Alex Life Coach 

Did you know I was conceived in a threesome? 

But not in the way that you might think.... 

I was conceived in a threesome of cultures. 

I’m half English, half Danish, born and raised in France. 

Growing up I was always fairly street smart, good in social situations and solving real life problems.

But as a result of being bottom of the class in an elitist French system and getting bad grades throughout most of my teenage years, I developed insecurities around my intellectual capabilities.

I began to believe I was intellectually inferior to others. 

That I was not enough. Sound familiar? 

As a result, when I started my career:

I would identify with the companies that I worked for. 

Every company became a huge part of my identity and gave me a sense of being good enough.

Because I was surrounded by so many top performers, on the inside I often felt like an imposter...

I suffered from self-doubt, stress, anxiety...

But as long as I was working for a big corporate company, on the outside I thought people would think more highly of me. 

Well turns out that was a terrible strategy…

And it was one of the things that led to me burning out.

Since then though, I’ve completely changed the relationship I have with myself.

I no longer believe I’m not good enough or intellectually inferior to others.

I’m no longer crippled by stress, anxiety and self-doubt. 

And I’d love to help you to do the same. 

I'd love for you to finally find some inner peace and fulfilment in what you do. 

Are you ready to make that change? 

👉Send me a DM with the word "Thriving" to find out more about my Coaching program
👉 Or watch the video: www.alexlifecoach.com for more info. 

Wishing you a lovely day and if you've read this far, I appreciate you for spending time on my profile. 

Much love, 
Alex

Life Coach

Striving 2 Thriving

Community of likeminded Sensitive High-Achiever looking to live a more fulfilling life and keep growing... but without burning out.

Founder

Eat Pray Love

What do I have in common with Julia Roberts? 

I took an “Eat, Pray Love” year off and went travelling around Asia with the ultimate goal of “Finding myself” (not sure I could be any more Julia Roberts even if I tried) 💅.

It turns out, however, that travelling is not as relaxing as you might think. Always on the move, always looking for the next place to stay.

I was also hoping to come back as some kind of zen buddhist monk but as Corona hit and I had to fly back, I realised that I hadn't meditated a single time during the trip 😓.

Refusing to give up on my goal, I spent the next 5 months by myself on the Isle of Wight. My very own silent retreat, where I immersed myself in Personal Development books, courses and challenges. 

And then, like pretty much anyone having an existential crisis at that time: 

I had the epiphany that I wanted to be a “Life Coach". 

With my newly found life purpose, I went all in. 

Now that I finally had a meaningful career, I thought all my problems would disappear and that life would all be smooth sailing.

But I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Within months I started realising how many others had had the same “epiphany” as me, I started to compare myself, feeling overwhelmed and getting anxiety attacks.

All the things I had been running away from came back to hit me and they hit me hard. 

The fear of rejection, the fear of failure, the fear of other people’s judgement. The constant feeling of never being good enough and being an imposter. 

Which led to me burning out… again. 

But this time I was working with a coach so I had the support system to work through it. 

I discovered tools, learnt about new concepts and had genuine insights that completely changed how I saw life. 

Since then, I’ve successfully grown my coaching business, reached new heights I never believed were possible and feel excited about the future.

Life still isn’t smooth sailing, it never will be, but now I know how to navigate the waters.

Sabbatical 

eBay

Was I getting rich by selling used tights and pokemon cards? 


Unfortunately not 😢

This was the first job I took after Burning out at Uber. 

It was a freelance position and therefore a breath of fresh air because I didn’t have to deal with:

-Office politics
-Promotions 
-Long working hours 

It was the first time that I began to detach myself from the corporate world ☝ 

It opened up so much time for me to take on new hobbies like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Yoga and Reading 🥋  🧘‍♂️  📚.  

I started to experience growth outside of work, feeling the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle and connecting with my body 🌱

I became less consumed by corporate gossip and politics, which led to me drastically improving relationships with my family but also my friends outside of work 💙

It’s like I finally left this bubble and realised that there were so many growth opportunities out there. 

