about me

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I am a freedom campaigner. Freedom, generally, is having the ability to act or change without constraint. In my life, I have experienced freedom and the lack of, at both extreme ends. For me, freedom represents choices, voices, ideas, perspectives, that are welcome with openness and curiosity, with respect, and humility. My metaphor for freedom is the wind. Its presence generates movement and action. It is like a messenger carrying the essence of change and growth. 

In coaching, as a freedom campaigner, my role is to help my clients navigate their quest to either find freedom to do something or to be free from something. Much like the wind, my coaching style follows the client's agenda, breathing energy into emotions that they wish to understand, interpret and make sense of.  

I am on a mission to release the strengths and potential of others. My interpretation of compassion has two sides. One one hand, it is to be able to embody sympathetic consciousness of others feelings and have the desire to create positive change, while championing, acknowledging my clients brilliance, and amplifying kindness. One the other hand, compassion is the ability to act, to courageously speak the inconvenient truths, to challenge, to blurt things out and question the rules and beliefs everyone else only dares to think about. 

Imagine driving a car and compassion is the gear stick. You are stuck in third and going to fifth creates a little glitch. The purpose of this shift in energy, realignment, however uncomfortable, is going to lead to harmony and joy as you continue your journey. In coaching, the value of compassion has served as the accelerator of clients' transformation. 

Having spent the first 20 years of my life influenced by competitive sport, integrity has found a special place in my heart. I believe that whether you are training alone or with your team, or competing in front of thousands of people, whether you are winning or losing, honesty, respect, responsibility and grace are key elements of success.  

Coaching is clearly not a competition and yet, honoring integrity is just as important to me. In a coaching relationship, integrity is present when the client feels safe to speaks their truth, their values are honored in their vision for their best life and their capacity to lead requires no effort. In coaching, integrity of both, the client and the coach are the foundations of a healthy, thriving relationship.    

Professional Background:  

In addition to my coaching qualifications, I bring 25 years of corporate experience, leading and transforming businesses and teams in Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific. During my career, I have lived and worked on four continents, in five different countries. I have held various leadership positions across Fiserv, Tech, Consulting, and Business Intelligence industries in companies like Cisco, LinkedIn, Tableau and Salesforce. 

My passion has always been investing in and growing leadership talent. It is probably because someone took a chance on a me many years ago and it completely changed my life. I have always been motivated to pay it forward and create opportunities for people coming from diverse walks of life. 

I work with first time managers to executive leaders taking on significant change in role scope, professionals moving into retirement, moving countries, or people embracing new parenting responsibilities and balancing those with work. 

Over the years, I have been actively involved as internal company coach, designed and led companywide leadership development programs, as well as continually serve as event speaker and mentor to top & emerging talent.  

My experience has given me a unique perspective which I bring to my coaching. I can relate to leading in fast paced, multicultural environments. I understand from my own leadership journey, the stress and pressure executives and their leaders are under. 

I was born in former Czechoslovakia and grew up in the Czech Republic. I immigrated to Australia in the early 2000's. I have since lived and worked in USA, UK and Asia.