About Victoria

A thinking partner, mentor and coach for professionals in high-paced environments.

I bring more than a decade of corporate marketing and communications leadership into coaching for individual careers and businesses. ICF Member, Oxford Saïd Business School alumna. Read what clients say →

Victoria Karo, leadership coach

Victoria Karo

ICF Member & Marketing Strategist · Founder, Karo Coaching

  • Board Member, The Netherlands Chapter of the International Coaching Federation
  • Senior Marketer with 10+ years of international experience
  • Industries: travel, finance, retail, IT
  • Bachelor of Communications
ICF Member - International Coaching Federation

I am a Member of International Coaching Federation Professional Coaches, the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards. I have completed an accredited coach training program.

  • ICF Member
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  • Board Member, ICF Netherlands
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  • 10+ yrs marketing leadership
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  • Oxford Saïd Business School

I learned about leadership in my management roles. I discovered the full power of it at embassy dinners and expat executive brunches.

Victoria Karo, ICF leadership coach & marketing strategist

Victoria Karo · Director Marketing & Communications and Board Member - ICF Netherlands · Oxford Saïd Business School Alumna

Before coaching, I spent over a decade in corporate marketing and communications leadership, across travel, finance, retail and IT. I managed budgets of up to €5 million across paid media and lead generation, working with teams and agencies across multiple markets. One of the projects I'm proudest of: taking marketing activity that ran differently in every country and rebuilding it as one global structure, with a consistent way of working that regional teams could actually use.

For seven years, I also worked closely with entrepreneurs and franchisees in finance and travel, helping translate central strategy into marketing plans that worked at the local level. I saw up close what separates a marketing plan that gets used from one that sits in a folder.

At its core, coaching is a communication strategy. That is why it was the natural next step for me. I hold a Bachelor of Communications and built my career in corporate marketing and communications. For years I worked with entrepreneurs within the frame of a corporate structure. Coaching lets me work with them on a different level, without that frame: helping them see their potential, goals and needs in a new way, get to know themselves, and use their imagination. That is where a new reality begins, and with it new business goals and new ways of working.

Coaching is where I bring that experience to individual careers and businesses.

Then my path took an unexpected turn. I moved through international expat communities and found myself living among diplomats, local government leaders, and senior executives. My neighbors were general managers and CEOs. My social circles included embassy officials and people leading organizations across borders and cultures.

That proximity changed how I understand leadership. I did not just read about it or practice it in one company. I observed it at dinner tables, in school corridors, in private conversations where the weight of real decisions showed. I saw how the best leaders carry pressure with grace, and how even the most successful ones struggle with the same doubts as everyone else.

This perspective is what I bring to my coaching. Not theory from a textbook, but a lived understanding of leadership at the highest levels, seen from every angle. Combined with formal training in coaching methodology, it gives me an approach that is both deeply human and strategically sharp.

I work with professionals in their 30s and 40s who are ready to build something of their own. Whether you are building a side business on top of a career you are keeping, going independent for the first time, growing beyond doing everything yourself, or rebuilding your footing in a new country, I am here to help you grow with intention rather than burnout - and to find your own way forward.

Background

Credentials & Training.

International Coaching Federation

Director Marketing & Communications and Board Member

ICF Netherlands · from August 2026

Oxford Saïd Business School

Female Leadership Programme

Oxford Saïd Business School · Completed

International Coaching Federation

International Coaching Federation

ICF Member

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Bachelor of Communication

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

What I stand for

What I stand for.

01

Intention over impulse

Decisions made from clarity, not from reaction.

02

Balance over perfection

Sustainable excellence beats unsustainable striving.

03

Reciprocity with the world

Leadership is a relationship, not a performance.

04

Honesty & self-love

The truest growth happens in honest, generous space.

Let's talk about where you are going.

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What clients say

Trusted by leaders across the globe.

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Victoria is the kind of coach who makes you feel both understood and challenged. Her thoughtful questions and steady encouragement helped me turn an idea into a real business I now run alongside my day job. A great coach for anyone juggling a job and a side business.

Maria van Stuivenberg

Purchase Manager | Procurement Specialist Hardware | Team Leader B2B Operations

Circular IT group

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Victoria has a powerful, inspiring and positive way of thinking. She helped me look at who I am, understand my values, and start moving forward with new energy and purpose. She asks good questions and gives practical but encouraging advice.

Ella Bol

International Business Growth & Operations

Netherlands

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Victoria brought a rare combination of organization, ownership, and calm under pressure. She managed complex, fast-paced environments with precision, never losing sight of the bigger picture. A trusted point of contact for both internal teams and external partners.

Hamad Al Qenaei, Chartered MCIPD

HR Manager, Shell Companies

Kuwait

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For a long time, I struggled to find direction and discover my inner motivation. Working with Victoria, I was able to build a process where reflection stopped being frightening and became a source of support. Victoria creates space to search for answers without imposing ready-made solutions, and this is precisely what helped me see my goals in a new way. As a result, I not only formulated important personal goals for myself but also gained confidence that I can achieve them.

Elizaveta Golovchenko

Head of PR, PREMIER (streaming platform)

Russian Federation

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Victoria is deeply attentive to everything you share and has a brilliant ability to help you think outside the box. I felt completely safe and heard throughout our time together. I walked away with absolute clarity and a solid plan of action. I highly recommend her to any entrepreneur or business leader looking for direction.

Elena Danilyuk

Founder, Life Matters Coach

London, United Kingdom

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Her questions always hit the mark, helping you see the situation deeper and notice what you previously missed. Sometimes these are unexpected turns, after which you simply cannot think the old way anymore. After every session I felt clarity and inner grounding.

Katerina Aivazidi

Automation Manager & Executive Coach

Kazakhstan

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Victoria gave me a homework: make a picture that reflects where I am now and where I would like to be. My take is that it does not matter what or where you are, there is always something new for you. And all of our life we are a work in progress.

Cezars Torres-Rueda

Founder & Board Director

Latvia

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She has been a truly great help on my search for a new work path, helping me uncover what my heart really desires, just by asking the right questions and analyzing your answers way behind your words. I am now happy and sure that I am on the right path.

Inês Pereira

Executive Assistant & Interpreter

Portugal

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Victoria stands by you as a coach and empowers you to take the necessary steps. She holds up a mirror and uses coaching techniques that are relevant to you. You feel safe with Victoria, and get insights and energy after the sessions.

Andrea Dronk

Content Marketer & Freelance Copywriter

Netherlands

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