ABOUT HIROMI
I’m Hiromi Kuehn. I spent more than two decades at Amazon, leading across global organizations, cultures, and periods of significant change.
Today, I bring that experience into coaching — not to provide the answer, but to understand the context, ask the questions, and create the space for leaders to think clearly for themselves.
MY STORY
At 17, my parents asked me a question I could not answer:
What do you really want to do after high school?
Months later, I decided I wanted to study in the United States.
At 18, speaking almost no English, I left Japan with a one-way ticket. It was not an easy decision, but it was mine. Because I had chosen it for myself, I was fully committed to making it work.
Years later, as my career and responsibilities grew, decisions became more complex. I received plenty of advice, but what stayed with me most were the questions I could not answer right away, and the conversations that helped me find my own answers — and the actions I chose to take from there.
Looking back, what helped me most was being asked questions that challenged my assumptions, helped me see a different perspective, or pushed me beyond the boundaries I had set for myself.
I know the power of those conversations because I have experienced it myself.
Only later did I learn that what I had experienced was coaching.
After those conversations, I often felt clearer, lighter, and more able to move forward. That experience showed me the value of having a safe space to explore ideas, question assumptions, and consider options without being told what to do.
Coaching is not about giving you the answer.It is about helping you find your own.That is the kind of space I now want to create for others.
EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS
My coaching is shaped by years of leading through complexity, developing people, and working across cultures — combined with professional coaching discipline.
Experience across global operations, transformation, and new market and program launches.
Senior Manager and Director roles across complex regional and global organizations.
Led large-scale in-country and outsourced teams across multilingual, cross-cultural operations.
Direct operating leadership across diverse markets and cultures.
Deep experience asking structured questions, assessing leadership capability, and listening beyond the first answer.
Professional coaching grounded in internationally recognized ICF standards.
COMMUNITY & COLLABORATION
I collaborate with global coaching communities to exchange perspectives, learn, and contribute to conversations on leadership, career transitions, and coaching across cultures.
Launching this autumn — new podcast episodes and coaching community conversations.
PODCAST / CONVERSATION SERIES
A cross-cultural coaching podcast where Japanese Nagomi meets Greek Harmonia. We explore leadership, career transitions, purpose, and the human side of work through reflective conversations grounded in coaching and lived executive experience.
WEBINAR / GLOBAL COACHING COMMUNITY
An international collective of ICF-trained coaches bringing together more than 250 years of combined leadership experience across Europe and North America. Through free webinars and honest conversations, we explore career uncertainty, leadership transitions, burnout, identity, purpose, and the changing world of work—making coaching perspectives accessible to people navigating change.
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A confidential, complimentary 30-minute conversation to explore what you or your organization are navigating and whether coaching could be the right next step.
No preparation required. No obligation to continue. Individual, leadership team and organizational enquiries are welcome.
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