Hi, I’m Geneviève. Most people call me Gen.

I help people get unstuck when they’re at a crossroads in their career, so their work is in alignment with their authentic self.

My Professional Background

Transformative Coaching
Recruitment
Human Resources
Learning & Development Employer Branding
Personal Branding

Life Experience

Touring life
Expat / Repat
Mom of 2
Intercultural family
Work in French & English

My Values

Open-mindedness
Integrity
(real) Connection
Simplicity
Honesty
Respect

My Credentials

Transformative coaching certification

Bachelor of Business Administration with HR Management focus

Professional Certified Coach accredited from International Coaching Federation (ICF)

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My Inspiration

I’ve changed careers. I’ve made good decisions. I’ve made some bad ones. I’ve walked the walk. Now I help others walk it too.


I’ve done everything you’re expected to do. I went to college, then university, got my degree in Human Resources Management and started a career in that field. I figured it all out. Or so I thought… Life decided otherwise.

Life brought me to many places in the world and it was obvious that conventional life wasn’t for me. This is why I toured around the world and ran away with a circus (literally – Cirque du Soleil), before settling into the life of an expat in Germany.

While this was an exciting perspective on many levels, the job hunt was definitely not as successful as I expected it to be. Being an eternal optimistic, I decided I was going to use this unique opportunity as a new beginning. Sounds amazing, doesn’t it?

But where to start was the daunting question! The more I spoke about my own situation, the more I realized I was far from being alone on my boat.

The world was FULL of people like me who are looking to find what is it they are designed to be doing. How will we make an impact in the world and leave our mark?

There are lots of things that we are fascinated and passionate about. But was is your individual calling? Should it be the same as our passions? Should they be necessarily connected? Or can they be independent from one another?

WHAT AM I? is the question I kept asking myself. Through my own self discovery process, I realized that I am a Career Coach. And I’m here to help you find, dig, or build a path to your new professional life.


Back in the corporate world…

My journey as a Coach started back when I was working in the HR function and I was accompanying leaders through their challenges, helping them build their leadership muscles in order to form stronger teams and a strong work culture.

Now as a certified coach…

Coaching is my passion. Career is a topic that particularly interests me because I found myself lost in this corporate rat race and had to take a step back and reflect on my own situation and make the changes I needed to make in order to live an uncompromised life.

I learned from the best transformational coaches and became an advocate of life with a clear purpose and direction. Helping you to become who you need to be to achieve your impossible dream is my own clear purpose and direction.

 

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”

— ARISTOTLE