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Isabelle Wagner

Executive Coach & Advisor | AI Impact & Strategy

€2,000/day
München, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Isabelle

I'm an executive coach and strategic advisor to senior leaders navigating growth, transformation, and complexity, with particular expertise in AI's economic, human, and societal impact.

My work sits at the intersection of leadership, AI, and strategic decision-making. I help senior leaders make sound, responsible decisions in situations where the stakes are high, the path is often uncertain, and the consequences are significant.

This increasingly involves helping leaders sustain trust, credibility, organizational alignment, and employee morale during rapid transformation. The core challenge is that organizations need employees to embrace change to remain competitive, while many employees fear those same changes will eliminate their roles or fundamentally reshape their roles.


Clients engage me as a confidential, impartial thinking partner: a trusted space to challenge assumptions, pressure-test strategic decisions, and work through complex or sensitive issues, and ask candid questions.

My perspective is grounded in 16+ years of international executive search at VP level and above, primarily in the life sciences sector. This experience gives me deep insight into leadership dynamics, organizational risk, and what differentiates effective decision-making at the highest levels.

I bring a global perspective shaped by having lived 15 years across Australia, Singapore, South Korea, and Turkey, and advising an international client base. My firsthand experience navigating diverse cultural and business environments enables me to deliver strategic, globally informed, and culturally sensitive solutions.

If you're navigating AI-driven change or facing critical strategic decisions and want a trusted, independent partner to think alongside you, let’s have a conversation.

I typically work on a retainer basis.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Arlantus Consulting
    Managing Director & Co-Owner
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    October 2025 - Today (9 months)
    München, Germany
    Overseeing all of Arlantus Consulting's business efforts and acting as the main executive coach & strategic advisor (with a focus on the business, economic, and societal impact of AI), as well as continuing to personally support clients with change management, executive search, and outplacement.

    Clients also work with me as a confidential, impartial thinking partner — a trusted space to pressure-test strategic ideas, work through complex or sensitive challenges, and ask candid questions.
    Executive Coaching Management Consulting Leadership Development artificial intelligence Change Management
  • Arlantus Consulting
    Co-Owner & Partner
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2015 - October 2025 (10 years and 9 months)
    München, Germany
    Leading and conducting all aspects of international executive searches
    VP level and higher. Shaping Arlantus Consulting’s business strategy and modernizing internal processes. Added executive coaching, advisory, and outplacement to our services.

    Expanded services to include machine learning and AI in early 2021.

    I recognized the importance of needing to gain firsthand experience in coding across various languages, as it provides a deeper understanding of such roles from an insider's perspective, rather than solely from a management or HR standpoint. To achieve this, I completed in 2023 the Harvard courses “CS50: Introduction to Computer Science” and “CS50P: Introduction to Programming in Python” – spanning 21 weeks and around 225 hours total.

    In 2024, I completed the "AI in Healthcare Specialization" from Stanford University School of Medicine – spanning 5 weeks and 56 hours in total –
    to deepen my expertise and stay up-to-date with new applications for AI for healthcare providers, AI in drug development, AI Regulatory Compliance, and AI ethics.
    Executive Coaching Executive Search Leadership Development Management Consulting artificial intelligence
  • Arlantus Consulting
    Director Recruiting
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2012 - January 2015 (3 years)
    München, Germany
    Personally identifying and interviewing candidates for EU, USA, and Global searches for level Senior Director upward. Training recruiters, and leading a team of 6 recruiters based in Germany, UK, and USA, who conduct searches for all seniority levels.
    Executive Search Talent acquisition Talent Development Talent Management and Employee Development Talent Management and Employee Development

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Education

  • German University Diplom (equivalent to Bachelor's Degree), Communication & Graphic Design
    Akademie U5
    2007
    Practical, industry-oriented training in communication, graphic design, branding, and multimedia design combining concept development with hands-on production. The course combined theoretical foundations with extensive practical training, preparing graduates for careers in advertising, graphic design, illustration, and related creative industries.
  • High School Diploma
    Singapore American School
    2003
    High School Diploma

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