Leaders. Thinkers.
Game Changers.
To do what we do, as well as we do, requires a unique set of people. With different skills, experiences and backgrounds. That’s why we have curated a world-class team of experts united by a common goal: your growth and your organization’s success.
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Alex is the visionary founder of The Practice. As a renowned leader in the field of executive coaching, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his role, drawing on his time as founder and co-leader of the European branch of Mobius Executive Leadership.
His proficiencies in executive coaching, transformative facilitation, mediation, and culture change are unparalleled.
Alex previously served as an external facilitator, guiding leadership programs and providing personal coaching to clients around the world. His legal background as a litigator and academic experience as an adjunct professor have equipped him with the tools to address complex organizational challenges.
Alex is fluent in French, conversational in Spanish, and currently learning Dutch. When he’s not lost in translation, Alex cherishes spending leisure time with his children.
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Mieke has over 20 years of industrial experience in operations, supply chain, HR, continuous improvement and transformation at DuPont.
For the last 10 years, she has served as a global strategic advisor to executive teams in a wide range of industries on value creation, operational excellence, transformational leadership and cultural change.
As a trusted partner she navigates executive teams through complex systemic organizational and team dynamics, by uncovering the symptoms, patterns and undercurrents that are holding them back.
Mieke holds certifications in coaching, NLP, systemic intelligence and constellation work, somatics, trauma informed coaching and consulting and energy mastery, which enables her to cover a wide range of topics – from strategic and tactical business themes to the essential inner work of leadership - in her coaching and facilitation.
She is a systemic teacher, a recognized thought leader and a published author of 3 books.
Based in Belgium, Mieke holds a Masters in Economics/Engineering from the University of Leuven and the University of Bilbao. She is fluent in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish.
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Matt Smith is an executive coach and leadership advisor with extensive experience in helping senior leaders and their teams achieve higher performance.
He spent 16 years at McKinsey & Company, including nine as a partner, where he held various roles including Chief Learning Officer, Chief of Staff, and head of their Pharmaceutical Organization Service Line.
As an executive coach, Matt leverages his experience in leadership development and culture change to help leaders set bold goals, identify necessary mindset and behaviour shifts, and implement meaningful changes.
He is certified as an ontological coach by the Newfield Network and holds certifications from the International Coaching Federation for the Leadership Circle Profile and Hogan assessments.
Matt also holds a B.A. (Government) from Harvard University and a Master of Professional Services from Cornell University.
He resides in Taipei with his wife and two sons.
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Paul is a seasoned executive coach and facilitator specializing in leadership and culture integration. He has over 25 years of international business expertise, including a successful corporate career at Kimberly-Clark Health Care Europe. He subsequently played a key role in managing the European Learning and Development initiative, crafting training programs for the top 20 executives.
Building on this experience, Paul established his own company that empowered leaders to connect with their inner strengths, lead effectively in complex environments, and inspire others. His specialty is systemic intelligence, a framework that enables leaders to navigate uncertainty and foster organizational resilience.
Currently, Paul also serves as the Director of the Scientific Department for Systemic Intelligence in Organizations at Constellators International, and is co-author of the book "EMERGENT: The Power of Systemic Intelligence to Navigate the Complexity of M&A."
Paul resides in Amsterdam, Netherlands with his wife and two children.
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Yan is a transformational coach and strategic advisor specializing in leadership, team development, and organizational culture. He is highly successful at effective interventions that drive transformative growth and help leaders develop the skills needed for resilient leadership and exceptional performance.
Yan advocates for a human-centric leadership style, emphasizing mindfulness, collaboration, transparency, and resilience.
Previous experience includes roles at The Hockey Company, Reebok as CMO and head of the Running Business Unit in Boston, and a tenure in senior leadership at Adidas in Germany.
Yan holds a BBA from HEC Business School, and completed executive programs at Harvard Business School and Brown University’s mindfulness-based stress reduction program.
He currently resides in Montreal with his family and two dogs. And spends his spare time as an avid coach and mentor for young athletes.
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Henry is a seasoned expert in leadership/team effectiveness and peak performance. He has extensive experience helping senior leaders define and execute complex strategies, drive growth, and transform organizations to thrive in an increasingly challenging business world.
