
Corinna Hagen
Top Business Growth Coach • From Startup to F500 • Transform & Scale
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Studied at Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Heilbronn
Works at ZARADIGM
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Corinna's Offerings
Custom hourly · $350/hr
Get help with Business Strategy Development, Competitive Analysis, and .
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Positioning Yourself Strategically in the First 90 Days
Aug 4 at 4:00 PM UTC
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Closing the Impact Gap in Coaching
Aug 13 at 4:00 PM UTC
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Self-Advocacy & Visibility in Competitive Environments
Aug 19 at 4:15 PM UTC
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Corinna’s Business Operations & Strategy Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
100+ people coached for Business Operations & Strategy
AI Certified
Completed Level 3 of Leland’s AI Builder Program
Corinna has helped clients get into these companies:
Most executives are closer to their next breakthrough than they think. The gap is rarely strategy. It's execution, alignment, and the leadership communication holding the whole thing together. I've spent 25 years working at the intersection of business strategy and leadership development, advising executives at LinkedIn (Microsoft), Google, Databricks, Gilead, and others. That work has driven real results: 75M+ in transformation benefits, 166M+ in new business from international growth strategies, and B2B sales cycles shortened from years to months. I bring both the strategic altitude and the operational groundwork to move the needle on what actually matters. A core part of my approach is the PrinciplesYou assessment, developed by Ray Dalio's organization. As one of a select group of certified facilitators, I use it to build the self-awareness and strategic alignment that makes leadership development stick, not just in theory, but in how leaders show up and decide every day. I'm also an award-winning business coach (US SBA THRIVE program) and author of multiple leadership books. If you want a thought partner who oscillates between vision and execution and knows what it costs when they're misaligned, this is the right coaching.
Corinna can help with:
Business Strategy Development
Competitive Analysis
Market Research
Negotiation Skills
Operations Management
Process Improvement
Corinna also coaches for Leadership Coaching, Communication & Public Speaking, AI for Sales & Marketing, and AI Services. View all.
About Corinna
I help leaders inside large enterprises navigate the moments that decide careers: the first 90 days in a new role, the conversation where you need buy-in without formal authority, the case you have to build for your own promotion. My clients have gone on to roles at LinkedIn, Google, Airbnb, and Reddit, among others. Most come to me doing excellent work that isn't translating into the next opportunity. I built the/SHIFT, a bi-weekly leadership communication lab, because knowing what to say isn't the same as saying it under pressure. I also built an AI Practice Lab so you can rehearse high-stakes conversations solo, any time. Before coaching, I spent 15+ years in global leadership and sales enablement roles at T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom, and ServiceMaster. I hold a master's in International Business and wrote High-Stakes Communication Mastery for Leaders. I'm also a first-generation college graduate and immigrant, and I coach the way I wish I'd been coached early on: direct and practical, not through vague encouragement.
Why do I coach?
I coach out of a passion for enabling leaders to rise to their full potential and create ripple effects of positive change. Leadership has the power to transform careers, teams, and entire organizations, and I’m driven by helping leaders find their authentic style, communicate with confidence, and lead with integrity. My personal journey taught me the pain of struggling without guidance, the cost of not recognizing critical drivers of leadership success, and ultimately, the joy of turning challenges into meaningful growth. I want to be the person I needed early in my career—the coach who believes in their clients’ potential and equips them to thrive. I believe leadership should leave a legacy. It’s about creating environments where people feel valued, empowered, and aligned with a greater purpose. My mission is to redeem careless, ineffective leadership by helping leaders think bigger, lead better, and make an impact that lasts long after they leave.
Work Experience

PrinciplesYou Assessment Certification Facilitator Coach
Principles: A Ray Dalio Company
June 2023 - Present
Facilitating the coach certification program for the PrinciplesYou Assessment. Moderating practicums to help participants apply course materials and drive awareness and growth for coaching clients who have taken the personality assessment.
Business Coach
U.S. Small Business Administration
June 2023 - February 2025
T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined is a research-based, executive-level program that combines business fundamentals with the innovative tools and competitive strategies needed to deliver immediate results. Sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), this intensive program offers education and training in entrepreneurship specifically designed for the executives of small businesses with high growth potential, as well as the opportunity to develop connections with peers and work with business experts and professional coaches. As a Coach, I lead the Dallas/Fort Worth cohort to build their leadership skills and develop their individual three-year business growth plans. The CEO's working with me learn about effective leadership, business planning & development, business finance & raising capital, HR, hiring, company culture, marketing and brand awareness, driving sales, digital marketing and social media strategies, and legal compliance, IP and contracts. The program culminates with the presentation of their final capstone presentation and 3-year growth plan.

