What people are saying.
“Tobias ran a series of group coaching sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions and workshops at SumUp for our global product and design teams. Working with him has been a true pleasure. The sessions were fantastically well organized, very insightful, and most importantly changed the way we work today. Without him, the shift towards more outcome-oriented goals and empowered teams would have been impossible.”
— Tobias Janiesch, VP Product, SumUp
“We worked with Tobias on many aspects of Product Leadership & Strategy, and it’s very impressive how he takes the time and energy to understand where we are coming from, adapting the sessions based on the feedback provided and making sure we have everything we need to make all the input actionable on our end. – The entire process was very well thought through and the material used were up to the highest standards. Would gladly work with him again.”
— Alin Meceanu, VP User Experience, FREE NOW
“Tobias coached us on several product-related topics spanning from a major org change, to product management recruiting, to facilitating our cross-functional teams. Tobias gives clear yet nuanced and undogmatic guidance, adjusted to our situation and context. He knows when to ask a question and when to give a clear opinion. He is a great coach.”
— Dominik Busching, Head of Product Management, tado°
“Tobias has a keen eye for the dynamics of product organizations and the untapped potential slumbering in different areas. With his broad experience, structured approach, and honest feedback, he helped us identify the main areas for improvement and optimize our organization to achieve more clarity and focus.”
— Sascha Stehling, Head of Digital Retail Solutions, Thalia
“I met Tobias during a client assignment in 2016, and we’ve been in touch ever since. He deeply cares about the product management craft, and loves to help others become better product people. He demonstrated this in his previous role as a product director and is now following his passion as an independent product coach. He’s adept at grasping a person's situation and then helping them in the most effective way.”
— Petra Wille, Product Leadership Coach & author of “STRONG”
“Tobias is one of the very few product leaders who not only understand the practical nuts and bolts, but can also drive corporate strategy by shuttling between users and strategy with ease.”
— Dr. Patrick Alberts, former CPO at New Work SE (XING)
“Tobias and I coached a couple of teams together during his working relationship with tado°. We joined forces and leveraged our different perspectives, he as a product coach and I as an agile coach, to provide holistic guidance to the teams’ pain points.
Tobi’s openness and sense of humor made it so easy to work with him, achieve mutual understanding and forge a strong alliance that clearly showed in our coaching sessions.
I learned so much from him during our collaboration and I still use some of his tips and tools in my work to this day. I would be thrilled to work with him again if the opportunity arises and I definitely recommend him for any company or individual looking for a knowledgeable product coach or consultant.”
— Claudia Ortiz Reyero, Agile Coach, tado°
“Tobias has the great gift of being able to adapt to his counterpart individually. He was able to meet me where I was. His large toolbox of methods always contained the right tool for the respective context. Over time, he helped me to expand my own methodological competence and to master challenging situations.
Many of the principles I learned during the coaching still resonate today and help me a lot in my everyday work. I am really grateful for his inspiring coaching!”
— Lisa Moelleken, Product Manager, Otto
“My personal collaboration with Tobias started with him as a product coach for our team trio. He helped us learn the continuous discovery process in an integrated fashion with our specific team goals, while also establishing the foundational processes for our newly formed team.
Additionally, Tobias coached me personally on people management and leadership. I was able to confidently shape up my role, set myself personal goals, adopt effective leadership styles, grow quickly as an individual and multiply the impact by helping my engineers grow.
I am forever grateful for what Tobias has taught me, as some of the lessons still echo with me in my day to day life 3 years later. This is a testimony that Tobias is not only an inspiring product coach, but also an amazing people and leadership coach.”
— Ali Alsatrawi, Engineering Manager, tado°