Stefanie Köster M.A. (b.1974) studied Psychology, Pedagogic, Linguistics and Geography at the Universities of Würzburg (D) and Poitiers (F) in France. Before she became a fulltime coach in 2010 she worked in geographical research, as an officer for international relations, quality manager and auditor for the Department of Lower Franconia and as a project coordinator und consultant for the German Federal Program for Diversity and Tolerance.
At present she is a self-employed business and leadership coach and teaches soft skills, communication and negotiation at the University of Applied Science Wuerzburg/Schweinfurt.
She has lived in Canada and France and coaches in English and German, with a good working knowledge in French.
As a coach she specializes in the topics leadership, neuroscience and emotion coaching (working with those emotional blocks that keep you from fulfilling your full potential), self-management, emotional intelligence, communication and negotiation.
Stefanie has worked with male and female leaders form various cultural backgrounds, politicians, expatriates and HR specialists.
She is a certified coach for the Process Communication Model ®, wingwave ®, emTrace®, intercultural coaching and training (JUBI), a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Think Beyond Group. Besides she is the owner of the Vertikaner® model trademark.