MEET LOUISE
At my career pivotal moment, twenty two years ago, I was a successful lawyer in a leading law firm in the City of London. As a result of a major illness and being told I would never walk again (luckily I got better), I set off on an experiment to find what my purpose was on this planet.
I was confronted with two paths, the conform path and the inspiration path. I found that being on purpose meant trusting in the inspiration path.
The thing was that I had no map. Most of the time I had no idea what I was doing. So over the years I created my own.
Since then my life has become an intense laboratory - an in-depth experimentation of what it really means to live our purpose on this planet at this pivotal time. And where I am an intrepid explorer, pathfinder and mapmaker both for myself and others.
I learnt that purpose is not a destination but a one of a kind adventure - where you chart your own unique course through the uncharted lands of your very own becoming.
At its core it means expressing your uniqueness and directing it towards a positive impact you genuinely care about. That takes being willing to excavate and let go of years of conditioned patterns of behaviour that block us from making the impact we yearn for.
It hasn't been an easy journey, but definitely a worthwhile one.
Twenty four years on, I make the difference I am here to make by supporting changemakers to be the brave purpose-led builders of the new well-being paradigm we are tasked to create next at this time of systemic transition.
I guide, mentor and catalyse them to evolve the world by being uniquely themselves remembering who they really are, doing what they are here to do and making that difference only they can make.
You can hear me share my story below.
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*Louise is the Founder of The Purpose-Led School. She is a strong advocate of the new economy that is emerging based on the long term well-being of people and planet. And is part of the purpose-driven movement that is pioneering, experimenting and reshaping how we do business, work and leadership to meet these unprecedented times.
*As a speaker, educator and catalyst, she supports with her Purpose-Led Method, a new generation of leaders to create the future they actually want to see next - by evolving the world being uniquely themselves and channeling that through personal alignment, future-fit roles and next generation leadership.
*With 24 years experience in Purpose and being a Changemaker, Inspirational And Transformational Leadership And Meaningful Work And Inspiring Career Path Development, she is a regular Curriculum Designer and Facilitator on Acceleration Programmes, Sustainability Incubators and In-Depth Transformational Initiatives for High Potential Corporate Leaders, Social Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs.
*This has included clients like Nestle, Nespresso, Zurich Foundation, Allen & Overy LLP, Adobe, SAP, Cotty (now Wella) and also working with The Global Fund, Interpeace, The Impact Hub and UNICEF.
*She was recognised through the ICF Prism Award for outstanding coaching as part of Nestle's external Coaching Faculty.
*She is a certified NLP Coach, RAPSI Counsellor and Mediator. Her first career was as a lawyer in a leading Law Firm in the City of London.
*Louise spends her time between the beautiful Swiss Alps and the South of France.
Noteworthy Programmes:
*Strategic Advisor and Creator of The Groundbreaking 'Sustainable You' Pillar For Accelerate 2030. The world's largest programme supporting social entrepreneurs and changemakers from developing and emerging markets to scale their solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals - working alongside the United Nations (UNDP), The Swiss Development Agency, BCG, Pfizer and The Impact Hub.
*Teaches Changemakers Purpose-Led Leadership on the Leading For Sustainable Transitions programme run by the University of Geneva.
*Faculty And Workshop Leader For The Next Generation Leadership Curriculum For The Intrapreneurship Academy in partnership with the Impact Hub.
*Faculty on Nestle's Performance Acceleration Programme for High Potentials and their NCE College for Internal Change Agents focusing on Inspirational And Transformational Leadership.
*Faculty focusing on Being a Trusted Advisor And Leading Change on ‘The Effective Advising in Peacebuilding Contexts’ Programme, run by Interpeace and sponsored by the Swiss Government, for experts and changemakers advising on rebuilding following violent conflicts.
*Facilitator on the Impact Hub Inspired At Work Programme for emerging social entrepreneurs and changemakers.
Advisor To Boards:
*She has been a trusted partner of Senior leadership Teams and Management Committees in Global Companies on how to navigate transitions and bring sustainable human transformation. And an inspiring mentor and coach for Founders in Positive Impact Organisations.
*She has been a Trusted Advisor To The Board Of The Impact Hub Geneva and Lausanne. An organisation part of the Global Impact Hub Network and focused on activating and supporting social entrepreneurs and changemakers in the Swiss Ecosystem to deliver on their purpose-led businesses.
*She has been an Advisor to the Board of Woman Within International. A women-led nonprofit organization that has supported a global community of 16,000 women to live and lead from their truth. And to amplify their power, wisdom and voice.
*She has been on the Advisory Committee of Factory 17 - a series of events that bring together Geneva’s leading visionaries, innovators and disruptors, sharing vision for what is needed to create a sustainable future.
