The opportunity to evolve personally and professionally through leadership development and men’s work has been one of the greatest gifts in my life. 

In 2005, just one year after joining my first Men’s Group in Copenhagen, I made a career shift to align with my new purpose. I transitioned from being a Sales Director in the Software Industry towards becoming an entrepreneur and leadership coach. I launched a coaching company, and together with two guys from the Men's group, we delivered the Corporate Athlete Program to senior executives and leaders in Scandinavia. Three years later I decided to establish my own leadership consulting firm 1 Change. Since then, I have been privileged to design and lead holistic leadership programs for 50 global organizations around the World. 

 

In 2012 I founded the charity Periamma, continuing the legacy of my great-grandaunt Anne Marie Petersen and supporting children and communities in India, Thailand, Kenya and Uganda to live a more educated and empowered life. 

 

Passionate about exploring the world and learning how to do business in different cultures, I also moved continents. Since 1995, I have been blessed to live and work in Copenhagen, London, Zurich, San Francisco, New York, and have now settled in Ericeira, Portugal.  

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For the past 15 years, I have dedicated time to work with men and leaders. I was a part of a dedicated and experiential Men's Group in Denmark for 8 years. I have initiated new Men’s Groups inspired by David Deida's work in Copenhagen and San Francisco and I am currently coaching and mentoring male executives through my work as a Leadership Coach in 1 Change.

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I am a certified Business & Systemic Coach. I have gone through experiential trainings, workshops and retreats with spiritual teachers, and every year I dedicate at least 3 weeks at the end of the year to be in ashrams doing yoga, meditating and dive deeper within.

 

I often experience men being quite challenged, when we initially come together as a group with the intention to work on ourselves. However, when we realize that this is not about competition or about who is the strongest, they start to land, to ground and to feel very comfortable with each other. This opens a space, where we can share our vulnerabilities, dive deeper within and understand that challenges and feedback are gifts, which helps us to break through the patternsthat holds up back from living our lives fully. 

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I am in my flow when I get the opportunity to hold a safe space for men, where they can fully be themselves, and where I get the opportunity to pass on experiences and teaching from those profound mentors and teachers that I have been fortunate to learn from over the years. 

 

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