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For strategy reset, leadership sparring, founder coaching, and team alignment. Get vetted, available business coaches with the right mix of practical experience, clear methods, and fast matching.
About the role
What they do
Business coaches help founders, executives, and leadership teams turn business goals into clear action. They challenge assumptions, improve decision-making, and keep projects moving when priorities are unclear.
- Clarify goals, role expectations, and the real problem behind the request
- Work on strategy, leadership, communication, and accountability
- Support founders, managers, and teams through change, growth, or conflict
- Turn workshop insights into practical next steps and follow-up routines
Typical engagements
Companies bring in a business coach when a team needs outside perspective without adding a permanent role. Common work includes leadership sparring, founder coaching, team alignment, transition support, and support before a major pitch, reorganization, or growth phase.
In Berlin, this often fits startups, scale-ups, agency teams, and mid-sized companies that move quickly and need a coach who can work in English, German, or both. Remote sessions are common; on-site workshops help when trust, alignment, or sensitive issues need direct discussion.
Skills and focus
A strong Business Coach combines structure with judgment. They listen well, ask sharp questions, and keep the conversation tied to business reality, not abstract advice.
- Executive coaching, leadership coaching, and founder sparring
- Goal setting, prioritization, and accountability systems
- Team facilitation, conflict handling, and stakeholder alignment
- Experience with growth, change, culture, and performance topics
Methods and tools
Business coaches often use a mix of interviews, goal frameworks, feedback rounds, workshop formats, and regular review sessions. Depending on the brief, they may work with OKRs, SWOT, stakeholder maps, role clarity tools, or simple action plans.
The best freelancers adapt their method to the client. They do not force a fixed model. They use what helps leaders see the issue faster and make decisions with confidence.
What good looks like
Strong business coaches are calm, direct, and credible. They balance empathy with challenge and keep the work practical from the first session.
- They define scope clearly and avoid vague promises
- They ask the right questions before giving advice
- They handle sensitive topics with discretion
- They turn discussion into measurable actions
- They can work with leadership, HR, or the founder directly
When to hire one
Hire a business coach when growth creates friction, leadership needs sharpening, or a team has lost focus. They are also useful when a permanent hire would be too heavy for a short-term need.
For companies in Berlin, freelance support is a strong option when speed matters, the team is small, or the challenge is specific and time-bound. A good coach helps leaders move faster without locking them into a long internal process.
Meet FRATCH Business Coaches
Aamruth Shankar
Head Product Manager
Last position:
Head Product Manager at GoShippo
- Led 5 cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, and Design) across the transportation domain, covering carrier integration, shipment tracking, PUDO, reconciliation, and automation.
- Defined and executed the end-to-end product and integration strategy for 15+ global carriers across Europe and the U.S., ensuring unified APIs.
- Owned the carrier onboarding framework, reducing integration time by 40% through standardization, automation, and improved developer tooling.
- Partnered with major platform customers like Shopify and Wix to analyze EU merchant needs and enhance the shipping and fulfillment experience.
- Led the reconciliation automation initiative, reducing billing discrepancies by 30% and improving invoice validation speed for finance and operations teams.
- Collaborated with data analytics and operations teams to build carrier performance dashboards that improved on-time delivery rates and merchant satisfaction.
- Fostered a strong culture of cross-functional ownership, ensuring seamless collaboration between engineering, product, and external carrier partners.
Victor Reyna-Vargas
Senior Consultant - Innovation & Transformation
Last position:
Senior Consultant - Innovation & Transformation at advisio GmbH
- Led cross-industry initiatives in product management, IT governance, agile transformation, and business development.
- Advised executives on portfolio strategy, innovation roadmaps, governance frameworks, and operational execution.
- Developed KPI dashboards and frameworks translating strategy into measurable results.
Jelena Kricka
Sales Advisor/B2B-Sales-/Business Coach
Last position:
Sales Advisor/B2B-Sales-/Business Coach at Reverse.Supply
- Exec Coaching: individual on-the-job coaching for sales force and Sales Director for B2B sales outbound activities to improve quantitative sales performance, especially for new client acquisition
- Operational Excellence: set up and operational implementation of B2B sales outbound function and sales processes in cooperation with CEO, establishing KPIs and KPI tracking process for outbound sales team
- Optimization of KPIs, sales materials and pitches, objection handling, new pricing-model etc.
- Process optimization: set up and optimize the current technical B2B sales process in the CRM-system (Hubspot)
- Strategic initiative: implementation of short strategic measures to win new partnerships and increase revenue (eg. development and roll-out of an acquisition campaign)
Katharina Eberhardt
Consultant and Systemic Coach
Last position:
Consultant and Systemic Coach at Freelance
Developed an employer brand framework for a global waste and renewable energy company, integrating engagement data, stakeholder interviews, and organizational insights.
Conducting systemic coaching sessions and workshops on clarity, communication, and collaboration in transition phases.
Selina Furter
Head of People & Culture
Last position:
Head of People & Culture at Relaxound GmbH
- Strategic and operational overall responsibility for all HR matters in a growing retail company (60 employees)
- Led a company-wide HR restructuring, including realignment of structures, communication with leadership, and change management
- Built and established a high-performing People & Culture team (5 members), focusing on autonomy and development
- Introduced a feedback system that supports long-term employee engagement and performance growth
- Developed value-based employer branding, including new company values and communication
- Promoted an employee-centered, trust-based culture – even under pressure of change
Semih Ersöz
Co-founder, Product
Last position:
Co-founder, Product at Sopu Academy
- Led full development of 2 AI-powered SaaS mobile apps, from concept to launch.
