Born and raised in Munich, Germany

Masters Degree in Psychologoy from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich

13 years corporate career in NY and London for global publishing conglomerate

Certified Empowerment Coach with IPEC, USA

9 years Latin Ballroom dance training, 2 years performing experience 

Heike Bachmann, M.A. CEC, holds aMaster's Degree in Literature and Psychology from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universityin Munich and is an ICF-certified Empowerment Coach. She has spent 13 years inan international corporate career during which she brought together amulti-continental team composed of 9 different countries, mediated betweencontemporary American and traditional European corporate styles and became the firstwoman to serve as director on the board of one of Europe's oldest publishinghouses.

Following a lifelong fascinationwith the Arts and the potential of the human spirit, she left her corporate jobin 2003 to pursue a coaching degree coupled with a career in art management.Independent from careers and continents, she consistently nurtured an undyingpassion for Mambo, a stylish Latin dance form, to which she was introduced inthe late 19-Nineties and brought to performance level in 2006.

It was the exhilaratingexperience of dancing on stage as part of a responsibility-sharing team for anoften anonymous audience (customer base) that she experienced first-hand how -regardless of team position - being aware of and adding your own emotionalquality not only affects overall performance, team spirit and customersatisfaction but brings tremendous joy and personal gratification.  

Encouraging employees to seetheir individual responsibilities as steps of a team choreography she getsworkshop participants out of their heads and into their bodies by guiding themthrough a fun, simple dance routine during which they can physically experiencethe powerful difference "individual engagement", "emotionalconnection", and lastly, that "extra step" can make.