❝Motion creates clarity.❞

Taking a first step can feel difficult — as we put the bar for success too high or don't ask for support. I'm here to take easier steps together — as your leadership coach, trainer & keynote speaker.

Leadership Coaching (incl. Supervision)

My systemic coaching (enriched by Positive Psychology) invites to explore & resolve (self-)leadership matters. I’m providing:

⭕ Individual leadership coaching
⭕ Leadership team coaching
⭕ Group coaching (with leaders outside your team)

At the heart of my coaching relationships lie the ICF (International Coaching Federation) Core Competencies. They are the guiding principles that shape the meaningful journeys with my corporate clients — as they ensure approaching my work with ethics, mindfulness & respect for my clients’ unique journeys.

Any (self-)leadership challenge or opportunity is welcome. Common matters tackle:

⭕ Personal change (e.g. mental wellbeing, burnout, resilience, high- vs. peak-performance, decisions)
⭕ Interpersonal change (e.g. healthy conflict, healthy relationships, psychological safety, trust)
⭕ Organisational change in any topic (e.g. navigating organisational restructuring or culture shifts with positive leadership)

My corporate clients change supported by e.g. their character strengths („the inner team“), positivity skills (curiosity, empathy, navigation, etc.), mindset practices (intercepting negativity loops) & new habits. Coachings are hosted online, in English or German. In-person coaching & B2B pricing on request.

Working with Eva Gruber helped me detect & assign long-term personal issues (which caused subtle discomfort) to inner patterns, making them visible & manageable.

International expert-lead in his 40iesCoachee

Eva Gruber's coaching builds on a very sophisticated & well thought-through mental fitness methodology. It's based on sound neuro-scientific principles, enabling a light-footed start.

Harald, senior executive, team-leadCoachee

With hands-on practices ready to act on, I learned to anticipate & defuse specific situations at work & home — before they tip over into old (bad) habits of discomfort.

International expert-lead in his 40iesCoachee

I knew I had to get rid of "the bad" habits, but didn’t know how. I felt like failing & frustrated, resulting in poor self-confidence. My new mental habits helped me get out of this slump.

Hyper-achieving, parenting single-entrepreneurCoachee

Eva Gruber's clear & structured manner — balancing professional work & personal closeness very well — made it easy to work with her. Her positive energy is inspiring!

Team-lead, in his 50iesCoachee

When used regularly, Positive Thinking quickly leads to helpful insights — that can be understood even better with a leadership coach as Eva Gruber, processed more efficiently using the methods offered.

Harald, senior executive, team-leadCoachee

This heightened awareness & targeted practice through the Positive (Self-)Leadership approach has been super helpful. I look at "staying in control" very differently today. Yeah!

Highly driven entrepreneur from start-up sectorCoachee

On my journey to myself, Eva Gruber has become a very important travel companion for me.

Harald, senior executive, team-leadCoachee

Leadership Workshops & Trainings

My workshops or trainings can be designed for every (self-)leadership matter. Doing so, I’m especially providing:

⭕ A first-hand experience — as we explore the matter with (self-)empathy & innovate solutions
⭕ A first mindset-shift — inviting to shift perspective, approach the matter with more ease
⭕ A first plan forward — getting activated to take focused action, knowing how to face (mental) obstacles

My workshops or trainings are known „to go deep“, creating momentum for positive (self-)leadership & change. Hence, I focus on:

⭕ Detecting the right matter to resolve with you
⭕ Creating the best set-up (participants, locations, etc.) & learning design (single-workshop or -training vs. a series)
⭕ Enabling more lasting impact (e.g. a single-workshop invites to 3 moments of impact: a pre-intervention, the workshop-experience, an after-intervention)

Participants change supported by e.g. their character strengths (“the inner team”), positivity skills (curiosity, empathy, navigation, etc.), mindset practices (intercepting negativity loops), new habits & tools for (self-)leadership. Workshops or trainings are hosted in-person or online, in English or German. B2B pricing on request.

Eva Gruber has been a guest-trainer at "Intrinsic Campus" for several years. She always introduced us to the challenging topics of habits & routines very skillfully, sporty & with great empathy.

