Welcome to
VISIONS
"At VISIONS, we are deeply committed to fostering both personal and business growth. Our mission revolves around disseminating enlightening ideas through comprehensive professional training and corporate coaching. Our vision is to empower individuals to make a positive impact on the world and lead more fulfilling lives while achieving success in their businesses. With a solid foundation established on years of experience and a proven track record in business and finance, our goal is to support businesses aspiring for transformative change.
Our Motto: "Follow Yours" is a clear statement of how we empower individuals and companies to discover and follow several visions in their lives and most importantly to transform those visions into results.
Our Purpose: "Serving others with love elevates human potential and contributes for a greater impact on the world." Dr. Lara Macaron Sabbouri.
We are ready to help you
GET AN EXPERT ADVICE WITH Dr. LARA MACARON SABBOURI
The first step is on you, your vision can't wait
"We’re thrilled with the webinar that Dr. Lara Macaron organized on the impact of COVID on the global economy with our Women in Business network. The presentation was very well structured and she used real business examples to support her ideas. Dr. Macaron is very dedicated and delivers high-quality outputs"
Bassant Helmi
Global Project Partner - Women in Business Network - Germany
"Je tiens à vous remercier pour la conférence que vous avez présenté portant sur les connaissances bancaires. Les commentaires ont été unanimes et tous y compris moi ont grandement appréciés votre conférence. J’ai beaucoup apprécié le volet que vous avez prensenté sachant que c’est mon domaine mais n’empêche qu’avec votre expérience dans le domaine bancaire cela appui la portée et la pertinence de votre discours surtout que ça s’adapte parfaitement à ce que l’on vit et à la réalité bancaire. J’ai été très satisfaite d’y avoir participé".
Manal Touimi
BLC Bank
Our coach Lara Macaron was wonderful. Her sessions are very lively, never boring. She is extremely dedicated, always available for questions and clarifications. Plus, tirelessly following up our work making sure we were always on the right track with our reports. Now, I know how to prepare a business plan and present it correctly”.
Rania Kazan
Managing Director - Naturalia
"Thank you for the professional support from Visions to the development of our company's organizational management system and growth strategy. Your passion for, and comprehensive understanding of the aspects of internal management was remarkable. Your suggestions and contributions were extremely helpful; but also your insightful point of view helped us integrate the management system more efficiently. It was truly a pleasure for us to be working with you on such an important project for Digital Echoes".
Mr. George Dagher
CEO - Digital Echoes
"Dr. Lara Macaron and other faculty members from the Fulbright delegation provided the program for the first meeting of the Ball State Economics Club in the Fall of 2019. Over 30 students and faculty members attended the presentation that highlighted the economic conditions and challenges of Lebanon and other Middle Eastern nations. The presentations included attractive slides, maps and data. The students and faculty were very engaged, and discussion continued well after the appointed ending time. As Faculty advisor I extend my thanks to Dr. Macaron and the whole Fulbright team for hosting such a great event".
Dr. Cecil Bohanon
Professor of Economics - Ball State Univerity - USA
The Webinar on Banking and Economy in Lebanon was extremely informative, well focused, and delivered in a very simple way where anyone from any background could understand easily. The outcomes were straight to the point and the thoughts and advices were also spot on!!! Proud of you Lara
Michael Rizk
Head of Intl Trade relations at the AUSTRALIAN LEBANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
"Lara has an incredible gift for making the complex appear simple and without being simplistic. She is a pleasure to work with and always delivers to an exceptionally high standard. She is an excellent speaker and brings a lot of expertise and skills to our businesswomen network. We can always count on her dedication and motivation to support our work and our activities in the MENA region."
Women In Business
The Association of German Women Entrepreneurs (VdU) and Global Project Partners (GPP)
"Lara generously and genuinely shared her insights and analysis with the Localized community—consisting of students and recent university graduates. She is one of the esteemed experts sharing critical insights about today’s rapidly changing economic and professional environment with future MENA-based leaders."
Ronit Avni
Founder & CEO, Localized
"Lara’s workshop was well prepared and presented. Very organized, informative, engaging, and interactive. Thanks, Lara, for sharing your experience and expertise & giving them with great passion and love".
LLWB Board
Najah Jarroush
"Lara delivered an online talk about Banking and Economy in Lebanon with I Have Learned Academy; Her way of explaining was clear and straight to the point. She has this art of explaining complicated financial concepts in a simple way and the audience was impressed and many said that they finally understood these complicated concepts. Lara is also a genuine, she puts her heart in what she does and is clearly passionate about her work... that is why she succeeds!"
