Expertise: Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Change Management, Executive Coach & DEI Trainer, Keynote Speaker

Location: Suisse Romande, Switzerland

Delivery: Global

Languages: English

Background

Natalie, co-founder and co-CEO of Thriving Talent, is passionate about helping organisations to improve their female talent pipeline and build inclusive cultures where diversity can thrive.

She helps companies to create and drive talent and culture programmes that support employees who have caring responsibilities. By valuing the commercial benefits this brings, her clients are able to overcome diversity barriers, reduce attrition, become an employer of choice and drive their inclusion & culture agenda.

With her extensive HR background across the public and private sectors, you benefit from Natalie’s deep experience of organizational change management, leading and managing teams, and coaching and advising leaders and executive within multicultural environments.

Natalie lives in Switzerland, leading a careful balancing act of being a mother, wife, business owner and driving much-needed change in business and society. She values family time and takes the time to explore and play in Switzerland’s beautiful lakes and mountains with her young family.

Background

With a background in business consulting as well as two master's degrees in psychology and business administration, Eleanor is well equipped and highly experienced in managing clients' needs, nurturing relationships and finding the best solutions for everyone involved.

She is energetic, engaged and prides herself in fast and practical solutions. Having written about diversity in work teams for her psychology degree, Eleanor still has a great interest in managing heterogeneity. And after taking time off to travel between every job change, Eleanor has a personal interest in non-linear career development and enabling people to fulfill their passions and personal values on the job.

Eleanor grew up in Basel and now lives in Zürich with her partner. Her life is always a balance between working passionately and filling every minute of her time off work with adventures - be it hiking up a mountain, swimming or diving in a lake, horseback riding, running, or catching up with friends over a cold beer or a nice meal.

Background

Essi has over 10 years of experience in managing client relationships with major international corporations and sponsors of global sporting events as well as complex multi-stakeholder projects. She is a people-person and enjoys meeting people from different cultures and building long-lasting relationships. She is motivated by the challenge of getting to know the clients inside out and finding ways to help them exceed their goals. She is organised and effective in creating transparent procedures to ensure projects are completed within deadlines.

Born and raised in Finland, Essi has first hand experience on the impact of good work-life balance on families wellbeing, work performance and women’s career development. She moved to Switzerland in 2006 and now lives in Geneva with her Canadian husband and two multi-national (and multi-lingual) daughters. After taking a long parental break, Essi joined Thriving Talent in May 2022 and is extremely motivated to help make a positive change for families and the working population in general.

When not working, you will probably find her outside in the park with her children, doing sports, enjoying mountain adventures throughout the year, or cooking healthy meals.