about me
Today, I could still have been living near London, stressing about how to juggle my workload, an overflowing email inbox and back-to-back meetings with colleagues around the world, whilst constantly on edge, trying to prove myself in a demanding culture. Paying for a gym I rarely attended, and going to a physiotherapist to alleviate the pain from repetitive strain in my arm from long hours on the computer. And quite frankly not really feeling like I was living life to its full potential, but never stopping to question what I could do differently.
That was my default future. Until, one day, the Managing Director to whom I reported asked me “What do you want to do after you leave Accenture?”.
I looked blankly at him. I had never considered that.
That interaction taught me how powerful a single question can be, and, with hindsight, it’s what put me on the path to becoming a coach.
As a result…
I reconnected with my childhood love of nature, did a sustainability course and ran a programme to create awareness of our client’s sustainability goals so that our hundreds of team members around the world could support the client’s ambitions in this space.
I reconnected with a childhood dream to scuba-dive with giant manta rays.
A few years later, I left Accenture, and, after a little stint in Bali, I now live by the sea near Brighton, UK.
I’ve got several coaching qualifications and have been involved in multiple sustainability projects. I particularly enjoy helping people learn more about what positive work is already being done around the world.
My current work brings these two passions together.
“You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.”
(Alan Watts)
Experience: 18 years in a global management consulting firm, based in Paris and London, working in HR, leadership development, outsourcing, communications and sustainability.
Languages: Fluent English and French, degree-level German.
Coaching qualifications: Business & Leadership, Positive Intelligence, Firework Career coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming coach.
Also trained in Transactional Analysis and Non-Violent Communication
We’re all capable of change at any age. If you don’t believe that, look up “neuroplasticity”. The Mental Fitness intensive programme I run helps you to rewire your brain in 6 weeks, and when combined with coaching, it is truly transformational.
Click on Testimonials to see what my clients have said.
If you think you might want to work with me, feel free to connect with me on Linkedin and book a free discovery session.
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.”
(Zig Ziglar)
Portrait photos by Jenny Rutterford