Title, Credentials:

• Founder/ Director, Intellect Consulting Ltd / Intellect Career Centre / Centre for Business and Executive Coaching (CBEC-EA), The Coach Institute of Eastern Africa (CIEA);
• Certified Executive Coach (CEC);
• Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC);
• Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW);
• Master Coach (Appointed local representative for the PARW/CC to deliver professional career coaching Résumé Writing training in the region;
• MBA (Strategic Management);
• Post-graduate Diploma (Business Management);
• Bachelors Degree, Agricultural Economics.

Professional Memberships

• Member, Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches (PARW/CC);
• Member, Center for Executive Coaching (USA);
• Member, Institute of Human Resources Management (IHRM).

Notable Media Highlights and Publications

• Recognized as a pioneer in the field of executive career coaching in the East African region (Spotlight, February, 2009 & Financial Post, June 2009);
• Voted as one of the top 40 under 40 women to watch in Kenya (Business Daily, 30th January, 2009);
• A columnist for Management Journal of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) moderating the "Managers' Advice" column since 2009;
• Featured as a key resource person for career development (The Standard, August 22nd, 2009) amongst others;
• Numerous contributions to Daily Nation on executive and career development issues
• Partnered with various local organizations on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and staff welfare initiatives (Unilever's career fair, KBC etc);

What I was doing before I started Coaching

I have a successful and progressive track record having previous worked in diverse capacities in the public sector, financial services sector, and international development organizations in the broad arena of provision of business development advisory services across various African countries. My last position before I made up my mind to embark on coaching full time was a technical advisor for private sector development with a leading International Development Organization - Netherlands Development Organization (SNV).

What gives me an advantage as an executive and career coach?

• I am passionate about facilitating people to succeed; this fuels me.
• The international credentialing by the Center for Executive Coaching and the Professional Association of Career Coaches and Résumé Writers (PARW/CC).
• Success story that flow in fresh everyday in different shapes and magnitude.
• My unique blend of previous exposure in various sectors across Africa with the extensive training as a coach which makes my portfolio as an executive coach undoubtedly the best in the region.
• Ability to quickly generate quality coaching questions and listen deeply to the underlying issues for every client.
• Superb relationship management skills and always giving every single client room to generate solutions as I motivate, guide and hold them accountable.
• Great sense of professionalism, with an ability to rapidly grasp the context, develop logical and structured coaching
• Ability to strategically help my clients to quickly turn challenges into positive hot-spots whilst influencing and managing all relationships to their advantage.

What I like about my work as a coach and my favorite moments

I love:-

• The fact that everyday is unique just as every client is;
• Witnessing the "Aha" moments when my clients experience moments of clarity;
• The whole aspect of lifting the bar for my clients just when they thought they have "arrived" leading to unprecedented success!
• When a client commits to an action plan they have generated and make career quantum leaps!
• The opportunity to keep on renewing myself and an unlimited room for innovation - this fuels my every moment!
• The day I was nominated as a top 40 under 40 women to watch in Kenya; reviewing the submissions and congratulatory notes sent in by my clients was very humbling.

Favorite Hobbies/Leisure Activities

• I enjoy listening to leadership and management audios (always seem to get new ideas), Reading books that are of value to my clients,
• Writing articles and publications that are responsive to my target group's needs,
• Cooking and entertaining (though not as much as I used to)
• Traveling to the countryside
• Being with the boys (I am a mother of 3 boys) and silently listening to them argue and compete
• ...And sometimes just switching off and resting.

Favorite Authors

• Marcus Buckingham
• Anthony Robins
• Richard Templar