About ten years ago, I stepped away from my life as an architect and entered the world of coaching, training, and speaking. I shifted from drawing physical spaces to co-designing growth journeys that help people build clarity, confidence, and consistent action.  It was a choice born of urgency. I looked at the work I loved, the life I wanted, and realised the blueprint needed redrawing. I never looked back.  In retraining myself, I discovered that the same architectural minds

I’ve been noticing a pain pattern across industries and leadership levels, an overload of written, polished exchanges paired with a decline in authentic verbal communication.  Technology, especially large language models, are amazing tools when used mindfully. Yet somehow, they have made it harder for professionals to structure and host truly meaningful conversations, the kind that build trust, resolve tension, and move things forward.  Just the other day, during a coaching s

A few weeks ago, during my leadership coaching sessions, a client from the U.S. shared her frustration; she was struggling with the direct feedback style of her European colleagues.  Only a few days later, another client from Vienna expressed the opposite challenge; he was puzzled by the indirect communication tone of his American team.  Both right, both confused.  That same week, I started reading Erin Meyer’s The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Glo

There’s something almost magical about a stage before the lights come on; that quiet, that moment right before stories start to flow.  Last week at the Female Future Festival   in Vienna, I felt exactly that energy, the kind that reminds you why we gather, why we speak, and why it still matters to be in the room!   As a speaker and a coach, I’ve seen powerful connection happen in pixels and in person and I’ve always believed that words can build bridges, whether they travel t