English & German business communication coaching

Every company should give their current and future customers, and of course employees, the best service and information possible in their business communication.  Too many companies are product and not customer-driven and lack cultural awareness. To adopt a bridging language should not stand in the way of communication. Pragmatism and core values of "value first" and cross cultural communication drove my vision in my career and now drive my coaching support.  In my free time I love racing "Slot Cars", and spend hours tinkering with tiny motors and polishing tires.  I would love to try golf and fishing but never seem to get round to it.  being a dad to 6 children seems to be more important. As a coach I am pragmatic to the point of blunt, I get that you need concrete actionable help and advice.  My favourite service is "trouble shooting for basket cases" that´s our 24/7 hotline for executives on the move.  Been there got the T-shirt, now I am there for you.

Studied Law Cologne University

Diploma Marketing - Cologne 

Bi-lingual: German-English

Has worked for:

Showtime- Event Management Cologne, Germany

Olgivy and Mather - Marketing & Customer Service

Transnational:

Head of Direct Marketing Pharmacia Biotech Europe

Project Director Customer Service GASAG Berlin

Project Manager Customer Service Training Chamber of Commerce Berlin and University of East London (UeL) Business School

Synopsis International Communication 

Current: Foodbank logistics Colchester 

Consulting: See client list.

Every company should understand that their people are the most valuable assets they have and invest in them. "Stress hits the bottom line and what to do about it" and "Women and teleworking" are just 2 of the papers I have written on the subject of mindfulness and work-life balance. Transnational and trans-international working are realities today, most of us are not trained for flexibility or "future-proofed" especially if we have reached senior management levels.  Brexit will have a profound effect on how we work as Europeans.  We need to re-invent ourselves continually and be flexible to stay in charge of our own destinies. It is important to know who you are and to stay true to your values - chore strengths and healthy operational options.  I help my clients do just that. As a mother of 6 children, 4 of which I had after 40, life has proven challenging, resilience, assertiveness and having a life plan - so "NO" that´s not OK I have other plan - part of the way forward. I am an artist at heart and in practice.  As a coach I am multi-faceted and open; I embrace my client´s uniqueness and help them combine personal and professional goals to work forward - and stay healthy. 

BSc (Hons) Portsmouth School of Pharmacy

Cranfield MBA

English, German and French fluent

Has worked for:

Pharmacia Biotech AB (now GE Medical)

Marks & Spencer

Lotus (IBM) Paris 

Pharmacia Biotech France GE Medical 

Pharmacia Biotech GmbH Brussels  Transnational project manager 

German Chamber of Commerce - lecturer

University of East London Business School

LOGICA UK

LOGICA GERMANY

Several Voluntary roles for charities 

Founded in Berlin 1996,  we celebrate nearly 30 years of service to our clients across Europe.  

-we are  Increasing our web-basedcoaching  services (blended learning) which can be booked as specific regular sessions and can be stretched ad hoc on an as need basis (eg urgent presentation support) 

 Our translation work provides localisation and copywriting for international companies in English and German .  We are frequently asked to correct bad translations done by agencies.