Career & Purpose Lab · October 2026

From direction
to action.

A guided journey for motivated professionals navigating career questions, transition or the search for meaningful professional direction.

In-person info session

Career & Purpose Lab Info Session

Meet the coaches, explore how the journey works and decide whether the October cohort is right for you.

October cohort

Ready to move from direction to action?

Four connected sessions, three coaches and a small group focused on clarity, confidence and purposeful action.

Career and Purpose Lab October 2026 programme poster

7, 14, 21 and 26 October 2026 · 09:00–13:00

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Start where you are

What question are you arriving with?

01

“I have experience — but I’m not sure how to translate it into my next step.”

02

“My professional identity has changed. How do I explain who I am now?”

03

“I know I want change — but I need clarity, confidence and a realistic plan.”

Professionals in transitionInternationally mobile professionalsExpat spouses and partnersPeople returning to workProfessionals changing role or sectorExperienced people seeking a clearer next step
Career and Purpose Lab pilot participants together after the programme
Inside the Lab

Small group.
Real conversation.

The programme is intentionally small-group and participant-centred. Each session combines reflection, practical exercises, facilitated discussion, peer feedback and real-life career application in a focused and supportive environment.

The learning journey

Five connected stages

Each stage builds on the one before it, moving from reflection and direction to professional identity, confidence, strategy and action.

Session 1 · 7 October · 09:00–13:00

Purpose · Direction · Career Vision

Step back from immediate pressure and explore what professional success means to you now. Clarify your values, priorities and the future direction you want to investigate.

Facilitated bySteve Muscat Azzopardi
Steve Muscat Azzopardi
Session 2 · 14 October · 09:00–13:00

Professional Identity · Strengths · Career Positioning

Identify the patterns of value across your experience. Translate your strengths, transferable skills, values and aspirations into a coherent professional narrative and possible target roles.

Facilitated byMarina Krasochka
Marina Krasochka
Session 3 · 21 October · 09:00–13:00

Dress the Mind: Professional Presence & Confidence

Explore how self-perception and beliefs influence professional behaviour. Reframe what may be limiting action and connect stronger internal confidence with the way you show up externally.

Facilitated byMiriam Vetrano
Miriam Vetrano
Session 4 · 26 October · 09:00–13:00

Career Strategy · Market Navigation · Action Plan

Turn the previous work into a realistic Luxembourg-market strategy. Strengthen your CV and LinkedIn positioning, networking and interview approach and create a practical two-to-three-month action plan.

Facilitated byMarina Krasochka
Marina Krasochka
Session 5 · Late November · Date and time TBD

Follow-up · Progress Review · Accountability

Return after testing your ideas in real life. Review what worked, what did not, where you still feel blocked and what needs adjusting, then define priorities for the following 30–60 days.

Led bySteve Muscat Azzopardi, Marina Krasochka and Miriam Vetrano
Career and Purpose Lab in action
Meet the programme team

Three perspectives, one connected journey

Steve, Marina and Miriam bring complementary experience in purpose, career strategy, psychology and professional presence to guide participants from reflection to action.

Purpose, direction & career vision

Steve Muscat Azzopardi

After 25 years spanning Financial and Corporate Services, a tech start-up and serving as a Partner at a top-tier global advisory firm, Steve realised that his purpose is to help others grow. As an author and professional mentor, he supports others in gaining the confidence to present their authentic selves at work. In the Career & Purpose Lab, he helps participants understand themselves better, clarify their vision for the future and recognise the existing superpowers that can help them get there.

Co-Active coach · Career & identity

Marina Krasochka

Marina spent 12 years watching hiring decisions from the inside—as a technical recruiter at Luxoft, Google, and Meta—before making the jump from corporate to solopreneurship and learning firsthand what that transition demands. She has also started over from scratch across Kyiv, Stuttgart, Munich, Hamburg and Luxembourg. At Career & Purpose Lab, Marina helps close the gap between being talented and ready, and having the clarity and plan to move forward.

Read Marina’s full profile

For twelve years, I watched thousands of hiring decisions unfold from the inside—as a technical recruiter at Luxoft, Google, and Meta, across fast-scaling outsourcing firms, AI startups, and global tech. I screened careers and heard over 8,000 professional stories along the way, helping more than 500 people land the job that shifted everything for them.

I also know what it is like to sit on the other side of a very different kind of table. I have started over from scratch four times—Kyiv, Stuttgart, Munich, Hamburg, and now Luxembourg—each move bringing a new language, new rules, and a new version of “normal.” It has given me a firsthand understanding of what it means to rebuild a career, and an identity, somewhere unfamiliar.

