PIVARO combines two words: "pivot" (Fr.) stands for the decisive moment when you reorient yourself – actively, with clarity, and from your own strength. "aro" comes from Latin: to cultivate, to develop, to bring out the best in what is already there.
Together, this reflects our approach: not to prescribe a path, but to support people in becoming who they aspire to be.
Why PIVARO?
What makes PIVARO so special.
Many people often have far greater potential for their professional lives than they realise. The next step in their development rarely fails due to a lack of skills. The real challenge lies in recognising one's individual strengths.
That's exactly when you need someone to help make these resources visible, open up new perspectives, and create a sense of security. Someone who doesn't dictate the direction, but instead encourages you to walk your own path with more clarity and confidence.
That is exactly what we understand business coaching to be. That is exactly what PIVARO is.
Structure, Impact, and Goal Orientation
PIVARO is a European online business coaching platform for experts, managers, and teams. Put simply, it is designed for anyone who wants to take an active role in shaping their professional development.
At PIVARO, you don't get standard solutions, but precise, evidence-based support tailored to your situation and your goals.
Our offering is aimed at private individuals just as much as organisations looking to invest in the development of their employees and managers.
Business Coaching Focus Areas
Our range of topics reflects the demands of the modern business world, focusing on what drives organisations and employees, and what helps them move forward:
- Leadership & Management
- Team Development
- Communication & Conversation Skills
- Organisational Development & Change Management
- Women in Leadership
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Resilience & Self-Management
- Career Development
For people in professional life who don't just want to grow, but to move forward.
Across Europe, bilingual, individual
PIVARO offers business coaching in German and English, available online across Europe
You can choose between two experienced business coaches who share a common standard but have different styles: professional, practical, and evidence-based with a focus on tangible, noticeable change.
Your benefits at a glance:
- Clarity on goals and priorities
- Noticeable progress
- Structure instead of gut feeling
- Business-oriented coaching
For you personally
PIVARO accompanies you in calm phases just as much as in the decisive moments of your professional life:
Are you an expert or executive facing an important career decision? Are you considering taking on a leadership role, or wondering whether a specialist or leadership career is the right path for you?
Do you want to develop professionally, reorient yourself, or work on a specific professional topic in a structured way?
Learn more about our focus areas or book a free introductory session with one of our business coaches.
For your organisation
PIVARO supports you as a reliable partner in the targeted development of your managers, teams, and employees.
Selected focus areas: Leadership development, team development, change support, onboarding support for new executives, communication.
From individual sessions to a package model: You commission a business coaching package through which employees can book their sessions flexibly and independently. Transparent, documented, efficient.
We would be happy to create a customised offer for you.
Leadership is about more than making decisions or managing tasks. It often begins long before a formal leadership title. Whether you're stepping into a leadership role for the first time, preparing for your next career move, or looking to strengthen your existing leadership skills, business coaching can help you develop a leadership approach that reflects your values and builds on your strengths.
Together, we'll explore real workplace challenges, from delegation and decision-making to leading people and understanding your impact on others. The goal is to help you lead with greater clarity, confidence, and effectiveness, whether you're preparing for leadership or already in a leadership position.
Teams go through different phases – from initial orientation to smooth, well-established collaboration. Whether you lead a team, are part of one, or want to work on your collaboration with individual colleagues: in business coaching, we look together at roles, patterns, and (unwritten) rules within your environment.
This creates a clearer view of where friction arises and how collaboration can be specifically improved. Instead of general concepts, we develop specific approaches tailored to your particular team situation.
Many professional challenges are, at their core, communication challenges – whether in conversations with supervisors, colleagues, or within your own team. Whether it's a feedback conversation, negotiation, or conflict resolution: in business coaching, we practice concrete conversation situations from your everyday life and sharpen your awareness of what happens between the lines.
You'll learn to communicate clearly even under pressure, to formulate your concerns precisely, and to convey difficult messages in a way that lands. This strengthens your conversational skills beyond individual situations.
Change processes affect not only those who initiate them, but everyone who supports or experiences them. Whether you're actively shaping change or need to find your footing within it: in business coaching, we help you clarify your role in this process and remain capable of taking action.
