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.WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Business Trainer and Coach
    Since autumn 2007 I’ve been teaching leadership seminars at the Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor (MI) and as faculty member at The LEAD Institute in Ann Arbor. I’m certified in AchieveGlobal training seminars for Genuine Leadership, Professional Selling Skills and Customer Service. Previous client: DELL, Slovak Republic.

  • Local Business Manager, Barclays Bank, Brighton, England
    Before I went into training I enjoyed my role as Commercial Bank Manager for the sector Local Business. The main components of this role were sales, business development and risk management. During that period I attended numerous networking events and held a position as chapter director for a local networking organization. At the same time I studied for my Masters in leadership studies and took the opportunity to design and run team building events with my team of 19 business managers.

  • Account Executive, Kimberly-Clark, Brighton, England
    I entered the corporate world as Account Executive for this American company, overseeing the Order To Cash process of the largest German retail group. As Customer Service agent I worked with Key Account Managers of Hakle-Kimberly in Germany and colleagues based all across Europe.

  • Sales Assistant Manager, Laminate Flooring Direct, Brighton, England
    Sales, price negotiation and people management were needed in this commission-based sales role for a medium-sized company. In the highly competitive flooring industry I dealt with a wide variety of clients such as tradesmen, private customers, floor layers and professional builders. As one of the very few women in the trade I learned to make a stand as sales women, to be persistent and thick skinned and use my organisational skills.

  • Professional Photographer, Austria and UK
    During my university years I completed a three-year apprenticeship in photography in our family business in Austria. With 19 I was responsible for the management of my own studio including staff members; already interested in constant development and growth of a business, I regularly tried out new marketing and sales strategies. Five years later, I worked for a photographer in Brighton whilst finishing my studies of Philosophy.