Christine Exelmans
@christinexelmans
Life & leadership coach blending somatic practices, nutrition science, and corporate leadership expertise.
What I'm looking for
I am a Life & Leadership Coach with a foundation in Nutrition Science and over 20 years of cross-cultural corporate experience, combining energy coaching, somatic practices, yoga, and leadership development to support resilient, purpose-driven leaders and teams.
I founded my advisory practice to partner with entrepreneurs, CEOs, and growth-stage businesses as a coach, peer-board facilitator, and strategic advisor, known for calm presence, fast pattern recognition, and practical tools for burnout recovery and leadership resilience.
I design and facilitate workshops, leadership trainings, and 1:1 coaching that integrate mind-body awareness with operational clarity, helping organizations build sustainable performance, conscious leadership, and improved employee well-being.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Life and Leadership Coach
Christine Exelmans
Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)
Founder and coach providing executive energy leadership, peer-board facilitation, and integrative somatic coaching to entrepreneurs and leaders, enabling resilience, stress recovery, and sustainable performance.
Defined and delivered end-to-end fulfillment strategy for Nike Stores across EMEA, scaling store footprint from 400 to 1000 doors while improving service and reducing costs via optimized shipping and digitized operations.
Owned EMEA cross-channel marketplace execution and created an Advanced Analytics function that reduced airfreight from 10% of units to 0%, improving speed to market and inventory turn.
Owned supply chain strategy for major wholesale accounts, developed multi-year automation roadmaps and introduced cost-to-serve metrics to align supply-chain services with trade terms.
Led supply chain initiatives for Nike's largest Russian wholesale account, introducing auto-replenishment systems to improve availability across retail and marketplace channels.
Head of Global Retail & Process
Daniel Swarovski
Aug 2013 - Aug 2014 (1 year)
Developed and rolled out global retail processes, tools and standards to achieve operational excellence and optimize consumer experience from ideation through global deployment.
Retail Operations Leader
Starbucks
Apr 2003 - Jul 2013 (10 years 3 months)
Progressed through field and corporate retail roles managing multi-store operations, driving operational excellence, implementing lean practices and delivering a 15% improvement in labor costs via a new scheduling tool.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Applied Sciences Mönchengladbach
Science of Nutrition, Nutrition Science
2000 - 2003
Completed studies in Nutrition Science with focus on applied nutritional and health principles relevant to coaching and wellbeing practice.
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Medical Science
1997 - 1999
Undertook studies in medical science covering foundational biomedical and clinical topics.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Website
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