Volker is a master practitioner in NLP, qualified therapist and a certified mindfulness trainer and has coached leaders across a diverse portfolio of organisations, including PepsiCo, Sky, Ogilvy, JCDecaux, GE, WHSmith, Boots, DHL, and a range of high-growth start-ups. He brings over 20 years of commercial leadership experience, a background in psychotherapy, and a practical, strategic lens to his coaching partnerships and workshops.
Volker supports executives and go-to-market teams in navigating transitions, stakeholder complexity, and growth challenges as a Trainer and Coach. Fluent in both English and German, he partners closely with clients to drive sustainable, meaningful change.
Volker’s approach is shaped by his own lived experiences: international moves, role transitions, redundancies, and balancing family life with daily grounding routines like meditation, exercise, and journaling. His training and coaching style is honest, human, and direct, always focused on sustainable impact.
He is also deeply reflective about the role of privilege in coaching and therapeutic relationships and is committed to creating inclusive environments where all clients feel seen and supported.
- Influencing
- Mental Fitness
- Training Skills
- Brand Strategy
- Mission & Purpose
- Wellbeing
- Resilience
- Stress Management
- Leader as Coach
- Personal Brand
- Commercial Mindset
- Strategic Mindset
- Growth Mindset
- Emotional Intelligence
- Cultural Intelligence
- Leadership Development (Executive & Board level)
- Leadership Development (Middle Management)
- Leadership Development (Entry – Middle Management level)
- Psychological Safety
- Communication Skills
- Collaboration / Team Constructive Conflict
- Purpose-Driven Leadership
- Self-Awareness
- Strategy / Strategic Thinking
- One-to-one
- Group / Team
- Executive
- Career Transition
- Wellbeing
- Performance
- Change / Transformation / Restructuring
- 2025 (Feb): EQi-2.0 and EQ360
- 2024: Certificate in Hypnotherpay and psychotherapy
- 2021: Certificate in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Institute of Counselling
- 2019: WorkplaceMT Mindfulness at Work Trainer with The Mindfulness Exchange (TME), CMI accredited
- 2019: Mindfulness Teacher Training with the School of Positive Transformation (CMA accredited)
- 2019: Certificate: Unlocking EQ with 6seconds
- 2018: Accredited Strengths Profile Practitioner (profiling)
- 2018: Project Management Certification (Udemy)
- 2017: Course in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for teams
- 2017: Essential Business and Life Coaching Skills Certification (Steve Payne)
- 2003: Master Practitioner in NLP and DBM with Sensory Systems