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Mike S.

Leadership Development Consultant and Coach

€2,000/day
Amsterdam, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Mike

I'm a leadership development expert and executive coach who helps tech companies, consumer brands, and professional services firms build leadership and team performance.

With breadth and depth through 20+ years of corporate experience at Salesforce, Deloitte, KPMG, and Philips across five continents, I design and deliver coaching, teaming workshops, and leadership programmes that stick because they're built around real work, real conversations, and real growth. My clients leave more self-aware, more willing to step into difficult conversations, and clearer on what their development actually looks like in practice.

Beyond facilitation and coaching, I also design and deploy integrated talent solutions, including fractional HR support for scaling teams that need senior people expertise without the full-time overhead.

Direct, practical, and genuinely energising to work with.
Canadian born. Based in Amsterdam. Working globally.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Silver Lining
    Founder
    September 2023 - Today (2 years and 9 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    I specialise in:
    • - Executive Coaching and Career Coaching
    • - Designing High-Impact Leadership Development Programs and Journeys
    • - Team Excellence Sessions (Alignment, Connection, Goal Achievement) --> your next offsite?
    • - Talent Management Strategy & Talent Programs
    • - People Strategy Development
    • - People Transformation Programs
    • - Fractional HR, including Interim HRBP coverage
    Coaching Training
  • Salesforce
    Senior Director, Talent Management - Global Distribution
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    February 2021 - August 2023 (2 years and 6 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Global talent management partner for sales and distribution function. Talent assessment, succession and promotion planning, global and regional talent and development interventions, high impact team development, leadership development and coaching.
  • Salesforce
    Director, Head of Talent Development
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    September 2018 - January 2021 (2 years and 4 months)
    Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, Netherlands
    Regional leader (UKI/EMEA/LATAM) accountable for learning and development, talent management, leadership coaching, and team development.

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Education

  • Talent Q and Learning Agility Diagnostics Strengths, Decision Styles and Resilience Assessments Leadership Circle Profile Certified Consultant Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
    Talent Q and Learning Agility Diagnostics Strengths, Decision Styles and Resilience Assessments Leadership Circle Profile Certified Consultant Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • MBA
    Schulich School of Business
    2005
    MBA

Certifications

  • Hogan
    Hogan
    2026
    Coaching

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