Why do you describe the second half of life not as decline or reinvention, but as a redesign of one’s internal architecture?

Because adulthood is not a single arc but a continuous re-composition of meaning. The second half of life is a period when purpose, identity, and achievement are re-aligned. Rather than chasing reinvention, coaching invites leaders to redesign the internal architecture that sustains coherence amid change.

Can anything be true outside of context, or does meaning always depend on where we stand?

Meaning always arises in context. Narrative coaching examines how perspective, environment, and history shape interpretation. When leaders learn to read context clearly, they act with greater coherence and adaptability.

How does confusing clarity with certainty affect the way we lead and live?

Clarity is responsive and dynamic; certainty is rigid. Modern leadership often mistakes the two. True clarity comes from the ability to hold complexity without collapse—a core principle of transformational leadership and contemporary psychoanalytic thought.

Reimagine what is next

Executive and Transformational coaching for leaders ready to disrupt their own narratives.

Executive and Transformational coaching for leaders ready to disrupt their own narrative.

The questions that drive a career and the ones that redefine a life aren’t as separate as they seem.

As a Transformational and Executive Coach, I work at the intersection where leadership, identity, and meaning converge. Rooted in narrative theory, neuroscience, and contemporary psychoanalytic thought, my practice helps individuals and organizations interpret context, act with coherence, and translate insight into meaningful, sustained results.

This work isn’t about motivation or reinvention; it’s about precision, understanding the systems that shape behavior and learning to rewrite them with intent. Whether the context is leadership, transition, or the second half of life, the aim is the same: to move from pattern to authorship, from motion to direction.

A COO navigating the shock of a merger. A founder facing a quiet loss of drive. A parent contemplating a second-act career. Or anyone who senses that the next plateau could last decades if left unchallenged.

If this sounds familiar, book a free 30-minute Zoom® conversation. We’ll explore your objectives and assess whether this coaching approach is the catalyst for your next milestone.

This Isn’t a Plateau. It’s a Pivot.

Success, crisis, or quiet restlessness. Every pivot begins the same way: a question you can’t quite silence.

After the first arc of achievements, many people sense an undercurrent of dissatisfaction, an intuition that the story driving their choices may no longer fit. For some, this feels like exhaustion or loss of direction. For others, it’s a quiet urge to reimagine what comes next.

FM Coaching™ helps you turn that question into forward motion. Together we surface the patterns shaping your life, test them against your current values, and design practical steps to shift attention, energy, and influence where they matter most. For clients who come in person, sessions with horses at The Artha Ranch bring these insights alive in ways no boardroom ever could.

A COO destabilized by a merger? A parent plotting a second-act career? Or anyone who senses that the next plateau could last decades if left unchallenged. If that sounds like you, click below to reserve a free discovery session.

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Nicolo' Andreula, Founder and Managing Director, Disal Consulting: "What I most like about Federico is his capacity to listen in a non-judgmental way, with a deep empathy and sense of understanding. He has always given me different, fresh perspectives on how to look at things, allowing me the space to identify both my personal priorities and the tradeoffs of every decision. He is a pillar of my professional and personal life."

How FM Coaching™ works

At FM Coaching™, you won’t just set goals, you’ll question the story that shaped them. This is not about optimizing your performance; it’s about reclaiming authorship over the life you’ve outgrown. Through a structured, psychologically grounded process, you’ll surface the deeper architecture of your decisions, confront inherited scripts, and design a second half of your adult life that is expansive, meaningful, and unmistakably yours.

To maximize impact, I have designed the ADE™ process - tailored for Transformational, Executive & Equine coaching. It's a dynamic framework with 3 distinct yet integrated stages:

1. APPRAISE

2. DEFINE

3. EXECUTE

Transformational

Change doesn’t follow a single rhythm. Sometimes it calls for sharp disruption to break old patterns; other times, it requires deeper inquiry to dismantle and recompose the story that’s been silently shaping your life.

FM Transformational Coaching™ offers two specialized programs aligned with your specific needs: FM Ignition™ for swift breakthroughs, and FM Mastery™ for comprehensive narrative redesign.

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Executive

FM Executive Coaching™ now offers two targeted tracks:

The Core Program for emerging leaders aiming to enhance commercial delivery and overcome performance barriers.

The Inflection Track for senior executives confronting profound transitions and identity shifts.

Anchored in rigorous analysis and tailored strategy, our approach enables leaders to redefine success and thrive amidst evolving challenges.

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Equine

A distinctive personal transformation pathway that integrates my proprietary ADE™ framework with deep self-discovery, facilitated by guided interaction with horses in a focused setting.

This coaching modality is not stand alone and it is available for both Transformational and Executive clients.

Explore the opportunity of a unique in-person coaching experience with horses at the Artha Ranch.

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“And then the knowledge comes to me that I have space within me for a second, timeless, larger life.”

R. M. Rilke, “I Love My Being’s Dark Hours”

Why we all need a coach

Why Coaching Matters

Across cultures and industries, coaching clients overwhelmingly agree:
96% say they’d return to the experience. It’s not just what clients learn, it’s who they become.

Satisfied with The Coaching Experience

Increased Self-Esteem and Confidence

Improved Relationships

Improved Communication Skills

Improved Work Performance

*source: 2009 ICF Global Coaching Client Study, commissioned by the ICF and conducted by PwC

About Federico Malatesta

As Chief Investment Officer for a global oil-and-gas major, I led a $40 billion capital program.

Today, as a certified Transformational and Executive Coach, I work with leaders to disrupt limiting narratives, re-author their own, and foster lasting change in the people they lead.

The reassuring credentials you are probably looking for, with all the proper degrees and certificates, is at the end of the About page. But that is only part of my story and possibly, not the most important one. So let me start with another story.

It's early 2013....

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About Federico

The reassuring CV you are probably looking for, with all the proper degrees and certificates, is at the end of the About page. But that is only part of my story and possibly, not the most important one. So let me start with another story.

It's the Fall of 2014, I'm in Northern Europe after over 15 years working in Oil & Gas around the world.

”That's what I want to do!” My wife Heli heard me utter those words not fully realizing what I had just said. On the large TV screen the credits started running and our lives changed (yet again).