About
Lothar Bielke
Much of my work starts with a simple question:
What do you want or need to be happening — and what is actually
happening instead?
The distance between the two is where the work begins.
What I do
I work 1:1 with senior leaders and founders who carry real responsibility for decisions, people, and results. They usually come because something important is not happening as it should — despite experience, knowledge, and serious effort.
Sometimes something genuinely needs to be developed. Sometimes the issue is clarity or direction. Sometimes a person knows what needs to happen but does not translate that consistently into action. And sometimes capabilities that are normally available become harder to access under pressure, uncertainty, conflict, or sustained load.
My work is structured, confidential, and grounded in the situation in front of us. The aim is not performance at any cost, but helping more of what could be possible become real — while staying clear, aligned, and effective under real conditions.
Background
Before working independently, I spent twelve years in corporate roles across consumer goods and beverages, including positions with Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Nestlé Switzerland, and companies within the Carlsberg Group. My experience ranged from operational and commercial roles to senior marketing and general management responsibilities.
Since 2009, I have worked independently across coaching, leadership, and performance-related work, alongside entrepreneurial and strategic projects.
That combination matters to how I work today. I know organizational life from inside operating and leadership roles, but I have also spent years looking at the same fundamental question from another perspective: what allows people to turn more of what could be possible into what actually becomes real?
Education & training
The combination of analytical training, organizational development, coaching, and evidence-based mind-body work informs how I look at performance: not as a single skill or trait, but as the interaction between capability, clarity, behavior, conditions, and the ability to remain effective under pressure.
How I work
My coaching work is 1:1, conducted via Zoom, and entirely confidential. Based in Rochester, Minnesota, I work remotely with clients across the US and Europe.