Drive meaningful transformation with people centred strategies.
We’ve uncorked the new paradigm. Let’s make that crystal clear.

We live in an unprecedented time of change. It’s now more important than ever to step forward, lead your tribe and change the world one step at a time. Change is the only constant.
Whether you lead a team, a business, a community of clients and followers:
We all have our role to play in shaping the future. Exciting!
What would it take to activate your tribe and drive meaningful transformation?
And what needs to change in your life, to enable you to lead from your soul?
Charlotte van de Ven is a transformation expert, strategist, and founder of Citrine & Champagne, where bold ambition meets soulful execution. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of people & culture, HR, change management, communication, learning & development and digital transformation, she brings a rare depth to every engagement. Charlotte holds a Master of Science in International Business, Culture & Human Resource Management from Edinburgh Napier University, for which she was awarded the University Medallion for outstanding academic achievement.
She is a Prosci-ADKAR certified Change Practitioner, one of the most respected certifications in the change management field, since the philosophy and method is build on 30 years of extensive longitudinal organisational research, behavioural and psychological change theory, human-centered change philosophy and actionable & measurable enterprise application with effect studies.
She has led large-scale transformation programmes and projects across retail, finance, life sciences, construction, and the public sector, spanning multiple countries and touching tens of thousands of employees at large brands and respected businesses with actionable change. Her professional foundation was forged over eight years in management consulting in top-tier management consulting at EY, Capgemini and KennedyFitch.

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“I had the pleasure of working with Charlotte and truly appreciated her leadership and approach to change management. She has a great ability to navigate complex transformations while keeping the team engaged and motivated.”
“Charlotte is a great transformation professional who combines creativity, flexibility, and a very high quality of work with just a very open, pleasant and friendly attitude. Inside the high-stakes environment that is consulting, …. I believe her to be a very valuable addition to any organisation looking to get things done.”
“Working with Charlotte felt incredibly supportive and grounding. …
I loved how she combines deep intuition with clear strategy. It made me feel seen, reassured, and empowered at the same time. I was doubting my own potential and could feel my vision, but couldn’t fully shape it yet. Her concepts and strategy brought instant clarity and confidence. She really has the gift to really see and understand someone’s vision and put it into form.”
“Working with Charlotte has been such a pleasure. With her background she has a lot of knowledge from the business side, but her intuitive power made this the perfect combination. She is empathatic, warm and client focused while staying sharp. For me she opened a lot of new ways to look at my business and its opportunities. I’m now working on expanding my business with ideas that I didn’t even imagine were possible.”