Maud Vanhoutte

Maud Vanhoutte and New Reflections – Crafting Signature Experiences in Soft Skills, Communication, and Leadership

I design professional development like a chef crafts a signature dish—layered with insight, seasoned with practice, and plated for performance. With over 20 years of experience across APAC and Europe, I specialise in transforming soft skills into lasting success through experiential learning, emotional intelligence, and creative frameworks.

I am not a life coach. I am not just a coach. I am a facilitator, serving up simple, proven frameworks that help professionals adjust thinking habits, refine communication, and take action. My approach is hands-on, intuitive, and built from thousands of hours spent with individuals and teams across industries. No certificate replaces lived experience, common sense, and an obsession with doing right by people.

I lead New Reflections, a consultancy dedicated to crafting tailored learning experiences that stick. Professionals have lost their appetite for traditional soft skills training that sits in the pantry. Our programs are designed to be savoured, shared, and put to work.

Our Success Training Recipe

1. Custom Ingredients

We handpick and blend a tailored, practical toolkit for your team’s unique palate, goals, and context.

2. Cooking Up Group Coaching

We stir those ingredients into real-time workplace scenarios, infusing expert guidance with peer-to-peer flavour.

3. Ongoing Garnish

We dish out ongoing support to ensure your training is plated, served, and savoured in real-world settings; adding sharpness, freshness, and finesse to your team’s growth journey.

Our Signature Flavour Profile

• Professional Development – Advance with confidence and purpose

• Communication – Speak, write, and lead with clarity and impact

• Leadership – Inspire, guide, and build strong workplace relationships

• Team Building – Strengthen collaboration, trust, and productivity

I work with professionals on the essential skills we never learned at school: communication, leadership, emotional regulation, assertiveness, time management, personality types, and confidence building. My sessions are built around real-life scenarios, games, and exercises that spark insight and shift behaviour.

From Sydney to across APAC, New Reflections partners with companies including Cisco, Kennards Hire, Zendesk, NBC Universal, First State Super, China Eastern, UNSW, American Express, UnionPay, and Sydney Cricket Ground, Google, etc. I also design life skills programs for long-term job seekers, survivors of domestic violence, and people with disabilities, empowering participants with tools for confidence, employability, and self-leadership.

The Chef Behind the Recipes

Maud Vanhoutte brings a unique lens to communication and leadership. Diagnosed with ADHD and autism later in life, she blends a deep understanding of neurodiversity, emotional intelligence, and human connection with 20 years of study, research, and experience. Her philosophy is simple: you become who you spend time with. Through mindset shifts, emotional regulation, and experiential learning, she equips professionals to lead with confidence, clarity, and compassion.

Maud has facilitated thousands of workshops and coaching sessions, working with global teams and high-performing leaders across industries. Her approach is original, accelerated, and always audience-focused—designed to move people from knowing to doing.

Let Us Cook Up Success Together

Whether you need a one-day workshop, ongoing coaching, or a strategic development initiative, New Reflections customises every program to your goals, team, and appetite for growth.