Dr. Thomas Knoop – Business Coach and Executive Coach Berlin
Since 1997 I have been co-founder of Lichtvision, an owner-led lighting design office with six international locations. The leadership experience that grew out of this entrepreneurial work is the foundation of my coaching practice. I trained at Coaching Akademie Berlin and am certified by the European Coaching Association (ECA) and as a CoachHub Expert Coach. My focus is psychological depth and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Dr. Thomas Knoop, entrepreneur, coach and lecturer, co-founder of Lichtvision (since 1997), Business and Executive Coach based in Berlin. Over 25 years of leadership experience in an internationally active planning office with six locations. Coaching training at Coaching Akademie Berlin, certified by the European Coaching Association (ECA) and CoachHub. Focus areas: systemic coaching, IFS (Internal Family Systems) and depth-psychology informed leadership work. Author of the book „Peter mag keinen Frosch zum Frühstück“. Lecturer at ISM (Project Management and New Work) and Hochschule Bremen, with dedicated pages on coaching expertise and on trainer and lecturer work.
C-level coaching: sparring at eye level for board members, managing directors and division heads. Topics include strategic decisions, role clarity, the use of power and responsibility, and inner posture in phases of high pressure.
HR coaching: support for HR leaders and people developers who shape leadership in their organisations. Themes include talent and succession planning, conflict resolution, culture development and the double role of consulting while remaining loyal to the company.
Founder coaching: for founders and entrepreneurs building or scaling their company. Focus on prioritisation, co-founder dynamics, scaling questions and personal responsibility beyond operational work.
Emerging leaders: support for people stepping into a leadership role for the first time. Themes include role identity, working with former peers, building authority without harshness and the move from doer to enabler.
A series of compact observations from coaching practice. Each piece condenses a recurring pattern into five to seven points, grounded in psychology, leadership theory and systemic work.
Since 1997 co-founder and managing director of Lichtvision, an owner-led lighting design office with six international locations and corporate clients worldwide. This entrepreneurial responsibility is the basis of my coaching work.
For board members, managing directors, division heads and HR leaders in mid-size and large companies, and for founders in scaling phases.
Systemic coaching from Coaching Akademie Berlin, Internal Family Systems (IFS), depth-psychology informed leadership work. The emphasis is on psychological depth rather than purely solution-focused techniques.
In Berlin in person or online via video. International clients are accompanied in German and English.
Email: coaching@thomasknoop.com Location: Berlin, Germany