Success Stories

After 3 years of co-founding the Impact Hub Hamburg, and acting as co-Managing Director, I found myself at a strange place. For me, it was one of the first times in my life I felt demotivated with my role, overworked, and financially unsatisfied.

I never thought about getting coaching support, since I have been providing coaching support to entrepreneurs myself, and I believe I spend good time for inner reflection and personal development. However, I slowly started considering the idea, since having an external perspective could be beneficial. I asked people from my network, specially with similar positions, and I was recommended to talk to Amanda from the Impact Hub network.

From our first interaction I found the coaching conversation exciting, open and safe. Our exchanges turned reflective and powerful. I especially like the combination of pause and motivation that Amanda provides.

After working with Amanda I felt more confident on my next steps, and courageous about exploring alternatives that I had not dared looking in the eyes before. I reconnected with my own mission, and the reasons why I started the Impact Hub Hamburg.

I would love continuing working with Amanda in the future and can recommend her as a coaching and sparring professional, specially for entrepreneurs and founders.

Amanda coached myself and some colleagues as part of a Leadership Coaching Programme at BCB Group. Amanda was an amazing facilitator throughout, she listened but also challenged at the appropriate times, giving us a safe space to voice our opinions and challenges without any fear of judgement. Her ability to read the room, sense uncomfortable situations and know when, or when not to, delve further was incredible. Having now finished the programme, the growth evident in each of us is so clear and I know we will all take away her learnings into our future. I would not hesitate to recommend her to others looking for coaching and I hope our paths cross again! Thank you thank you thank you for your invaluable support.

"Amanda's passion for coaching and her unstoppable enthusiasm for people and their stories led me to join her for the Alchemy program. Having been open to working on my leadership skills this was a great opportunity to do it in a structured, emotionally open and intellectually honest way. Amanda's depth of knowledge in the field makes it easier to trust her and accept her as a guide in this journey. She isn't afraid of asking the tough and challenging questions, leading one to great discoveries about individual blind spots and things to work on. What is just as important is her ability to then have tools and exercises ready to tackle these issues in a very productive and constructive manner. I would recommend Amanda's course to anyone who is ready to take their leadership and self-awareness to the next level."

"Had a wonderful experience with Amanda and her "Alchemy '' program. The program is intended as a leadership coaching, however, goes in depth into understanding the self. I especially loved Amanda's ability to guide you through certain realizations without being invasive or imposing any opinions. Amanda is a professional coach and a very pleasant communicator creating a relaxing atmosphere of trust in her sessions. She has a lot of material to share to target any specific challenge you might face. Highly recommended!"

"Amanda is a thoughtful, fun and positive coach and working with her gave me a renewed sense of energy and focus for my next steps in my business. Amanda helped my to sort through my 'mind-clutter' and positively listen to my inner voice for guidance. She also helped me take practical steps forward and plan where to focus my attention to get the best outcomes. Amanda's coaching is open and forward moving, yet compassionate and caring. I always looked forward to our sessions and I would wholly recommend Amanda as a coach."

"This was the most useful coaching experience I’ve ever had. I think it was a combination of where I was in my business and Amanda’s style, but the session allowed me to imagine alternatives to how I’m able to run my business and serve my clients.

Amanda’s style resonated with me—big picture, but tactical; no-nonsense, but encouraging; non-judgmental, but in a way that holds you accountable.

What was most unique, and probably the most impactful, were the visioning and brainstorming techniques Amanda used. They helped me get out of my head so I could reflect on what I want and what I offer without the filtering and judgement I naturally apply to all my thoughts."

"Amanda has a knack for asking really powerful questions that lead you to your own solutions. What I’ve found from my time with Amanda is, she helps me see that I already know the answer to some of my biggest challenges. She guides me to my own solutions by holding space for me and asking questions that help me see things from a different perspective. She gets me out of my own head. She’s gifted at what she does. Five stars”

"I LOVE AMANDA! I highly highly recommend her! Would really love her to be my life-coach again, she is a coach that you can open all your heart to. During my difficult time when I lost my job, having 2-3 months of serious depression, anxiety, hard time to get myself eat properly. I reached out to her by chance and wrote to her about my current situation. I am really glad that I made a decision to invest in myself in her coaching session.

