CLIENT STORIES

RESULT OF MY CLIENTS

LALIETA SOMWARU
CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER
HB BUSINESS GROUP

289% RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITHIN 9 MONTHS

I have experienced Mireille Bergraaf as a very competent and committed.

Her dedication, decisiveness, professional approach, pleasant and honest personality and especially good sense of humor all make it a great pleasure to work with her during this leadership development program.

By aligning our team with strategy, we were able to, in a very short period of three months, create an immense financial stability. The alignment also let to an change in our strategy and mayor cutbacks. This led to company savings, yet maintaining maximum and even increased operational outputs. We had a 289% return on investment within 9 months of the program.

RAFFAELLA ASHRUF
BUSINESS UNIT DIRECTOR
VESU FEED MILL

86% Business growth within 8 months

As a brand new Business Unit Director of VESU Feed Mill, I was given the opportunity by my CEO to participate in our Leadership Development Program, which is conducted by Mireille.

Due to the program sales grew 86% within 8 months. To me this Leadership Development Program is the best investment done by our company! I thank Mireille for helping me take the business to a higher level!

STEPHANIE DUIJSER
COORDINATOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
ASSURIA

“80% PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN 4 MONTHS”

Together with 2 other young upcoming managers, I was placed in a Mentorship Program conducted by Mrs. Mireille Bergraaf.

The first thing we had to do was to set a goal. I thought it was strange, literally my thoughts were: what does this woman want from me?! But along the ride, I understood how important it was to have focus, especially if I wanted to become successful as a manager.

My goal was to improve my productivity with 35%, I have to say I had no faith in this goal, I really thought this is too far-fetched. With the guidance of Mireille I managed to improve my productivity not with 35%, but with 80%. I reached this by letting go of my anxiety and insecurity. Not easy, because this is an internal journey, but I learned to trust the process. Looking back I am happy to have gone through this process of change!

I got to know myself much better. These days I am much calmer, am more solution oriented, and my self-esteem has grown! I am becoming the manager that I need to be!

ABBIGAIL SISAL
COORDINATOR CLAIM ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL ASSURIA

“66% PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN 2 MONTHS”

In my first meeting Mireille asked me what I would like to work on. I told her that my greatest challenge is to be patient, and that I really was going to need that when leading my team as an upcoming manager.

During the Mentorship Development Program we had weekly one-on-one coaching and group coaching. In these coaching sessions you get confronted with yourself. At times, after the coaching sessions, I had emotional breakdowns. I had to look deep inside myself, and often I did not like what I saw. But, this introspection has helped me! I did become self-aware, and slowly I started changing.

Before the course I was getting angry quickly, showed little empathy to my team and my stress level was high. I was like a ticking time bomb. Now, I feel like a guiding light, I am getting more patient. I learned to keep thinking positive and learned that change starts within you.

After being in the program for two months my productivity improved with 66%!

TERENCE LETER
ACTING OPERATIONAL DIRECTOR
MOBILE WELDING SERVICE

“TEAM PRODUCTIVITY IS NOW 47% HIGHER!”

Before I started coaching, I was often aggressive, made excuses, was disorganized, was restless, did not prioritize, was often not leading, on the contrary I was passive and I blamed others for my mistakes.
Because I knew that there was a lot that I had to work on in my private and business life, I started looking for a coach. I approached several coaches including Mireille Bergraaf. In the end, I chose Mireille, because she was the only one that could fully understand me on an emotional and business level.

I have been working with Mireille for over a year now and this has an impact on my aggression. My unrest has almost disappeared.
Through her coaching I became more self-aware, and started to self-reflect more. I learned that it is not other people that made me angry. No, it was me making a choice to become angry. I learned that success is inside of me, and not in my circumstance. I learned from her how important it is that you should be leading in everything you do, and of course how I should apply it in every situation. I no longer limit myself, and I stepped out of my comfort zone thanks to Mireille. Slowly I started changing, as a result of this I am becoming a better partner, father, son, uncle and colleague.

I also see the impact in the business, I am goal-oriented, have a focus for our strategy, and I am learning to lead my team to achieve our goals. Team productivity is now 47% higher!
Working with Mireille is a solid experience! I would recommend Mireille Bergraaf to any other business owner, who wants to achieve his or her personal and business goals.

NATHALIE ROBBERSE
OPERATION MANAGER
DAILY PAPER

“40% PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT IN 4 MONTHS”

Mireille helped me to develop skills such as planning, delegating and goal setting to a professional level. As a result of the coaching and training my productivity has increased by 40%. Mireille is not only an inspiring power woman, she also taught me to balance private and work through mindfulness.’

RICARDO VOS
CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER
BIG WILL GROUP

23% OVERALL BUSINESS GROWTH WITHIN 8 MONTHS

As of mid-2019 the BIG WILL Group of companies is engaged in a coaching journey with Mireille Bergraaf. The companies of the group are in food and feed production and vital for the bread, noodle, restaurant, poultry, and retail industries in Suriname. An important responsibility to society! The group is led by young (top) management with an ambitious hunger for success, but also with some short comings in knowledge, skills and experience.

“Strong management performance required, a strong coach hired”.

Personally, I have managed to grow in my role as Chief Strategic Officer by improving my productivity with 46% and our overall revenue has grown with 23%. A massive result!

I have also improved my mental skills which have resulted in more awareness of my mindset and the ability to adjust it in the present time. It has helped me in my tennis ambitions as I reached the final of the National Championships.

I experience the coaching as pleasant. I am internally motivated in developing myself. So it is inspiring to have Mireille, with experience as an executive, as my coach. She is a good listener, a good presenter, and offers good guidance.

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