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Mirjam van Roon, PhD PCC

 

Mirjam van Roon is an experienced executive coach who supports and develops high performers, top executives and high performing teams across Europe.  She is a graduate of Coach University and is credentialed at the Professional Certified Coach level by the International Coach Federation (ICF).  Mirjam is qualified to deliver and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Step I and II) and brings a deep grounding in the practical use of the instrument  to her coaching work.  She obtained her NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer qualification with Robert Dilts at NLPU.  

Mirjam is on the faculty at Coach University, where she teaches both introductory and advanced coaching skills to a new generation of coaches. She is also an active member of the ICF as well as a member of the Association for Psychological Type.  In addition she trained with Stephen Gilligan in the art of Generative Trance and with Nancy Kline in the Thinking Environment.

Mirjam combines analytical thinking with listening abilities, insightful questions, and a carefully established sense of intuition. Her clients find her an intelligent, very empathic and occasionally tough thinking partner, who helps them get clear on their professional or personal goals - then inspires them to achieve those.  Coaching with Mirjam is both productive and fun.  

Prior to starting Cobalt Coaching & Training in 2000, Mirjam worked as a research scientist in a large American chemical corporation.  She earned her PhD degree in Organometallic Chemistry from the University of Washington in 1997, where she also gained substantial teaching experience.

Mirjam coaches internationally, is widely travelled, has lived in Sweden, Italy, USA, UK and currently resides in The Netherlands.  She is fluent in Dutch, English, Serbo-Croat, German and Italian and has a working knowledge of French and Spanish.  Her interests include dancing, reading, travel, volunteering, exploring the outdoors and learning new things.

 

Branka van Roon, MSc ACC

 

Branka is a highly qualified executive coach with a proven track record as CEO in the healthcare sector. She is a graduate of Corporate Coach University, and is credentialed at the Associate Certified Coach level by the International Coach Federation (ICF).  She obtained her NLP Master Practitioner qualification with Robert Dilts at NLPU.  

Branka founded The Excellent Leadership Company in 2005  and works with individual clients providing personal and executive coaching. She has a rich understanding of senior executives providing a sounding board when needed, improvement of leadership competences in line with company goals or support when a career change is considered.  Her research on faltering leaders (when experienced CEOs mismanage a process of change) was presented at the 2007 EMCC conference and will be published in book format in 2010.   

Branka brings a strong understanding of coaching technology into her coaching relationship as well as a developed set of skills together with wisdom culled from many years of personal en professional experience. She has the ability to assist others in seeing what gets in their way of having what they want, both personally and professionally.

She also combines her extensive experience with a thorough understanding of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to advise management teams on conducting effective meetings. In addition she has trained with Nancy Kline in the Thinking Environment

Branka is a native speaker of Serbo-Croat, Dutch and English, and coaches clients worldwide in all three languages. Her passions include travel, reading, listening to classical music and solving complex problems. She lives in The Netherlands with her husband, has two grown children and three grandchildren.