institute for leadership excellence and people growth
We are a team of trainers, performance coaches, consultants, academics, and tech specialists—driven by a shared commitment to redefining learning and development.
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Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations worldwide through (live and online) transformative training and coaching experiences that blend human-centered values, future-ready skills, bold innovation, and ethical excellence.
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Get in touch to talk about how we can help.
KARIN KEARNS partner, co-owner
German/American bi-national. Master trainer, executive coach, performance- and stage trainer and committed innovation-doer and thinker.
VICTOR BRAZ DA SILVA partner, co-owner
Portuguese/German bi-national enthusiastic educational consultant, trainer, and IT geek in CRM and ERP environments.
NEIL BENFIELD partner, British/ German bi-national, trainer and facilitator. Passionate dog lover and marathon runner. Neil brings over 20 years experience in workforce training and development for multi-national clients.
JUDITH GOTTSCHALK, partner, speaker, coach, project manager, multilingual language enthusiast, who finds joy and energy in dancing and martial arts. Inspired by her own experience, she is committed to promoting health and well-being in the workplace and driving cultural change in the corporate world.
MATTHIAS JACKEL creative partner, author, trainer, keynote speaker, co-owner of the Steigerhaus Seminar Center. Facilitator of interactive rhythm workshops with over a million corporate participants to create powerful hands-on experiences of how to successfully connect and cooperate in teams and organizations.
Nina Schwarzbach, dedicated researcher and clinical psychologist. Passionate about statistics
and psychometrics, data analysis and visualization. Creatively inclined, an avid runner, climber, asian game player "Go", and languages enthusiast. She recently expanded her family by adopting a rescue dog named Joni Jones.
SCHERIN BEUTHER collaboration partner
German national, trainer, speaker, wife, mother, master coach, sports enthusiast, passionate researcher, and creative powerhouse.
ANAHITA MOGHADDAM creative partner, executive coach, trainer, speaker. Her work is rooted in Contemplative Science and Buddhist psychology. One of Anahita's workshops "The Awakening Organization", exemplifies her unique approach to leadership development. Anahita is Iranian.
GUIDO FUCHS, partner, psychological consultant, coach, and university lecturer specializing in mental health, resilience, stress management, and performance efficiency in the modern workplace
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