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About me

I see the world as a friendly place where something good is waiting around every corner. I am a good observer and love helping others to see their strengths. 

Trained as a transformative coach, I possess core coaching skills such as active listening and holding space, and I understand how to help individuals gain new perspectives. Combined with my pragmatic nature and expertise in HR and Leadership, my approach is supportive yet action-oriented.   

Since 2020, I've been helping career-oriented people build their visions, make important decisions, navigate career transitions or advancement, or simply.... life! â€‹

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My Story

Thank you for taking the time to visit this page and learn my story. I hope I get the opportunity to learn yours as well!

 

Growing up in Russia, I was surrounded by high expectations and a strong emphasis on personal responsibility and development.

 

My career journey took off early and progressed rapidly. During my university days, I found myself working as a recruiter for a major retailer, where I played a role in opening new stores. By the time I was 22, I was already managing a five-person HR team at a leading manufacturing company. 


I didn't question whether I liked the approach or culture at the companies I worked for. And while I was learning a lot, my main driver was to fulfil those old expectations - something about success and status - so that my family could be proud of me. 

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All of the important questions came at the time of my move to Nürnberg, Germany in 2017 and created a lot of doubts about both myself and my abilities:

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  • Who am I outside of my job? What is important to me? 

  • Do I even have any strengths at all and are they relevant here? 

  • What do I really want? Should I accept any job or look for something I like? 

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On top of that, I've gathered quite a list of assumptions:

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  • I will never find a job without speaking proper German; 

  • Employers would prefer to hire someone local over a foreigner; 

  • They don't want to bother with your visa or work permit;

  • You have to lower your expectations because you're coming from abroad

 

As you can imagine, they were not at all helpful to my goal of finding a job in Germany. But they played an important role in finding myself. 

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The best way to overcome these assumptions (or, as we call them, "limiting beliefs") is to start questioning them. What if it's not true? 

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I decided to move to Berlin, which I'm grateful to call home now.

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I got a job in the HR department in English. No one has ever stressed about my work permit (except myself) or my knowledge of German, which is still a work in progress. Although I must say that knowing the language of the country you live in greatly improves the quality of life. 

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I built HR and Operations functions in 3 start-ups from the ground up, was part of a successful exit, and switched to self-employment. 

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Would I change something along the way if I could? No. Every path, no matter how difficult, is unique. And I love mine. 

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