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Articles on changing careers, entering a new market and working with AI. I write them from my coaching, my training sessions and the CHANGES conversations.
What Career Is Right for Me? A Coach's Five-Question Method
What career is right for me? Answer five questions on strengths, needs, interests and demand, then run a 30-day test. Free tools and a scoring sheet.
Agency Growth Without Paid Ads: A Founder's Playbook
Agency growth without paid ads: founder posts, free tools, guides, directory profiles, partners and public prices, as Ripe Leads runs them in public.
AI Training for Employees: What a One-Day Workshop Covers
AI training for employees, hour by hour: a one-day workshop plan, what each block teaches, who needs which track, and how it meets AI Act Article 4.
Bootstrapping a Business: A Guide for B2B Service Founders
Bootstrapping a business means funding it from your own money and customer revenue. How B2B service founders handle costs, sales, pricing, risk and hiring.
Career Change at 40: A Step-by-Step Plan From a Career Coach
Career change at 40: a step-by-step plan that uses your experience, protects your income, handles age bias, and adapts for 35 and 50. From a career coach.
What Does a Career Coach Do? Coach vs. Mentor vs. Therapist
What does a career coach do, and how does a mentor or therapist differ? A side-by-side comparison, when to choose each, and what to ask before you pay.
AI Act Article 4: What the AI Literacy Duty Asks of You
AI Act Article 4 after the 2026 Digital Omnibus: who must support AI literacy, what the Commission expects, how enforcement works, and a plan to follow.
Jobs in Germany for English Speakers: A Coach's Guide
Jobs in Germany for English speakers: right to work, the 2026 Blue Card salary, the Opportunity Card, where to search, how to apply, when German matters.
Founder Burnout: Signs, Causes and What to Change
Founder burnout explained: the WHO definition, the signs in a founder's week, why founders are exposed, and the six work areas to change after your health.
Founder-Led Sales: How to Sell Before You Hire Anyone
Founder-led sales explained: why the founder sells first, a weekly routine, the playbook to write as you go, and the signs you are ready for a sales hire.
German Business Culture: How to Sell to German Companies
German business culture for foreign founders: formality, punctuality, the Mittelstand, first contact under German law and the offer German buyers trust.
German CV Format: How to Write a CV for Germany
German CV format explained: what goes in a Lebenslauf, photo and signature rules, a section-by-section template, and how it differs from UK and US CVs.
How to Ask for a Raise: A Career Coach's Script
How to ask for a raise: prepare your evidence and number, a word-for-word meeting script, email templates, what to do after a no, and the rules in Germany.
How to Change Careers: A Career Coach's Six-Step Method
How to change careers in six steps: take stock, pick target roles with real data, test them, close the skill gap, rewrite your story and plan your runway.
How to Choose an AI Keynote Speaker for Your Event
How to choose an AI keynote speaker: set the goal, test for hands-on AI use, watch a full talk, ask how they tailor it, and plan the step after the stage.
How to Get Into Sales With No Experience
How to get into sales with no experience: which entry roles hire beginners, what the job pays and involves, how to write a sales CV and pass the interview.
How to Get Your First Clients as a Consultant or Coach
How to get your first clients as a consultant or coach: name one problem, work your network in order, send messages people answer, put offers in writing.
How to Sell Services When You're Not a Salesperson
How to sell services without a sales background: a clear offer, a first call run as a diagnosis, a stated price, one follow-up and referrals.
How to Start a Lead Generation Agency: A Founder's Guide
How to start a lead generation agency in Europe: pick a niche, build your own data, set up deliverability, check the law, price it and sign clients.
AI Tools for Work: 7 ChatGPT Workflows for Your Team
AI tools for work pay off as workflows. Seven ChatGPT workflows with prompts you can copy, the data settings to check first, and how to catch mistakes.
Job Interview in Germany: What German Interviewers Ask
Job interview in Germany: how it runs, the questions German interviewers ask, what they may not ask, video and assessment formats, and how to prepare.
LinkedIn Personal Branding for Founders Who Sell B2B
LinkedIn personal branding for B2B founders: a profile that sells, topics to own, posts and comments that start buyer conversations, and how to measure it.
How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking, Step by Step
How to overcome fear of public speaking: a week-by-week plan, what to do in the first three minutes, how to start a speech, and when nerves need a doctor.
Quarter-Life Crisis: The Signs and What Helps
Quarter-life crisis: what research says, the signs, the locked-in and locked-out types, what helps with each, and when to see a doctor rather than a coach.
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