About Margrita
“It is very gratifying to me to contribute to people being able to live the life they love”.
Margrita van der Hoek was born in the Netherlands. From the age of two she began globetrotting with her family, living in different countries during her childhood and teen years. She obtained her bachelor´s and master´s degrees in Political Science at Leiden University in the Netherlands. During her university years, she focused on policies and programs for street children. She worked at the Dutch Embassy and at non-governmental organizations funding and implementing projects and programs with regards to community development
In 1999 she moved to Mexico where she has been involved in different programs in her community, mostly with regards to youth, amongst these, a mentoring program for underprivileged teens as well as a classical music programme for youth.
In 2017 she began her training at Remus y Asociados in executive coaching, obtaining the Mexican certification (CONOCER) in January 2019.
Margrita became very passionate about coaching and because she was working with adolescents, decided to initiate her training at the Youth Coaching Institute.
In March 2020 she became a certified Youth Mentor Coach and a Certified Leadership Coach.
She was a coach training assistant at the Youth Coaching Institute where she assisted in training future youth coaches and now works as a coaching practice evaluator.
She now also has the Mexican nationality and lives with her husband, three children and dog Bagheera in Ajijic a picturesque village in between the mountains and Mexico’s largest lake. She loves hiking, travelling, reading and being with friends and family.
Margrita loves engaging with people of all ages. Having lived in many countries, she is passionate about working with people of different cultural backgrounds.
Margrita's coaching approach is evidence-based.
A Life Coach can make a difference in this adventure.
I will help you in developing an action plan and gently prompt you to find ways to be accountable to yourself.
