I’m Achim Nowak. I help CEOs and C-Suite executives to amplify their personal impact. I serve leaders in large American and global enterprises such as Takeda, Lonza, Owens Corning, Assurant, HSBC Bank, Masco, Wintrust, Sanofi.

In my 4 books, I 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 most recent book, THE DIFFERENCE: Essays on Loss, Courage and Personal Transformation, is an anthology that features transformational life stories from 10 successful humans who have inspired millions of followers around the world.

I am a 2x TEDx Speaker and have hosted the MY FOURTH ACT Podcast for 5 seasons. My celebrated guests include Tom Asacker, Jay Samit, Suzanne Evans, Chip Conley, David Allen, Simon Bailey, Rebel Brown, Raj Raghunathan, and many more.

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 became 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 for over a decade.

My writing has been recognized with a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award. I am a 2024 MacDowell Fellow, a 2024 Ucross Fellow, and a 2024 DeWitt Wallace / Readers Digest Fellow. 

I have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, USA Today, and on NPR and NBC.

I reside in Setubal, Portugal.