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.”

In 2017, I decided to give shape to my professional work in a different way. I worked in business for 34 years, including 20 years as executive R&D manager at Philips and Signify in various standings and business units. In those years I was trained and received certificates to facilitate teams in their change process.

In the spring of 2018, I graduated (Professional Coach level) from the MMS Coaching Training and received the ICF ACC certificate. Since July 2018 I have my own company(Catch the Tide) and coach people or work with teams. My passion is to support people in their development, to help discover the next step and consequently help to take that step. As such “discover/uncover” (ont-dekken in Dutch) is the overarching theme.  I work as a coach and you are invited to contact me to talk about what I could mean to you.

Having experienced myself as an executive and leader to change my own organization several times, I got fascinated by organizational cultures and change management in organizations. I have been trained during my career to professionally facilitate culture change workshops. I conducted multiple culture change workshops per year with various teams.

As a professional coach and team facilitator I use this experience to support and facilitate teams and their leaders. It could be about the effectiveness of the team, collaboration in the team, collaboration with other teams, conflict resolutions, etc. In case of questions about direction of the team, the team purpose or the vision of the team, I use scenario planning to support the team to get more clarity and to define the necessary answers and actions.

I work throughout the country and for certain activities I work in the mountains or on the water. I like to work with other coaches, to develop new programs and continue to learn from each other.

My favourite hobby is (off-shore) sailing, making trips along the European coast and discovering new areas

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.