Your role looks fine on paper, but no longer feels like yours.
Career coach for international women in the Netherlands
Your next chapter is already inside what you’ve built.
Career change support and strategic mentoring for experienced women who know something in their professional life needs to change — but are not yet clear what should come next.
Career Evolution StrategistOlga Konovalova
Does this sound familiar?
“I don’t want this anymore.”
“But I don’t know what I want instead.”
You can see several possibilities — and cannot choose one.
You want more autonomy, meaning or scope without starting over.
You keep thinking, analysing and postponing the first move.
This program is for you if
You are not starting over.
You are choosing what comes next.
01You have outgrown your current role or professional direction.
02You can see several possibilities but cannot confidently choose one.
03You want change without discarding the experience you have built.
04You are ready to make a thoughtful, realistic professional decision.
Career evolution happens
one intentional step at a time.
The Inner Fire philosophy
The fire is already there.
You may not need to become someone new. You may simply need to see yourself — and your possibilities — differently.
Your strengths do not disappear when your circumstances change. Your experience does not lose its value because one professional chapter ends.
Inner Fire helps you see what you already have, what you have outgrown and where your value belongs next.
Your six-session journey
Six sessions. One clear direction.
Each session builds on the one before it — from understanding what has changed to creating a direction and plan you can act on.
Clarify
This is where we put words on what is actually happening in your professional life right now. Not the polished version. The real one.
I'll ask a small set of careful questions and listen properly. Between us, we'll name what has changed, what no longer fits, and what your next chapter needs to make possible. You don't have to arrive with the answer — you arrive with the situation, and we do the naming together.
You leave with: Clarity Statement — a one-page summary of where you are standing and what needs to shift. You can look back at it any time.Map
This session is about seeing what your experience has given you and what you want to carry into your next professional chapter.
I'll ask about real moments in your working life and help you recognise the strengths behind them, alongside what matters to you now. No preparation required — we'll find the examples together.
You leave with: Professional Capital Map — a clear record of your strengths, experience and priorities, so you can see what you have to build on.Explore
Here we give your possible next steps enough shape to see what each could look like in real life.
I'll help you develop 2–3 directions and talk through how each could fit your ambitions and responsibilities. You don't need to bring a shortlist — we can build it together from what we've already discovered.
You leave with: 2–3 Direction Scenarios — a small set of realistic possibilities you can compare, with a clearer picture of what each would involve.Decide
This is where we work towards choosing the direction you want to pursue.
I'll help you compare the options against what matters to you, and we'll talk honestly about the risks and trade-offs. You don't have to arrive certain — bring your doubts, and we'll work through them together.
You leave with: Chosen Direction — a recorded choice and the reasons behind it, so you can focus your effort and return to those reasons when doubt comes back.Strategise
We work out how to move towards your chosen direction from where you are today.
I'll help you identify the experience, support or conversations you may need, then we'll put the steps in a sensible order. No preparation required — we'll use the work we've already done to build the route together.
You leave with: Career Evolution Strategy — a practical route towards your chosen direction, so you know what needs to happen and why.Activate
In our final session, we make the next 90 days specific enough to begin.
I'll help you choose your first steps, set realistic dates and decide how you'll check your progress. You don't need a plan prepared — we'll create it together around the time and responsibilities you actually have.
You leave with: 90-Day Action Plan — your priorities, next steps and dates in one place, so you know what to do first and when to review your progress.Not six disconnected conversations — one structured journey from uncertainty to action.
Signature program
Inner Fire Career Evolution Program
Six individual strategic mentoring sessions to turn career uncertainty into a clear professional direction, a realistic strategy and a concrete plan — without starting from zero.
Investment€6006 sessions · online
One session every 1–2 weeks
Complete journey: 6–10 weeks
Flexible entry
A 20-minute intro call — free
Single strategic session — €130
Sometimes one session is enough. Sometimes six. We decide together during the intro call.
What you leave with
- 01Clarity Statement
- 02Professional Capital Map
- 032–3 Direction Scenarios
- 04Chosen Direction
- 05Career Evolution Strategy
- 0690-Day Action Plan
A grounded approach
Not therapy.
Not a motivational boost.
Not “quit your job and follow your passion.”
Inner Fire looks at your whole professional system: what you have built, what has changed, what your life can realistically support and what each possible choice asks of you.
The goal is clarity strong enough to support a real decision.
Meet Olga
Precision, perspective and a deeply human way of listening.
I’m Olga Konovalova — Career Evolution Strategist and founder of Inner Fire.
My international career spans Quality Assurance, R&D Quality Management and global specification management across FMCG and cocoa trading, including roles with Mondelez/Kraft, Danone, Refresco and Upfield. Today, I also work with Dietz Cacao Trading. Across Ukraine and the Netherlands, I have led complex projects, improved systems and helped people turn uncertainty into a clear plan.
That is the thinking I bring to mentoring: a wide-angle view, careful analysis and enough warmth to make the honest questions possible. For twenty years, my job was to look at complex systems and find the exact point where they stopped working. That is the same attention I bring to a career. I will not tell you who to become. I will help you see what is already there — and decide what deserves to come next.
Beyond my own practice, I mentor women in the Women in Food & Agriculture (WFA) initiative and am an active member of Global Woman Club and PWN Brussels — communities that keep me close to the real career questions international women face today.
Olga KonovalovaThe Netherlands · working internationally
Publications & Features
Publications & Features
Business WomanOlha Konovalova: How to Turn Professional Experience into the Foundation for a New Life Chapter
October 2026
Read article →Client perspective
What clarity can feel like.
Composite reflections based on recurring client needs and the intended outcomes of the program.
“I arrived with many ideas and no way to choose between them. I left with a direction that finally felt both ambitious and realistic.”
Anna — Senior Quality Leader · Composite reflection
“For the first time, I could see that my experience was not baggage from the past. It was the foundation for what I wanted to build next.”
Kateryna — International FMCG Professional · Composite reflection
FAQ
Questions women often ask before a career change
Career coach, career change and career mentor for women 40+
Is it too late to change careers after 40?
It is not too late. The experience you have built is useful capital. We look at how to carry it into a next chapter that fits who you are now.
How do I know whether I need a career change or just a new role?
We start by understanding what is no longer working. That helps us see whether the change belongs in your role, your direction or the way you work.
What if I have several career ideas and cannot choose?
You do not need to arrive with a shortlist. We develop a few realistic directions and compare them against your strengths, priorities and responsibilities.
Can I change careers without starting from zero?
Often, yes. We map the skills, judgement and relationships you already bring, then identify where they can create value next.
How long does a career change take?
There is no single timetable. The program helps you define a clear direction and first 90-day plan; the wider transition depends on the steps you choose.
Can career coaching help if I live in the Netherlands and work internationally?
Yes. I work online with international women in the Netherlands and across borders. We take your language, location and professional context into account.
Your next chapter
You don’t need to have the answer. That’s exactly where we begin.
If something needs to change but you cannot yet see the direction, let’s start with one conversation.
A free 20-minute call. No preparation required.
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