About Me
Behind the work
I grew up in the mountains of South Tyrol, a landscape defined by resilience, clarity, and uncompromising foundations. Over the past 20 years, life has taken me through Vienna, Madrid, London, Geneva, and Berlin, across cultures, industries, and different ways of leading. Through all of it, one question remained: How do we show up in moments of pressure, and what does strong leadership actually require?
My career led me from the UN and NGOs to fast-growing startups. I have supported leaders through uncertainty and guided teams through rapid growth. In these environments, I saw a recurring truth: Pressure is not a catalyst for strength. It erodes clarity and compromises connection. Not because leaders lack skill or ambition, but because they have lost the ability to stay connected with themselves when the stakes are high.
I learned, firsthand, that leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about how we relate to ourselves in the heat of the moment. When we operate from a present state, everything changes: communication becomes more honest, decisions clearer, and trust comes naturally.
A deeper foundation
Part of my story began long before my career. Born in Peru and raised in Italy, I lived between two worlds that shaped my sense of identity early on. This taught me something no formal training could: What grounds us doesn’t come from our roles or expectations, but from the relationship we build with ourselves. Reconnecting with my biological family years later added a depth to my life that still influences how I meet others today.
This is why I coach
Our relationship with ourselves shapes everything - how we think, feel, and respond, how we hold steady under pressure, and how we move through change.
Real development isn’t easy. It confronts the very structures we’ve spent years building. But as we learn to stay connected with ourselves, especially in moments that would usually pull us away, leadership changes.
Because when leaders shift, cultures shift. And organisations grow stronger, healthier, and more resilient.