Hi, I am Wanda. I am an accredited mindset coach with a passion for helping high achievers take a step back, find balance and lead a life of no regrets.

Born in the Netherlands, I studied Psychology in the UK, and after marrying a Brit, I stayed in the country to build my corporate career.

I worked my way up the ladder in IT Procurement through jobs in Oil and Gas, Telecoms, Insurance and eventually Banking, where I managed a global team and an annual software budget of $400M.

In 2015, SoftwareOne, a global software reseller, headhunted me as their Head of Commercial to support their transition to becoming a service provider. My experience with enterprise customers and IT Procurement was extremely attractive.

I was a strong negotiator and had visions of leading a global consultancy team. I was also a real workaholic. I was always “on,” a bit of a perfectionist, a people-pleaser, and in the habit of over-delivering.

Little did I know that less than a month into my new job, the most challenging negotiation would be with myself when ill health forced me to take a step back. I was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease (Type 1 Diabetes) and had a heart attack.

A global role was off the table, and I dropped to a four-day week. I thought that my career was over. On my day off, I picked up my Psychology and Coaching books and realised that this was my passion.

I qualified as a mindset coach and learned how to balance my life. I also learned that perfectionism, overthinking, people-pleasing, and overwork are all mindset blind spots. They hindered me in my pursuit of my goals. Over the years, I have managed to deal with these blind spots and now help others to do the same.

I was very fortunate that I could pivot my career without having to leave SoftwareOne. For eight years, I worked as an internal coach alongside my role as Head of Commercial. I supported their high-potential individual contributors, leaders, and executives. I also started building up my own practice and have run it full-time since 2023.

In my free time, I love walking in the Surrey Hills with my husband Doug and our Hearing dog, Buzz. Sometimes, my daughter Sarah joins in with her dog Luna. We love travelling, reading, watching films and cooking (I make an excellent Dutch Apple Pie, I am told). I have recently taken up Stand-up Paddle Boarding.

I was very fortunate that I could pivot my career without having to leave SoftwareOne. For eight years, I worked as an internal coach alongside my role as Head of Commercial. I supported their high-potential individual contributors, leaders, and executives. I also started building up my own practice and have run it full-time since 2023.

In my free time, I love walking in the Surrey Hills with my husband Doug and our Hearing dog, Buzz. Sometimes, my daughter Sarah joins in with her dog Luna. We love travelling, reading, watching films and cooking (I make an excellent Dutch Apple Pie, I am told). I have recently taken up Stand-up Paddle Boarding.

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