Whatever you’re risking, I’m here to support you.
Whether you’re deciding to start a company or a project, in the middle of one, or at the point it ends, I coach and mentor you.
An idea you haven’t acted on yet.
It exists, it earns, and you’re working out what’s next.
Coming to an end, whether you chose it or not.
Three ways I work with you, and we agree how hard I push.
Coaching
I describe what I notice and ask what it means to you, and I leave a question open when you don’t yet have the answer. I expect a lot from you, and the pushing starts once we’ve built enough trust.
Mentoring
When you ask me something that needs an answer from my own experience, I say so and check what you actually need before I give it. One client who was struggling with his pitch deck asked me to review it during a session, so I did, and then we talked about his fear of presenting and I went back to asking questions.
Sparring
I play devil’s advocate with what you’re proposing or have already decided. I’ll push back to test assumptions and together we’ll stress-test what you’re building and focus on solutions. I switch between coach and mentor and we agree the challenge level at the start of every session.
I’ve started a company, run it and sold it.
I built a software company in Berlin, scaled and successfully sold it in 2022, and stayed on as Product Manager with the US-based buyer until 2024. I began my career in architecture and worked since 1995 in digital media, e-commerce and software, and I’ve coached and mentored since 2008. The people I work with are deciding whether to start, in the middle of it, or at the point it ends, and I’ve been through each of those moments myself.
Decide what to work on and what to stop. Then take the step.
A four-day retreat for one decision, with Igor Ranc. You bring the ideas you have, and leave with one priority and a list of what you’ve postponed. Phones and laptops stay off.
See the event on Luma
Starting out, in the middle of it, or at the end.
I coach people in every season.
Evoking the Fläming landscape near my home in Brandenburg, close to Berlin.
01Deciding whether to start
- Whether to start at all
- What’s at stake for you
- Taking the first steps
02In it and scaling
- Where it still depends on you
- What to grow next, and what to leave
- The people who now rely on you
03When it ends
- A sale, and the day after it
- Closing a company you started
- A failure, and what comes next
Working with Simon has been a game-changer for my recording studio business. His guidance helped me gain clarity, focus, and real momentum in areas of the business that I had not made the most of.
Simon has helped me explore a fundamental career decision I have been avoiding for years.
Because of his experience building businesses, we were able to shift between coaching and mentoring, which was exactly what I needed.
The coaching sessions with Simon have helped me greatly in identifying the necessary steps to achieve my goals more clearly and to implement them independently.
Simon is clearly fuelled by his desire to see people flourish in their careers. He has this gentle way of guiding you through uncovering your own ambitions and challenges, and reflecting on them in a way that feels accessible and actionable.
I came to Simon with a complex concept and left with actionable clarity.
Working with Simon has been an absolute pleasure. He combines strategic thinking with a hands-on mentality and always delivers with high quality.
Simon Bowen is the most impactful business coach I’ve ever worked with. His ability to simplify complexity and shift your thinking is genuinely transformational.
Simon positioned himself as a partner in my growth, guiding me to build on my strengths and pushing me to become the best version of myself.
