Wise Leaders Fellowship

A 10-month cohort experience blending modern leadership with timeless wisdom for visionary founders and CEOs. 

In the words of past fellows:

*”These models help me navigate and live my life by.”*

— Francescu Santoni (CEO Mojo, YC W19)

*“This program has changed my mind. It will change yours .”*

— Raffael Fellmer, CEO SirPlus

 *“I never knew I have so much kindness in me”*

— Claire Midwood, Former CEO Amorelie

*“Nikolas teaches the science of meditation in a way that immediately is applicable to help me be a better leader”*
— Franziska Schmitt, CEO Humanize

*“An amazing program to reflect how I am showing up as a leader”*

— Oddur Magnusson, Founder Klang Games

Founder 

ForChiefs Alliance | Leadership Sidekicks

I help CEOs and Founders to create the most meaningful work and organisations of their lives. 

My clients typically have 20-1000 employees, have raised $5-150M of capital, and are scaling fast. 

How can I support you?

As a sidekick, I work hand in hand with leaders and their organizations to empower and support ambitious change. 

I design coaching and facilitation experiences that connect minds and hearts:

- Executive & Leadership Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Workshop Facilitation (online & offline)
- Visioning and Strategic Planning
- Executive Team Coaching

Contact me if you need a sidekick to help drive your transformation or a coach to support your team.

Executive Coach/ CEO Sidekick

The Mindful CEO

Receive 1 short email every Monday about modern leadership and timeless wisdom.

Over 5 million people read my writing in the last year. My newsletter "The Mindful CEO" is a must read for leaders that try to "do the hard things in a human way". Sign up below for free.

Writer

Shift Collective

With ForChiefs we co-founded Shift Collective, a group of innovative agencies and consultancies in Germany, that stands for a new economy. 

We have joined forces to provide even better support for organisations, with the agility of 10 founder-managed companies.

We are all united not only by our mission to change the economy in a sustainable way, but also to be a role model for this new economy: 

With the Shift Collective we turn 10 competitors into one strong partner.

Board Member

ŌHIA

Assembling and leading a crew of experienced mind travellers to chart a spaceship on its mission to help curious souls fall in love with their mind. 

Head teacher guiding monthly workshops & weekly sessions on the art, science and tradition of meditation.

Head of Meditation 

Mind Inc

Leadership Coaching, Executive Workshops & Organisational Design 

Supporting the mindful champions of the future - Mind Inc advises organisations & change makers to become mindful leaders in strategy, culture and reflection.

 At Mind Inc we coach change-makers in innovative organisations like Google Deep Mind, AKQA, Sir Plus or Siemens. We are on a mission to inspire the next generations of organisations and change-makers to lead with purpose. Our clients range from the C-Suite to ***Star Michelin Cooks - all shaping the world to come.

Founder

Onyra

Your Home for Mental Wellbeing

Guides, Courses and Community for aspiring & advanced Meditators

European Parliament

The Spokesperson/Coordinator sets the strategical political direction on Data Protection, Migration, Visa and Rule of Law legislation for the second biggest political group in the European Parliament. This work involves the election and coordination of elected decision-makers in high stake negotiations with the aim of delivering fair rules applicable to all European citizens. The Spokesperson is also the European Parliaments negotiation lead (rapporteur) for the E-privacy (the update to the EU cookie law) and the e-evidence regulation.
My role includes i.a.
▪ Advising the S&D spokesperson on Justice and Home Affairs negotiations and policy strategy
▪ Elaboration of strategic position papers, speeches, briefings, amendments, resolutions, reports 
▪ Public relations/Communication with stakeholders & key journalists

Advisor (APA) to S&D Coordinator on Justice and Home Affairs

•	Assisting the President's Internal Policies Team in its general work,
•	Preparing Briefings and drafting speaking notes for the President's meetings with stakeholders (Jürgen Stock, Secretary General of Interpol; Tim Cook, CEO of Apple; Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia; Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of the Eurogroup; Suma Chakrabarti, President of the EBRD),
•	Researching detailed information for the President on various policy questions (Digital Single Market, European Deposit Insurance Scheme, Banking Union, Tax practices of multinational corporations)
•	Attending and drafting feedback notes from meetings of different committees (Economic and Monetary Affairs, Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Employment and Social Affairs, Industry, Research and Energy, Constitutional Affairs, Special Committee on Tax Rulings), the Conference of Committee Chairs and Trilogue meetings,
•	Drafting speeches, interventions and correspondence of the President in the field of internal policies,
•	Following issues related to the Digital Single Market on behalf of the Cabinet.

