Back to purpose

I didn’t always know I’d become a coach or a trainer —but I’ve always known I was a teacher at heart. Long before boardrooms and business strategy, I was teaching English privately, helping students not just understand language, but gain confidence in their own voice. That early experience planted a seed I wouldn’t fully recognize until years later: that I thrive when I’m sharing what I love, not just doing what I’m told.

My academic roots lie in American studies, film theory, and film history. As a philologist and teacher, I was trained to explore the deeper meanings in global stories—and to help others find their voice in them. Film taught me to interpret subtext. Language taught me to listen and to stay humble. Later, I added a year of master’s-level Finance studies to my path, and that analytical pivot brought me to the corporate world.

Over nearly a decade in corporate environments, I worked largely in change management—where the human side of transformation became my true focus. I regularly designed and delivered trainings, and again, my inner teacher found space to surface. But as time went on, I became increasingly aware of a dissonance: I wasn’t passionate about the politics of promotion, or the unwritten rules of visibility. I wanted to be valued for the content of my ideas—not the strength of my networking game.

That realization was liberating. I didn’t want to navigate leadership ladders based on perception. I wanted to lead through presence, not positioning.

Alongside my career, I began studying coaching with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and I’m currently preparing for my ACC certification.

Coaching felt like coming home—it led me back to focus on teaching and guiding again, in a way that aligned with my values. It wasn’t about hierarchy or performance. It was about helping others see themselves more clearly.

Linguistically and culturally, I live in transition. I’m bilingual in Hungarian and Polish, fluent in English, and currently improving my Italian (thanks to my wonderful husband). Living across languages teaches humility, curiosity, and the skill of deep listening—qualities that shape how I coach and communicate.

This blog is where all these experiences come together—the teacher, the strategist, the coach, the parent. My focus will be on leading the future. I write about it not just because I care professionally, but because I live it daily with two little… alphas at home. They keep me humble, inspired, and very much on my toes.

Welcome in.