- Bootstrapped the company €200 000+ revenue within 3 years.
- Secured €385K in EU and Finland innovation grants for product development and growth.
- Conducted customer discovery and market validation across 12 countries through 20+ institutional partnerships, shaping product features around user needs.
Janice Hofmann
Business Coach & Management Trainer
Last position:
Business Coach & Management Trainer at VfTC UG
- Successfully led small to medium sales and software engineering teams of up to 25 employees
- Built, structured, and restructured teams into high-performing units
- Delivered trainings and on-the-job coaching at the highest level
- Focused on individual psychology, management development, new work, supervision, systemic coaching, and organizational development
- Applied leadership principles based on appreciation, trust, responsibility, and a "Let's Start Things" mentality
- Aimed to provide team members with clear direction and sense of purpose to create sustainable value for the organization
Roy Mohamed
Freelance Organisational / Agile Coach / Leadership Coach
Last position:
Freelance Organisational / Agile Coach / Leadership Coach at Freelance Organisational / Agile Coach / Leadership Coach
- Scaled coaching across >10 teams (tech and non-tech): engagement, collaboration, and leadership effectiveness measurably improved.
- Launched multi-functional, data-driven frameworks to future-proof scale and complexity; cut decision latency and improved strategic planning.
- Built quarterly planning and reporting for execs (value delivery, blockers, forecast accuracy) → leadership insight 2.5x faster.
- Embedded experimentation culture (learn from wins/failures) with board-level visibility and continuous improvement loops.
- Worked in diverse industries: automotive, fintech, blockchain, transportation, biotech
Jonas Krauspe
Project Lead
Last position:
Product Lead (interim) at StratifAI
End-to-end product strategy, discovery and development; business strategy; leading AI-powered diagnostics and pharma-focused service development.
Shameek Chakraborty
Fintech and Sustainability
Last position:
Startup Mentor at Zukunft Gründen Agritech ClimAccelerator
- Coaching founders of AI-led agritech and climate tech startups on validation, initial go-to-market and fundraising
Hande Akpinar
Trainer-Mentor-Storyteller
Last position:
Transformational Leadership Coach & Trainer at Crafted Learning
- Helping individuals and teams make the right decisions in personal and professional situations.
- Supporting career and personal development through tailored workshops and coaching sessions.
- Crafting a wide range of training and workshop options for public, private and NGO sectors.
- Moderating and facilitating workshops to enable better decision making and problem solving.
- Constructing stronger communication and leadership methods through storytelling.
Felix Dietz
Agile Coach
Last position:
Agile Coach at Various Clients
- Helped align teams of teams through lateral coaching and advisory for several management levels and value streams.
Birgit Ströbel
Strategy Consultant / Business Coach
Last position:
Partner / Organizational Consulting at Berg & Macher
At Berg & Macher, I am part of an experienced team in agile organizational development. As a modern organizational consultancy, we guide companies through all key stages of transformation toward a learning, adaptable organization. Our expertise includes agile organizational development, corporate culture, modern leadership, and New Work.
As a partner, I contribute my expertise in vision development, growth strategy, leadership, positioning, branding, and executive CEO coaching.
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Business Coaches statistics
Typical experience
18 years
Average project duration
3.2 years
Certifications per freelancer
3
Top business areas
Product Development, Project Management, Strategy
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
58%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Curious about FRATCH? Find the answers you need
A Business Coach helps leaders and teams make better decisions, set priorities, and stay accountable. The work can cover strategy, leadership, team dynamics, and founder support. The goal is not theory; it is clearer action and better execution.
Hire a business coach when the need is focused, sensitive, or short term. A permanent hire makes more sense if you need ongoing ownership of a function. A consultant may deliver a plan, but a coach also works on behavior, communication, and follow-through.
Look for experience with leadership, change, and practical business problems. A good coach listens well, asks direct questions, and can work with founders, managers, and teams without losing structure. If they cannot explain their method clearly, that is a warning sign.
Not always, but the terms overlap. An executive coach usually works with senior leaders, while a leadership coach focuses more on people management and team behavior. Many clients in Berlin use these titles interchangeably when they need pragmatic support for business decisions and leadership development.
They are strongest in situations where clarity and alignment matter: growth planning, leadership transition, team conflict, founder pressure, or preparation for a major change. A business coach is also useful before important internal workshops, investor meetings, or role changes. The best fit is a problem that needs sharp thinking and committed follow-up.
Yes, many engagements work well remotely, especially one-to-one coaching and leadership sparring. On-site sessions are useful when the topic involves team trust, conflict, or workshop-style alignment. In Berlin, many companies use a mix of both depending on the phase of the project.
Check whether the coach can define the problem, set a clear process, and explain how progress will be measured. Strong business coaches stay practical, keep confidentiality, and challenge the client without creating noise. References, a clear approach, and relevant industry context matter more than polished language.
Freelance business coaches should expect varied briefs, direct client contact, and a need to adapt quickly. Some clients want one-off sessions, while others need ongoing sparring over several weeks or months. In Berlin, it helps to be comfortable with both English and German speaking clients, depending on the company.
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