A very big tree.
I’m an optimist, high & low tech enthusiast, coach.
I’m on a mission to surface more relatedness amongst people.
In short, I help individuals connect with each other & themselves.
I grew up in France, then spent the last 15+ years living & working in multiple countries (Ireland, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Netherlands…)
After university, I wanted to keep learning more, and fast, so I decided to work with startups (”small companies designed to grow fast”). I worked in very early stage startups, struggling to survive, to more advanced startups trying to manage their high-growth phase. And most of what’s in between.
Me during my “startup era”.
Over time, I began to feel stuck across various dimensions of my life. Despite my attempts to shake things up, and take back control, I realised that I was slowly drifting away. I didn’t understand what was going on. My old dreams were gathering dust. I was losing the curiosity and playfulness that I used to love about myself. I was slowly getting more and more bitter. And realised how exhausting it is to be angry all the time.
An important person in my life recommended me to talk to her coach. At the time, I was extremely skeptical as I believed all coaches were crooks. I am happy to say that I was wrong. Over time, my coach helped me break down old patterns I was ready to let go of, she protected and nurtured my self-confidence, but also challenged me to go after bigger goals. I wasn’t expecting how big and how long-lasting the impact these sessions would have on my life. I can’t emphasise enough how transformative it’s been for me.
If I could change one thing, I would have hired my coach much sooner, instead of waiting to feel really lost. It would have saved me a lot of time and troubles.
In 2024, I quit my day job and went on a sabbatical. This decision was a long time coming. Fortunately, I had the luxury of time, so I tried to use it wisely.
I remembered the positive experience I had as a coachee myself, and slowly realised that I might like being in the other chair too. I called up a bunch of coaches I found online, asked them questions about their coaching style, education, niche and so on to get a broader picture of the profession from the inside.
I then decided to go for it and joined a 6-months training program to learn how to coach. The course was given by Kingstown College, and accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the *European Mentoring & Coaching Council* (EMCC).
Later that year, I coached my first client.
Coaching doesn’t feel like a “job” to me.
Unlike my previous jobs, I find that I actually gain energy from coaching. I take it as a sign that I’m probably in the right place. I also realised that in coaching, I get to talk to a vastly wider range of people than with any job I ever had before, which I find extremely fulfilling. Observing my clients uncovering new insights about themselves, taking action and changing over time is immensely rewarding.