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Kerstin is an experienced leadership trainer, coach, and university lecturer.

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Education

Kerstin holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Cologne, where she also completed the CEMS Master program. She later earned a Master of Advanced Studies in Business Administration from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and worked for several years as a research assistant focusing on job satisfaction and emotions in leadership – laying the foundation for her science-based yet deeply human approach to leadership development.

She is a Certified Trainer, a Certified Business Coach (Evercoach / Mindvalley), and an NLP Expert Coach trained at Institut Anna Flores (certified as NLP Practitioner and NLP Master). She is also a certified PERMA-Lead Consultant in Positive Leadership and holds a Virtual Trainer Certificate from the Global Case Study Challenge. Currently, she is enrolled in the iPEC Coach Training Program – a fourfold accredited program including certification as an Executive Coach.

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Professional experience

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From 2009 to 2023, Kerstin collaborated as an HR Consultant with the Cologne Institute for Management, contributing to leadership development projects across diverse industries. She also works independently with organizations, using leadership as a strategic lever for positive change. Her work spans leadership assessments, development centers, and training programs focused on leading others, communication, conflict resolution, resilience, emotional intelligence, and personal effectiveness – with clients in the banking, tech, education, and service sectors.

In 2025, she founded the Leader Energy Lab – a development space for leaders who want to stop surviving and start thriving. Her approach combines Energy Leadership (iPEC), Positive Leadership (PERMA-Lead), Neuroscience, Mental Fitness (PQ), Emotional Intelligence, and effective communication to help leaders shift from stress and constant overwhelm to clarity, flow, and impact – aligning with their core purpose while improving both their own and their team’s performance and wellbeing.

As a university lecturer at the University of Cologne, Kerstin teaches Positive Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Conflict Management, and Team Collaboration at Master’s level – always integrating academic insight with personal reflection and real-world application.