MEET THE TEAM
DEAN YU – The expat mentor who brings the best of both worlds
Dean brings a unique blend of cultural insight, sincere charm and total client focus to his intercultural engagements. He worked in Asia for 12 years (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China) across different sectors spanning textile manufacturing to pharmaceutical supply chains. He returned to the UK in 2011.
Through personal experience (including being an expat in Asia & UK) he realised the crucial importance of identity, purpose and a global mindset. He now enables his clients to find their own way by being flexible, globally adaptable and true to their purpose. He serves expats and repats through bespoke services that include workplace counselling, business and personal mentoring, and intercultural training.
Dean is passionate about helping people - especially Asians - to integrate smoothly, discover their new identities, and successfully travel the path of being a global citizen.
Dean brings a unique blend of cultural insight, sincere charm and total client focus to his intercultural engagements. He worked in Asia for 12 years (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China) across different sectors spanning textile manufacturing to pharmaceutical supply chains. He returned to the UK in 2011.
Through personal experience (including being an expat in Asia & UK) he realised the crucial importance of identity, purpose and a global mindset. He now enables his clients to find their own way by being flexible, globally adaptable and true to their purpose. He serves expats and repats through bespoke services that include workplace counselling, business and personal mentoring, and intercultural training.
Dean is passionate about helping people - especially Asians - to integrate smoothly, discover their new identities, and successfully travel the path of being a global citizen.
EVA TARABICHI – The expat coach with a big Passion for China
Eva is a trainer and ICF certified coach, who works with international professionals, teams as well as expats. She is passionate about reaching out-of-the-box solutions that celebrate inclusion, diversity and enhanced efficiency.
An experienced and ICF certified coach whose mission is to support international professionals and expats on their path to outperforming themselves interculturally while improving their work efficiency, success rates and satisfaction.
Eva works in English, French and German and draws from her work experience in multinational law firms, political institutions and lobbying associations, having worked in China, Belgium and the UK. She holds a B.A. in Modern China studies (Würzburg and Beijing universities) and an M.A. in European politics (College of Europe, Bruges), during which she focused on intercultural communication. To keep her ICF credential, she is systematically attending continued learning classes to learn the newest coaching methods.
Eva is a trainer and ICF certified coach, who works with international professionals, teams as well as expats. She is passionate about reaching out-of-the-box solutions that celebrate inclusion, diversity and enhanced efficiency.
An experienced and ICF certified coach whose mission is to support international professionals and expats on their path to outperforming themselves interculturally while improving their work efficiency, success rates and satisfaction.
Eva works in English, French and German and draws from her work experience in multinational law firms, political institutions and lobbying associations, having worked in China, Belgium and the UK. She holds a B.A. in Modern China studies (Würzburg and Beijing universities) and an M.A. in European politics (College of Europe, Bruges), during which she focused on intercultural communication. To keep her ICF credential, she is systematically attending continued learning classes to learn the newest coaching methods.
ZARINE JACOB – The leadership coach who shakes things up
Zarine is an experienced leadership coach & facilitator across cultures. She favours a solution-focused, positive & pragmatic approach in people development and change work.
After a first career in Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) project management in India & Canada, Zarine managed schemes in mental health in the UK. She then owned Passionfruit Coaching Ltd for 16 years, designing & delivering leadership development internationally.
She now offers coaching & leadership work for individuals and teams to build resilience and better business outcomes. She uses a robust toolkit that includes emotional intelligence, global mindset, diversity & inclusion, social cognitive neuroscience & ethics.
Zarine is an experienced leadership coach & facilitator across cultures. She favours a solution-focused, positive & pragmatic approach in people development and change work.
After a first career in Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) project management in India & Canada, Zarine managed schemes in mental health in the UK. She then owned Passionfruit Coaching Ltd for 16 years, designing & delivering leadership development internationally.
She now offers coaching & leadership work for individuals and teams to build resilience and better business outcomes. She uses a robust toolkit that includes emotional intelligence, global mindset, diversity & inclusion, social cognitive neuroscience & ethics.
Katherine Cui – The ordinary to extraordinary mumprenuer
Katherine was born in Ningxia, China and completed her MBA in 2003 at Leeds Beckett University. She draws her experiences from sectors in education, business consultancy and start-ups which increased her exposure to different cultural backgrounds and helped her to become more aware of cultural differences when she moved to the UK in 2011. Having also acquired a certificate to teach Mandarin as a foreign language in 2010, she decided to start her own teaching business in 2012.
Using her own personal experiences as an entrepreneur and being a mum of three children in a foreign country, she realised she can help others in similar situation to overcome their own fears. Not only she set up a monthly workshop for mums and women that provides different skill sets and motivational talks, she also helps Chinese spouses to overcome cultural and language barriers in the UK so they can integrate quicker.
Katherine was born in Ningxia, China and completed her MBA in 2003 at Leeds Beckett University. She draws her experiences from sectors in education, business consultancy and start-ups which increased her exposure to different cultural backgrounds and helped her to become more aware of cultural differences when she moved to the UK in 2011. Having also acquired a certificate to teach Mandarin as a foreign language in 2010, she decided to start her own teaching business in 2012.
Using her own personal experiences as an entrepreneur and being a mum of three children in a foreign country, she realised she can help others in similar situation to overcome their own fears. Not only she set up a monthly workshop for mums and women that provides different skill sets and motivational talks, she also helps Chinese spouses to overcome cultural and language barriers in the UK so they can integrate quicker.
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