We work on a realistic approach to resistance, on communication with different stakeholders, and on making change tangible for you. This turns a change initiative into a process that also makes sense for you personally.
Women in professional life often face specific challenges – from their own visibility to dealing with traditional role expectations. This applies to emerging leaders as much as to women who want to position themselves more strongly in their current role. In business coaching, this is exactly where we start: we strengthen your position, your impact, and your professional self-perception.
This isn't about adapting, but about consciously developing your own path and representing it with confidence – even in environments that don't automatically support this. Career planning, visibility, and dealing with multiple demands are just as much a topic as your personal positioning.
Different perspectives, values, experiences, and ways of working enrich teams – but can also present challenges. In business coaching, you develop the ability to consciously perceive diversity, to use differences constructively, and to foster inclusive collaboration.
We work on concrete questions from your everyday professional life, from intercultural communication to cross-generational collaboration to a respectful approach to different needs and expectations. The goal is collaboration based on understanding, equal opportunity, and mutual appreciation.
High demands, time pressure, and constant availability can drain energy over the long term. In coaching, you develop a conscious approach to stress, strengthen your resilience, and cultivate composure when facing challenges.
Together, we work on effective strategies for stress management, healthy boundary-setting, and sustainable self-regulation. The goal is to develop strategies that preserve your ability to act even under pressure and help you stay focused and effective.
The next professional step is rarely obvious – whether it's a new role, a change in position, leadership responsibility, or a fundamental reorientation. In business coaching, we create clarity about your goals, your strengths, and the options that truly fit you.
We examine both strategic career questions and concrete implementation: from your own positioning to deciding for or against a particular direction. This results in career development based on your own priorities.
Two experienced business coaches,
one shared vision.
Michaela Grüsser and Mathias Cimzar founded PIVARO – two entrepreneurs with their own individual profiles and a shared conviction: professional business coaching requires practical experience, solid expertise, trust, and a focused view of what truly matters to people in their professional lives.
They provide guidance during phases of professional change and development. Their work creates space for new perspectives and lasting success.
What unites them:
- Entrepreneurial experience and a strong business focus
- Combining hands-on business expertise with professional coaching competence
- Passionate about developing people, teams, and organisations
- Structured guidance rather than quick-fix solutions
- Extensive experience working with national and international clients across a wide range of industries in both German and English.
- Numerous successful projects delivered in partnership with our clients
My focus areas
- Leadership & Management
- Team Development
- Communication & Conversation Skills
- Career Development
- Organisational Development & Change Management
- Women in Leadership
My approach
Structured, direct, and approachable. Always keeping the big picture in view, with a focus on sustainable results.
My background
Management consultant, trainer, and business coach since 2001; background in sales, management, and business development. Many years of experience in national and international client projects across a wide range of industries and company sizes.
My focus areas
- Leadership & Management
- Team Development
- Communication & Conversation Skills
- Career Development
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Resilience & Self-Management
My approach
Clear, practical, and with genuine interest in people – with a focus on concrete steps and noticeable change.
My background
Trainer and business coach since 2008, author, university lecturer, owner of MTraining, co-founder of ZukunftVIELFALT®. Broad range of experience across a wide variety of industries, organisations, and cultures, both nationally and internationally.
Book Your Appointment
Free Introductory Session (15 min.)
Get to know your business coach, outline your concerns, and check whether the chemistry is right. No commitment, no obligation.
Free introductory session Michaela
Free introductory session Mathias
Business Coaching Session (60 min.)
Professional business coaching – structured, practical, effective. Book directly if you already know which topic you'd like to work on.
Business coaching session Michaela
Business coaching session Mathias
€ 220,- per business coaching session (60 min.)
incl. VAT for private individuals
plus VAT for companies/organizations (or reverse charge)
Package prices available on request
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After booking and payment, you will receive an appointment confirmation with the invitation for your personal online session by email. Your invoice will be sent to you automatically by email.
Our business coaching sessions are delivered via Microsoft Teams. No software installation is required on your side.
Key Information at a glance
| Duration: | 15 min. (free introductory session) and/or 60 min. (business coaching session) |
| Languages: | German and English |
| Payment: | Various payment methods |
| Cancellation: | Free of charge up to 24 hours before the scheduled appointment |