Amanda was really really kind & generous to offer her time to support me in my toughest time. I felt really lucky to be able to have her being my life coach for 3 months. She discovered the deepest struggle that I wasn't able to resolve for years. I remembered there was a time that my anxiety had triggered, she was so kind as to give me a short phone-call and said she believe in me.

During the process, she had helped me to discover my deepest desire, gained back my confidence, and supported my decision making. What I have really learned is that there's no "perfect" in the world. If it wasn't Amanda, I'd still have a problem starting a step forward. I can't thank her enough for all the warm support. It was so hard for me to let her go even though our session had ended."

"Thanks for being in my life. You help me feel good about myself and I love that you push me and challenge me. I give you permission to push harder and challenge me more. I’m ready. I want it!"

"Alchemy is a progressive journey across self-development concepts and tools. Every week we dug into a topic like (Big-) Goal Setting, Self Care or Resilience and connected it all with our immediate situations and surroundings.

Amanda led us through key theory and exercises and allowed for a “choose your own adventure” approach. It was so much fun! I personally found the discovery of Values and creation of my Path of Life the most moving and life-changing.

I finished more mature as a person, eager to revisit and reapply the content and curious to see what else could be on the horizon...

If you would like to explore your inner leader while connecting and exchanging with other fantastic people, I can only recommend this experience."

"Amanda is gifted at what she does. She has a demeanor that makes you comfortable right away and allows you to open up. She’s professional, yet friendly. My favorite part was how organized the session was, but how it still flowed very naturally. We got to work right away, she asked the right questions, pushing me to dig deeper and (as cheesy as it may sound) to dream bigger. If you’re willing to do the hard work I am positive that Amanda will direct you towards success by challenging you and supporting you at the same time."

I was struck by your powerful leadership and ability to hold space + bring people forward. You have great mastery Amanda. I know all who you support are touched by your gift.

Working with Amanda has helped me create space in my life to reflect and understand what I want and maybe even more importantly what I have. Through her thoughtful questions and insistence to find answers that work for me first, I learned how I can continuously grow as a person and as a leader.

"Amanda came into my life as a breath of fresh air. Full of positive energy and indestructible faith in her own and my abilities. After a long time in a company of bullies and toxic working environments, she helped me remember and re-discover my true self. Amanda is very professional, genuine, insightful and empathetic. She "walks the talk" and makes working with her fun! If you are looking for inspiration, energy boost and/or to reorganize your thoughts and goals - the Courage Factory is what you need. Amanda will pour all she has (and some more) into you and you will come out on the other end feeling empowered, secure and overflowing with excitement for what the future holds!"

"Coaching with Amanda was a blast. I had not expected to get so much value out of only one session. Amanda's structured and very professional style, her smart way of asking just the right questions and seeing connections where I myself was blocked, helped me tons. I would always recommend it!"

"I've learned to be kinder to myself, to be more courageous :). I learned that I can take time out without feeling bad about it. I took the leap to go after my dream to try out living in New Zealand. I got my first freelance gig which is a big deal. I said yes to more opportunities (not just job stuff).

I liked that we could laugh together, as well as work through some tough issues. I liked that you used different tools: visualisation, asking the right questions, short exercises etc. I was always looking forward to our sessions."

Amanda is passionate about developing people and organizations. I worked with Amanda for one year on several global leadership and development projects. I observed Amanda work with multiple clients and seamlessly translate ideas and objectives into learning content. Amanda takes the time to understand her clients (and their issues) and build lasting relationships which she is able to translate into creative and effective solutions. Amanda is also an excellent facilitator who can build rapport with and capture the attention of participants in both f2f and virtual environments. As an instructional designer, contributor or leadership development consultant, Amanda would be an asset to any organization interested in developing its people or culture.

It was a pleasure to attend your workshop, thanks for creating these sessions and a space for women from different walks of life to feel safe, to connect, and to share.

I had a mystical experience while visualizing, it's amazing how the mind has the ability to recreate every sound, texture, color, smell, and even temperature, and it still feels quite vivid, pretty cool stuff! Going all-in, information-less, and therefore without expectations, probably had something to do with it. I just assumed visualizing meant visualizing whatever comes to mind, not how you'd "like to" see yourself. Anyway, I loved the experience and your visual guidance into the meditation was very helpful.