education and Youth Board of Estonia

Mar 2026 - Present (8 months)

I work as a Training and Evaluation Cycle (TEC) trainer in the European Solidarity Corps, acting as a pedagogical mediator, non-formal learning facilitator and group dynamics guide. Grounded in the European Training Strategy (ETS) Competence Model, I accompany young volunteers through their international mobility journey, from pre-departure and on-arrival trainings to mid-term evaluations and annu

TP
Current

Tugiisik

Tallinna Perekeskus

Mar 2026 - Present (8 months)

Support Person (Tugiisik) in Schools I work as a support person in school settings, helping children build greater independence and personal responsibility, not doing things for them. My role covers daily support across lessons and breaks, from mobility and hygiene to creating a safe environment, while keeping clear professional boundaries: I am not a teaching assistant, and confidentiality always

Talzi logoTA
Current

Life Coach

Talzi

Dec 2025 - Present (11 months)

I believe in the uniqueness, strength and good intentions inherent in every person. My path to coaching grew out of a deep respect for those who strive to develop and create benefits for society. Over five years of experience and 300+ paid hours of coaching practice have shaped my mission — to become a reliable partner for those who are ready to transform their lives and professional sphere.
My m

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Current

Transformational Coach

Self-employed

Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 9 months)

I help mature experts, coaches, and creative leaders stuck between levels gain a holistic authoring system, inner support, and clarity through a gentle, structured transition from inner chaos to realization from the core (via the "hyperloop to the heart").
A transformational coach does more than teach. The role is to walk with a person step by step, so that insights become lasting habits in everyd

MS
Current

Professional Educator

Mittetulundusühing Elav Süda

Oct 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)

I design and facilitate learning for very different goals. What connects them is one belief: people grow when they take responsibility for their own learning, in a group that is supportive but demanding.

🎯 Directions and objectives
Self-study and learning discipline: moving adults from passive listening to organised learning, with clear goals, deadlines and accountability
Study of classical te

EU
Current

Lead Project Coordinator

EuProNet.eu

Sep 2019 - Present (7 years 2 months)

Zonal project coordinator for Baltic States, Germany and Ukraine.
Behind every approved Erasmus+ or ESC project are people who often work alone: grant writers turning an idea into a fundable application, and managers keeping partners, documents and deadlines in order. In the European Project Network (EuProNet), the Regional Coordinator is the coach who walks alongside them. 🎯 Core tasks Senior gra

HA

Administrator of online courses

Human Coaching Academy

Feb 2022 - Nov 2025 (3 years 9 months)

In frames of this position also a dispatcher of online psychological first aid support for the victims of the war

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Baker-attendant-cashier

PAGARI PAI OÜ

Nov 2019 - Dec 2019 (1 month)

Backery

VO

Cafeteria Cook

VGR CATERING OÜ

Jun 2019 - Nov 2019 (5 months)

Vegan Cook

GO

Chef

GOVINDAM OY

Feb 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Chef in a vegetarian restaurant.

AO

Board Member, Sales Manager

AVENA TERVIS OÜ

Apr 2009 - Aug 2016 (7 years 4 months)

Nutrition specialist for catering services. Sales to caffeterias, shops and clients. Contracts for video services. Script writing.

JO

Cook-attendant-cashier

JIVASEVA OÜ

Jul 2013 - Jun 2016 (2 years 11 months)

Restaurant Gauranga. Vegetarian menu.

EB

reporter, editor

Estonian Public Broadcast

Jun 2005 - Sep 2006 (1 year 3 months)

TV News: interviews, reportages, news writing, TV news editing.

TVN logoTV

Director

TVN

Jun 2005 - Mar 2006 (9 months)

Infotainment: real estate and interrior design TV programms directing.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

CU

CoachingUP University

International-level Professional Coach

May 2026

BS

Baltic Film, Media and Arts School

Master of Arts (MA), TV directing

2005 - 2012

Tallinn University logoTU

Tallinn University

Bachelor's degree, Journalism

2003 - 2005

Bard College Berlin, A Liberal Arts University logoBU

Bard College Berlin, A Liberal Arts University

Undergraduate studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

2002 - 2003

Research "Paul Cézanne - Artist of the Transitional Period", installation "Notes from the Underground"

CE

Concordia International University of Estonia

Bachelor of Arts (BA), electronic media

1999 - 2002

Academy of Management Art logoAA

Academy of Management Art

High School Diploma with Minor in Business Management, Business Administration and Management, General

1996 - 1999

Private gymnasium of Vladimir Tarassov, a social technologist, founder of the International Tallinn School of Management.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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