Who I am

About me

At some point during my years in international companies, something became clear to me that I have never been able to ignore: communication has layers. And most people only ever work on one of them.

Tasks get assigned, instructions given, targets set. That is the visible layer. Underneath it lies something that rarely gets named: the need to be seen. To belong. To be genuinely heard, not as a role, but as a person.

I watched capable, committed people quietly disengage, not because they did not want to contribute, but because no one had ever asked what they actually needed. Not out of bad intentions, but because of time pressure, habit, and the assumption that efficiency and humanity are somehow in conflict.

They are not. And that is why I do what I do today.

I believe that every person gives their best with what they know, feel and carry within them.

And I believe that real growth becomes visible the moment someone starts communicating differently: with more awareness, more honesty, more attention to themselves and to the people around them.

That is not a question of technique. It is a question of inner attitude.

Since 2019, I have been working as an independent trainer and coach, accompanying individuals, teams and organisations on exactly this journey.

At a glance

Trainer, coach and speaker for Soft Skills, Self-Leadership and potential activation

Working in Italy, Switzerland and the DACH region

Over 25 years of experience in international companies: HR, controlling, management

Bilingual and bicultural: Austrian roots, based in Lombardy for over 30 years

Lecturer at ITS Turismo Marche, Hospitality Management

Facilitator for multinational companies in international contexts

In person and online, in Italian, German and English

My story

I was born in Austria and have lived in Lombardy for over thirty years. It all started with a book a friend gave me in 1990. The message was simple, but it landed right at the centre of who I was: you can achieve anything in life, as long as you take one hundred percent responsibility for what you do and say. I left my job in Salzburg, sold my car and moved to Milan. I started out as an au pair, then worked my way through various roles: management assistant, then assistant to the CEO of Continental Italia, and eventually head of HR and administration at a German multinational. Twenty-five years in international corporate environments taught me more than any training course ever could: how people actually work, what drives them and what holds them back. In 2019, I took the next step and founded Training Soft Skills, because everything I had come to understand over those years was something I wanted to share.