My Story

Why does any of this exist?

I want to live in a world where people do what they dream of. Where every dream gets turned into reality.. not because life got easier, but because people learned how to work with their own mind!

In that world, people are fueled by growth. They treat themselves the way an athlete does: the whole picture. They train their body, they work with their mind, they care about what fuels them.. sleep, food, movement, connection. None of these works alone.

And I believe something about people that shapes everything I do: people carry good intentions. Behind every stuck pattern, every critical voice in our head, there was once an intention to protect us, to help us belong, to do well.

So who am I to guide you?

I'm a Mental Fitness Coach & Trainer, and for years, a professional sailing athlete and then a Sailing Coach. And no, these are not separate!

At sea you learn early that you don't control the weather, only your sails. I've been a sailing athlete for years, I wingfoil, and I'm a Coach for the Greek Special Olympics Sailing Team.. some of the proudest work I do.

Before coaching became my profession, I spent over 10 years in business development and strategic partnerships, in tech and manufacturing. MBA, big targets, great results. And somewhere along the way I noticed: I enjoyed closing the deals, but the spark was in the conversations after. The real ones. Where people shared what was actually going on beneath the surface.

What was going on, almost every time? The voices. The inner critic saying "it's still not enough". The one that keeps everyone happy at any cost. The one that says "push now, rest later". We perform despite these voices, not because of them.. and the cost shows up quietly.

And my career as a professional sailing athetes brought me to the conclusion to start training our minds as we train our bodies, as we train in our sports.

I've navigated my own TURNing points:
🏳️‍🌈 Owning my identity and voice in a world that didn't always mirror it
🧑🏻‍💻 Leading in fast-paced industries while longing for meaning
⛵️ Sailing through literal storms and inner ones.. and finding my strength in both

… and many more TURNs,

These experiences changed how I see people. Not as problems to be fixed. Not as roles to perform. But as powerful, resourceful, whole human beings who sometimes only need the right space.. a grounded, courageous, compassionate space.. to reconnect with who they truly are.

What do I stand for?

Three values run everything: Love, Growth, and Freedom. Not words on a wall! They're how I make decisions, how I show up in sessions, how I try to live every day.

And a few things I believe with my whole heart: That mental fitness is our capacity to respond to life's challenges with a positive rather than a negative mindset.. and science shows it can be trained, exactly like physical fitness. That the voices in your head are signals to read, not weaknesses to hide. That nobody expects to run a marathon untrained.. and yet we expect people to handle pressure with completely untrained minds! And that clarity is not a talent. It's reps.

What did I train, to coach and train you?

Three directions, so I can meet you from three:

🌀 Erickson Coaching International → solution-focused coaching, trained through Erickson's Art & Science of Coaching Level 2 and the International Trainers Training with Marilyn Atkinson. Today I'm also part of the Erickson team as a Growth Lead.. staying close to where the craft of coaching evolves.

🧠 Positive Intelligence® → practical, research-backed tools to build mental fitness: quieting the inner critic and responding differently to the voices we all carry.

🧬 Brain Academy → neuroscience coaching, how the brain works under stress, change and transformation.. so we work with your biology, not against it.

Out of all this I built my own framework: the TURN Compass: Transform→ decide what you're ready to change. Unlearn→ release the patterns and voices that no longer serve you. Reveal→ uncover the strengths and wisdom already in you. Navigate→move forward, one concrete step at a time. This is a proven framework that will get you

TURN became a guided reflective planner that now travels in 25+ countries! And it's the backbone of everything I run. I have TURNed more than 100 lives with this framework!

What does working together look like?

1:1 coaching, in English and Greek.. for people navigating something real: transitions, pivots, identity shifts, big decisions. I won't give you advice. I'll help you think clearly and find your own path.

Group programs, where we train mental fitness the way athletes train.. daily reps, ten seconds at a time, in a crew that keeps you going.

Corporate workshops & trainings, for corporate teams. on the layer no company trains: the mind under pressure.

Retreats, where movement meets mindset work, because learning and unlearning happen through the body first. I don't do this alone: I collaborate with people who bring what I don't, so together we can offer the whole picture.

TURN Challenge, where we follow a 21 day program to turn your life into the life you choose, with daily exercises and proven frameworks.

And where will you find me?

Between Amsterdam and Athens. On the water whenever possible! In Greek and English, always.

My days move between coaching sessions, corporate trainings, group coaching and training, the Erickson community, the sea, my friends and family, and a growing community of TURNers in 25+ countries who open the same weekly question I do.

What everyone I work with shares, wherever they start: they're done performing. They're ready to live aligned.

And I LOOVE seeing people grow, become more themselves, and smile about it :)