3-Day Immersion Retreat
We begin offline. No devices. No distraction. A curated mountain setting near Munich to surface your operating system and build trust.
Small Cohorts, Structural Trust
8–12 carefully selected founders. Intimate enough for psychological safety. Strong enough to expose blind spots and challenge avoidance patterns.
Coaching Beneath the Surface
We work at the level of identity, nervous system regulation, and internal parts not just behavior.
Monthly Challenges for Embodied Change
Between sessions, you apply structured reflection and real-world experiments inside your company. Insight becomes integration.
A Founder Circle at the Same Threshold
You sit with peers navigating similar revenue, pressure, and responsibility.
Real conversations, real decisions
Honest, vulnerable dialogue you won’t find at work, unlocking clarity and confidence.
COACH
The humans behind the method
Deep Work is built by founders, coaches, operators and therapists who’ve lived through burnout, imposter syndrome, leadership pressure and identity questions. What we teach is what we’ve walked through ourselves.
Former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company.
Former Co-Dean and core faculty of McKinsey’s global senior leadership programs.
20+ years supporting CEOs, founders, and senior government leaders across 25+ countries through transformational change.
Today, Jens works as a coaching-therapist integrating:
Trauma-informed modalities (incl. IFS / IFIO, NARM)
Somatic practices and nervous system regulation
Ontological coaching and identity development
Complexity thinking and leadership assessment tools
“I’ve lived the high-performance life and I know its strengths and its costs. When we’re identified with being driven, the nervous system stays activated: we lose self-observation, become less relational, burn resources, and sometimes make worse decisions. The real shift begins when we can lead ourselves from clarity rather than pressure and when our inner system becomes a team instead of a battleground.”
A Structured Year of Transformation
MONTH 1
Retreat: Diagnosing Your Leadership OS
3-day offline immersion. No devices. Surface the patterns driving your decisions, stress responses, and leadership style.
MONTH 2
Your Leadership Profile & Its Impact
Assess your current leadership style. See how it shapes team dynamics, trust, and execution.
MONTH 3
Limiting Beliefs & Reactive Patterns
Identify recurring founder loops: control, overdrive, avoidance. Shift from automatic reaction to conscious response.
MONTH 4
Integrating Your History
Understand where your ambition, perfectionism, and fear of failure were formed. Release outdated strategies that no longer serve your scale.
MONTH 5
Energy & Resource Management
Lead on four levels: physical, emotional, cognitive, relational. Design sustainable performance instead of constant activation.
MONTH 6
From Socialised to Self-Authoring Leader
Move beyond external validation and expectation. Lead from internal clarity, not from pressure.
MONTH 7
Relating with Authentic Authority
Strengthen transparency, attunement, and difficult conversations. Increase trust without losing sharpness.
This program is for those who think “We’re growing… but something feels off.”
You today
Successful on paper, revenue, team, investors.
But operating in constant activation.
Caught in recurring loops: control, overdrive, perfectionism.
Tension with co-founders or team.
You after deep work
Clear on the patterns shaping your leadership.
Regulated under pressure instead of reactive.
Aligned between ambition, energy, and values.
Supported by a curated circle that knows the real you.
Your investment in yourself
We want this program to remain accessible while honoring its depth. Choose the tier that reflects your current situation:
Fellow
3-day retreat near Munich (incl. accommodation, sauna, ice bath, breathwork)
10 x 3h online coaching sessions over one year
Challenges & practices between sessions for real-life integration
Sponsored places for founders building from personal means. Speak to us if this applies to you.
BUILDER
3-day retreat near Munich (incl. accommodation, sauna, ice bath, breathwork)
10 x 3h online coaching sessions over one year
Challenges & practices between sessions for real-life integration
Best for: Founders who are in early stages with limited external funding.
ENABLER
3-day retreat near Munich (incl. accommodation, sauna, ice bath, breathwork)
10 x 3h online coaching sessions over one year
Challenges & practices between sessions for real-life integration
Best for: founders with ventures that are profitable or well-capitalized.