Mrs. Randa Farah
Founder of I Have Learned Academy & Lebtivity
"Dr. Macaron is a great professional to work with. We worked together at ULS Hult Prize Bootcamp where she provided a webinar on Financial Planning. This helped startup teams a lot to get started and also to understand basic terminology and processes. Her work ethics is immaculate and so easy to work together with. She goes out of her way when you ask for some help and guidance. Thanks a lot! you indeed were of great support smooth for the teams and was very helpful."
Lara Al Arab
ULS Hult Prize
I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the wonderful training that you provided us about "Finance for Startups". Your expertise in the field, as well as your enthusiasm and passion made the training a truly enriching experience for all of the participants. Additionally, your thoroughness and attention to detail are greatly appreciated.
Jennifer Nammoura
Program Coordinator YLP - Injaz
Dr. Lara assertively and efficiently conveyed the key messages in a very interactive manner to a very diverse audience. The training content was beneficial on the personal and professional level. The audience expressed their interest in attending future training with the same trainer.
Sarah Hamzeh
Humanitarian worker
Lara, where to start? Thank you for your generosity and dynamism and patience, I was all ears for a topic I dislike the most since my university years. You made me smile during a financial literacy session who would have ever thought this could happen! Your passion for sharing, teaching and making sure all notions are assimilated is so inspiring. I am grateful for the precious learnings you shared as they are vital tools for any woman in business.
Ingrid Dahdah
CEO - Diffa Group
" Your input was crucial and quite beneficial to the students who were motivated by your experience. You featured an interactive engagement with the audience and simplified complicated financial topics into easy and understandable concepts. "
Hasmig Dantziguian Khoury
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Bank Audi
Dr Macaron delivered two training sessions, one about circular economy, and the other one about the Lebanese banking and financial system. She also was a coach for a startup who was a training participant. Dr Macaron succeeded in her tasks and in particular in: Delivering very interactive sessions, where there was a co-construction process. At the same time, delivering valuable knowledge to the participants. Giving valuable business advice allowing a business to improve its situation. In general, Dr Macaron is a skilled, competent and extremely valuable asset in the field of business consultancy and coaching. We hope we will have the opportunity to collaborate again.
Ounsi Al Daif
CEO - Eedama
True, dedicated and genuine business consultant. We were lucky to work with her and benefit from her important insights. A great advisor for any business.
Badeeh Abla
Founder of THE BLUE HOUSE - Rare and Organic
"We had the immense pleasure at the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative to have Dr. Lara Macaron as our guest speaker at the International Women’s Day workshop in Rachaya -March 2019. In her intervention, Dr. Lara motivated women to take an active role in business and economic activities, giving solid examples from her own life. Her enthusiasm and motivation, as well as her success story, were inspirational for the more-than-100 women who joined the workshop and her encouraging smile was highly contagious. We thank you Dr. Lara for joining us and we hope we can continue to work together to empower women in rural areas to follow their dreams and make real contributions to our country’s environment and economy".
Maya E. Nehme, PhD
LRI Director
"Dr. Lara Macaron was dynamic, on target, and won the heart of the audience. Her speech during "The Rise, Fall & Rise again of Businesses session" was spontaneous, to the point, timely, concise, expertly offered, and most importantly inspiring. The audience loved her".
Dr. Yomna El Sheridy
President - Business Women of Egypt 21 Association
Since the coaching sessions, I’ve been talking to my employees, husband and friends about you! In so little time you not only managed to cover the material planned to work on, but also amazed me with your listening skills and your potential to find fast solutions to every problem I put on the table! Sharing your experience and your knowledge was also very generous of you! You left me feeling lighter, empowered and so grateful for people like you in my life and the life of others who need guidance to make this world a better place.
Aline Saade
Founder of Hachichit Albé
On behalf of Centre MINE, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for the Finance for Startups webinars that you delivered for Centre MINE. Your commitment to giving back to your community is truly inspiring, and we are incredibly appreciative of the valuable knowledge and insights you shared with us. The feedback we received from our attendees was overwhelmingly positive, and it is evident that your expertise has been immensely helpful in their professional growth. Your passion and dedication to helping others have not gone unnoticed, and we cannot thank you enough for your generosity in sharing your time and expertise with us.
