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Benjamin Deodato “Benjie” R. Garcia

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Director, Executive Coach & Trainer, HR Consultant

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Benjie Garcia is an executive coach who brings not only expertise and experience but real, measurable transformation to the leaders he coaches. His clients – ranging from C-suite executives to high-potential leaders in transition – consistently describe their coaching journeys with him as profound and practical, unlocking clarity, confidence, and lasting change.

What sets Benjie apart is his calm, sensitive presence. He helps leaders untangle complexity by creating a space where they discover their own best path forward. As one client put it, “Working with Benjie was like having a brainstorming partner who is also a therapist”. His clients consistently emerge with renewed direction, sharper focus, and a stronger sense of self as a leader. Organizations that invest in coaching through Benjie report not only stronger individual leaders but also tangible results – such as leaders being promoted to senior leadership roles.

Benjie leverages his almost three decades of executive and HR leadership experience to bring corporate wisdom in his coaching (as well as consulting, training/facilitation). As a certified executive coach and leadership facilitator with a spiritual and human-centered approach, Benjie partners with organizations that seek more than skill-building – he supports Flourishing.

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What customers say about Benjie

“We have chosen POWERinU for our Strategic Planning Workshop and other coaching and mentorship engagements simply because we can’t afford to sacrifice the quality and relevance of this exercise which we consider critical in bringing the organization up to its fullest potentials.

Indeed, Jun and Benjie have provided us with critical insights that were particularly applicable to our respective teams and to our businesses as a whole.  This has brought our teams a significant impact as we became much more aware and conscious of our MUST deliverables, doing things right, differently, yet better.  In view of these improvements, the organization is now ready to take off with its strategies, action plans, ownership, and timelines in line with Kilton Group’s business goals for 2023 and beyond”.

~ David Garcia Tan, Vice President of the Kilton Motor Group


Our MANCOM had the opportunity to go through a 2 days Strategic Planning session with POWERinU’s top facilitators Mr. Jun Marfori and Mr. Benjie Garcia.  It was a fun learning experience, the process and the system that they have imparted was a big help in putting the current business plans in its proper phasing and program.”

Maria Lauren Bacal-ReyesHR ManagerAttila Incorporated


“When most of our directors and our CEO joined the organization during the height of the pandemic, POWERinU helped us come together for a one-day training on the “Sodexo Way”, followed by another workshop “Harnessing Uniqueness and Leveraging our Strengths”.

The training was led by Jun Marfori and Benjie Garcia who were very professional and detailed in designing the program for us. They were also able to deliver the program very well because of the expertise in training. Thank you POWERinU for journeying with us!”

~ Claire Caparas, HR Director of SODEXO


“I am able to receive a feedback that evaluates how well I’m planning my career and personal life. My coach is listening and addressing my concerns in a very calm manner. My coach already knows what I should do with my concerns, but he let me identify it as self-realization or awareness, which I do appreciate a lot. My coach did not give-up on me. I missed our schedule sessions twice and, in the 3rd try, he still gave me a chance. Here, it’s nice to know that there is someone (even a stranger) that is willing to support and help me even in my incompetency.”

~ Product Manager, Coachee during the COVID-19 Quarantine Period in Manila


Through Coach Benjie’s guidance, I was able to come up with insights of potential activities that I can do that will both be impactful for myself and for others. For me, the highlight of the coaching session is Coach Benjie’s focus on my own’s “higher self.” Since I shared with him my feelings of uncertainty and fear, as brought about by recent circumstances, he reminded me that my higher self is still with me and it can help me maximize my capabilities through realized opportunities. Through his listening skills, he was able to probe using questions that are relevant and insightful. At some point, he would pose questions that would require me to dig deeper and examine my present and my intentions, and allow me to take the time to reflect before responding.”

~ Orly Agawin, Executive Director of OSA Training and Education


Benjie reminds me of this quote from Peter Drucker.  “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

He guided me towards achieving my career vision.  He challenged me to raise the bar of my performance in many ways. He gave me projects that I had never done before and guided me. Benjie regularly asked for his team’s opinions and ideas.  During our team meetings, he encouraged us to challenge each other’s ideas to come up with the best solution as a team.  Benjie always stood by his team and for his principles.

Marites A. Valerio, Former HR Director at Oakridge Realty Development Corporation


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