I also realised how little I actually hear about these companies in the news, compared to when I worked there and it felt like they were the centre of the world 🌎.

But after about a year, despite all of this, I still felt unhappy. 

I still had this nagging feeling that I wasn’t where I should/could be. 

I had all the things I could possibly want, but still something was missing. 

And the only thing that I knew to blame was: my job. 

If only I could find a meaningful career, then I would finally be happy. 

So I decided to quit everything and go travelling.

I embraced my inner Julia Roberts and took an “Eat, Pray, Love” year off.

Recruitment (Freelance)

Uber

Did I have a 5 star rating as an Uber driver? 


Unfortunately I never got to drive for Uber but was lucky enough to join the company at its early stages. 

Not early enough for me to be mega rich and I also missed the Las Vegas Beyonce party by a couple of weeks… but I still got to experience Travis and all his eccentricity.

Working for a big name like Uber also temporarily covered up my belief of not being good enough. 

This felt great for a while but after some time I started to feel like I was drinking the Koolaid and that deep down I was just another cog in the machine.

I knew there was more to life than dedicating yourself to a company that says she loves you and that you are the one, but deep down you know that she could replace you in a heartbeat 💔.

Instead of listening to my intuition and afraid of showing weakness in a high performing environment, I started working harder, going after promotions faster, which was the perfect opportunity for them to squeeze as much out of me as possible.  

I took on way too many projects and continued to play the corporate political game. Although everyone around me was happy with my work, I knew I wasn’t doing my best as I was stretched too thin 😓. Even worse, this made me feel like an imposter because everyone around me was producing high quality work with seemingly no effort. 

I ended up pushing myself so hard that one day I couldn’t look at my screen anymore 😵.  

I had so much anxiety from trying to keep the boat afloat and not showing signs of struggle. If I did, it would compromise my chances of getting promoted and confirm that I wasn’t good enough. I could feel how unhealthy this was for my body so I went to the doctor and she told me I was having a burnout💥. 
 
I was really embarrassed because it was a term that I thought made me look weak and non resilient. I cared more about what other people would think of me than the fact that my body was telling me to stop 😳

Recruitment

Google

What happened when I broke my arm at Google?


I got a Chrome Cast.

Terrible Dad joke...

But when I was at Google, my whole self-worth and identity was tied to me working there.

My family even got Google swag for christmas. 

As long as I was working for Google, then on the outside I thought people would think more highly of me. 

It also made me feel safer because other companies would always want to poach me.

As a result, moving to a smaller unknown company was completely out of the question.

I called this Big Company Tunnel Vision. 

My only options were: climb the corporate ladder or go to another Big Tech company.

And these limiting options made me feel stuck and added a lot of unnecessary pressure.

Eventually when I started working on myself and gradually detaching from my corporate identity, I realised the infinite amount of options that were actually available to me (inside and outside of corporate).

It’s like a whole new world opened up.

And that world is available to anyone who is willing to invest in themselves and create it.

Have you ever had Big Company Tunnel Vision?

Novo Nordisk A/S

When I got my first internship at Novo Nordisk, I was so proud that I’d always make sure my work badge was visible while travelling on the train 😎. 

I had business cards made (as an intern with absolutely no need for them 🤦) and relished any opportunity to tell people where I was working. 

Even deep down I still didn't feel good enough, it definitely made me feel better about myself and how I thought other people saw me. 

This was the first time that I started to identify myself with the company that I worked for. I continued to do this throughout my career, every company became a huge part of my identity and gave me a sense of being good enough 😅.

Intern

Corporate Cog Energiser & Self-confidence Coach ⚙️🔋 I help you go from feeling lost, overwhelmed and never good enough → to energised, empowered and excited for more 🙏 Take Action NOW - Get your Custom Thriving Plan ⬇️

I’ve spoken to 589+ successful high achievers.

