About Volker
Volker understands how a successful career can gradually take up more space than you intended. The long hours and missed moments do not always register when you are focused on delivering results. Often, it is only later that you begin to ask what the pace is costing you, and whether there is another way to lead.
That question is personal for Volker. His experience of commercial leadership, career setbacks and change has shaped the way he works with people carrying significant responsibility. He knows that the challenge is rarely just a difficult decision at work. It can also be the pressure to have the answers, keep performing and hold things together outside work.
Today, he works with founders, CEOs and senior leaders, many of them in sales-led, mid-sized and large organisations. Coaching with Volker creates room to address the challenge in front of you while also noticing the habits and assumptions that may keep you stuck in the same response. His aim is to help you lead with more choice, not simply become better at enduring pressure.
Originally from Germany, Volker moved to the UK to study and has built his career across both cultures. That experience has given him an appreciation of the different expectations people bring to leadership, communication and belonging.
Qualifications and training
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MBA and BEng (Hons)
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EMCC Senior Practitioner; ILM Level 7 coaching qualification
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Hypno-psychotherapist (DHP)
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ADHD coach and mindfulness trainer
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Qualified in EQ-i 2.0 emotional intelligence assessment
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Master Practitioner in NLP
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More than 2,000 coaching hours
Beyond Work:
Volker values time with his family as much as the work he does. His days often begin at 5 am with exercise, meditation and journalling, practices that help him make space to think and that he sometimes shares with clients when useful. He lives near Brighton with his wife, two teenage sons and their miniature dachshund, Arnie.
Writing and speaking
Volker has launched two podcasts and recently started a LinkedIn Live show. He has written a bestselling book on success, with further books planned for November 2026 and 2027. He also speaks at conferences and leads workshops on resilience, burnout prevention, emotional intelligence, neurodiversity and leadership in the age of AI.
An inclusive space
Volker is aware that his experience as a straight, white cisgender man is not everyone’s. He approaches each client with curiosity and care, aiming to create a coaching space where people feel able to speak openly and be understood.
If you are leading through growth or change and the pressure is starting to affect how you work, or how you live, let’s talk. You do not have to carry every decision alone or sacrifice what matters outside work to lead effectively.
Our Services
Principles for Success (Book)
In today’s world, it is more important than ever to cut through the noise and stand out to be successful. Whether that is through building your own venture or flying high in the corporate world, the end game is to achieve “success”.
In his book ‘Principles for Success: What does Success Really Mean?, Volker distils his findings from what high achievers and visionary leaders define as success.
Stories of Success (Podcast)
Volker first ventured into podcasting in 2018 with his podcast ‘Stories for Success’. Dubbed as the ‘Tim Ferriss’ of Europe, he interviewed close to 100 high achievers, entrepreneurs, consultants, visionaries, coaches, and mentors about the processes and habits that fuelled their success. Using the knowledge gained from these inspirational leaders, he then wrote his bestselling book Principles for Success. The podcast now continues with a new host.
Man Up Man Down (Podcast)
In 2022 Volker and his friend David Pawsey launched ‘Man Up / Man Down’, a podcast for middle aged men. They discuss, and interview experts, on the pressures of being a man, approaching middle age. They have also hosted live events and are in the process of publishing a book. So far they published over 100 episodes with guests from all over the world, including the UK and the USA.