I am a creative and adaptable intercultural consultant, “crossover coach” and trainer. My agile approach to bridge-building enables clients to expand their comfort zone and embrace the challenges of working in a changing and uncertain world.Originally from the UK, my intercultural experience started well before going abroad, when I moved from London to Leeds before obtaining a degree in French and Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh. As part of my studies, I spent a year in French Guiana. After a 2-year spell lecturing at Nice University, I moved to Paris where I learned the double trade of corporate trainer and manager at a language and communications training company, rising to become a member of the executive committee. I developed several ground-breaking training and coaching programmes, notably for senior management at a large French bank and a well-known automobile maker. In 2012, I set up Apples and Pears, and strengthened my coaching credentials by training as an Executive Coach at HEC. Today I deliver training, coaching, teambuilding and conferences in French and English in several European countries. Thanks to my double culture, I help clients build bridges between what they know and what they don’t. I have a very empirical, experiential approach to coaching, strongly based on communication skills. I am a certified practitioner with various tools to accelerate progress (Insights Discovery, Cultural Transformation Tools and The International Profiler). In order to develop resilience, I practice and recommend a regular practice of mindfulness. Based in Paris, I am a keen runner and occasional whisky-drinker. In 2017 I combined these twin passions to co-create The Dramathon, a whisky trail marathon in Speyside, Scotland. The first edition attracted nearly 1000 runners.I am available to help your company embrace the complex challenges of working in an increasingly multicultural world.