97% of them felt unfulfilled because of this:

They’ve lived their entire life conforming to other people’s expectations.

- Their parents’ expectations.
- Teachers’ expectations.
- Society’s expectations.

Because that’s how they learned to earn approval, avoid disappointment and stay connected:

By meeting expectations.
By being “the good one.”
By suppressing what they really wanted.

It worked.

They became reliable, successful and confident (on the outside).
 
But also?

Disconnected.
Close to burnt out.
And full of self-doubt (on the inside).

That’s where I come in.

I help sensitive high-achievers break free from survival mode and start living with calm clarity, powerful boundaries and deep self-trust.

I work with Millennials who are:

- Externally successful but internally overwhelmed
- Emotionally intelligent, but stuck in loops of guilt, overthinking and people-pleasing
- Tired of holding it all together while quietly falling apart

If that’s you…. you’re not broken.

You’re just disconnected from yourself after years of performing, proving and trying to be everything for everyone.

Through my Freedom Accelerator Method, I’ll guide you to:

✅ Go from overthinking to inner peace
✅ Trade self-doubt for unshakable self-trust
✅ Set boundaries without guilt or fear
✅ Reconnect with what you want…not what others expect
✅ Finally create a life that feels like yours

This isn’t mindset hacks or toxic positivity.

It’s deep, practical work that helps you stop performing and start becoming.

If you’re tired of the overthinking, the pressure, the second-guessing…
If you want to pursue success, but without sacrificing your peace, self-trust or wellbeing…

Send me a DM with the word “Thriving” and let’s explore how we can work together.

You don’t need to figure this out alone.
You just need the right space to come back to yourself.

Much love,
Alex

PS: Check out my clients Testimonials below!

Alex Østergaard

Liz Hamlet

Spark Succeed Coaching & Consulting Ltd

Helping entrepreneurs and organisations with their big picture strategic thinking so they can make maximum impact, growth and revenue.

Named in "LinkedIn 1000+ women who inspire through their work 2022" & "LinkedIn 2000 women who inspire 2nd Edition 2022".

* Business Strategist services
* Transformative group & 1-1 programs
* Board & Team away day facilitation 
* Paid speaker services 

www.sparksucceed.co.uk

Director & Founder

Strategic consultant working with your business on a part-time or project basis to develop and implement the RIGHT strategic plans for growth, scaling and retention for you & your business.

Fractional Chief Strategy Officer

Certified Business Strategist (Feb 2024).

Working with Global clients, including Fujifilm, Munich Re, Social Chain, Space NK, Coffee&TV, Virgin StartUp Founders, MindBerry, Rotary International Great Britain & Ireland, General Assembly, Enterprise Nation, University of Birmingham.

✅ The Strategic Founder - 6-week 1-1 program for ambitious founders, bringing together strategy & mindset.
✅ Business Transformation consulting
✅ Strategy & Programme planning
✅ Leadership & Growth advisory
✅ Coaching through conflict / change / transformation
✅ Interview & Onboarding coaching
✅ Integration with your talent management strategy
✅ Workshops & Masterclasses 
✅ Strategic consulting

B2B & B2C coaching.

Read more below for our Outline of Corporate Services.

Certified Business Strategist

Delivering TEDx style talks, masterclasses, panel discussions and keynote presentations about redefining success, leadership, entrepreneurship and mindset.

Clients include: SpaceNK, MunichRE, General Assembly, Fujifilm, LMF Network, Rotary International GB & Ireland, MindBerry, SeedReady, M&C Saatchi, Publicis, BA Holidays, New Zealand Business Women Network.

"Liz presented the session "Switch up your Mindset: From Employee to Entrepreneur" with General Assembly. She was an incredible host, a highly engaging speaker and a joy to work with!  She is definitely an expert in her field.  Great practical tips were provided to help anyone in their career adventure." - Maria Pires (Marketing Partnership Producer, General Assembly)

"Thank you very much for such a fantastic masterclass "Change is an opportunity". It was amazing! Great topic & great spark" - Sandra de Monte (Founder, MindBerry)

Get in touch for more info.

