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About Me

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Bridge Builder for a Sustainable Future

For nine years, I have been supporting professionals and managers as a career coach, mindfulness trainer and executive trainer. My personal experience as a mother led to the development of my heart's desire and my role as founder of Karriere mit Familie .

I am convinced that the compatibility of work and family is of enormous relevance and value to our society. Employees want more flexibility and creative freedom, and companies not only want to retain valuable skills in the long term, but also want to gain a competitive advantage with their family-friendly attitude.

When my son was born in 2018 and my daughter in 2024, this prompted me to think more deeply about the compatibility of work and family. Not only did this lead to the development of new strategies for my family life, but the issue of compatibility around parental leave also increasingly came into focus in my career.

In 2025, I took over operations and the MyCollective app for those on parental leave. In doing so, I expanded my existing training and coaching offering to include an innovative and digital solution in the form of a parental leave community. At the same time, my team grew from 6 to 12 people - a clear sign of the growing need for supportive training and coaching programs related to parental leave.

With my desire to create a harmonious integration of work and family for mothers and fathers, I represent many other specialists and managers. I understand the company perspective just as well.

With more than 12 years of experience as a human resources and change manager in a DAX 30 company with management responsibility, I know the challenges that HR managers face today. In my training and coaching sessions, these experiences complement each other in a meaningful way.

As a bridge builder, I support you in making family friendliness a factor for your success!

Let’s get started today. Yours,

My professional heart's path:

 

  • Successfully self-employed as a trainer, coach and consultant for 9 years

 

  • 12 years of professional experience as a human resources manager and project manager with own team in the aviation industry

 

  • Dipl. Business Economist & Master's degree in Organizational Consulting and Career-Related Consulting Science

 

  • Systemic coach and change manager (Institut Wandelplan, recognized by DBVC)

 

  • Lufthansa Alumni and former program manager of the Lufthansa Group Alumni Network

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Mindset and more:

 

  • Cologne native & carnival fan

 

  • Happily married and mother of a son

 

  • Bridge builder & networker: bringing together what belongs together

 

  • Expert in letting go and starting over

 

  • 8 months sabbatical experience in Southeast Asia

 

  • 2 months of parental leave in New Zealand

 

  • Yoga fan: using the body's wisdom

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