Madalena Machado de Lima
Expertise: Madalena is a skilled Project Manager with expertise in problem-solving, time management, and team leadership. Her background in hospitality has shaped her client-focused approach.
Accomplishments: Madalena has successfully led projects for renowned clients including Bic, Daiichi Sankyo, Dedalus, EPO, Intuit, Mazars, Sika, WBCSD, and Westfalia Fruit. She specializes in crafting engaging visual learning journeys and driving growth through innovative strategies.
Approach: Madalena adopts an empathetic approach, understanding clients’ needs and delivering tailored solutions. She excels in communicating with stakeholders and visualising project outcomes from the client’s perspective.
Experience: With over a decade in hospitality, Madalena has held supervisory roles and exceeded targets. Transitioning to Project Management, she collaborates effectively with multicultural teams.
Client Focus: Madalena builds strong client relationships and delivers exceptional service, earning praise for her authenticity and dedication.
Team Collaboration: Madalena thrives in diverse teams, leveraging her multicultural experience to engage effectively with stakeholders.
Certifications: Madalena holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Hospitality Business and is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, with basic proficiency in French and Italian.
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Ida Huang
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Ida Huang
Languages: English
Career Path: Ida Huang is a Senior Consultant and executive coach with 20 years of experience designing and delivering leadership and development solutions in complex, multinational environments across Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Sectors: Financial Services, Energy, Chemicals, Professional Services, Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Food.
Motto: “Challenging and supporting leaders to thrive – with purpose, inclusion, and impact.”
Don Rapley
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Don Rapley
Languages: English, French
Career Path: Built his career in senior international retail roles across Continental Europe, leading teams and operations on the ground. Over the past 20+ years, Don has focused on leadership and team development and executive coaching, working with leaders on the conversations that drive performance and build trust.
Sectors: Healthcare, food and drink, retail, travel, hospitality, energy, engineering, IT services and tech, banking and insurance.
Motto: “Listen first. Everything else follows.”
Jerry Pico
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Jerry Pico
Languages: English, German, Spanish
Career Path: Jerry has 25+ years of international consulting and in-house experience leading regional and global teams in the US, Europe and Asia with leading companies. He is skilled at coaching, facilitating, developing and advising leaders at all levels, including senior executives, and has strong intercultural skills.
Sectors: technology, FMCG, pharmaceutical, professional and financial services.
Motto: “Luck is the residue of intent, which is why clarity of intentions is the key to success!”
Bart-Jan van der Linde
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Bart-Jan van der Linde
Languages: English, French, Dutch
Career path: With over 20 years of experience in strategic communications in global organisations, Bart-Jan has worked on a wide range of change, transformation and leadership initiatives. A consultant and coach for over 10 years now, he leverages his corporate experience and his passion for people to help global organisations engage employees and drive performance.
Sectors: Energy, food & beverage, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, media & entertainment, professional services, publishing, IT.
Motto: “The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands but seeing with new eyes” – Marcel Proust