Hi!
Well, well, where to begin? First, let me introduce myself (or re-introduce myself, in case you’ve been here a while). I’m Raele Altano (pronounced “Ra-yell”), a 2x certified coach, creator, and founder of Well With Raele Coaching.
My mission? Helping women build their people skills and social confidence, so they can connect with others, navigate social situations, and feel comfortable being themselves. I work with individuals 1:1, host team workshops, and much more.
I launched Well With Raele back in 2021 (over five years ago, how?!), when I was a newlywed with plenty of time on my hands thanks to COVID and quarantine. Since then, the brand has evolved and so have I, and naturally, I’ve learned a thing or two along the way.
Read on to learn more about how it started, where we are today, and where we’re headed next.
My Story
I’ve always loved connecting with people and helping them feel seen, validated, and supported. As a first-generation Armenian American with divorced parents and a blended family (and an eldest daughter, no less), I got a front-row seat to some pretty complex family dynamics and was forced to grow up quickly at a young age.
I refused to let those experiences kill my spirit. Instead, they helped shape my desire to support other women in building their confidence, finding their voice, and navigating life’s highs and lows with a positive outlook and authentic sense of self.
That desire led me to pursue coaching in 2020. After earning my first coaching certification from the Coach Training Alliance (CTA) during COVID, I launched Well With Raele in 2021 and began sharing what I was learning through coaching and content. And slowly but surely, the internet took notice!
My content gained traction, generating countless viral videos and helping me build a community of more than 700K followers across Instagram and TikTok. Along the way, I landed press features in TIME and Newsweek, television appearances on Fox 5’s Good Night New York and Fox 2 Detroit, speaking engagements, corporate workshops, podcast appearances, and private coaching contracts.
I also earned a second coaching certification, this time specializing in communication coaching through 3V Communications in early 2025.
It was an exciting chapter, and one that gave me the opportunity to turn something I genuinely love into a real business. But that’s never the end of it, is it?!
My Evolution
In the middle of all this growth, I became a mom. Not to one child, but to two beautiful boys in the span of two and a half years. My first son, Marciano, was born in 2022, just as Well With Raele was getting off the ground. Amari followed in 2024, when my business and online presence were gaining serious momentum.
I love being a mom. I also love having an identity, career, interests, and ambitions outside of motherhood. I didn’t want becoming a parent to mean putting the other parts of myself on hold. But somewhere along the way, trying to maintain that momentum turned into trying to do everything. I was working myself to the bone, leaving little room for rest, creativity, or simply being present.
By the end of 2025, I was burned out and knew something had to change. My capacity was different. My priorities were shifting. My standards had evolved. And I wanted to build a business that reflected not just what I could do, but the work I genuinely wanted to keep doing.
This period of reflection brought me back to something that had been there all along: my love of people, human connection, and helping others feel more confident in how they show up and navigate the world.
My Work Today
Today, my work is focused on helping women build their people skills and social confidence.
Think: navigating awkward social situations, making conversation with strangers, feeling more comfortable at events, getting out of your own head, and learning how to be approachable, memorable, and genuinely good at connecting with people. All the real-life stuff we’re expected to know how to do, but rarely actually get taught.
And frankly, in a world of screens, scrolling, and AI, I believe these skills matter now more than ever.
Being socially confident isn’t about becoming the loudest person in the room, having the perfect thing to say, or turning into someone you’re not. It’s about knowing how to connect with people while still being yourself. It’s about getting the things you want while making allies in the process. You can be warm without being a pushover, confident without being arrogant, and socially savvy without overthinking every interaction. That’s the sweet spot.
1:1 Coaching
Through private 1:1 coaching, I help women, teens, and young professionals work through real-life social and interpersonal challenges with practical guidance, honest conversations, and actionable next steps.
Whether it’s feeling more comfortable in social settings, navigating difficult relationships, building confidence in professional environments, or learning how to connect with people from different backgrounds and generations, the goal is to help you feel more capable, confident, and equipped to handle the situations that matter to you.
Workshops & Organizational Training
I also work with organizations through workshops and training focused on networking, building rapport, strengthening workplace relationships, and navigating challenging interpersonal dynamics.
Because getting people with different personalities, communication styles, and generational perspectives to work well together doesn’t always happen automatically. From helping emerging professionals develop the people skills they’ll need throughout their careers to helping established teams navigate friction, collaborate more effectively, and build stronger working relationships, my goal is to give people practical tools they can actually use.
The payoff? Less energy spent navigating unnecessary friction and more room for productive collaboration, stronger relationships, and shared success.
Speaking & Content
I’m also available for speaking engagements, panels, and fireside chats covering people skills, social confidence, communication, personal branding, work + motherhood, and content creation.
Through Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms, I share relatable stories, practical tips, and the occasional hot take to help people feel more confident connecting with others in everyday life.
At the heart of Well With Raele is a simple belief: people skills are life skills. When we know how to connect with others, we open doors to stronger relationships, new opportunities, and greater success in our personal and professional lives. It’s about feeling confident walking into a room, building relationships that matter, and navigating the people and situations that help us get where we want to go.
That’s the work I’m excited to keep doing.
Credentials & Background
I completed my initial training through Coach Training Alliance (CTA), an International Coaching Federation-accredited program, followed by specialized communication coaching certification through 3V Communications. I’m also an alumna of Pace University in New York City, where I earned my B.B.A. in Marketing and Promotion.
Over the years, I’ve worked across industries ranging from fine jewelry and digital media to healthcare and hospitality, getting to know a wide range of people, personalities, and working styles along the way.
Outside of work, I live in New Jersey with my husband and our two boys where there is rarely a dull (or quiet!) moment. I’m a Virgo through and through, a total music nerd who loves almost every genre out there, and someone who genuinely enjoys chatting with a stranger and brightening their day. You never know who you’ll meet or what you’ll learn when you’re willing to connect.
Curious about working together? Explore my Services or Let’s Connect. I’d love to hear from you.
