Our (Hi)Story - Why work with us

About Birte, TeamTime® Founder, Director and Chief Facilitator

Birte Becker-Steel is an experienced coach and facilitator who brings together deep professional expertise with genuine personal authenticity. She draws on more than 25 years of designing and delivering workshops that inspire positive, sustainable change.

Guided by the principle “What we nourish will flourish”, Birte champions lifelong learning, curiosity, diversity, equality, holistic wellbeing, and sustainability.

She firmly believes that solutions to our challenges are often closer than we think - yet when we’re deeply immersed in a situation, it’s easy to lose perspective and “not see the wood for the trees.”

This is where an external coach or facilitator can make a powerful difference.

Birte's Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (Education Focus), University of Applied Sciences Cologne (Germany)

• Train-the-trainer qualifications in Workplace Communication, Adult Education, Stress Management, and Systemic Counselling

• Professional Life Coach (ANZCAL)

• Additional studies: Team Resilience Toolkit (Resilience@Work), The Science of Wellbeing (Yale), Mental Health & Nutrition; Cultural Competence for Work (University of Canterbury), Outdoor Education, and related fields

Professional Experience

• Ten+ years supporting migrants and strengthening cross-cultural connections as Settling In Service Coordinator (NGO) and Welcoming Communities Officer (Local Government).

• Broad experience in workshop facilitation, event organisation, camp leadership, networking and community engagement.

• Business owner in the Tourism Industry.

• Facilitator for cooking and nutrition programmes with the NZ Nutrition Foundation and NZ Diabetes Foundation.

• Curriculum development for various education providers.

Check out the Inclusive Te Tauihu Guide authored by Birte Becker-Steel.

Professional Background

The TeamTime® team

At TeamTime®, we truly believe in collaboration - and we live by this value in everything we do.

While Birte is the driving force behind TeamTime®, we love partnering with other local service providers and sole traders. This allows us to offer you a more comprehensive, wrap-around service tailored to your needs.

We’re looking forward to introducing our wider network soon and sharing more about the people we collaborate with.

In the meantime, we’d like to extend a special thank you to Nicole Tai Photography for supporting the creation of our website. She has an incredible talent for capturing meaningful moments so beautifully.