Coaching moves,
clarifies and strengthens
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
Coaching moves,
Gabriele Naumann-Maerten, Certified Educator
Executive Coach | Transition Coach | Cultural Manager (international)
Transition coaching includes the recognition and shaping of development as well as change processes in professional and private life.
In these times of ongoing transformation I accompany individuals and organizations during these processes including its embedding.
Feel free to come in touch at or via LinkedIn I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Areas of expertise:
- Individual coaching
- Team coaching and team development
- Organizational development
- Facilitation and process support
- Sparring
- Supervision
Coaching in
German and English, as required
Topics may include:
- Leadership
- Organizations
- Teams
- Careers
- Skills, potentials and strengths
- Communication
- Personality development
- Self-management
- Self-confidence
- High sensitivity
- Conflict
- Transition: shaping career, profession and stages of life
- Meaning, values, attitude
Professional background
- Since 2013 Coach for executives, highly qualified professionals as well as cultural and creative professionals
- 2013–2024 Cooperation partner COATRAIN Hamburg, senior executive coach, teaching coach, trainer, mentor (self-employed)
- 2001–2013 Cultural Attaché - Performing Arts, Embassy of Canada, Berlin
- 1989–2000 Festival Director, International Summer Theater Festival Hamburg
- 1997–2000 Festival Director, Dance 2000, International Dance Festival Munich
- 1987–1989 Assistant General Manager, Stella Musical GmbH (Starlight Express), Hamburg
- 1981–1987 Artistic Director, Festival Tanz Theater International, Hanover
- 1978–1985 Public Relations, Impuls Film Distribution and Cinemas at Raschplatz Hanover
Education and Training
- Certified Executive Coach, Professional Coach according to DBVC, IOBC, FCG, and dvct standards
- Certified Mediator and Conflict Coach according to the Mediation Act
- Integral Health Coach
- Alternative Practitioner for Psychotherapy
- Certified Management Trainer, Change Manager, Personal Coach, Process Facilitator
- Studied Education, Psychology, and Religious Studies, University of Hanover (Diploma)
Memberships and advisory board functions
- 2011–2016 Volunteer work at Diakonie-Hospiz Lichtenberg gGmbH and establishment of a circle of supporters
- 2010–2014 Member board of trustees, Transition Tanz Foundation, Berlin
- 2009–2018 Member artistic advisory board, Hellerau, Dresden
- 2007–2009 Member jury Capital Cultural Fund, Berlin
- 2006–2016 Member Supervisory Board, Uferstudios GmbH, Berlin
- 2004–2008 Mediation and moderation at TanzRaumBerlin
- 2006–2017 Member Advisory Board of Dachverband Tanz, Berlin
- 2004–2006 Moderation founding process of Dachverband Tanz Berlin
- 2003–2006 Strategic consulting for the establishment of Tanzbüro Berlin
- 1998–2000 Member Artistic advisory board of PACT Zollverein, Kultur–Ruhr–Essen
- 1985–2000 Member International European Theatre Meeting, Council and Executive Committee, Brussels
- 1994–1998 Development of cooperation networks for the World Dance Alliance
- 1994–1997 Artistic advisor Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris
- 1991–1993 Artistic advisor Antwerp 93 European Capital of Culture
- 1988–1989 Concept “Performing Europe” European Performing Arts Centers, International Summer Theater Festival Hamburg
Lectures, workshops, mentorships (selection)
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville (USA), The Place, London (UK), Adelaide Festival (AUS), Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (EGY), Festival de Carthage (TUN), National Arts Centre Ottawa, Vancouver Dance (CAN), Dance Platform Osaka (JPN), Dance Platform Seoul (KOR), Singapore International Festival of Arts (SGP), Dance Djakarta (INA)
Trust and discretion are the foundations of my work and are therefore highly valued principles to me.
In a personal conversation I’d be happy to provide targeted references.