Nermine Masri
Public Relation Coordinator - Centre MINE
"Lara brilliantly led an online webinar that tackled the functioning of banks in Lebanon. She was able to give a comprehensive overview and analysis of the banking sector all the while simplifying difficult concepts to make them accessible to the general public. She easily juggles between the big picture and the technical details due to her extensive experience in banking and academia and is able to naturally engage her audience. The session was very value-adding to all participants. It was an absolute pleasure and honor to host Lara, we look forward to other opportunities to collaborate".
Joelle Atallah
Investment Specialist - Berytech
“We were looking for a trainer for the entrepreneurship program. She delivered what was related to business plans, public speaking, and pitching techniques. We saw an immediate improvement among the participants with her professionalism and positive attitude. She is cooperative, accurate, and efficient in providing the sessions needed. She goes the extra mile for the benefit of the participants. We wholeheartedly recommend Lara F Macaron to everyone we know.”
Tia Al Rifai
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator, GAME
"Thank you for an amazing Round-table session on Financial Management Skills in Healthcare. The session was highly captivating and informative, great job done."
Dr. Aline Nassar
CEO - Stochos
“I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Lara Macaron on capacity building and business plan development, and I cannot speak highly enough of her expertise and dedication. Her insightful guidance and strategic approach played a pivotal role in having impactful outcomes. The meticulously crafted business plan not only surpassed our expectations but also became a roadmap to success for our participants. Her commitment to fostering growth and enhancing Startups and SMEs capacities was evident in every step of the process. I highly recommend Dr. Lara Macaron for anyone seeking profound business insights and a partner in achieving remarkable results."
Said Gedeon
Assistant General Manager - CCIAZ
I Can Help You In Different Situations
FOLLOWING SERVICES
Business Development Services
This technical service helps companies in developing their business.It's centered around business strategy,financial management,access to international market...As such,clients should report a high percentage of business growth.
Entrepreneurial
Program
This program aims to focus on the importance of the knowledge economy and entrepreneurship. It is aspiring for new ideas that lead to building a solid and sustainable business. It provides a series of framework that help an idea to make it happen.
Coaching and Mentoring Services
This service aims to enable companies to grow through focusing on how to use their limited resources effectively and achieve their goals better. The process serves as an excellent support to solve unique challenges and transition situations.
Life Coaching
Program
This program seeks to change the way people approach difficult situations and anything that might block them to move forward in life. We empower people especially women and youth to realize their potential and fully shine in this world.
Financial Literacy Program
This program aims to guide participants into how to access financial services. It generates more awareness on products and services provided by financial institutions through a detailed scientific and professional framework.
CSR Planning and Reporting
This program offers consultancy services to organizations in attaining their CSR goals at every stage of their CSR path. We guide businesses to create CSR policies and strategies and to develop CSR reporting based on global standards.
Research
Studies
Research studies are conducted to assess market needs and gaps, periodic performance evaluation, monitoring and tracking. Studies are based on traditional and out-of-the-box tools to reach meaningful, tactical and strategic purposes for stakeholders.
ABOUT LARA
Dr. Lara Macaron Sabbouri
Dr. Lara Macaron Sabbouri is the founder of “Visions” for professional training and corporate coaching. She is currently a Business Consultant and an Associate Professor of Finance at several universities in Lebanon. Her experience includes working at top-notch Lebanese banks for 15 years. She holds a PhD in Business Administration from the Lebanese University and a Master’s degree in Finance from ESA Business School (Lebanon) and ESCP Europe (France). Her teaching revolves around Banking, Corporate Finance, Financial Market, and Knowledge Economy. Her research focuses on Knowledge Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). She is the author of a book “CSR in Lebanese Commercial Banks”, and several publications in international journals and local newspapers. Her business consultancy mainly revolves around business development, monitoring & evaluation, entrepreneurship & coaching, financial literacy, and social responsibility. A good communicator and event speaker, she has successfully participated in international conferences and numerous workshops, TV and radio interviews. Receiving a certificate in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship from Ball State University – USA, and many other certificates in Banking Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering (CAMS), Sustainable Development, Women Empowerment, Life Skills, and Public Speaking. Lara's passion and purpose revolve around helping people to create a positive impact in the greater world. Nothing makes her happier than watching honest, dedicated individuals achieving their dreams.
Clients
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Visions
Address 1: Jisr el Wateh, Sin el Fil, Lebanon.
Address 2: Chtaura, Main Road, Bekaa, Lebanon.
Phone : 009613942857
Email : lara@visionslb.com
info@visionslb.com