Build & Thrive for Impact 2.0
6-month Mental Wellbeing, Performance and Leadership Program for Impact Leaders
Starting 2025
“65% of startups fail due to avoidable people problems”
– Noam Wasserman, Harvard Business School
From overworked
to vibrant leader
Welcome to Build & Thrive for Impact 2.0, a transformative 6-month leadership program focused on your well-being. As an impact-driven founder or leader, you know the hustle all too well—but deep down, you also know it’s not sustainable. That’s why we’re here to find a better way—together.
Building the company of your dreams shouldn’t come at the cost of your health and happiness. Science shows that prioritizing your well-being leads to better outcomes—not just for you, but for your team and mission.
We understand how busy life gets, so Build & Thrive for Impact 2.0 offers a flexible, effective blend of personal health and fitness coaching, executive coaching, peer support, and inspiring in-person retreats. This isn’t just another leadership program—it’s a safe space for you to grow, connect, and lead with ease.
Because when you thrive, so does your business. And we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Program Overview
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The onboarding and kick-off commence with a group retreat in Berlin, fostering cohort trust and enabling participants to assess their leadership strengths and weaknesses, reflect on the nexus of mental health, performance, and leadership, and develop personalized plans for the program.
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The science-based health and performance coaching program for impact business leaders integrates medical expertise, positive psychology, and behavioral science, offering personalized plans and ongoing support in areas such as sleep, fitness, nutrition, resilience, cognitive performance, and metabolic health through in-depth analysis and consultations.
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Our bespoke executive coaches provide 1:1 support to program participants navigating growth challenges or beginning their leadership journey, with seamless integration for those already aligned with a preferred coach.
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Curated peer groups of 5-8 program participants convene regularly to address business challenges and life issues as leaders of impact businesses, facilitated by a peer moderator to foster confidential sharing of significant updates, both professional and personal.
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The in-person closing event serves as a celebratory culmination of a transformative journey in health, self-discovery, and leadership development, where participants reflect on lessons learned, celebrate personal and professional growth, and discuss their collective impact with industry experts, solidifying bonds forged within the cohort.
Next cohort starting 2025
👩💻 Join from anywhere
Only kick-off and closing events are mandatory 2-day in-person events hosted in Berlin. The rest of the program is accessible online.
🗓 Made for busy schedules
With only two monthly online sessions, the rest being self-paced and self-organized, the average weekly workload is limited to 1-2 hours.
🥼Science-based
The program is based on cutting-edge medical expertise, positive psychology, and behavioral science. It is run by a team of founders, coaches, clinicians, and therapists.
Program Details
Holistic Health & Fitness Coaching
The science-based health and performance coaching combines medical expertise, positive psychology, and behavioral science with a truly holistic perspective on health and performance. Participants undergo an initial assessment, set clear goals, and focus on areas such as sleep, fitness, nutrition, resilience, cognitive performance, and metabolic health. The program includes:
In-depth analysis of health and performance data (bloodwork, fitness, nutrition, sleep, mindset).
Personalized plans from a multidisciplinary team (physicians, sleep experts, psychologists, nutritionists).
Ongoing health consultations and performance coaching to achieve goals.
Health & Fitness Coach Team
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Luise Walther
Neurocentric trainer focussing on sleep, stress, and pain management.
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Dr. Lutz Graumann
Doctor of sports medicine, nutritional medicine, chirotherapy, and performance training.
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Mareike Dottschadis
Sport psychologist and mental trainer at the Olympia Center Germany.
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Noah Eubanks
Personal trainer with over 15 years experience, Wim Hof Method Level 2 Instructor and Precision Nutritionist.
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Andi Goceva
Nike running and strength coach bridging he gap between training and rehab.
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Felix Städele
Founder and Headcoach at Flex Calisthenics and Bodyweight Training Expert.
Executive Coaching
Our bespoke executive coaches support impact founders and CEOs with 1:1 sessions, whether they are navigating challenging growth periods or seeking guidance at the start of their leadership journey. For those who already have a perfect match with a coach, we seamlessly onboard and integrate them into the program to ensure continuity and maximum benefit.
Personalized Guidance: Receive tailored support to navigate specific challenges and opportunities.
Flexible Availability: Access expert coaching anytime to fit your schedule and needs.
Integrated Health Strategies: Receive guidance on integrating health and well-being into leadership practices.
Executive Coach Team
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Marta Michniewicz
Leadership Development Expert | Executive & Performance Coach | Female Leadership Coach | Psychomotoric Therapist.
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Francesco Carbone
Executive Coach | Coaching with Impact | Leadership Coach | Founder.
https://carbone.coach/Website
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Mira Culic
Executive & Leadership Coaching | Leadership Development | Co-Founder and Podcast Host at The Mind Takeaway.
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Peter Griffiths
Leadership & Creativity Coach | Author | Co Founder & Podcast Host @ The Mind Takeaway.
Curated Peer Group
The peer group connects 5-8 carefully selected leaders from ambitious impact-driven businesses. We take great care in curating these groups to ensure that each participant brings unique experiences and perspectives. These forums offer a safe, supportive, and confidential space where you can openly share, seek advice, and gain insights from others who understand what you’re going through. Guided by a peer moderator, each session fosters focused, productive discussions.
Enhanced Problem-Solving: Leverage collective wisdom to address complex business challenges.
Personal Growth: Receive and provide support on personal issues, contributing to overall well-being.
Leadership Development: Improve leadership skills through shared experiences and peer feedback.
Accelerate Health Team
We are a team of founders and professional psychologists who have experienced the life-impacts of entrepreneurship firsthand. Our mission is to make your journey easier.
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Natascha started promoting health in multiple settings and levels from the very first moment in her career. Being trained in business and health psychology (M.Sc.), she supported healthy school environments, coached future executives, and worked as an advisor to improve working conditions for corporate businesses. As an active member of the Berlin based startup ecosystem with specific focus on digital health innovation, Natascha closely works together with visionary founders and ambitious change makers to drive next generation healthcare. Having struggled with challenging health conditions herself, to date Natascha continuously combines and applies the latest scientific knowledge, practical tools and interdisciplinary treatment methods. She personally experiences the huge positive impact of health promoting thoughts and behaviors on a daily level.
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After a masters degree in corporate management and economics, Gerjet worked for NGOs, a development bank and for 5 years as a product manager and UX Designer in various health and sports tech startups in Berlin. In 2018 Gerjet founded his own startup Skill Yoga with the mission to make yoga more accessible to a masculine identifying audience. After growing it to 15 employees, more than 1mn€ revenue and raising 1.8mn€ in a seed round, he experienced firsthand the loneliness, isolation, stress, financial hardship, and burnout associated with building a startup. His empathy for the founder journey and his training in yoga, meditation, mindfulness coaching and breath work led him to create support systems around the thesis that healthy founders equal successful founders and healthy returns.
“Organizations with a healthy organizational culture deliver up to 3x the returns.”
– McKinsey & Company
Next Cohort starting 2025