"I've sat in the C-suite. I've made the hard calls. I've also learned the hard way that strategy without self-awareness only gets you so far."
ABOUT ME
I am a mother, caretaker, and love giver to my lovely gang of (four) little ones. I am an engineer by training, a leader by heart and a coach by calling.
Over the past 15+ years, I've held executive roles in the aviation and aerospace sector, leading international teams, shaping future-ready strategy, and driving large-scale transformation across complex, high-stakes environments. Those roles taught me the art of navigating uncertainty, and the importance of aligning vision with action.
Alongside this journey, I pursued a Master's degree in Positive Psychology and Coaching (MA), deepening my understanding of what truly enables people and organisations to flourish. I became passionate about the intersection between clarity and meaning, between performance and presence.
Today, I bring these two worlds together through SANOPAZ - combining the rigor of strategic thinking with the humanity of coaching. My work supports senior leaders and teams in unlocking clarity, strengthening self-leadership, and building cultures where people don't just survive - they flourish. Not theoretically. In practice.
"I have been in that room myself, part of organisations that looked fine from the outside but could not sustain real performance. I know what it takes to change that."
Credentials & Affiliations
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Master of Arts in Positive Psychology & Coaching
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Dipl.-Ing Aeronautical Science
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Strategy, Transformation & Cultural Change Expert
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Executive Leadership Roles in the Aerospace and Transportation Industry
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Supervisory Board Roles in the Aerospace Industry
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Certified Coach & Facilitator (Positive Psychology & Strength based approaches)
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EMCC accredited Coach
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GAICD, Certified Company Director, AICD, Australia.
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Certified Strategy Advisor, 9EOI
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Multilingual & Experienced across global and multicultural environments
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Co-Head for Positive Leadership EuPoNs
"Early in my career, I thought leadership was about having the right answers. Then I spent 15 years watching brilliant people be undone by the wrong internal narrative. So I built a practice around the one thing most development programs skip: what's actually happening inside the leader. That's where real change begins."
* I am regularly partnering with certified Coaches, Psychologists', Culture Experts and Change Managers.
If you are interested in a partnership - please reach out!
My Approach
Most engagements offer you strategy or coaching. Rarely both - and almost never from someone who has actually sat on the other side of the table. I bring the strategic rigor of a C-suite leader, the psychological depth of a trained coach, and the hard-won discipline of someone who has had to execute under pressure. That combination is what makes the work land differently.
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