As part of The Practice, Henry combines over 25 years of business expertise with a deep understanding of team dynamics to help leaders and individuals unlock performance without sacrificing work-life balance.
He holds a law degree, an MBA from the Wharton School, and two graduate degrees - an MA in International Relations and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology – both from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters, and enjoys competitive golf and fly fishing.
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Scott has been a practitioner and coach since 2010, collaborating with individuals and top teams around the globe. He works directly with clients to deliver a range of transformational solutions in personal mastery and organizational leadership. By drawing on multiple disciplines, Scott is able to diagnose the elements that block peak performance. His specialty is pushing teams and individuals to recognize their behavioural patterns. He is particularly interested in helping clients design lives, teams and systems based on personal discovery and honest communication.
Scott lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and son, and is avidly involved with two charities: The Special Olympics and Alzheimer’s research. In his spare time, he volunteers as a high school rowing coach. He has a healthy obsession with skiing and an unhealthy obsession with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Kate is a leadership coach, facilitator, and change architect with over 15 years of experience across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. She specializes in working with teams and individuals on leading change in their organizations, with a focus on transformational leadership coaching as the foundation for all organizational change. She also excels in supporting executives through life and career transitions, integrating deep inner work with a pragmatic lens in her holistic approach.
She spent 10 years at McKinsey & Company, in Dubai and London, as a Senior Expert in Organizational Change. Her extensive expertise comes, in part, from working with Fortune 500 senior executives on crafting enterprise-wide change strategies and building change leadership capabilities.
Kate holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is a certified Integral Coach and an ACC-accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation.
Kate currently divides her time between London and The Hague and enjoys writing (you can find her weekly blog, Friday Pause, on LinkedIn), as well as high-adventure travels with her husband.
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With over 20 years of international corporate leadership experience, Katja works with executives and organizations to drive meaningful change and foster growth. Her career includes C-suite roles at adidas, where she led global Communication, Marketing, HR, and Sustainability initiatives based out of Germany, China, the US, and the UAE.
Katja has a strong record of managing large-scale transformations, driving employee engagement, and building purpose-driven, high-performance work environments. She uses her coaching skills and global executive experience to help her clients break down complex challenges into practical steps that enable tangible results.
Katja is a certified Integral Coach, an accredited member of the International Coaching Federation, and holds certifications in Systemic Coaching, Hogan Assessments, and Enneagram. She is also a Senior Certified HR Professional and has completed executive programs at London Business School and Harvard.
She splits her time between Germany and the UAE, volunteers as a hiking guide in the Arabian Peninsula and enjoys reading, time with friends & family and sports like cycling, cross-country skiing and kayaking.
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Cecily is an experienced leadership practitioner, facilitator and executive coach who works with senior leaders across the world to drive transformation for themselves, their teams and their organizations.
Prior to her work in Executive Coaching and Leadership Development, Cecily was a strategy consultant for nearly 20 years. Her work includes challenging and supporting people to show up as their best selves, creating team dynamics where all people can thrive equally, and igniting organizational excellence.
Cecily is a Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative and the Aspen Global Leadership Network. She has a BSc OT and a master’s in business administration from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is also a certified Consciousness Coach and a Time to Think Facilitator, Coach, Consultant and Teacher.
Cecily lives with her family in Switzerland and loves to explore the outdoors, and travel to new places.
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Grace is a seasoned executive coach and facilitator with over 20 years of experience. She has led transformative journeys for top teams and shifted the behaviors of front-line employees across five continents.
She spent over a decade at McKinsey & Co. where she utilized her extensive skills to guide clients towards becoming more authentic, impactful and effective.
Grace is deeply passionate about advancing leaders from underrepresented groups. She co-founded Ceiling Breakers and has served on the Advisory Board of Multicultural New South Wales.
She holds an MBA from Wharton and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons 1) from the University of New South Wales. She is also a certified Integral Coach and is trained in various coaching and systemic practices.
Today, Grace lives in Sydney with her husband and 3 young children. Together, they love exploring the world, especially places of natural beauty.
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Virginia is an executive, team coach, and business advisor focused on helping senior leaders amplify their impact. With a Stanford MBA and 15 years of experience scaling high-growth companies, she empowers leaders to generate sustainable growth, while leading a more integrated, balanced life.
