Who IS MAAIKE TACONIS?

About me

My background is both international and diverse. After graduating in Chemistry (an MSc in Drug Innovation), I have worked in different sectors: from business analyst in a large international chemical company to a manager at a (big four) management consultancy firm (healthcare consulting). I have worked in the U.S.A., Australia, Germany, Belgium and Great Britain. Currently, I live in and work from Delft, the Netherlands. 

a passion for development

After a 10-year career in the business, I decided to embark on a Master in Coaching, at Oxford Brookes University. I was captivated by the profession of coaching, a profession that demands continuous awareness and (re)learning. That is how ‘development’ became like a thread through my life. As a mom, a daughter, a coach, and as an entrepreneur. I enjoy this every day, although it does not mean it comes easily.

Coaching from experience

In my coaching I combine my international business experience (in biotech and management consultancy), my technical and scientific background (an MSc in Chemistry and an MA Coaching in Oxford) with my personal experience (working mom of three children). 

I use this experience to facilitate you in your personal development and to help you make the right career choices. In a clarifying, connecting, and stimulating way, with a sense of humour.

Would you like to know more about my professional background or my education? Please have a look at my LinkedIn Profile.

I am a PCC certified senior coach with the ICF, recognised as career coach professional with the Noloc and a member of EMCC and Nobco, which are (inter)national associations for professional coaches.