Who we are

Volker knows the weight of lonely decisions. He's turned around failing units, built teams of 60+, and delivered multi-million pound results across Europe.Now he brings something different: executive acumen fused with therapeutic depth. As both an NLP Master Practitioner and qualified therapist, he addresses what most coaches miss – the emotions driving your decisions.His approach? Blunt but kind. He'll ask the questions that get to the truth, whether you're wrestling with scale, feeling fractured despite looking aligned, or questioning if success has to cost this much.After 25 years as a German expat in London and authoring a bestseller on work-life balance, he helps founders build companies that don't require sacrificing themselves. No theory, no platitudes – just hard-won wisdom from someone who's been in your shoes.

Christina knows the rollercoaster firsthand. Six years at McKinsey's Organizational Practice, then seven years in leadership roles at European tech scale-ups – she's navigated the tensions founders face daily.Her superpower? Taking co-founders from conflict to clarity.

Whether it's unspoken tensions or full-blown disagreements, she creates the conversations that matter.

With certifications in ORSC, Co-Active Coaching, and team dynamics, she brings structure to chaos without losing the human element.As a business angel with Better Ventures and Associate Professor at IE Business School Madrid, she's deeply embedded in the ecosystem. She runs Founder Circles for portfolio companies and mentors startups, always focused on what actually moves teams forward.

Originally from Germany, raised between South Africa and Mexico, she now bridges the DACH and Iberian startup worlds from Madrid.

She coaches in English, German, and Spanish – bringing founders together across cultures and conflicts. Between transforming teams and teaching at IE, she's raising two young children with her husband.

Emily has shaped high-performing teams across three continents. From large multinationals to seed-stage startups, she's spent 25 years proving that scaling doesn't mean sacrificing humanity.

Her specialty? Architecting bespoke team journeys through transition. When teams need to accelerate without fracturing, she creates the frameworks that make it possible.

Known for her adaptability, she reads the room and adjusts—whether coaching a solo founder or facilitating a team in crisis.

Beyond the coaching room, she's building ecosystems. As mentor, advisor, and speaker in top tech hubs globally, she connects founders to what they need next.

This Canadian transplant to the UK brings North American directness with global perspective.Her mission remains constant: develop leaders and teams the Human Way.

No corporate theater, no one-size-fits-all playbooks—just real transformation that honors both performance and people.

Kran's superpower is change. She's spent 13+ years building high-performing teams from the inside—from board advisory to hands-on coaching across startups and scale-ups.

Her approach? Ruthlessly pragmatic. She sharpens team practices, creates clear rhythms, and delivers the direct feedback founders actually need.

Whether it's gaming, consumer tech, or product-led companies, she designs solutions that fit your exact stage and context.

Her motto says it all: "What worked here will not work there." No recycled playbooks, no generic frameworks. She works hand in glove with leadership teams to transform how they operate, aligning everything from operating cadence to culture.

When she's not keeping clients accountable, you'll find her on the tennis court—reading patterns and opponents with the same laser focus she brings to coaching.

Performance oriented in work and play, she knows that winning requires both strategy and relentless execution.