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Workshops, sprints and community evenings, online and in Copenhagen. Small groups, one practical focus, and other internationals building something of their own.
I'm Valeria Kadelski, Val for short: an ICF ACC certified business coach for expats, based in Copenhagen and working online worldwide. Before coaching, I spent 7+ years in sales, customer success and marketing in tech. Now I help experienced international professionals turn what they know into one clear offer, and get it in front of the people who'll buy it.
I also know what it takes to do that in a country that isn't yours: no local network, nobody who knows your name, and often in a language that isn't your first.

Workshops hosted for organisations including Djøf, ReDI School, PWN Copenhagen, ZOKU and Female Leadership Academy.

and this is Poppy
I spent my early career in tech, across sales, customer success and marketing. Client acquisition is the part of business I know best, from both sides of the table: I've pitched, followed up, heard 'too expensive' and learned what makes someone say yes.
What I enjoyed most, though, was helping people get clear and move forward. That led me to coaching, and eventually to building a business of my own.
It wasn't a straight line. I had more than seven years of valuable skills and no idea how to turn them into a sellable offer. I spent hours choosing a logo for a business I hadn't named, and rewrote my offer every time I saw someone doing something different.
Things changed when I stopped building for clients I hadn't spoken to and started testing ideas in real conversations. Three months later I had a clear direction. Six months later I'd built my coaching business from scratch.
I still sell the way I teach. To fill my last group cohort I didn't use automated messages: I personally invited 25 people, which led to 9 calls and 3 sign-ups in the first week.
Originally from Italy, I've lived in Copenhagen for over a decade, with my husband Phillip and our dog Poppy.
Moving countries taught me how to adapt. Running a business is teaching me when not to.
I give feedback on your offer, posts and messages the way a potential client would read them, so you fix what's unclear before a buyer sees it.
I know what it's like to rebuild a career abroad, lose the network that would help you narrow things down, and figure it out alone. You don't have to here.
Clear, direct feedback, tailored to you. You can't think your way into the perfect business, so we test with real people early and let their answers guide the next step.
I'm an ICF ACC certified coach, with an ICF-accredited diploma in Integrative Coaching and a certificate in Career and Performance Coaching. Coaching gives me the questions. Sales gives me the commercial lens.

Conversations for experienced expat professionals ready to stop overthinking and start building. Real client stories, the SPARK Framework™ episode by episode, and honest talk about pricing, identity and the employee-to-founder shift.
Join me live: small, practical sessions with other internationals.
Workshops, sprints and community evenings, online and in Copenhagen. Small groups, one practical focus, and other internationals building something of their own.

If people already ask to pick your brain and you're ready to put an offer in front of buyers, book a free 30-minute strategy call. We'll look at where you are and whether working together makes sense.
30 minutes · on video · private and confidential