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About

I'm a Berlin-based coach and writer. I come from a non-traditional background, then studied at the University of Oxford and spent ~5 years at McKinsey, where I worked across multiple industries and geographies and was fast-tracked twice. Since leaving consulting in 2021, I've coached ~400 candidates across >1,400 sessions, primarily targeting MBB and other top consulting firms. Alongside coaching, I write literary fiction and have pursued formal training in creative writing. The common thread in my work is helping ambitious people perform under pressure: clarifying what matters, building repeatable practice, and translating ability into results, whether that's an interview, an application, or the page.

Why do I coach?

I coach because talent is rarely the limiting factor - direction is. Most people work hard but spend too much time on low-leverage effort, especially when the process is opaque and the feedback loop is weak. My coaching is designed to fix that: diagnose the bottleneck, prescribe drills, and help you build a process you can execute under real pressure. I also enjoy the craft of it: turning messy performance into clean thinking, clean communication, and ultimately confidence. Thereate dependency goal isn't to c on a coach; it's to give you a method you can run on your own.