Expert Speaker - Redefining success, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mindset

Presenter / Event Host / MC / Emcee / Panel Host

Steal the success secrets of Global leaders.

Available to listen on:

Listen - Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Deezer, Listen Notes

Watch - YouTube

Podcast Host / Podcaster / Presenter - "How to Spark Success"

The Antisocial Socialites

Networking & social club on a mission to help our growing global community of Antisocialites to find networking opportunities that work for them

Hate traditional networking and the 60 second pitch? - This is for you! 

Our audio events attract up to 2700 people registered per event.

Follow our link below to register for our LinkedIn audio events, masterclasses, guides and in-person meet ups.

Co-Founder

FizzPopBANG Ltd

✅ Leading leadership, culture and engagement programs.
✅ Client liaison & proposals.
✅ Running the Future Trailblazers community for key influencers of culture in the workplace.
✅ Implementation & transition to a brand new community platform to host events, resources and community connections.

Client Lead

FizzPopBang help build awesome business cultures through employee engagement - connecting your people to your unique company identity to create amazing results.

Their mission?

To make the nation whistle on their way to work.

I'm delighted to be working alongside FizzPopBang as a Facilitation Ninja running sessions on culture, values, leadership and behaviours.

FizzPopBang work for clients including Sony Music, Stella McCartney, Sweaty Betty, Hello Fresh, Channel 4, Asahi & Fuller's Back to the Future.

Facilitation Ninja

DOHE

At the fore-front of guiding global EdTech innovators through DOHE's Go-Together Acceleration Program which champions EdTech startups to improve society.  Supporting the program founders to achieve their objectives through the selection, diagnosis and acceleration stages.

Go-Together Startup coach

RedBoxMe in Collaboration with Cartier

RedBoxMe is an invite-only social platform centered around ideas.


“RedBoxMe in Collaboration with Cartier” is a place of encounter, a place for thinkers, scientists, and innovators of all kinds to come together and engage in meaningful conversations.


As a Corporate Citizen, Cartier has been a pioneer in supporting contemporary art with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain (since 1984), in advocating for women empowerment (with Cartier Women’s Initiative since 2006), in helping the most vulnerable (with the creation of Cartier Philanthropy in 2012 and Cartier for Nature in 2020), in providing a platform to global impact entrepreneurs (with the RED CLUB) and the younger generations (with the Gen Z observatory).


These initiatives and Cartier’s active participation in joint collaborations such as the Women’s Pavilion or the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, have gathered together an incredible network of talented people, from different backgrounds and origins, who all share similar values.


Having been inspired by these beautiful minds and hearts, came the idea of a space, physical and digital, to connect, to share, to experience.

Luminary Thinker

Enterprise Nation

The Help to Grow Management programme was launched by Rishi Sunak in August 2021, to provide 30,000 businesses with leadership support.

Each participant is matched with a voluntary mentor and Enterprise Nation is working with Newable and Association of Business Mentors to recruit a national network of mentors and experts who will guide participants through a growth action plan.

Mentor & Advisor - Help to Grow: Management programme

MindBerry

I'm proud to be partnering with MindBerry as a Professional on the MindBerry online platform that supports people and organisations who want to work with qualified mental health and coaching professionals via video, audio and instant messaging - because the mind matters!

MindBerry aims to work with clients on their mental health, or to help them to develop new mental skills that will help them thrive at work and in their relationships.

Providing B2B coaching - including FTSE 100 corporate clients.

Areas of expertise: Career improvement, Management, Work related issues, Self esteem / self image, business mentoring, success.

Certified Corporate Coach, Speaker & Mindberry Professional

Supported the Senior Management team at Mindberry on an advisory basis as Head of Engagement leading on:

✅ Digital transformation & automation of onboarding and client facing processes
✅ Building the MindBerry #engagementstrategy and offering
✅ Supporting the #Mentalhealth & #coaching professionals
✅ Expanding the MindBerry training program and client support offering

MindBerry is transforming mental health to improve individual wellbeing - a cause very close to my heart.

