Transform from stretched to clear, authentic leadership.
Transform from stretched to clear, authentic leadership.
Leading teams, growing a business and hitting revenue targets isn’t easy – especially while “real life” is happening in the background. Stress builds, and any underlying neurodiversity can make it even harder to cope.
You might be a B2B SaaS founder or a senior leader stepping into a bigger role, you are a VP ready for C-Level. The company is growing, the stakes are higher – and suddenly, everything feels different. There’s pressure to prove yourself. To have and communicate your vision. To gain trust. To make it all look effortless.
But behind the scenes?
You are second-guessing decisions, overthinking every one-to-one, and wondering whether people are really behind you – or just being polite.
You inherited a team with its own culture, habits, and history. Some are resistant. Some are watching closely.
And while you are putting on a brave face, the truth is: It is lonely at the top. Pressure is mounting to please your investors, hitting those revenue figures.
And it is now down to yourself to build the trust, the business, and make it all work.
TAKE OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR MODERN LEADERS – ARE YOU LEADING AUTHENTICALLY?
Leadership is a big ask. It can be overwhelming, exposing, and exhausting. No matter how many years experience you have.
And no one tells you what to do when you do not know what to do. Coaching changes that!
That’s where Obnatus comes in: It means ‘growing’ in Latin.
What we do is deliver Leadership and Executive Coaching that supports you.
As a real-time thinking partner. A sounding board. A guide.
The outcomes:
- Stronger, Self-Assured Leaders
- Cohesive, High-Performing Teams
- Scalable Leadership Culture
- Clarity on vision and strategy
- Confidence in decision-making
- Better communication with your teams
- Reduced stress and improved balance
- Faster business growth
As a Therapist, here’s also the option to go deeper and work with me as a Personal Consultant, blending therapy, coaching and strategy when that’s what you need.
About Obnatus
From the ashes of seven redundancies, Volker Ballueder rose as the ultimate phoenix – a German-born powerhouse who conquered the UK adtech landscape, built multimillion revenue companies, launched thriving businesses, supported turn-arounds and exits more than once, and authored a bestselling manifesto on success.
Armed with a first-class BEng in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Aberdeen (top of his class, emotional intelligence master thesis), Volker’s genius isn’t theoretical – it’s battle-tested across C-suite roles managing 60+ teams and taking on up to $100M+ revenues at SaaS giants.With several decades of sales and leadership experience, Volker has held VP leadership and C-level Chief Revenue Officer positions with technology, data, and SaaS companies.
This unique combination of the above experience paired with executive coaching and psychotherapy degrees, is something you do not come across often. It has helped countless leaders in over 1,500 coaching hours to gain clarity, overcoming limiting beliefs, find purpose, build confidence, and achieve real results; balancing work and life. Leaders who work with Volker lead with more ease, efficiency and authenticity, avoiding burnout.
- Clients typically see 30% improvement in team productivity.
- Average reduction in decision-making time: 40%.
- Team retention increases by an average of 25%.
- Burnout rates drop significantly; leading from your authentic self.
Walking away from his 7th redundancy became a line in the sand. He retrained to help build the kind of leadership he never had enough of: honest, psychologically safe, and still commercially sharp. Now he works with founders and leaders who want to grow their companies without burning out themselves or their teams, and who are ready to become a truer version of themselves in the process. Transforming from stretched to clear, authentic leadership.
In the last 5 years alone, Volker has coached leaders at PepsiCo, Sky, WHSmith, JCDecaux, Ogilvy, Boots, Eni, General Electric, DHL, Cognism, Diligent, Alstom, Shawbrook Bank, Keyloop, Merlin, Hubspot and many more.
With his experience of high-pressured sales environments, juggling family and leadership responsibilities, he has all the tools to help you get over the hurdles life often throws at us.
Clients
Testimonials
“Volker was always a great coach and mentor when working with him during the challenging times at RocketFuel. I highly recommend him as a sales coach.”
“We hired Volker to explore a different segment of the industry and bang on he delivered a value proposition that landed with the target audience. He is smart, knowledgeable and understand product positioning and strategy well”
“Volker coached me effectively to find a new career path. His excellent knowledge about human nature and his people skills, asking the right questions, helped me to explore and succeed. I would always recommend him as a personal development and career coach.”
“I hired Volker as a strategic advisor. His input regarding product and marketing proved invaluable to the company and helped us massively to attract the right attention in the industry. I would happily hire him again for any role involving product positioning and goto market strategy.”
“I had a very good session with Volker Ballueder. It helped me a lot on the issues I presented and gave me tools to get to a solution.”
