{"id":3153,"date":"2025-02-19T14:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boncoaching.nl\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:23:45","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boncoaching.nl\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3153\" class=\"elementor elementor-3153 elementor-1673\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa351 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3afa351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93e960 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d93e960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e03bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e03bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f63635 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f63635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7776a70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7776a70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5115f34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5115f34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6602bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6602bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From multinational to entrepreneur: my journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260271b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"260271b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f40da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f40da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After 20 years working at a large multinational company, with a five-digit employee number, I made the leap to self-employment. During my career, I have always found room to shape my work as I see fit, or job crafting. I learned about multicultural collaboration, process optimization, customer experience and working under high pressure. But I also saw how short-term goals often prevailed, while long-term strategic choices &#8211; such as engaged and inspired employees &#8211; faded into the background.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4a65b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd4a65b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccd44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ccd44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-solo-witte-blouse.jpg?fit=500%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-solo-witte-blouse.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-solo-witte-blouse.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26494d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c26494d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df59b9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df59b9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8949ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8949ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-laptop-met-schrift.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-laptop-met-schrift.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-laptop-met-schrift.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boncoaching.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bonnie-laptop-met-schrift.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b457ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b457ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa44e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa44e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The step to independence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52837f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52837f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f57a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f57a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This realization triggered a deep desire in me: I wanted to contribute to a better balance between people and organization. In 2011 I became fascinated by sustainable employability and the power of taking control of your own career. Still, it took some time before I really dared to take the step to entrepreneurship. Uncertainty held me back &#8211; until I realized that staying where I was did not make me happy either.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa8f9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9aa8f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f478532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f478532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growing by doing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5999ec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a5999ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8086309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8086309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now I help others do the same: set their own course, make choices that really suit them and trust themselves. 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