Last monday I had a very inspiring evening at Maarten-Jan Meyer zu Schlochtern’s beautiful new Chilipepper Coaching & Cooking kitchen/”office” at the border of downtown Amsterdam.

Maarten-Jan is a coach for groups with a very original concept: “Coaching and Cooking”. During an informal coaching session, for groups as well as individuals, coach Maarten-Jan and clients cook and discuss serious issues.

Last Monday we had a very cosy dinner with a motley crew of 12 people. The conversations, professionally moderated by Maarten-Jan, were very interesting! When I heard of Maarten-Jan’s concept of “Coaching while cooking”, I thought it was brilliant. But now I’ve experienced it myself!

And maybe the best part of it all: Maarten-Jan is a fantastic cook too!