I
Virginia
I studied international relations and history at the University of Virginia.

Datça, Türkiye
Designing a life worth living: through mindset, movement and mastery.
A professional coach for ten years; writer and speaker. Today, from Datça.
From diplomacy to coaching, from my columns to the winds of Datça: every chapter came back to the same question. How do you design a life worth living?
Yaşamaya değer bir hayat tasarlamak.
A path in six chapters: from Virginia to Datça.
I
I studied international relations and history at the University of Virginia.
II
I worked for four years as Commercial Advisor at the Embassy of Türkiye in Washington, D.C., and for two years in the corporate sector in the US.
III2016
A co-active coach since 2016. I received my CPCC certification from The Coaches Training Institute.
IV2018–2020
30 columns in İndigo Dergisi, Kolektif House KoMag and Ekonomi Doktorunuz.
V
Today I live in Datça. Surfing, sailing, tennis, dance: movement is the rhythm of my life.
VI2025
As Broker Owner, I am building and growing a team of consultants, and coaching them.
Mind, body and work are parts of the same design. When the three work together, life finds its own rhythm.

Zihin
Coaching begins with knowing yourself: noticing assumptions, turning your inner voice into a friend, making conscious choices.

Hareket
Surfing, sailing, tennis, dance, snowboarding. When the body moves, the mind shifts too.

Ustalık
On a path from diplomacy to building a team, mastery is small disciplines, chosen anew every day.
The co-active approach: it sees you as a whole person, trusts that the answer is within you, and supports you in taking action.
Book an introductory callIf you are looking for direction, balance or courage in an area of your life, through one-to-one sessions.
Understanding your own design, to build a lighter life that fits who you are.
Noticing your patterns of thinking and communicating, and transforming the ones that no longer serve you.
Shared goals, open communication and sustainable performance for leaders and teams.
Finding, placing and growing the right people; with hands-on experience of building a team in real estate.
Workshops and talks for organisations and communities.
30 columns in three publications between 2018 and 2020: relationships, knowing yourself, motivation, body and mind.

With its wind, its sea and its slowness, Datça is the most tangible form of a life worth living. Today I work here with my team of consultants, as Broker Owner at Century 21 Zen Datça.
Broker Owner, Century 21 Zen Datça
Write to me about coaching, teamwork, a workshop or a talk.
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