Robin Müller, program lead at Intrinsic.chB2B client

My new habits enable me to automate the small things. Hence, they provide me with the needed brain power for the big things. As a responsible leader, that's a valuable asset!

Entrepreneur in her 40iesMultiple training-participant

Eva Gruber helped me restore a sense of pride, confidence & control in areas of life I felt stuck in. I learnt to create mental routines that don't affect my need for freedom, choice & opportunities.

Manager in his 30iesTraining-participant

After working with Eva Gruber, my life & its quality started to change rapidly. I managed to get in order all my tasks. Today, I make time for myself & enjoy stress-free weekends with my family.

Busy entrepreneur & loving motherMultiple training-participant

The discovery of our mental self-sabotage was particularly exciting. This was exactly the right training-input for our future edu-preneurs. I’m very happy to have Eva Gruber with us next semester again.

Robin Müller, program lead at Intrinsic.chB2B client

Taking part in Eva's program "Positive Thinking & (Self)-Leadership: Starting habits to navigate crises" I so enjoyed her expertise, the science behind, her provided structure, each homework between sessions & Eva's warm atmosphere.

NGO-leader & NGO Academy memberProgram participant

Numbers that speak for themselves

5+
years of being internationally successful

343+
enabled coachees from 3 continents

1,704+
energized workshop- & training-participants

79+
inspiring keynotes & podcasts in English or German

About Eva Gruber

I was a curious tomboy, showing big empathy for others. As my grandparents & parents all founded or ran small to big businesses, I grew up with diverse realities & mindsets of being an entrepreneur & leader. I learned what leadership is asking for & enabling at the same time.

After 8 years with a green electricity producer (facing power-plays, heavy processes & unmet change), I founded & helped build many impact startups. Since 2013, I’ve been part of the European startup-ecosystem. Some years later, I experienced my „first exit“: Burnout.

Today, I’m an entrepreneurial mind & trained expert in Positive (Self-)Leadership, Positive Thinking, Behavior Design & Habit Change. I’m home in beautiful Vienna with my fiancée, my yoga mat & an adventurer’s (yet very balanced) mind. I’m truly content (again).

Discover more about my personal story in my co-authored book „Creating Impact“ or listen to my guest-speakings on podcasts.

Bio & Certificates

⭕ 20+ years of experience in innovation, change, leadership & coaching
⭕ Entrepreneur specialized in sustainable (behavior) change for 13+ years, e.g. former co-owner & COO of Three Coins & founder of Eva Gruber. Positive (Self-)Leadership.
⭕ Leadership coach, supervisor, trainer & keynote-speaker for 5+ years
⭕ Practicing globally, mainly in Europe, the US & India (German-native, English-full professional proficiency)
⭕ Featured guest-speaker on international corporate & startup events, incl. TEDxpodcasts
⭕ Co-author, executive-contributor for entrepreneurship magazines as e.g. BrainzThrive Global
⭕ Jury-member & expert for acknowledged European startup incubators, e.g. aws first incubator
⭕ Prior: Young professional & manager at Verbund AG, specialized first in HR Recruiting (2 years), then in Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation, Climate Change & Environmental Management in the green energy market (6 years)

⭕ Masters in Business Education, Karl Franzens University Graz
⭕ Certified Positive Intelligence Coach at mastery-level, trained & mentored by Shirzad Chamine, a neuroscientist, psychologist, Stanford lecturer, CEO Coach & best-selling author
⭕ Certified Consultant of Positive Psychology, CCPP, trained & mentored by Prof. Dr. Judith Mangelsdorf & her team at DGPP (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Positive Psychologie, Germany’s leading Positive Psychology institution)
⭕ Certified Positive Psychology Coach (Systemic Coach), certification by DGPP in progress until 08-2026
⭕ Certified Tiny Habits® Coach, trained & mentored by Stanford Professor BJ Fogg PhD, behavior researcher, founder of Stanford Behavior Design Lab & best-selling author
⭕ Certified Thrive Global Coach, trained & mentored by Arianna Huffington’s internationally renowned expert-team
⭕ Trained in „Conflict Resolution Simulations“ („Aufstellungsarbeit“), a well-known conflict resolution methodology

My clients trust in me