Virginia is trained as an executive coach (Co-Active Coaching Institute) and team coach (Team Coaching International). As a former global executive, she led teams of 500 professionals in 14 countries across the US, Europe, and Latin America. She is passionate about helping leaders and teams collaborate and communicate more effectively.
A firm believer in continuous personal development, Virginia integrates self-awareness and mindfulness practices into her work.
She currently lives in Barcelona with her partner, two step-children, and newborn son. In her free time, Virginia enjoys the outdoors and mindfulness practices such as yoga, tantra, and ecstatic dance.
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Clémence is the Head of Project Management in leadership consulting. She is universally revered for her exceptional patience, organizational prowess, and ability to successfully collaborate with senior teams across diverse industries and geographies.
Throughout her career, Clémence has guided organizations through every phase of project management, delivering personalized, high-touch client experiences, built on trust and empathy.
She holds a master’s degree in international business management and has over 10 years of experience in client-facing and project management roles.
Before joining The Practice, she excelled as an Event Manager in a luxury hotel in the Geneva region, where her commitment to excellence in service became her hallmark.
Clémence’s lives in Switzerland, happily balancing her career with her role as a mother. She enjoys outdoor activities like downhill skiing, hiking, road biking, and camping.
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Elizabeth is a Project Manager with over 12 years of experience in management consulting, finance, and executive leadership. She specializes in program implementation, process re-engineering, and operational efficiency.
Throughout her career, Elizabeth has worked with major financial institutions including Travelex Business Group and Westpac Banking Corporation. Following her tenure with Mobius Executive Leadership, she joined The Practice, where she now serves as Head of Program Management for Australia.
She holds a BSc in Anatomy and Physiology (University of Witwatersrand), a BSc Med (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics (University of Cape Town), along with a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (Wits Business School). She is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Elizabeth is a strong advocate for open communication, structured processes, and ethical workplace practices, and is based in Sydney, Australia.
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Floriane, or 'Flo,' is our Global Head of Finance and Administration. With over 15 years of experience, she is a master at tackling the complexities of global operations. Throughout her career, Flo has consistently delivered results, leading successful initiatives in financial planning, operational efficiency, and corporate governance.
As a multi-talented executive with a keen eye for strategic growth, she excels at optimizing financial systems, managing cross-functional teams, and driving strategic growth. The key to her success lies in her ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, ensuring both profitability and a strong company culture.
When she’s not taking care of the day-to-day, Floriane loves to spend time with her kids, friends and family which includes a variety of pets. She also loves delicious food with good company, the great outdoors and captivating books.
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Delphine is Executive and Personal Assistant to Alex Kuilman. She has over 20 years of experience in the tourism, hospitality, and food industries.
Previous roles include Sales & Event Manager for various luxury hotels and Liaison Officer for the G8 Summit in the Geneva region.
She has successfully collaborated with executive teams in a range of fields, implementing and maintaining ERP and CRM systems, merging companies, and launching products.
Highly organized and incredibly positive, Delphine prioritizes every task to meet both internal and external needs. It’s no coincidence her nickname is “Swiss knife”.
Respect, trust, integrity, and loyalty are fundamental values that she is committed to in her professional and personal life.
When she’s not working, Delphine loves spending time with her son, husband, and friends. She also enjoys biking, hiking, snowboarding, and is involved in volunteer work whenever possible.
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JJ is a seasoned Senior Project Manager with over 20 years of expertise in IT, leadership consulting, and cross-cultural collaboration. She started her career at LG, implementing IT systems and improving performance through innovative, people-centred solutions.
JJ’s strategic acumen and exceptional project management skills were instrumental in the successful launch of Mobius Executive Leadership’s offices in London and Geneva.
Armed with a distinction-level MSc in Project Management from the University of Manchester, she specializes in managing stakeholders and designing high-performing processes aligned with organizational goals.
JJ is certified in CMI, PRINCE2, and ICF coaching. She excels at managing complex projects and integrating mindfulness into leadership programs.
Her passion for well-being and cultural leadership is reflected in her creative pursuits, including Korean calligraphy, modern jazz dance, and photography. JJ is based outside of London.
