About us

We exist to grow leaders to become their best selves to transform their business and master the paradigm shift - with higher consciousness, open hearts, strong backs, and courageous actions.

VERTICAL – Europe’s Leading
Transformation Experts

Entrust your leadership transformation to European top experts with experience across 100+ projects. VERTICAL is a unique team of seasoned professionals and leading edge experts, specializing in flow states, peak performance and change processes through human growth within organisations for decades—expertise that’s more essential than ever today. Without burning out. Working with human nature. Not against it.

Offices

Berlin

Vienna

Oslo

Stockholm

World’s Best Science & Wisdom Available for Today’s Leaders

As transformative guides and coaches, we blend cutting-edge science with ancient wisdom to unlock the “The Transformation Code”. This holistic approach empowers leaders to thrive, ensuring their leap to the next level of performance and leadership by working with, not against, principles of natural and evolutionary growth - amplified with neurotechnologies, protocols and tools.

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Integral & Adult Development

Aunts & Uncles

Ken
Wilber

Robert
Kegan

Susanne
Cook Greuter

Wilhelm v.
Humboldt

Flow States & Peak Performance

Aunts & Uncles

Jamie
Wheal

Steven
Kotler

Jocko
Willink

Sports
Teams

Visionaries

Architects of Consciousness

Aunts & Uncles

John C.
Lilly

Terence
McKenna

Friedrich
Nietzsche

C. G
Jung

Neuroscience

Aunts & Uncles

Andrew
Huberman

Dan
Siegel

Bessel v.
der Kolk

Steven
Porges

Robin
Carhart Harris

NeuroTech
tools

Embodiment

Aunts & Uncles

Wim
Hof

Ido
Portal

Ben
Greenfield

Evolutionary Systems Thinking

Aunts & Uncles

Otto
Scharmer

Daniel
Schmachtenberger

Self Transcendence

Aunts & Uncles

Genpo
Roshi

Thomas
Hübl

Scott Barry
Kaufmann

Joe
Dispenza

Self Realisation

Aunts & Uncles

Yogananda

Ramana
Maharshi

Papaji

Wisdom traditions Wisdom traditions Optimal psychology Shadow work Neuroscience Music & frequency Self transcendence Mindset change Nutrition

Meet the Hot Core team

Achim Feige

Co-Founder & CEO Companion

Andrea Kreusser

Administration & Processes

Jakob Mainert

Business Development & Operational Excellence

Johannes Mahler

Flow & Higher States Expert

Linnea Nilsson

Client Happiness, Marketing & Community

Olivia Köhler

Nature Therapist & Team Workshop Facilitator

Raoni Duran

Community Coach

Raphael Ungar

Human Capacity Builder & Flow Expert

Rouzbeh Tavakkoli

Executive Coach & Embodiment Expert

Sabrina Pils-Matiasek

Sales & Growth Manager

Sebastian Baier

Co-Founder & Facilitator for Transformational Leadership

Silvia Ruchser

Finance & Administration

Tomas Björkman

Co-Founder, Entrepreneur & Author

Meet the Collective team

Daniel Müller

Co-CEO & Head Coach Specializing in Men's Inner Development

Daniel Vonier

Leadership designer & organizational consultant

Edward Mark Vero

Meditation Teacher

Elén Nikoletos

Graphic Design

Fabian Bolin

Entrepreneur & Personal Growth Advocate

Franziska Krüger

Digital Innovation & Organizational Development

Genpo Roshi

Zen Teacher & Big Mind Process Founder

Gerhard Fehr

Behavioral Economist & Experimental Design Advocate

Hanno Burmester

Organizational Development & Transformation

Iris von Tiedemann

Executive Coach & Lehrcoach

Jan Artem Hennrikson

Leadership Development Thought Leader

Jan Stassen

Social Entrepreneurship Innovation & Values-Driven Curator

Prof. Dr. Arnold Weissmann

Success Strategist for Family-Owned Businesses

Sascha Zeilinger

Breathwork Facilitator & Men's Empowerment Coach

Snorre Vikingsen

Natural Leadership & Developer Ecosystem Builder

Staffan Åkerblom

Organizational Consultant & Leadership Team Facilitator

Stefana Bosse

Psychedelic Ceremony Master

Tom Lindemann

Author & Editor in Chief

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“Life altering”
Bo, Country Manager, Denmark

“I became my best version”
Monique, Head of Marketing, France

"Changed my life"
Knut, Vice President, Germany

"Stimulating"
Stefanie, VP International Products, Retail, Germany

"Impressive"
Peterson Andrade, Entrepreneur

"Absolute highlight"
Rüdiger Kunze, Head of Network Automation

"Energizing"
Sandra Michelfelder, Board Member

"Life-changing"
Christina N., Bootcamp Participant

"Intensive"
Christopher Behre, Participant of the VERTICAL & Pioneer Bootcamp

"Mind-blowing"
Christina Neubauer, Managing Director of Vedder

"Essential"
Felix Schmid, Managing Director

"Goosebumps"
Matthias Windmöller, Entrepreneur

"Touching"
Michael May, Entrepreneur

"Compelling"
Nicolas Held, Managing Director

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