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 🌱

Sam Hajighasem

Creative Director

Venture Media

We build content systems for companies and marketing teams that generate demand, grow your audience at scale, and drive real engagement, without adding to your workload.

Founder | Content To Client Funnel

Venture Podcasting

A leading full-service podcast agency focused on helping businesses become industry leaders by building branded, revenue-generating podcasts. 

We've been part of brands such as Nokia, Scaling With Systems, and Bear Bull Traders and helped them to build authority, and increase their leads, revenue, and brand awareness through podcasting. We'll use our proven system to help you engage and build your community for consistent lead generation. 

We do A-Z of podcasting from setting up your interviews to publishing your content, so all you need to do is just show up!

Founder | Podcast Expert

Self-Employed

During this time, I helped companies to tell their stories with the power of content creation. I supervised their creative team and helped them translate their marketing messaging into their day-to-day content.

Creative Marketing Director

Interface Media Group

In charge of producing podcasts and sound designing for animations, documentaries, and short films for organizations such as PBS, Department of Defense, National Geographic channel, and BBC.

Content Developer

Sputnik News

Responsible for Sound editing/mixing, operating the board, Live show, and podcast.

Content Producer

American University

Responsible for location sound, audio post-production (including sound editing, sound design, and mixing) and video editing.

Audio and Video Assistant (University Video Production)

Building Branded media that converts and scales | B2B podcast expert | Founder of venture podcasting

Most companies know they need content, but what they really need is a system.

A system that positions them as the trusted expert…
Shows up every day (without their team doing the work)…
And turns content into actual conversations, leads, and clients.

At Venture Media, we build content engines that help companies, marketing teams, and brands:

✔️ Grow their audience on autopilot
✔️ Drive real demand with relatable, strategic content
✔️ Convert viewers into clients through newsletters, funnels, and thought leadership

We’ve helped clients generate over $10M in revenue and more than 274M views organically — all while spending just 2–3 hours/month recording their ideas.

Most of our clients are too busy or burned out trying to do it all themselves (or manage 5 different freelancers). We make it simple:

➤ One strategy
➤ One system
➤ One team to handle everything — from recording to distribution to optimization

If you’re tired of being invisible online or stuck posting with no return…
I’d love to show you what a real content-to-client system can do for your brand.

📩 Message me here or reach out directly: sam@venturepodcasting.com

Founder | B2B Podcast Expert

Helping B2B companies (such as Nokia, Scaling With Systems, and Bear Bull Traders) to build authority, and increase their leads, revenue, and brand awareness through podcasting. We'll use our proven system to help you engage and build your community for consistent lead generation. 

We do A-Z of podcasting from setting up your interviews to publishing your content, so all you need to do is just show up!

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