Meet the coaches
Maybe you're trying to understand your current workplace dynamics, learn the art of influence within your organisation, find a trauma-informed coach, transform your work environment, enhance your leadership skills, or just discover better ways to support your team.
Whatever your goals, the below coaches are here to help guide you through it. They offer personalised advice and practical strategies to help you navigate and improve even the toughest workplace situations.
With a bit of guidance and plenty of support, you can make a significant difference—not just for yourself, but for everyone around you.
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Virginie Coulloudon is an award-winning Leadership Coach [PCC, PhD], former executive and strategic communicator at global level. A former Moscow correspondent in the 1990s and investigative journalist, Virginie was the spokesperson of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) under Kazakhstan’s, Lithuania’s, and Ireland’s chairmanships. She has served over 800 managers and senior Individual contributors. She strongly believes that true diversity is reached on welcoming and integrating multiple and often divergent thoughts. She is the founder of SUCCESS PARTNER, an international coaching practice that helps leaders increase impact and achieve career growth through understanding the needs of those around them. She has launched the Influence Champions Network, where leaders get constant support in deciphering their own ecosystem and thrive in their work environment. You can reach her at virginie@successpartner.net or via LinkedIn
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Coach & Ecotherapist
If you are currently impacted by a toxic working environment or struggling with loss of meaning, loss of motivation, burnout or compassion fatigue, I can guide and support you through existential crisis and challenging life transitions.
For leaders who want to do better but don’t know where to start to individuals and teams struggling with an unhealthy culture, I believe that together we can make meaningful change in our lives.
I use a range of therapeutic modalities including trauma-informed coaching, ecotherapy, mindfulness and creative expression. With over 20 years working in sustainability, I am climate-aware and run support groups for climate grief and eco-anxiety. As well as coaching and mentoring leaders and changemakers, I am the Curator of PEOPLE PLANET PLACE, an ecosystem for healing, creativity and rest. Coaching is available in person, online and in the woods.
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As part of A Better Brussels, I’m here to help you navigate the pressures of high-demand environments and prevent burnout. With extensive experience in communication, coaching, systemic work, and leadership development, I draw on my credentials as an ICF (PCC) coach and LSP® facilitator to guide you from intention to action, while fostering a sense of purpose, joy, and belonging.
Together, we’ll create a space where you feel heard and supported, so to find your unique formula for balance and change. As your thinking partner, I promise clarity for you, improved dynamics for your team, and a values-driven culture for your organization. We can achieve this through a variety of tools — whether it’s a walk-and-talk coaching session, an afternoon with SPAgame (the wellbeing board game I co-designed), sparking new ideas with LEGO bricks, gaining insights through my Clarity Check-in Series, or mapping your priorities in a two-hour workshop.
I deeply believe in leadership that starts from within, the balancing power of systemic thinking, and the drive of an entrepreneurial mindset.
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Life Coach
Feeling lost? Overwhelmed? Trapped in the grind?
I empower high-achieving women to break free from the pressures of people-pleasing, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and burnout. With my guidance, you can reclaim your energy and purpose, achieving your goals without sacrificing your mental health or personal fulfillment. My mission is to help you find balance and happiness in both your professional and personal life.As a former tech lobbyist with over five years of experience in Brussels, I know firsthand the toll that high-stress environments and toxic workplaces can take. After my own journey through burnout and an existential crisis, I transformed my life and career to become a professional life coach.
Drawing on my unique background in both high-pressure sectors and personal development, I now specialise in stress management, burnout prevention, and helping others navigate career transitions. I offer a blend of deep personal understanding and practical strategies to support those seeking to regain control of their lives and careers.
LISTENING SESSIONS
LISTENING SESSIONS
How can EU bubble bosses do better?
November 15th
18:00-19:00-ish
PEOPLE PLANET PLACE
Brussels (Directions link)
Join us for the final installment of our 3-part listening series, where we look at what else we’d like to tell EU bosses, what we have covered so far and what’s next.
How can EU bubble bosses do better?
October 24th
18:00-19:00-ish
PEOPLE PLANET PLACE
Brussels (Directions link)
During this October’s listening session, we set out to talk about leadership responsibilities, however, attendees brought their own agenda—rich with opinions, ideas, and challenges that stretched beyond the planned discussion. I figured a quick summary just wouldn’t cut it, so giving you a glimpse at my 'Dear Diary' entry instead—it's a heartfelt look back at the day.
How can EU bubble bosses do better?
September 26th
18:00-19:00-ish
PEOPLE PLANET PLACE
Brussels (Directions link)
Folks from the different spheres of the EU policymaking space attended the first listening session! The session brought to light some hard truths in Brussels' policymaking workplaces. It was not all sad news, it showed incredible talent, willpower to figure it out and constructive suggestions on what is expected of EU bosses.
