LEAD WITH RESILIENCE.
LIVE WITH CLARITY AND PURPOSE.
In my coaching, you are at the center – with your goals, challenges, and strengths.
Whether you want to step more confidently into your leadership role, strengthen your resilience, navigate personal change, or manage international transitions, I offer you a safe space for reflection, clarity, and concrete steps forward.
Meet Your Coach...
I’m Ute Bai, an ICF-certified leadership coach with over 15 years of experience guiding leaders around the world.
After many years in senior positions in international business, I turned my passion into my profession: helping people lead and live with clarity, resilience, and purpose.
Almost 30 years in Shanghai shaped my openness to different cultures – today I coach in German, English, and Mandarin, online worldwide and in person in the Wuppertal area.
Qualifications & Certifications
2025 Mental Health Coach, Center for Creative Communication, Wuppertal
2024 Points of You Therapeutic Photography Tools, Creative Practice Level 2
2024 NLP Master (DVNLP certified), Center for Creative Communication, Wuppertal
2023 NLP Practitioner (DVNLP certified), Center for Creative Communication, Wuppertal
2021 Core Essentials Coach Education, Coach U, New York
2002 Executive MBA, China-Europe International Business School, Shanghai
1994 MA in Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
ICF Associated Certified Coach (ACC) since 2021.
Why Clients Choose Me...
Experience & Expertise
Over 15 years of leadership and life coaching for executives. ICF certified.
Worldwide online coaching.
In-person sessions in and around Wuppertal (25 km radius).
Online & In-person
Coaching in German, English, and Mandarin.
Personal experience as both expat and repatriate.
IIntercultural & Multilingual
With broad experience in leadership, executive coaching, and personal development, I can flexibly support you on both professional and personal topics.
In our trusted coaching partnership, the focus of each session is tailored to your needs. We might discuss team challenges, prepare for an important presentation, explore limiting beliefs, or find ways to reduce daily stress – each session has its own clear goal. I combine deep reflection with pragmatic solutions. I ask targeted questions, listen closely, and use a variety of methods to help you break out of old thinking patterns. And yes, laughter is always welcome.
How We’ll Work Together to Achieve Your Goals...
As your coach, my goal is to help you recognize your own strengths and resources, and to inspire sustainable change. At the end of each session, we define clear, actionable steps for your work and personal life, so you can move forward with confidence, energy, and purpose.
Leadership Coaching
Life Coaching
Resilience Coaching
Expat und Repat Coaching
Prepare for an international assignment
Adjust to a new culture and work style
Plan a successful return home
Your benefit: Less stress, smoother transitions, and turning intercultural experience into a strength.
Make international transfers a success.
Stay calm, clear, and productive.
Manage stress effectively
Build mental strength and self-care
Develop strategies for stress and crisis situations
Your benefit: More energy, greater resilience, and long-term well-being.
Gain clarity and actively shape change.
Define values, goals, and priorities
Navigate life transitions
Build self-confidence and overcome inner blocks
Your benefit: More clarity, motivation, and joy in life.
Develop leadership skills in a targeted manner.
Build an authentic leadership style
Strengthen communication and decision-making skills
Motivate and strategically lead teams
Your benefit: More confidence in your leadership role, better decisions, and stronger team performance.
Where We Can Work Together...
Of course, the main focus will always be your specific topic – whether it’s within these areas or something entirely different.
Ute is a very pleasant, friendly, and positive coach. She asks the right questions, raises awareness with empathy, and motivates action when needed. I would work with her again anytime – her positive attitude and clear coaching style make difficult decisions easier and actionable. Thank you, Ute!
A., Brussels, Belgium
Ute is an excellent coach who keeps me on track without ever losing sight of my goals. She gives me space but also challenges me with precise impulses. I especially appreciate how she encourages me to follow through on the steps we’ve agreed on.
R., Prague, Czech Republic
★★★★★
Ute is a wonderfully positive person and a great coach! Working with her was a real pleasure. She approaches people with warmth and sincerity, while still addressing every important point of the coaching process at a deep level.
X., Bangkok, Thailand
Working with Ute was truly a joy! She is a highly skilled coach with extensive experience in a wide range of coaching approaches and tools. With her warm personality, great humor, and ability to quickly build trust, she connects easily with people.
S., Auckland, New Zealand
What My Clients Say...
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Let’s Talk...
I look forward to hearing from you.
Write to me for more information or to book your first session.
info@utebaicoaching.com
Telephone
+49-160-612 1117
Adress
Am Dönberg 31d,
42111 Wuppertal,
Germany
Leadership and Life Coaching
+49 160 6121117
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