Poncho Cottier is originally from Mexico, left the corporate world in Mexico at the age of 23 to pursue his dream of photography in Paris, lived in London, and trained in coaching. Currently he is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and focused on coaching and leadership development. Poncho works with leaders, founders, and highly sensitive, empathic individuals to help them balance sensitivity and effectiveness, exploring purpose, mission, and blockages guiding clients through moments of "dissonance" and life transitions. His approach emphasizes depth, intentionality, and embracing complexity, often referred to as "integrative coaching."
From his website:
About Poncho: For me, that experience of dissonance became VERY loud in my twenties. I was living in Mexico City, where I am originally from, and I had been working in a big multinational company for some time. I had a promising career ahead of me with so much external validation (so much!), and yet, my internal discomfort was so strong that I decided to take a leap of faith; I quit my job and moved to Paris with the dream of becoming a photographer.
Without knowing it at the time, that first leap across the Atlantic had unlocked a relentless desire to discover what living authentically means, no matter how unconventional the answers and journey to find them might be. I then moved to London, where I encountered coaching for the first time and became a 3D artist in film.
Living in a new environment while working in a creative field had lessened the inner dissonance significantly, however, I was still searching for purpose, meaning and my life’s mission. After 10 years of living in London, I decided to take another leap of faith further East, this time to Asia.
Follow Poncho's Journey: https://www.ponchocottier.com/myjourney