Mindberry uses technology to connect the world with mental health and coaching professionals - providing coaching, counselling and wellbeing services to many exciting B2B organisations globally.

Head of Engagement - Strategic Advisor (via Spark Succeed Consulting)

- Providing high level coaching expertise and skills to business owners in Bromley at the beginning of their business journey.
- Supporting "Start Up Bromley" initiative - business support for aspiring & early stage entrepreneurs.

Coach - Start Up Bromley

General Assembly

I'm delighted to join General Assembly's talented instructor team dedicated to turning thinkers into creators.

It's an honour to be part of the global network of subject matter experts leading online and in-person  events. Connecting with influencers, industry leaders, and motivated professionals to share my knowledge with consumer or B2B audiences — including top players from the Fortune 100. 

Since 2011, General Assembly has transformed tens of thousands of careers through pioneering, experiential education in today’s most in-demand skills. When you learn web development, data, design, business, and more with GA, you get:

Award-winning curriculum and expert instructors, on campus and online.

A global, professional community of 40,000-plus full- and part-time alumni.

Career results from leading-edge courses, with mentorship each step of the way.

Speaking about: Career Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindset.

Instructor

Medium

Partner - Contributing Writer

You're an entrepreneur running your business for a few years. You've been doing well... but you've hit a ceiling.

The market is changing and you're struggling to identify the risks coming up on the horizon but also the opportunities available to you.

You're busy. Stuck in the delivery... but you're not horizon scanning and most likely aren't approaching your upcoming year strategically enough.  You need help with the big picture thinking to look at your business as an outsider does.

But cookie cutter off-the-peg strategy will only get you so far.  


🟠 THAT'S WHERE I STEP IN:

MY BIG PASSION is helping ambitious entrepreneurs & leaders just like you to:
✅ Think bigger and braver
✅ Work smarter and...
✅ Scale strategically

And to bring to life the RIGHT strategy for you and your business because Scaling & Growth are as unique as you are. What will yours look like?


🟠  WHY ME?

As a strategic leader,  "corporate escapee" with Non-Exec Board experience, I took the leap from corporate senior leader (leading 100 staff) to entrepreneur.  I know inside out the pitfalls that are keeping you small & holding back your business growth.

My canny skill of spotting what others miss is put to good use with my clients.

Named in LinkedIn "1000+ women who inspire through their work" (July 2022).


🟠 HOW?

I help my clients get results through:

✅ Facilitating big thinking at Board Away Days
✅ Making the link between your strategy and your operations in Team Away Days
✅ My transformative 6 week 1-1 program THE STRATEGIC FOUNDER
✅ 1-1 Strategy Hours
✅ Business Strategy Audits
✅ Business Strategist services 
✅ Online masterclasses


Working with Global clients, including Fujifilm, Munich Re, FizzPopBANG, Sony Music, SpaceNK, Publicis, British Airways Holidays, M&C Saatchi, Virgin StartUp Founders, MindBerry, General Assembly, Enterprise Nation, University of Birmingham.


🟠 RESULTS

I've supported my clients to:

✅ upscale their 7-figure businesses to maximise revenue
✅ increase their visibility to become the go to authority in their industry 
✅ realign their mission, vision and values
✅ Bring together Governance thinking for 3-5 year strategies


🟠 WHO AM I?

➡️ Certified Business Strategist, Coach, Speaker – qualified in NLP, CBT & Life Coaching.
➡️ Author of "How to ask for a pay rise (and get it!)" featured in Thrive Global, Medium & Industry Leaders.
➡️ EdTech & University of Birmingham Mentor.
➡️ Experience in both Private and Public Sectors.
🟠 GET IN TOUCH

Need help? - DM me now or visit sparksucceed.co.uk

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