Thauraya Makni

Evidence-based innovator in positive psychology, resilience, and leadership development. I design and scale gamified, AI-driven interventions (COPOPT®, ResilienceBOT®, and RDP®) to advance the well-being, resilience, and leadership readiness of young professionals entering or growing into managerial roles.

• Ability to adaptAvancé
• Ability to stay calm in difficult situationsAvancé
• Ability to work under pressureAvancé
• Able to convey vision while also collabaratingAvancé
• Able to manage multiple projectsAvancé
• Action PlanningAvancé
• Activity coordinationAvancé
• adaptabilityAvancé
• adept at multitasking.Avancé
• analysisAvancé
• as part of a teamAvancé
• AutonomieAvancé
• balancedAvancé
• Behaviour interventionAvancé
• Communication bilingueAvancé
• Analyse d’affairesAvancé
• Business CasesAvancé
• Capable of working independentlyAvancé
• caringAvancé
• Change ManagementAvancé
• client advocacyAvancé
• Client-centered community workAvancé
• Client Relationship ManagementAvancé
• CoachingAvancé
• collaboratively in a team environmentAvancé
• collaborative teamworkAvancé
• CommunicationAvancé
• Communication avec les famillesAvancé
• Communication et résolution de problèmesAvancé
• Community developmentAvancé
• community support systemsAvancé
• Conflict ResolutionAvancé
• interdisciplinary collaborationAvancé
• LeadershipAvancé
• MentorshipAvancé
• Microsoft 365Avancé
• Microsoft ExcelAvancé
• Microsoft OfficeAvancé
• Microsoft OutlookAvancé
• Résolution de problèmesAvancé
• Gestion de projetAvancé
• Assurance qualitéAvancé
• Quality ImprovementAvancé
• Regulatory ComplianceAvancé
• ReliabilityAvancé
• Risk ManagementAvancé
• SupervisionAvancé

1. Advisor to Executive Management

   STC – Société Tunisienne de Confection (Textile Family-owned SME)

   janv. 2018 to janv. 2023

   Tunisia

   • Advised senior leadership on resilience, well-being, and long-term decision-making. • Supported strategic thinking and protective investment during sectoral and economic challenges, including succession planning. • Provided executive coaching grounded in Positive Psychology to strengthen leadership adaptability.

2. Organizational Resilience & Wellbeing Advisor

   STC – Société Tunisienne de Confection (family-owned textile SME)

   janv. 2018 to janv. 2023

   Tunisia

   • Advised the executive leadership team on resilience, wellbeing, and long-term strategic decision-making during a period of sectoral disruption and economic uncertainty. • Supported succession planning and protective investment strategy, strengthening organizational continuity and leadership adaptability. • Delivered executive coaching grounded in positive psychology to build leadership resilience under pressure.

3. Independent Coach & Learning Innovation Practitioner

   Self-employed

   janv. 2012 to Aujourd’hui

   Tunisia & Remote

   • Trained 100+ students across 2 universities in 2025 with gamified resilience interventions. • Designed and delivered evidence-based resilience, leadership, and well-being programs to academics. • Developed COPOPT®, ResilienceBOT®, and RDP®, integrating gamification, AI, and positive psychology interventions. • Conducted research-to-practice cycles to refine interventions before broader scale-up. • Aligned interventions with UN SDGs (3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12) and UDL to drive impact in cross-cultural contexts.

4. Founder & Program Strategist, Wellness, Resilience & Engagement Design

   Self-employed

   janv. 2012 to Aujourd’hui

   Tunisia & Remote

   • Designed and scaled evidence-based, gamified and AI-enabled programs (COPOPT®, ResilienceBOT®, RDP®) to build resilience, psychological capital, and engagement for students and professionals transitioning into leadership roles. • Trained 100+ students across 2 universities in 2025 through gamified resilience interventions. • Ran research-to-practice cycles to test, measure, and refine interventions prior to scale-up, applying a rigorous, data-driven approach to program design. • Aligned all interventions with UN Sustainable Development Goals (3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles for inclusive, cross-cultural impact.

5. Oncology research intern | Pharmacy technician | Family business experience

   Not stated in source

   janv. 1998 to janv. 2001

   Tunis & Montréal

   Early Professional Experience

1. École des sciences de la gestion à l’Université du Québec à Montréal at Université Tunis Carthage

   Executive MBA (Master of business Administration), Business Administration

   Canada; Tunisia

   2025

2. École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal

   Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration)

   Canada; Tunisia

   2025 to 2027

   At Université Tunis Carthage, Tunisia.

3. Buckinghamshire New University

   Master of Science, Applied Positive Psychology

   Wycombe, United Kingdom

   2023 to 2025

4. Université du Québec à Montréal

   Short Graduate Program, Higher Education Pedagogy

   Canada

   2001

5. Université de Montréal

   Bachelor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy

   Canada

   1999 to 2000

   Interrupted for personal reasons

6. Université du Québec à Montréal

   Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry

   Canada

   1996 to 1998

   Degree conferred with distinction on May 18, 1999

• Foundations of Positive Psychology (5 courses_Specialization)

  University of Pennsylvania

• Happy: Managing Happiness, by Arthur Brooks

  Harvard University, HarvardX

• Science of Exercise Course

  University of Colorado Boulder

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