Meeting with Marion Sterlin

February 16, 2026
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5min
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Meeting with Marion Sterlin

A former HR professional in the luxury and cosmetics industry, Marion Sterlin has over 10 years of experience in HR development, where she has led transformation and innovation projects. A certified professional coach, she now puts this experience to work for the leaders and teams she supports, both individually and collectively. From first-time managers to executive committees, Marion helps everyone clarify their choices, find the right approach, and take their rightful place. 

Can you tell us more about your background? 

After graduating from Dauphine University, I initially considered a career in politics. I then explored CSR issues before taking on broader HR responsibilities. For more than ten years, I worked in HR departments in the luxury goods and cosmetics industries.

Seven years ago, I started my own business, Bloom&. It was then that I became a certified professional coach, training at the École de Psychologues Praticiens in Paris. At the same time, I studied several approaches that inform my daily practice: nonviolent communication, Process Com, MBTI, emotional intelligence, transactional analysis, and positive psychology. Today, I help companies develop their talent by strengthening their management and leadership skills.

What are your areas of expertise? 

My favorite topics revolve around boldness, risk-taking, and leadership. I help people to be daring, to take a stand, and to own their choices by finding a stance that suits them.

I also work on everyday relational effectiveness: communicating better, clarifying intentions and messages, giving effective feedback, and creating healthier relationships within teams. A significant part of my work involves easing tensions and managing conflicts, particularly through mediation and tools derived from nonviolent communication.

I work with a wide range of clients, from first-time managers to executive and management teams, in very different companies: large corporations as well as more agile structures (startups or SMEs).

How and why did you decide to work with NUMA? 

I met NUMA when I was still employed. Just as I was starting to consider striking out on my own, our conversations flowed very naturally, and our collaboration began around 2020.

Recently, I worked with them to develop a program dedicated to women leaders, a topic that is obviously essential and bound to resonate!

What matters most to me is the quality of the working relationship: simple, fluid, pleasant exchanges , with genuine trust. There is also a way of doing things that appeals to me. An approach that defuses tension without minimizing it, that is demanding in substance, and above all, that is non-dogmatic. We don't try to impose a method or a "know-it-all" attitude: we provide useful guidelines and tools that shed light on the situation, then we help each person find their own way of managing . It is both empowering and very liberating.

How do you integrate your professional experience to engage participants?

I rely heavily on sharing experiences. I talk about situations I've been through, including things I didn't do early enough, things I learned the hard way, and things I tried that really worked. This immediately sets a simple and sincere tone, and makes participants want to talk about their real issues.

And I am careful not to get too theoretical or "posturing." The idea is that it should be useful right away: in a short amount of time, I want them to leave with clear insights and very actionable ideas that they can put into practice as soon as they return.

What's the key to successful training? 

For me, a good indicator is when participants leave saying, "That went by too fast." And I also like it when some people arrive with very high expectations, saying things like, "This isn't my first management training course, I don't know if I'll get anything out of it." That challenges me and forces me to get it right.

Ultimately, the key is training that leaves a lasting impression: it shifts boundaries, reveals blind spots, and makes you want to continue after the session.

Can you share with us a technique or method you use regularly in your training courses? 

I start by establishing a climate of trust, without taking a "know-it-all" stance, with a very horizontal dynamic. I'm not there to give a lecture, but to stimulate debate and help the group move forward. I quickly pass the floor around, ask people to rephrase to clarify, and make sure that the discussions remain grounded in real-life situations.

And I really care about the pace. I want it to be lively and rhythmic, and for everyone to leave feeling that the morning was truly worthwhile. I also add a touch of lightheartedness when appropriate, with humor and self-deprecation, to help participants feel comfortable taking risks, while remaining very serious about the substance.

On Marion's desk 

Your brain is playing tricks on you - Albert Moukheiber 

A former HR professional in the luxury and cosmetics industry, Marion Sterlin has over 10 years of experience in HR development, where she has led transformation and innovation projects. A certified professional coach, she now puts this experience to work for the leaders and teams she supports, both individually and collectively. From first-time managers to executive committees, Marion helps everyone clarify their choices, find the right approach, and take their rightful place. 

Can you tell us more about your background? 

After graduating from Dauphine University, I initially considered a career in politics. I then explored CSR issues before taking on broader HR responsibilities. For more than ten years, I worked in HR departments in the luxury goods and cosmetics industries.

Seven years ago, I started my own business, Bloom&. It was then that I became a certified professional coach, training at the École de Psychologues Praticiens in Paris. At the same time, I studied several approaches that inform my daily practice: nonviolent communication, Process Com, MBTI, emotional intelligence, transactional analysis, and positive psychology. Today, I help companies develop their talent by strengthening their management and leadership skills.

What are your areas of expertise? 

My favorite topics revolve around boldness, risk-taking, and leadership. I help people to be daring, to take a stand, and to own their choices by finding a stance that suits them.

I also work on everyday relational effectiveness: communicating better, clarifying intentions and messages, giving effective feedback, and creating healthier relationships within teams. A significant part of my work involves easing tensions and managing conflicts, particularly through mediation and tools derived from nonviolent communication.

I work with a wide range of clients, from first-time managers to executive and management teams, in very different companies: large corporations as well as more agile structures (startups or SMEs).

How and why did you decide to work with NUMA? 

I met NUMA when I was still employed. Just as I was starting to consider striking out on my own, our conversations flowed very naturally, and our collaboration began around 2020.

Recently, I worked with them to develop a program dedicated to women leaders, a topic that is obviously essential and bound to resonate!

What matters most to me is the quality of the working relationship: simple, fluid, pleasant exchanges , with genuine trust. There is also a way of doing things that appeals to me. An approach that defuses tension without minimizing it, that is demanding in substance, and above all, that is non-dogmatic. We don't try to impose a method or a "know-it-all" attitude: we provide useful guidelines and tools that shed light on the situation, then we help each person find their own way of managing . It is both empowering and very liberating.

How do you integrate your professional experience to engage participants?

I rely heavily on sharing experiences. I talk about situations I've been through, including things I didn't do early enough, things I learned the hard way, and things I tried that really worked. This immediately sets a simple and sincere tone, and makes participants want to talk about their real issues.

And I am careful not to get too theoretical or "posturing." The idea is that it should be useful right away: in a short amount of time, I want them to leave with clear insights and very actionable ideas that they can put into practice as soon as they return.

What's the key to successful training? 

For me, a good indicator is when participants leave saying, "That went by too fast." And I also like it when some people arrive with very high expectations, saying things like, "This isn't my first management training course, I don't know if I'll get anything out of it." That challenges me and forces me to get it right.

Ultimately, the key is training that leaves a lasting impression: it shifts boundaries, reveals blind spots, and makes you want to continue after the session.

Can you share with us a technique or method you use regularly in your training courses? 

I start by establishing a climate of trust, without taking a "know-it-all" stance, with a very horizontal dynamic. I'm not there to give a lecture, but to stimulate debate and help the group move forward. I quickly pass the floor around, ask people to rephrase to clarify, and make sure that the discussions remain grounded in real-life situations.

And I really care about the pace. I want it to be lively and rhythmic, and for everyone to leave feeling that the morning was truly worthwhile. I also add a touch of lightheartedness when appropriate, with humor and self-deprecation, to help participants feel comfortable taking risks, while remaining very serious about the substance.

On Marion's desk 

Your brain is playing tricks on you - Albert Moukheiber 

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