Founder and head coach

Andre Ottlik

Andre has been advising, coaching and training leaders since 2009, internationally and in English and German. In 2015 he founded the company behind the Digital Leader Program, where he is head coach.

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Profile

  • IBM
  • Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin)
  • Nova School of Business and Economics
  • Squadra

A trained and university-educated business informatics specialist (Berlin School of Economics and Law, dual program with IBM), Andre has lectured at HWR Berlin, TU Berlin, FU Berlin, HTW Berlin, FH Potsdam and the universities of Bayreuth and Weimar. He was lead coach in the borek.digital accelerator.

Besides the Digital Leader Program, he is an executive coach with Squadra and an innovation expert at Nova SBE in Lisbon. He is a certified NLP communications trainer and high performance coach, and certified in charisma and presentation techniques and in hypnosis techniques. He lives in Monte Estoril, near Lisbon.

Every week he writes the LinkedIn newsletter Human Skills in the Age of AI, and he hosted the podcast 3 minutes max. with his AI co-host Jules: 48 short episodes on human skills in the age of AI.

Milestones

  1. 2009Starts as a freelance consultant, coach and trainer in Berlin.
  2. 2014Runs his first leadership workshops, in German and English.
  3. 2015Founds Startup Workshops, the company behind today's Digital Leader Program.
  4. 2020The workshop series move online and become the Digital Leader Program.
  5. 2025Launches the podcast 3 minutes max., followed by the weekly newsletter Human Skills in the Age of AI.

How to work with Andre

  • For leadership teams

    Leadership Essentials

    Six sessions over three months on your leaders' real situations.

  • One to one

    Executive coaching

    For a new role, a difficult team or a decision you want to think through.

  • For your event

    Keynotes

    Human skills and leadership in the age of AI, on site or online.

  • For press

    Interviews

    Interview requests, guest articles and press photos.

Questions about working with Andre

Can I work directly with Andre Ottlik?

Yes. As founder and head coach, Andre leads many workshop series and coachings himself. In the first call we clarify who from the team fits your situation best.

In which languages does Andre work?

In English and German, with international and multicultural teams across Europe.

Does Andre give keynotes and interviews?

Yes. Keynotes are a service of their own, and for interview requests and guest articles there is a press page with contact details.

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In a 30-minute call we talk about your situation and what would help. Free and without obligation.

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