About - Christian Madsen Academy

About Me.

Helping leaders, teams and organizations navigate critical change and transition.

Welcome, and thanks for stopping by 🙂

Founded in 2022, this academy, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, aims to inspire a better life — a life rooted in sustainable performance, personal well-being, development, and positive change.

I’m an ICF, EMCC Accredited Coach & Leadership Development Trainer, dedicated to helping people and organizations unlock their potential through healthy performance, well-being and meaningful growth.

I design and facilitate impactful development experiences that support leaders, teams, and organizations through critical moments of change—whether stepping into new leadership or specialist roles, moving through career transitions, or building high-performing, engaged teams.

My qualifications as a Coach include an Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching from the Animas Centre for Coaching, recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF Level 2), the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC), and the Association for Coaching (AC).

I am credentialed by ICF as Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and EMCC Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner level.

Who I work with:

→ Senior leaders & leadership teams

→ Emerging & transitioning leaders

→ Cross-functional & high-impact teams

→ Individual high-potential professionals

With over 20 years of experience from military leadership (Danish Army & Navy), entrepreneurial success and diverse corporate roles and international HR leadership, I’ve partnered with leaders at global companies like A.P. Moller - Maersk, Novonesis, Nordea and start-ups to elevate their leadership, build thriving teams and drive impact.

My transformational journey:

One of my most defining experiences? Running the 250 km Marathon Des Sables across the Moroccan Sahara—a seven-day ultra-race that tested every ounce of self-leadership, perseverance and collaboration under pressure.

One time, I withdrew from the race because I cramped in both my legs on the first stage due to the heat. I was really scared and began to doubt myself and my motivation.

These lessons in resilience, systems thinking and adaptability now shape how I approach coaching, leadership and organizational development.

My approach:

I co-create safe and fun spaces for reflection, learning and real change—blending coaching and facilitation to build trust, shift perspectives and spark extraordinary development experiences.

Whether 1:1, in teams or groups, we mix seriousness and playfulness—because laughter is a powerful tool for transformation too.

Let's connect:

If you’re ready to elevate your leadership or unlock your team’s full potential, let’s connect and start a conversation.

No matter where you are, I also offer accessible remote online coaching worldwide.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Credentials:

• MSc in International Business with Distinction, London South Bank University
• Advanced Organisational Leadership Degree, Danish Naval Officer
• Bachelor, Organisational Leadership, Danish Naval Officer
• Hintsa Performance Certified Coach, Hintsa Performance
• Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching, Animas Centre for Coaching
• Accredited Certificate in Group Coaching and Facilitation, Animas Centre for Coaching
• Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
• ICF credential as Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
• Member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
• EMCC Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner level
• Simplifying Coaching Certificate (12 hours) facilitated by Claire Pedrick
• Practitioner & Coach of NLP, trained with Pete Andersen (Training People)
• Practitioner of Humanistic NLP, trained with Pete Andersen (Training People)
• The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ Accredited Facilitator
• Certified TetraMap Facilitator
• Certified Team Building Instructor, BFTL in Denmark
• Professional Scrum Master
• Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
• Certified in Deeper Signals Core Drivers & Values assessment for coaching
• SHL OPQ32 assessment (Occupational Personality Questionnaire)
• SHL Verify Ability tests
• AON Cut-e Ability tests

Contact

Name Christian Madsen
Email cm@christianmadsen.academy
Phone (+45) 26827684

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I CAN HELP YOU WITH

Transformative Coaching

One-to-one Personal Coaching on Zoom or in person for you to achieve: outcomes or goals,
personal development or positive life and career transitions.

Leadership Coaching

Targeted one-to-one Leadership Coaching on Zoom or in person to create self-awareness and development of your identity as a Leader in complex contexts.

Team Coaching

Coaching to develop Team Leaders and their Teams towards sustainable organisational performance and healthy high performance and well-being.

Teamwork

Outdoor Team Building and Team Development: Nature-based experiential learning to promote Team learning, fun social experiences and Development.

TESTIMONIALS

I've known Christian for several years.
Various times, I have valued his great talent for coaching, communication and mentoring [...] To Christian no goal is too big - and that spreads to his surroundings. Christian's unique mix of a high professional level, empathy and humour makes him attractive for any organization wanting to develop to the next level.

My very best recommendations goes to Christian.

Morten Munck

Cyber Security Architect / Advisor

Christian was a reliable support, advisor and coach [...] He is professional and very competent [...]
I have also experienced Christian Madsen as a keynote speaker, where he is empathetic and inspiring [...]

Marlene Skodborg Jensen

Demand Planner

I would recommend Christian as a Coach at any time. He has an authentic and trust-inspiring personality and professional approach to Coaching based on knowledge within his professional work.

Karin Sass

HR Manager Nordics