Leadership Coach
Torch
June 2022 - Present
I provide leadership coaching to Torch coaching clients. That includes career development, leadership development, and topics such as managing up, communicating effectively, influence, mobilizing teams, navigating change, handling conflict and tough conversations, or productivity and time management.

Fractional VP Marketing
Delenta
October 2021 - March 2022
Provided fractional CMO services in direct collaboration with the CEO. Directed strategic marketing initiatives to streamline marketing operating procedures and scale business development by driving partnership initiatives. Secured global partnership with ICF (50,000 members) and developed affiliate and partner strategy to enable accelerated growth to reach 10X.

Director, Enterprise Transformation
ServiceMaster
August 2019 - December 2020
Leading corporate transformation initiative program office, facilitating operational reviews, orchestrating AOP submissions, and creating and steering change management communication. Directing, coaching, and prioritizing resources to meet strategic objectives and deliverables. Driving executive communication for the enterprise-wide digital transformation initiative.

Founder & Leadership Coach
ZARADIGM
June 2018 - Present
Coaching emerging leaders and building executive communication skills and leadership skills. Delivering executive communication services, including fractional CMO engagements. Leading corporate communication, leadership development, and training initiatives. Driving business transformation for Marketing and Sales teams. Coaching and consulting small businesses and startups to scale sustainably.

Head of Sales Enablement, Americas & APAC
T-Systems International GmbH
2011 - 2018
Equipped sales teams in 12 countries to proactively create opportunities, boost order entry, and shorten the lead-to-win cycle by 2-8 months. Developed an international growth strategy generating over $166MN in new business and led strategic business development workshops. Built the liaison between Marketing and Sales by guiding the pilot implementation of "storified" content via digital channels and creating messages that convert. Headed the PMO for the rollout of 14 products in five countries. Worked with senior executives to develop sales talent and created training programs, collateral, tools, and onboarding to improve sales performance. Coordinated the digital transformation of our sales training solutions in collaboration with our LMS vendor. Coached sales executives to improve performance.

Consultant, Project Manager
ALDI USA
2008 - 2009
Provided project management for a network proof-of-concept rollout in the US with nearly 1000 store locations and Interim Program Management for rollouts in Europe. The successful pilot rollout with a team of 45 employees led to a global contract agreement for our consulting client.

Senior Consultant
Deutsche Telekom
2006 - 2011

Senior Consultant, Strategy & Innovation
DETECON, INC
2005 - 2011
Strengthened market share through market analysis and development of market strategies. Advanced international strategic projects and manage multinational teams. Led over 30 projects ranging from go-to-market strategies, digital transformation, process improvement, and organization development to corporate innovation strategies.

Business Analyst
DETECON, INC
2005 - 2006
Drove business development by attracting new business opportunities through the development of a business development strategy for vertical markets. Developed executive sales presentations and responded to RfPs.

Traning Manager Siebel On Demand CRM
BMW Group
2005 - 2005
Led the implementation of Siebel On Demand CRM employee training for BMW Alphabet.
Education

Solutions Academy
Team Coach
2025 - 2025

Six Sigma Global Institute
Lean Six Sigma black belt
2020 - 2020

The Presence Project
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management
2009 - 2009
Activities and societies: Co-founder and board member of the student organization for International Business.

Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Heilbronn
Master's degree, International Business & Intercultural Management
Activities and societies: Co-founder and board member of CIB, a student networking organization for students of International Business & Intercultural Studies. Business Major: International Management incl. Organization Development, International Marketing & International HR Management Business Minor: International Finance & Controlling Intercultural Major: Hispanic business, culture & language Intercultural Minor: Arab business, culture & language Publications
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