806: Achim Nowak on Finding the Sweet Spot Running Your Business and Getting Help

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Meet Achim Nowak

Brilliant Best Expert

I’m Achim Nowak. I help CEOs and C-Suite executives in Fortune 500 enterprises around the world to show up with relaxed authority and amplify their personal influence. My 3 books pinpoint the nuances of authentic success behavior: Power Speaking: The Art of the Exceptional Public Speaker (also published in German and Chinese), Infectious: Unleash the Energetic Leader Within and The Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating a Mindful Life in a Distracted World.

My Masterminds are transformational leadership incubators for exceptional executives from such global enterprises as Sanofi, Takeda, Owens Corning, NXP, Lonza, and Dover Corporation. I also moonlight as a mentor to fellow consultants and coaches who wish to build expansive global brands. Before I launched my current firm, Brilliant Best, I founded a successful international training and coaching firm, Influens, that has helped thousands of executives in every part of the world to become more impactful leaders.

I bring an eclectic background to what I do. I was trained as a Mediator at the Brooklyn Courts, co-founded an acclaimed theatre company in Washington DC, and draw on decades of spiritual exploration. When I was 35 I left Manhattan to live on the island of Tobago and become a windsurfer. I was a good one. I hold a M.A. in Organizational Psychology and International Relations from New York University where I also served on the faculty.

My work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, USA Today, The Miami Herald, and on NPR and NBC. I love to write and am honored that my writing has been recognized by countless fellowships and a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award.