Trainee - Cabinet of the President of the European Parliament

TEDx

Leading a team of ten talented people in the organization of a TED conference with nine international speakers and an audience of 150 people. Curated a modern art exhibition showcasing the work of ten local artists in the College of Europe.

Lead Organizer TEDxCollegeOfEurope

Leadership is lonely.

The higher you climb, the higher the stakes, and the fewer people you can truly trust to help you cut through the complexity.

I’ve sat with founders at €2M ARR and with boards of billion-dollar family enterprises.

Different contexts but reality is the same:

• Blind spots no one dares point out.
• Cultures drifting because clarity slipped.
• Teams looking to you for answers you’re still trying to form yourself.

My work is to hold up the mirror and walk leaders like yourself back into clarity.

Sometimes that looks like a silent retreat.

Sometimes it’s a boardroom reset.

Sometimes it’s a series of 1:1 conversations.

But it’s always about one thing:

Turning the inner game of leadership into outer results.

And if you’ve actually read this far, it probably means something here spoke to you.

That recognition (the moment you see yourself in these words) is usually where the real work begins.

I work with scale-stage founders & CEOs above €150K MRR who are willing to grow themselves as much as their companies.

If that’s you, send me a DM saying “CLARITY” or even “Nikolas, I actually read your about section” and let’s talk!

Nikolas Konstantin 🌱

e-Skool

Co-Founder [Board of Advisors] [EXIT]

Boljonairs

From starting as a team of two to building an organization that now operates independently with over 50 dedicated individuals running and expanding the business.

Boljonairs is the market leader in the online education industry for e-commerce in the Netherlands. In addition to education, we offer a comprehensive 360-degree service to assist our clients in their daily operations.

Selau OM B.V.

Together with my partner, I co-founded the company and had the privilege of nurturing it into a success.

Selau OM B.V. (derived from Selau OM) was established in 2021 as an e-commerce enterprise with its primary sales channel being bol.com. In December 2021, we held a market share of 13.5% in bol.com sales in Belgium. Following a change in strategy, our focus has shifted towards launching, scaling, and selling brands that will exist and add value to the e-commerce market in the coming years.

Co-Founder [EXIT]

Tecredo

In my entrepreneurial journey, founding Tecredo, a tech-driven e-commerce brand for household products, has been insightful. Overcoming obstacles and achieving success taught me a lot. The journey ended in a successful exit, paving the way for new ventures.

Tecredo is a technology-driven e-commerce brand specializing in household products, prioritizing excellence in quality and customer experience.

Founder [EXIT]

Cudia BeautyBrands

Reflecting on Cudia BeautyBrands as one of my first entrepreneurial endeavors, it has been a remarkable journey marked by both challenges and triumphs. Through overcoming various obstacles and experiencing success, I have learned a lot. This journey ended with a beautyful exit which granted me opportunity to start something new.

Cudia BeautyBrands offers premium skincare products tailored for women, with a strong emphasis on delivering superior quality and enhancing overall user experience.

Swifty's Coffee

Swifty's Coffee is a coffee stand located in high schools, which sells coffee and all kinds of pastries.

Scale to $1M/y in profit as a coach or agency owner | Scaled 3 of my own businesses to $1M+, now I’m helping coaches & agency owners to do the same

Scaled 3 businesses to $1M+, now I’m helping coaches & agency owners to do the same. 

I specialize in scaling coaches and agency's who're doing about 20k /mo and I help them scale to consistent 100k /mo profit while gaining 20+ extra hours of free time per week.

I do this by implementing the 3 core pillars of scaling a service business:
              👉 Offer Optimization
              👉 Organic & Paid Leadgen Systems
              👉 Business Management Hub

 ✅ Offer Optimization:
In order to scale your business properly you need to create the best possible offer and communicate it the right way. We optimize the packaging, deliverables and structure of the offer for you.

 ✅ Organic & Paid Leadgen Systems:
You need a good marketing and sales structure to get consistent hot leads to predictably scale your business and to make sure your sales team is fully booked at all times.

 ✅ Business Management Hub:
You need 1 simple overview and place where your business comes together. This creates a team of A-players that scale your business for you even when you're not there. 

This way you can work ON your business instead of INSIDE of it or decide to quit working altogether.

(That’s what I did with one of my businesses)

Besides getting these 3 things right we'll also look at increasing LTV, hiring the right people and choosing the most efficient strategy to get to 100k /mo for your specific case.

“We are now working way more structured thanks to Menno his Business Management Hub & Menno has great marketing ideas. Can highly recommend him.”
            - Michel Mousa (Mousa Consulting)

"Thanks to Menno's proven strategy, we've managed to improve every aspect of our business! The personal touch and proactive attitude made the collaboration incredibly enjoyable."
            - Ryan Leijte

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