ABOUT ME

 

HEY, I’M VIOLETTA.

 

I spent years creating structure for organisations. These days, I’m much more interested in creating space for life.

 

Founder, Pause to Play · Former Global Operations Director · 18+ years in international leadership & operations

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For nearly two decades, my work was about making complicated

things simpler — building teams, creating structure, setting direction

and turning ideas into something that actually works.

Eventually, I became just as interested in what happens outside work.

What makes us feel energised? What helps us slow down?

Why does one person need a quiet weekend while another needs

a mountain, a plane ticket or three months away?

That curiosity became Pause to Play.

A place for finding the kind of pause that actually fits your life —

whether that means resting, trying something new, going somewhere

else or taking a much longer break.

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A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME

I’m happiest somewhere between a mountain trail and a long breakfast.

I love hiking, cycling, running, painting, discovering new places

and occasionally doing things that sound like a terrible idea until I’m already halfway up a via ferrata.

Nature is usually my fastest reset. I’m also rarely far from Berni, my tiny Maltipoo, who has very strong opinions about walking distances and an impressive ability to turn almost any plan into a dog-friendly one.

I like beautiful places, good food, long conversations, quiet mornings and experiences that make life feel a little bigger.

And despite spending years professionally creating plans, structures and processes, I’ve learned to appreciate something else too: not everything worthwhile needs to be productive.

Sometimes doing something simply because it feels good, interesting or fun is reason enough.

 

WHY PAUSE TO PLAY

I’ve always been good at bringing order to complexity.

Pause to Play takes that instinct and applies it much more gently.

Not to organise every minute of your life.

But to make it easier to step away from the noise, notice what you need and find a good place to begin.

 

Pause. Reflect. Play.

Pause
Make some space.

Reflect
Notice what matters.

Play
Try things. Explore. See what happens.

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