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Meet Dounia Zellou

Moving People & Systems. Shaping Lasting Transformation.

I’m Dounia Zellou — a Franco-Moroccan transformational speaker, facilitator, leadership coach, artist, and salsa dancer, working with clients across the globe.

For over 12 years, I’ve guided leaders, organizations, and communities through transformations that are not only profound in the moment but sustained over time. My work lives at the crossroads of strategy, embodiment, and creative expression — where change moves beyond ideas to be fully experienced and integrated.

As a dancer, I bring innovative tools from movement and the language of the body into leadership and transformation work — unlocking creativity, presence, and deeper connection.

From global stages and executive retreats to intimate community circles, I bring together the power of words, movement, and presence to spark shifts that resonate far beyond the event itself.

My Mission
Meet Dounia Zellou

My Mission

To awaken real connection, align vision, and open new possibilities for people and systems — through experiences that engage the mind, move the body, and open the heart.

Because change doesn’t begin with a memo or a strategy document — it begins the moment we pause, listen inside, and notice what our body is telling us.

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My Approach

Strategic Clarity

built from years of leading transformations in banking,
consulting, and organizational development.

Somatic Intelligence

using the body as a source of insight, presence, and leadership.

Art & Movement

to bypass intellectual defenses and unlock creativity.

Global Perspective

shaped by work with more than 75 organizations worldwide, including corporate, educational systems, and non-profits.

The Result

Experiences that reconnect people to purpose, strengthen collaboration, and catalyze cultural evolution — delivering deep, sustainable transformation with measurable results.

+60 keynotes

conferences and webinars delivered or moderated on leadership, transformation, and culture change.

+96% client satisfaction rate

with measurable, sustainable transformation results.

+75 organizations

partnered with worldwide — across corporate, educational, and nonprofit sectors, in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.

Highlights & Credentials

  • Director of the multi-awarded documentary Danse Demain (Dance Tomorrow) (2023), exploring dance as a catalyst for societal change.
  • Best First-Time Director, Cannes World Film Festival (2025).
  • Mentor — Led By Her & EMLYON Alumni Women Network.
  • Former career in banking & consulting, leading transformation projects for top-tier financial institutions.

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Education & Certifications

Erickson Solution-Focused Coach (ICF-accredited)
Erickson Coaching International
2021
Leadership Circle Profile Certified (360°)
The Leadership Circle
2025
Certified Professional Trainer
Votre Formation Pro
2024
Laban & Bartenieff Movement System
Laban Movement Institute, New York
2025
Mindfulness Facilitator
High Performance Mindfulness
2021
Design Thinking & Creativity for Business
INSEAD
2020
Ikigai Coach
INPASS
2020
Zumba Trainer
Zumba Instructor Trainings
2025
ThetaHealing Practitioner
ThetaHealing Institute of Knowledge
2021
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
EFT trainer
2022
Dance-Therapy – Module 1
Per Se Nota
2020
Systemic Approach (Palo Alto Model)
Institut Gregory Bateson
2023
Master of Science in Management
E.M. Lyon Business School, France
2013

They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.

Mark Twain
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