Hi, I’m Daiana.

Most people call me Dai. I'm the founder of MYEI, short for My Emotional Intelligence.

Through psychometric profiling, coaching, workshops, and capability development, I help organisations make better people decisions and create environments where individuals and teams can thrive.

My name reflects where I come from. Paraguayan and Taiwanese, raised across languages, cultures, and emotional norms that didn't always agree with each other. Adapting was never optional; it was the daily work of being understood.

That work, adapting, listening, translating between worlds, became the foundation of everything I do today.

I studied Social Science at RMIT, specialising in Translation and Interpreting across English, Spanish, and Mandarin. The work taught me that language is the easy part; meaning is what's hard.

People and workplaces work much the same way.

Misunderstandings, assumptions, and unspoken expectations often sit beneath the challenges teams face every day. When people learn to better understand themselves and others, communication improves, relationships strengthen, and performance follows.

Why I Started MYEI

Throughout my career, I noticed a common pattern.

Technical expertise often opens doors, but it is self-awareness, communication, and the ability to work effectively with others that determine long-term success.

Yet these are often the skills people receive the least support to develop.

I created MYEI to help individuals, managers, and organisations build these human capabilities in a practical, evidence-informed way, turning insight into action and awareness into impact.

My credentials

  • Certified Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach - Institute for Social and Emotional Intelligence (ISEI)

  • Extended DISC® Accredited Practitioner

  • Drawmetrics Psychometric Profile Accredited Practitioner

  • Graduate, Women & Leadership Australia Leadership Program

  • Further Coaching Development with People Builders

How I Help

I partner with individuals, managers, teams, and organisations to:

  • Hire with greater confidence through psychometric profiling

  • Develop self-awareness and people capability

  • Strengthen communication and team effectiveness

  • Build confidence in navigating conversations, feedback, and workplace challenges

  • Create practical and lasting behavioural change

My work spans profiling, coaching, workshops, leadership and professional development, and capability-building programs tailored to organisational needs.

Experience That Shapes My Approach

Over the past decade, I have worked across, customer service, employee engagement, organisational culture, capability development, leadership development, and people experience initiatives in both government and private practice.

In government, I have led organisation-wide employee engagement and capability initiatives designed to strengthen culture, connection, and performance.

In private practice, I have worked one-on-one with professionals navigating career growth, people leadership, workplace challenges, and personal development.

Both experiences have reinforced the same lesson: People don't grow because someone tells them to. They grow when they feel seen, supported, challenged, and trusted enough to try.

My Approach

My approach is informed by emotional intelligence research, behavioural science, and practical workplace experience.

I combine evidence-based assessments, coaching, and learning experiences with practical tools that people can apply immediately, not theory that gets forgotten by Monday.

Everything I do is designed to help people better understand themselves, work more effectively with others, and create meaningful change that lasts.

At the centre of all of it is one belief that hasn't moved in years: When people grow, everything around them grows too.