After finishing my MSc in Psychology, I worked in the airline industry in various senior commercial management roles in Sales, Product Management & Development and Organizational Change. In these corporate roles, I always had a profound interest in human behavior, interpersonal interactions, optimal performance and personal development.

Next to working in corporate environments today, I also work as an MMS certified personal coach. It is my passion to support professionals who want to make a change in their personal and/or professional development. Coming from a corporate background myself, I can easily relate to the challenges you may encounter and help you to establish the change and transformation that you are looking for. 

I am a good listener, have a sharp intuition and a curious mind. My style is kind and thorough, with a sense of humour. For me it is most rewarding to be able to support others in reaching their personal and professional goals and truly make that change that they are after. 

I coach in Dutch and in English.

In the “Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy” the answer is 42 but nobody knows what the question is. In real life it’s often the other way round. Sometimes we don’t even know what the question is either, because we are afraid to dream or so estranged from our true self that we cannot find our own questions anymore. That’s where I come in. I love to help you find your questions and answers.

You’re questions may be:

• Where to go with work or business?
• How to balance work and home?
• Why are we always getting in to fights?
• How to get rid of this vaguely unhappy feeling?

My name is Hester, mother, friend, wife and searcher for happiness.I have a university degree in law and government studies, have worked for the government and in a hospital for many years and am now building my own business.

“I am a firmly believer that unlocking your true potential is a prerequisite for living your life with fulfillment. It’s fascinating to support people on their journey and see them transform to the best version of themselves.”

Bio
Born in 1959, working as an anesthesiologist, and as trainer and coach of (future) medical doctors and MMS coach since spring 2014.

As a medical student I directed a musical. My greatest joy came from helping the actors (who were peer students) to find their inner strength and realise their maximum potential on stage.

Many years later, working as a pain doctor, I discovered that the most satisfying part of my work was not so much the medical part, but to accompany the patients on their intimate and personal journey to cope with their pain. I realized than (remembering the musical) that I would really enjoy to accompany healthy people on their journey to cope with life and the choices life brings.

It took me another twenty years of wandering to actually full this and make it a part of my work. The MMS coach training was the cherry on the cake of my personal journey. In my own coach process during the training I experienced the beneficence that the careful attention given by an MMS coach brings and how that attention helped me to find and solve obstacles and to come into action.

My vision and mission
Everybody arrives at crossing points in their life wondering: am I on the right path? These crossing points are connected to life issues such as relationships, work, family, friendships. You can be confused, you don’t know any more what it is that you really want, which road to take? At such a crossing point I can help you:

• to unravel, provide insight in and sort out the ‘confusion’ in your head
• to focus your attention on what really matters to you and to find out what you really want with your head and your heart
• to come into action and take concrete steps to go there where you really want to be.

I believe and I know that you yourself have the answers and the possibilities. I would be happy and honoured to accompany you on your journey.

Hi, I’m Rhys and I help International Professionals and Third Culture Individuals to overcome the challenges of making friends and business connections, becoming valued and accepted for what makes you different, and navigating cultural differences with more ease (and less stress), while creating a sense of home, wherever you are.

I grew up in New York City but based in Amsterdam, currently. I started my career as a Risk Consultant at Deloitte, NY, and later at EY, Amsterdam. My experience in a demanding consulting environment for the past 20 years has taught me to become resilient and understand that leadership is not a one size fits all skillset (due to cultural differences). It’s all too common to feel left out at work or in personal life and have a hard time making friends when you’re in a different culture. Communication alone is a huge block in building relationships, but add on cultural differences in expectations and behaviors, and it can be incredibly stressful.

I have coached individuals and an executive to help them gain self-awareness, achieve their development objectives, clarify goals, and navigate through cultural differences in their professional world.