Hi, I'm Jana.
I coach women who start a new leadership role, whether it's a promotion, a new role or a move abroad.
These moments are exciting. And exhausting.
Expectations shift: from your team, your organization, yourself.
And even when you're capable, even when you know you can do this, questions show up:
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Who am I now in this new role?
What’s expected of me and what do I expect from myself and others?
How do I manage these expectations without losing myself?
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What looks clear in a job description, can feel confusing in real life. Expectations are vague, relationships shift, team dynamics change and you're left figuring it out on your own (while others assumes you already know.)
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I work with women who want to think clearly, speak with confidence and lead in a way that feels like them, not a role they're playing.
If this resonates, let's talk. I offer a short, no-pressure conversation to see if coaching is right for you.​​​
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Online. 1:1. In English, German, French. Based in Paris.
What we work on in coaching:
A leadership role means transition. Often without noticing it, women experience changes on multiple levels: how they see themselves, how others relate to them, how they show up in their teams and things can also shift at home, in your private life.
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In our coaching, you have time to think clearly, understand what's really going on: inside you, in your team, in your environment. And make conscious decisions about your next steps forward.
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Topics we often explore:
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Understanding your role, responsibilities and boundaries
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Sorting thoughts and priorities when everything feels urgent
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Navigating uncertainty, doubts and change
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Having difficult conversations with clarity and confidence
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Finding harmony between empathy and leadership
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Developing a leadership style that feels natural for you
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Challenging beliefs like “I have to prove myself” or “I need to get it right”
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Reconnecting with your strengths and experiences
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Recognizing your own needs and taking them seriously​
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Creating a rhythm at work that supports you
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​Coaching isn’t always about learning something new. It's about remembering and using what’s already there: your experience, your way of thinking, your communication and bringing more of that into your daily leadership.
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How we work:​​​
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4–6 months
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12 individual online sessions, 60-75 minutes each
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You choose the pace: weekly, bi-weekly or flexible depending on what’s happening in your context.
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In English, German or French
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2280 EUR net​
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You decide what we focus on, I bring structure, questions and reflection tools that support you with your topic. I work clearly, non directive, agile, in the moment, on eye level, in partnership, without etiquette. Our focus: your real, day-to-day challenges, observations, wishes and questions.
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What you'll gain:​
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More self trust, structure, presence
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A clearer sense of direction
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Confidence and clarity in conversations and decisions
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Feeling calmer, more secure, and better equipped in your role
You have an important conversation coming up?
Let’s prepare:
When you start a new role, some conversations can be difficult, like giving feedback, having a performance review or negotiating. In these two sessions, we’ll find out what you need to speak clearly and stay calm, even if you feel nervous.
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What we'll work on together:​
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Defining what you want and saying it clearly
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Saying what matters without being vague ( "maybe", "I was wondering")
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Identifying and naming what’s blocking you and finding ways to deal with it
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Practicing important sentences out loud until they feel right and natural for you
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Cheking if your message is clear to others
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Handling pressure when you're in the spotlight and all eyes are on you
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Speaking up, even if it’s not your first language
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How it works:​
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2 online sessions, 60-75 minutes each
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Available in English, German or French
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380€ net
Born in Kazakhstan, grew up in Germany, shaped by a year in the US, now living in Paris. Each move taught me something about being and navigating between worlds: about different, unspoken rules, invisible codes and the ongoing work of translating yourself to fit in.
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Before becoming a coach, I spent over 11 years in international business: organizing trade shows across continents, managing high-stakes events with up to 500 participants, negotiating with governments and C-level executives, leading teams, building systems and making things work across cultures, languages and expectations.
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What I always loved most wasn’t the projects themselves, it was the people: Understanding how they worked, what they needed, where they were stuck. Translating between different worlds: German or French headquarters and international partners, C-suite and operations teams, what people said and what they actually meant.
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​Moving between countries, cultures, structures and expectations
At 36, I left that career. A big decision for me, especially as someone with an immigration background, where stability and status feel like something you shouldn’t give up.
I took a break, then started coach training in 2021. I'm a certified executive coach, trained at Henley Business School. The program is accredited by the International Coaching Federation, the Association for Coaching, and the European Mentoring & Coaching Council.
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My work today is shaped by all of this: years of navigating complex systems, building trust across difference and creating clarity when things are messy.
I support women in leadership who are tired of code-switching, who feel like they're translating themselves in every meeting, who wonder which version of themselves is the "right" one.
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I help women stop adjusting and start leading from who they actually are. Not by becoming someone new. Not by performing a role. But by seeing where they're adapting out of habit or external expectations and choosing what really serves them.
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What I stand for:
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Human leadership: based on who you are, not just what you've achieved on paper
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Leadership on eye level: not a power trip, not a title you wear to prove something, but a way of working with people, not above them
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Authority that's earned: real authority is when people choose to trust you, when they want to follow you. Authority isn't something you take, it's something people decide to give you.
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Leadership that includes all of you: your experiences, your mistakes and U-turns, your background, not just your degrees and CV highlights
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The way women actually lead: not by imitating how men do it, not by performing authority, but by bringing clarity, connection and the courage to be real
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What I stand against:
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Leadership as a show-off badge or ego trip
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The idea that leadership means "I have the power, you have to obey"
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Believing you have to earn your place through constant achievement and knowing it all
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Making yourself smaller to be "professional" and perfect
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Performing a version of yourself to fit expectations
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