I have also made the jump from corporate to solopreneurship myself—and I know firsthand what that transition actually demands: the identity shift of no longer having a title to lean on, the discipline of building structure where none exists, and the discomfort of figuring it out without a playbook. Since 2024, as a Co-Active coach, I work with people navigating their own career and life transitions—especially those doing it far from home. I have also spent the past year as a people and organizational development consultant, helping a fast-growing company scale its team from 10 to 50 people in a single year.

I contribute to Career & Purpose Lab because I keep meeting people who are talented and ready but stuck—not from lack of skill, but from lack of clarity or a plan that actually fits their situation. This is where I help close that gap, since I have sat on both sides of the table that matters most in a career transition—the one hiring, and the one starting over. Most people only ever see it from one side. I bring both.

Outside of work, I reset on a bouldering wall, a yoga mat, or a snowboard, depending on the season.

Empowerment coach · Psychologist

Miriam Vetrano

With a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Development and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Miriam brings experience across recruitment, talent evaluation, professional development, training and workplace wellbeing. Her international journey gives her a personal understanding of transition, adaptation and professional reinvention.

Read Miriam’s full profile

After completing a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Development and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I began my career in recruitment, talent evaluation, and professional development—supporting individuals in identifying their strengths and aligning them with meaningful career paths. I later expanded into training and workplace wellbeing, contributing to programmes focused on work-related stress and organizational resilience.

After more than a decade living internationally across Singapore, Houston, Dubai, Rotterdam, and Luxembourg, I experienced continuous transitions that became my personal laboratory for growth. Each environment required me to adapt, evolve, and redefine myself—ultimately leading me to step into a more intentional and “upgraded” version of who I am.

This journey led me to found thehumanempowerment.com, a platform dedicated to helping individuals upgrade their mindset and unlock their highest potential. My methodology integrates psychology, neuroscience, performance optimization, and biohacking, supporting individuals in reshaping the internal patterns that drive their decisions, behaviours, and results.

Today, as Co-Founder of ThinkFit App and MobiGym.lu, I oversee human resources strategy and operations within a concept that combines productivity with physical movement—promoting a more holistic approach to performance, healthspan, and longevity.

My work is rooted in one core belief: human beings have an extraordinary capacity to evolve when they understand how their mind works and how to intentionally upgrade it.

I am driven by a genuine desire to contribute—helping individuals transform, grow, and succeed in a way that feels aligned, authentic, and expansive. My contribution to the Career & Purpose Lab is rooted in more than a decade of experience across psychology, recruitment, talent evaluation, professional development, training, and workplace wellbeing. This experience allows me to bring both a psychological and practical career perspective to the programme.

Having lived and worked across Singapore, Houston, Dubai, Rotterdam, and Luxembourg, I also bring a personal understanding of transition, adaptation, cultural diversity, and professional reinvention. These experiences have taught me that career development is not only about acquiring skills or finding a job; it is also about understanding who you are, what drives you, what you bring, and how confidently you communicate your value.

Within the Career & Purpose Lab, I aim to create a space where participants can move beyond simply asking “What job should I do?” and instead explore: What are my strengths? What makes me unique? What do I want to contribute? And how can I present myself with greater clarity and confidence?

My personal contribution is to help participants connect self-awareness, strengths, purpose, professional identity, and personal presence, turning these insights into practical steps they can apply to their career journey. Ultimately, my goal is to empower each participant to see their potential more clearly and feel more confident in owning, communicating, and building their professional path.

What you will gain

Progress you can carry forward

Professional direction

A clearer understanding of where you are and which directions are worth exploring.

Strengths and value

Greater awareness of your strengths, values and transferable professional experience.

Narrative and positioning

A stronger professional identity and clearer language for communicating your value.

Confidence and presence

Greater self-belief and awareness of how you approach and present yourself professionally.

Luxembourg market strategy

Practical tools for CV, LinkedIn, networking, applications and interview preparation.

Action and accountability

A realistic action plan plus a structured opportunity to review progress and adjust.

Pilot impact

Tested with professionals navigating change

9.7overall quality / 10
9.8likelihood to recommend / 10
10content relevance / 10

The June 2026 pilot brought together 10 participants. They reported gains in clarity, confidence, value presentation and readiness to act.

Three moments from the Career and Purpose Lab pilot programme in June 2026

Hear from participants

Two members of the pilot cohort share what the experience changed for them.

ClaribellePilot participant
DorotaPilot participant

One complete journey.
Four connected sessions.

The group is intentionally limited to eight participants. Because every session builds on the previous one, commitment to all four October sessions is required. A follow-up with all trainers is planned for late November.

Ask about the October cohort →