Who is Firm Forward?

Firm Forward has been established by Cunie Wolthers-Ruiters. During my career as an HR professional for large international companies such as Nike and GlaxoSmithKline, the differences between people fascinated me: their career paths, their development opportunities but also their hindering beliefs and conflicts. Cultures and languages have been something I have been interested in since an early age.

In 2007 I discovered coaching as an instrument to accelerate people’s development whether personal or career wise. I was trained to be an internal coach at GlaxoSmithKline and facilitated training for line managers on coaching on the job.

I discovered what my passion was, namely to stimulate people to get the best out of themselves. Know what your drivers and talents are and use those.

After finishing a Post-Bachelor Life and Career Coaching at Balansgroep I took the initiative to establish Firm Forward. It offered me the possibility to translate my vision on personal growth and development into honest, long-term and low threshold interventions that help both employees and organizations to progress.

I am a registered coach at NOBCO (Dutch professional coaching association) and work according to their policies and guidelines. I regularly work with other coaches and trainers in order to help you reach your goal(s). I co-create with you and my network.

Cunie Wolthers

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