About Me.

When working with me, you get exclusive, individual access to the only professional in the world who has my unique combination of international background, legal experience, business knowledge, and specialized training in executive coaching, professional supervision, and ICF mentor coaching.

Today, as an executive coach, professional supervisor, and ICF mentor coach.

Certifications and Accreditations

Coaching

  • EMCC Senior Practitioner (Global Individual Accreditation (EIA) and Professional Designation at Senior Practitioner level)

  • MCC Deep Skills Mastery (ICF® Level 3) (Coach-Napoleon Hill™ Institute สถาบันโค้ชนโปเลียนฮิลล์)

  • Professional Certified Coach (PCC)® (International Coaching Federation®)

  • Certified PQ Coach (Positive Intelligence®)

  • Certified Trauma Informed Coach (Moving the Human Spirit)

  • Team Coaching Foundations Certified Coach / EMCC Global Team Coaching Individual Accreditation (ITCA) and Professional Designation at Foundation level (Global Team Coaching Institute)

Supervision

  • EMCC Supervisor (Global coach/mentor supervisor (ESIA))

  • CSA Accredited Coaching Supervisor (Coaching Supervision Academy International)

  • Certificate in Supervision (Centre for Supervision and Team Development)

  • Accredited Coach Supervisor (Universal Coaching Alliance)

ICF Mentor Coaching

  • Advanced Certified Mentor Coach® Training (Fran Fisher, MCC)

  • Certificate of Achievement in Mentor Coaching (Clare Norman (MCC) Coaching Associates)

Formal Trainings

Affiliations

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Logo of Certified Trauma Informed Coach with orange circle and white lowercase 'mths' text inside, surrounded by a blue wreath and the words 'evolve, awaken, grow'.
A promotional poster for coaching classes features a large group of smiling people standing in front of a house with a garden. The poster's headline reads "Walking in the Field" and mentions "Practitioner Class of 2025". The background includes a bright blue sky and green rolling hills.
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Sign with a blue background displaying the text 'Positive Intelligence' and 'Certified Mental Fitness Coach'.
Logo for ESIA with the words 'EMCC Global Supervision Individual Accreditation'.
Certification badge for CSA International, indicating approval as a coaching supervisor in 2026, with a blue and gray circular design and a world map background.

Yesterday, as a practicing international business lawyer.

 

Legal Experience

  • Linklaters LLP, Investment Management Group (private equity and funds) (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

  • Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Business & Finance (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.)

  • Collins Newman & Co (Gaborone, Botswana)

Law Licenses

  • Attorney-at-Law (State of Ohio, U.S.A.)

  • Solicitor (England and Wales), non-practicing

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M., Law and Finance) (Germany)

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) (U.S.A.)

  • Master of Professional Accountancy (Tax Consulting) (U.S.A.)

  • Bachelor’s of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) (U.S.A.)

 

The Inner Advocate®…Beyond.

Outside of the core offerings of The Inner Advocate®, I believe in making a positive difference as widely as possible. Below are some of the other ways I multiply my impact in the world around me.

TechnologyAs an executive coach, I rely heavily on technology in my work with clients. I coach, consult, and train professionals primarily via Zoom. I also use or recommend software applications, where appropriate, when working with clients.

Technology

As an executive coach, I rely primarily on technology in my work with clients. I coach, consult, and train professionals primarily via Zoom and my own Private Client Platform.

I also use or recommend software applications, where appropriate, when working with clients.

NetworkingI have founded and continue to moderate several successful networking communities online. Currently, I lead (or co-lead) the following Facebook groups:Lawyers Coaching Lawyers Lawyers Coaching Lawyers - International NetworkW.E.L.L.S.Women…

Networking

I have founded and continue to moderate several successful online networking communities with over 10,000 members in total:

Lawyers Coaching Lawyers

Lawyers Coaching Lawyers - International Network

WILLA

Women in Law Living Abroad

IWEG

International Women Entrepreneurs of Germany

OnlineIf you want to get to know me from a different perspective, I post several times a week on Instagram under the handle The Inner Advocate. I am most known for my engaging infographics looking at the legal profession from different perspectives.

Online

If you want to get to know me from a different perspective, I have an Instagram under the handle The Inner Advocate. I am most known for my engaging infographics looking at the legal profession from different perspectives.