Since I started as a freelance consultant in September 2018, I have had the pleasure of working with clients on a variety of topics, ranging from one-on-one private coaching, to start-up HR advisory services, to the people side of venture capital investment, to large-scale culture change design, leadership development and project management.

In the words of the Founder and Managing Partner at Blue Ribbon Partners (Life Sciences specialists, company co-founding, corporate innovation and entrepreneurial activation), in Munich, Germany:

“Working with Sonia has been an eye and heart opening experience for us as a team and for me as a leader. Originally we started working with Sonia to organise and moderate our strategy process, but we ended up going deep into our inner workings and team dynamics. By helping us to understand our individual strength profiles, Sonia opened up new ways of connecting and facilitated the unlocking of entirely new potentials. As a result we operate with a clearer purpose, we enjoy stronger mutual appreciation, we collaborate more effectively and the output of our business has improved significantly.”

Marco Janezic, Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Ribbon Partners, 2020

And a prior Venture Manager at Blue Ribbon Partners:

“As a small company we have benefited hugely from Sonia’s deep expertise in team development and exceptional entrepreneurial spirit. In working with Sonia on our mission, key objectives and team roles, she has had a profound effect on us, improving how we organize ourselves as a high performance team, drawing on and developing our strengths, being clear on our goals and responsibilities, as well as staying flexible to make sure we achieve our mission.”

Magdalena Kempa, Venture Manager, Blue Ribbon Partners, 2020-2022 (now with Accenture)

Plus the CEO of ImFusion (a world-class, Munich-based ISO 13485 certified company in the advanced medical image computing technologies space) :

"Sonia has been tremendously helpful in improving how we organize ourselves within the growing team, defining clear roles and responsibilities, establishing a corporate culture that we are all proud of, and making sure we can keep everyone happy, focused and motivated in today's fast-paced environment."

Wolfgang Wein, CEO, ImFusion, 2019

Please visit my LinkedIn page for additional recommendations that I received as an internal consultant, boss, peer and client when in permanent, full-time employment.