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About Solène

Hey, I'm Solène - Consultant, Coach, Creative, and Founder of Be Beyond Borders.

I was born and raised in France. Over the past 15 years, I've lived and worked in seven countries (France, Norway, the US, the UK, China, Australia, and the UAE) and travelled to over 70. I love exploring the world!

Consultant

As a consultant, I now help organisations navigate change and become more accessible and inclusive. I’ve worked with a wide range of clients including Chanel, Alpine, Orange, the United Nations, Transport for London, Virgin Megastore, Veolia, Othentik, Evenbreak, Powered by Diversity, and many more.

 

My international career started in 2011 and spanned across corporate and government organisations, start-ups, industries, and a wide range of functions. It included:

From 2011 to 2013

  • Risk Management and Merger & Acquisition at Veolia UK

  • Strategy, Transformation, and Project Management at Thomas Cook UK  ​
     

  • Product and Contracting at Thomas Cook Germany 
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  • Business Development, Marketing & Events, Communications, and Operations at Thomas Cook China

From 2013 to 2017

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From 2017 to 2020

  • Leadership, Coaching, and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at Expedia Group Australia

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  • People, Culture, Human Resources, and D&I at Harri, UK  
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  • Innovation, Programme Management and D&I at Innovate UK

From 2020 to 2023

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Coach

As a transformational coach, I support individuals through major life changes - whether chosen or imposed - such as, though not limited to, a career transition, relationship evolution, relocation, or the discovery of neurodivergence.

 

My coaching journey started 6 years ago, when I discovered the discipline as part of my leadership role, while also being coached by the wonderful Séverine Houcke.

2020

  • Internal Coaching Course for Leaders at Expedia Group

  • Mentor and coach for entrepreneurs with the Neurodiversity Entrepreneurship Association (NEA)
     

  • Tutor for public speaking, storytelling, and communication skills with Preply

2024

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2025

  • ACC Accreditation from the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
     

  • Level 6 Certification in Career Coaching from the CDI Career Academy
     

  • Professional Coaching Certification from the Awaken Coach Institute
     

  • Career coach for job seekers with Evenbreak
     

  • 100+ hours of coaching with 20+ clients across 7 countries

Creative

As a Creative, I explore themes of change, identity, mental health, and belonging. As a neurodivergent person, or as I often say, “a round shape too large to fit in any box”, creativity has become both a personal tool and a public platform. It’s how I advocate for inclusion, challenge stigmas, and hope to inspire dialogue. 

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Creativity has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I loved dancing, drawing, painting, writing - and expressing myself in every possible way. Over the years, I lost touch with that part of myself and even judged it. Not anymore.

2018

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  • Published two other books: children's story, Where Are You From? and poetry collection in English, Where?
     

  • Organised and hosted my first art exhibition combining painting and poetry: ‘We Belong Everywhere’ in Melbourne, Australia. 
     

  • Published my fourth book: poetry collection in French, Pensées d’Ailleurs.

From 2019 to 2020

From 2021 to 2023

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  • Completed my first short film: Still Here? and received ‘Best Short Film’ Audience Award at the Lift Off International Film festival, plus two selections at the ‘Little Venice Film Festival’ in the UK, and at ‘This is Brave Film Festival’ in Australia. 
     

  • Published my fifth book: printable coloring book, Mindful Emotions.
     

  • Performed in multiple improv shows at The Courtyard Playhouse in Dubai, UAE.
     

  • Included in the Emotions Matter Art Exhibition in New-York, USA, with my painting ‘Keep Swimming’ and in BorderAttitude’s research and art project about masking at work with my painting ‘Colours of the Faux-Self’.  
     

  • Formed XSIV and started working on our first song album ‘Human Too’.

2024

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2025

  • Performed in Almost Maine at The Courtyard Playhouse in Dubai, UAE.
     

  • Received the ‘Best International Short Film’ Award for my first short ‘Still Here?’ at the Indo Dubai International Film Festival in Kolkata, India. 
     

  • Performed in The Craft and made it to the finals of the international theatre festival Short & Sweet at The Junction in Dubai, UAE. 
     

  • Performed spoken word monologue ‘To this day… for the bullied and beautiful’ at The Courtyard Playhouse in Dubai, UAE.

Vous parlez français ? Nous aussi ! 

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Francais

Chez Be Beyond Borders, tous nos services sont aussi disponibles en français :

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  • Consulting : Accompagnement au changement pour les entreprises et les entrepreneur·es.
     

  • Coaching : Transition et transformation personnelle ou professionnelle pour trouver sa voie et sa voix.
     

  • Créativité : Projets artistiques engagés qui brisent les tabous et font bouger les lignes.
     

Envie d’en discuter ? Contactez-nous ou prenez rendez-vous pour un Discovery Call afin d’échanger sur vos besoins et vos envies.

 

À très bientôt,
Solène - Fondatrice de Be Beyond Borders

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