Team and Partners
Leadnow was founded in 2021 to support organizations in developing leadership potential through personal consulting, exciting workshops and realistic case simulations.
Our diverse expertise, ranging from psychology to hands-on executive experience, ensures that we can bridge the gap between theory and practice. Our experts and partners are on hand to help you overcome leadership challenges and develop effective solutions together.
A team is not a group of people who work together – a team is a group of people who trust each other.
Stefan Heer
With over 15 years of experience in leadership consulting and a background in psychology, Stefan designs leadership development programmes that go beyond theory. His focus is on helping leaders grow through practical action – always tailored to the specific context and culture of each organisation.
Stefan brings together actors, artists, writers and therapists to create learning experiences that change mindsets and habits for good. His approach always adapts to the rhythm of the organisation and is aligned with its business objectives.
Whether he draws on his experience as a psychologist, engineer, CEO or local councillor, Stefan adapts to needs and clients. His goal: to make leadership more effective. Stefan is not afraid of tough processes – and is delighted when they succeed.He is always open to a dialogue – here and now.
Franziska Ebneter
Franziska shares Leadnow’s mission to make the world of work a better place. To achieve this, she draws on her extensive experience of over ten years in human resources. Franziska addresses things – relentlessly and appreciatively. That’s why she can not only effectively support our customers in HR issues, but also explain to managers how to make effective leadership adjustments.
Hubert Lechner
Hubert has been leading for over twenty years. He helped introduce People Leadership at Sonova in 2019.
Hubert has proven that you can work as an electrical engineer and study German at the same time. After a lot of practical and theoretical work in leadership, he was drawn to Leadnow as a consultant.
Alexandre Pelichet
You can only learn to lead with a counterpart. Alexandre is such a counterpart. He slips into almost any role that is assigned to him. The leaders who practise with him are often frightened because it feels like real life leadership. And that’s a good thing. Because there is pleasant leadership development and there is effective leadership development.
Alexandre studied acting with Dimitri and in Hamburg Schauspiel and, in addition to leaders, also delights audiences, e.g. at the Rigiblick Theatre and the Kellerbühne St. Gallen. He works as a speaker for SRF.
Deborah Mock
Drama can create emotions – psychology can explain emotions. In combination, highly effective learning experiences are possible. Because doing is like wanting – just more blatant.
Deborah brings the two worlds together. She works as an actress, speaker, acting coach at the Michael Tschechow Acting School in Berlin, certified systemic therapist, speech and communication trainer, case simulation for prospective doctors and psychotherapists in Hamburg (including UKE).
Jonas Räber
Two factors speak in favour of taking Jonas to a workshop: Firstly, a picture is worth a thousand words. Secondly, his view of things helps you to laugh at yourself. This often opens up new perspectives. Jonas records the workshop topics in the form of live-drawn comics and incorporates them into the workshop as a summary.
Aline Rousselot
Are you still leading, or have you already become one?
Aline dares to look behind the scenes, focusing on key life questions: Who are you? What drives and motivates you? Is there alignment between who you are and how you lead and work? What impact does your role as a leader have on you, and how do you influence leadership?
As a clinical psychologist, Aline also provides guidance on communication and mental health issues, such as when there is suspicion of an employee consuming alcohol at work or concerns about stress-related illnesses—like when an employee becomes constantly irritable and makes more mistakes.
Nadya Sevastianova
At Leadnow, we don’t want to push anything on anyone. Instead, we have great solutions that should be found by suitable customers. Marketing in this environment is a difficult task.
But not for Nadya. Not only does she share this attitude, she also finds ways to put it into practice.
Andreas Freimüller
Andreas sees connections that others don’t see. For example, that leadership development, Videoask and databases belong together. So that you don’t have to wait for the next workshop to learn how to lead.
Andreas was a ship’s cook on the Rainbow Warrior, for example. Anyone who has been on a ship for more than two days knows that there is no job in the world with more responsibility. Today he does complicated things with computers, communications and holdings.
Thomas Meyer
Do you know Wolkenbruch? Then you know Thomas Meyer. Since the essay ‘Separate yourselves’, Thomas has also been a separation counsellor. What does this have to do with leadership? Couple and work relationships are among the most important connections in life. And they work in a similar way.
Nina Rimpl
The leadership autopilot is not as rationally controlled as we think. Rather, it is more strongly influenced (Nina would say biased) by our own beliefs and needs than we would like.
Nina not only teaches you how to understand these things, but also how to analyse and adjust your autopilot. She adjusted her own autopilot with a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology.
Frank und Patrik Riklin
Riklins are only available in a double pack. Like stereo music. What the artist duo tells the world of work is moving. The conciseness with which they get to the heart of the impact of leadership is unrivalled: Usual action leads to (lamented) reality. Effective leadership acts unusual.
Frank and Patrik use the Atelier für Sonderaufgaben to tackle topics that no one else takes care of: Null Stern Hotel, Bignik, Fliegen retten– and leadership development with Leadnow.
Manuel Angelini
Manuel is the most creative perfectionist north of the Alpstein. (Or the most perfect creative.) Creative because he has retained his childish joy of playing with soapboxes, marble runs and Lego. And a perfectionist because every detail is just right when working with him.
Claudia Stam
Employers have a duty of care to protect employees from bullying and sexual harassment. At the latest when such accusations are made, a professional is needed. Claudia and her specialist centre for bullying and harassment is that professional. Some managers shy away from this topic like the devil shuns holy water. Effective leadership does the opposite: it takes active steps to ensure that bullying and harassment are nipped in the bud.