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Stepping Up
Stepping Up is a global community for impact-driven leaders and founders in transition, ready to make bold career shifts and bring their dream projects to life.
We are here to support you in making bold career shifts, reigniting your passion, and crafting a life that truly reflects your personal vision.
In our community, we champion proactive learning and ownership of our growth journey. We believe that intentional, non-linear career paths are the future.
Our methodology is holistic and we combine science-based mental fitness (meditation & visualization practices) + design thinking tools + project-based curriculum as well as our Mentor Hours, designed to empower and inspire you to break barriers without breaking yourself, meet fellow change-makers who strive for social impact and create a life that uplifts you, not exhaust you.
Wider Lens France
As someone who has moved to new countries six times and started over multiple times, I’ve experienced the loneliness that can come with constant transitions — trying to find my place in new environments, finding my people and figuring out how to stay grounded through it all.
It’s in those moments of feeling disconnected that I realized how important it is to have a community that truly understands and supports you.
I’ve started Wider Lens in Strasbourg, to create that supportive space for inter-cultural women who value growth & well-being and seek meaningful connections.
We create group experiences and workshops & our monthly in-person gatherings offer opportunities to learn, collaborate, and support one another, empowering women to pursue their goals with confidence while nurturing their mental and emotional health.
More than just a community, Wider Lens is a place where women inspire and uplift each other.
If you’re looking for a space where you can prioritize yourself, pursue your passions, learn & grow alongside others and find genuine support, you’re in the right place.
Ready to find your highest potential? I can’t wait to see who you become!
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To describe Catherine in 4 adjectives: compassionate, focused, invested and positive. While I started with Catherine to focus on work objectives, her coaching quickly impacted every part of my personal and professional life, giving me the foundational self-awareness of what my values are, and how I show up in the world to demonstrate those values.
– Piper Heitzler, Chief of Staff at Merlin
I reached out to Catherine seeking guidance to perform successfully in a professional promotion process. Thanks to a well designed scheduled sessions that she conceived & the opportunities to rehearse - that Catherine so professionally managed, I passed the interview. I also grew personally, and that was because of Catherine’s excellence as a coach.
– Nacho Espinosa Goded, Sr. Programme Coordinator, Council of Europe
The leadership coaching circle led by Catherine was an incredibly rewarding experience. Catherine is not only a skilled coach but also an empathetic and supportive guide. Through her coaching methods and practical exercises, she helped me gain clarity on my priorities, values, and goals, while also guiding me to implement actionable steps to achieve those goals and to better communicate with myself and others.
– Patricia Fernandez Freijo, Client Director at Mobkoi
I had a new team and wanted a workshop that would help deliver tools that would help us to communicate but also understand each other as people. Catherine of course delivered this and more! She is such a warm, kind and insightful person. I am proud to tell people I am coached by Catherine. I would absolutely recommend her if you are looking for an insightful and fun coach!
– Helen Buchan-Connor, Founder at Uncommonly Good People
The most impactful aspects of the Change Accelerator program were the sisterhood, accountability buddies & the coaching from Catherine that gave me the clarity and direction I needed, these helped me to break down a major milestone into actionable steps and finally make tangible progress in my professional transition. Having a strong network and expert insights made all the difference in turning intentions into action.
– Aurelie Guyon-Lebrun, MSL Regional Manager at Ferrer
