I've grown up in The Netherlands, graduated university in Business and Economics and have worked at several large companies, eg. Robeco, KLM and Rabobank. Having a love for adventure, when my husband was offered the opportunity to work abroad as an expat, we ventured on this journey without hesitation.

During several assignments abroad, we have lived in London, Paris, Kinshasa (DR Congo), Lagos (Nigeria), The Netherlands and Miami over the last 20 years. During these postings our sons were born and we currently live in The Netherlands.

In each assignment I have found very different fulfilling ways to spend my time, from volunteering, to working at an Embassy and in an enterprise, to studying and in Nigeria I have founded a successful business in flower import, which is still blooming.

During these years I supported several new families during pre-visits and transition after moving. Seeing expats partners struggle in finding a fulfilling way to spend their time, I felt the key to finding what you want, is knowing what you want. This was my inspiration to start a Co-Active Coach training at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI).

Since then I've coached many individuals and teams through multiple organizations (eg. Chief, Orrick, Google, NASA, ByteDance, Eventbrite and others) and as a life-long learner I enjoy to keep educating myself.

In my coaching I love to challenge those who feel comfortable and to comfort those who feel challenged.

Ida Rutten