Speakers

ISBA Professional Speakers

The professional business and financial astrologers of ISBA frequently give lectures all over the world. This page gives an overview of the speakers and their subjects along with contact information.

Karen Boesen
		Karen Boesen offers lectures in English and Danish on: • Structural Analysis • Strategic planning for corporations • Entrepreneurship • Leadership and Astrology • Recruitment/Selection of Managers and Employees • Development of Managers and Employees • Career Planning • Teambuilding For more information please contact Karen Boesen.

Faye Cossar
		Faye Cossar offers lectures for business in both English and Dutch. She is based in Amsterdam and is frequently in the UK. From Amsterdam it is also easy to travel within Europe. Faye will also travel further for longer assignments. Faye holds an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology from Bath Spa University. Her dissertation covered company life cycles where she proposed a new model for organisational development which makes an ideal topic for a lecture. Mail: faye@juxtaposition.nl She can also lecture on: Company SWOT Company Culture Systems Archetypes Career planning using astrology PR and marketing including image and communication strategies Organisation development phases Mergers Her website www.juxtaposition.nl available early 2006 describes more of her services which can be tailor made for a lecture.

Karl Aage Jensen
		Karl Aage Jensen is initiator/daily manager of "AstrologiHuset". Manager of Scandinavian Astrology School - possibility of remote teaching, currently only in Danish. Initiator of Museum of Astrology. Has created the company Integreret Management, integrating astrology with management, employment, strategic and economic planning. www.astrologihuset.dk

Maarit Laurento
		Maarit Laurento, Astrologer Education: Finnish Astrology Diploma 2000, Faculty of Astrological Studies Certificate 2000, PhD in Education 1997 Company, departments: Equinox Business Astrology Services and Astrological Office Astro Bar Productions are founded in 1997, Astrological Park Villa Tauro in 2003. See for details: www.astrobar.fi www.equinoxconsulting.fi www.huvilaharka.fi Specialization: Team Coaching, Personnel Education, Future Forum, Trends, Scenarios, Business Life Spans, Product/Business Timing Form of action: Lectures, Workshops Contact Info Equinox Consulting Somerontie 14 FIN-00550 Helsinki Finland tel +358-9-6224 214 gsm +358-40-538 5048 fax +358-2-748 9848 email: maarit.laurento@astrobar.fi

Han van Straaten
		Han van Straaten graduated as an economist at Tilburg University in 1974. In his professional life he worked in both the profit and the non-profit sector. From 1991 to 1998 he innovated Financial Accounting at The Hanzehogeschool Groningen. He is studying astrology for over thirty years. Since 1998 he is a full-time consultant to individuals and businesses. On a regular basis he is consulting small and medium Dutch firms in the field of astro-economics where astrology is translated into a management tool. Most business questions are related to the strategic area: ‘Should we merge or not?” ‘Should we reorganise the firm?’ or ‘Is it a good time to sell the firm?’ Very specifc business questions however can also be answered with the astro-economic techniques e.g: ‘What will the judge do in this business-case?’ Han van Straaten offers lectures in The Netherlands and abroad about integrating the economic and astrological approach. As a trainer he contributed to the education of 45 coaches in The Netherlands in the field of archetypal coaching to discover your life mission. In a monthy astrological newsletter he distributes his ideas about short term developements. As a therapist he supports people and businesses to reach to their highest potentials. He is a board member of ‘The International Society of Business Astrologers’ (ISBA), which has members from 35 countries. In 2000 he founded the ‘Authentic Power Network’ (APN), a platform where business situations are discussed in a wider perpective. His mission is the fusion of the Western intellectual way of thinking with the old heritage of wisdom (astrology, mysticism), to get a clear picture of what humanity may need in the coming decade. For more information: info@astro-econoom.nl www.info@astro-econoom.nl and www.business-astrology.nl

Manfred Zimmel
		The internationally renown financial astrologer Manfred Zimmel is the editor of Amanita Market Forecasting http://www.amanita.at. He authored several publications and lectured in Europe and the United States. The performance of his market letter has repeatedly been ranked among the best in the world by an independent rating agency.