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 🌱

Top Voice —Follow for posts on leadership, high-performance, and peak productivity 🦉 I help business leaders reclaim their time and accomplish more by leveraging the expertise of our top 1% offshore executive assistants

Favikon recognized me as one of their Rising Stars and ranked me as the #1 LinkedIn creator in the U.S. for the Remote Work and Digital Nomading category.

A milestone that reflects the people I serve.

It’s about the leaders, executive assistants, and virtual teams I have the privilege of supporting every day.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲:
Time is a leader's most valuable resource.
Too often, it's drained by endless demands.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻?
Because the world needs more successful leaders who create meaningful change.

My purpose is to help them get there.

𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:
Help CEOs and founders win back their time, elevate their leadership, and become as strategic and wise with their time as they are with their decisions.

By partnering with exceptional remote executive assistants, we create room for:

↳ Strategic thinking
↳ Lasting success
↳ Well-being in the future of work

Our VEAs take care of the tasks that drain your time and energy, so you can lead with clarity and purpose.

Curious to learn how this could work for you? 

DM me the word “Delegate” or Book a Free Discovery Call to see how our Vera Executive OS Plan can give you the freedom, focus, and productivity you’ve been missing!

Virtual Executive Assistant
Outsourcing
Offshore Talent 
Offshore Executive Assistant
Executive Support
Administrative Assistant

Sandra Pellumbi

Want to grow fast in your career? Here’s how: 

Sit beside someone who’s already a few steps ahead.

You don’t grow by chasing people ahead of you.

You grow by sitting close enough to feel their pace.

Growth has a rhythm 

and the right people tune you to it.

When you’re around those who move with purpose,

you start questioning your own excuses.

You start thinking bigger.

You start believing you can.

That’s the silent power of proximity.

No lectures. No pressure. Just presence.

Look at who you spend your time with.

Are they reminding you of your potential…

or your limits?

Choose your circle wisely.

The room you’re in will shape the person you become.

P.S. Curious, is there someone in your circle who quietly pushes you to aim higher?

Credit to Dora Vanourek for the powerful message that inspired this post.

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When I lost the mayoral election, it felt like the ground disappeared beneath me.

It wasn’t just a public loss.

It was personal.

I had built my identity around the role I thought I was meant to step into.

And when it didn’t happen, I had to face a harder question:

Who am I without the title?

That season felt exactly like the caterpillar in this image,

no longer who it was, not yet who it would become.

The cocoon stage is the part no one talks about:

• The quiet
• The self-reflection
• The uncomfortable rebuilding
• The grieving of the identity you worked so hard to create

But here’s the beauty:
What I thought was the end…
became my new beginning.

Today, I run a business I love.

I help founders and executives create clarity, capacity, and breathing room so they can lead with purpose, not pressure.

I stopped chasing significance.
I started building something meaningful.

And I found a life with more purpose, more peace, and more alignment than any title would have ever given me.

And that feels like flight.

To anyone in a transition

career, identity, leadership, life:

If everything feels uncertain, you’re not failing.

You’re transforming.

Your wings may just be unfolding.

God has a purpose for this season, too.

P.S. Which stage are you in right now?

🐛 Beginning
🌙 Rebuilding
🦋 Becoming

Comment with the emoji. Let’s see where everyone is 👇 

♻️ If this landed for you, don’t keep it to yourself, someone else needs this reminder today.
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Harsh truth? Not everyone wants to see you win.

You’ll notice it in subtle ways:

The delayed congratulations.
The quiet room when you share a win.
The sudden competition from someone who called you “friend.”

And then

There are the rare few who celebrate you even when their own season is heavy.
Those are the people who aren’t intimidated by your light.

They’re fueled by it.

Keep those people close.

Because their energy multiplies yours.

At every level of leadership, your circle is either fuel or fire.

Small minds compete. 

Big minds collaborate.

If you want to grow, choose wisely:

1️⃣ Spend time with those who celebrate your progress.
2️⃣ Build with people who want everyone at the table to eat.
3️⃣ Let go of those who only come around when they need something.
4️⃣ Invest in relationships that make you sharper, not smaller.
5️⃣ And most of all, be the person who claps for others first.

Leadership is contagious.

So is envy.

Surround yourself with people who want to see you win.

📌 Added a quick insight for remote professionals in the comments. Worth a read.

P.S. What’s one trait you look for in the people you keep close?👇

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