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Achim Nowak

Achim Nowak is an executive coach, 4x author and 2x TEDx speaker who helps CEOs and C-suite leaders amplify their personal impact; he hosts the My Fourth Act podcast and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Oct 13, 2026

23:29
But let me know, is there another flashpoint that you'd like to dig into that we haven't explored yet?
23:36
Let me just say that two years ago I moved from the South Florida area, I lived near Miami, to the Lisbon, Portugal area.
23:46
It was relatively easy for me legally because I carry a German passport and I'm a European citizen.
23:52
What was interesting about that, when you make a big change like this, people have a lot of stories about what that kind of change might be like.
24:04
So a lot of stuff that gets projected onto making a big change is people will say to me all the time, "Gosh, that, that, that takes, that takes a lot of courage." And I'll listen politely, but it took no courage.
24:17
It didn't.
24:17
I keep my mouth shut.

5 MINS LATER

29:38
Yeah.
21:22
Um, and, uh, loved, loved some of the content that you post, but I mean, tell us a bit about what you're, what you're doing.
21:32
I have multiple careers.
21:34
So let me say this right away.
21:36
Um, four books in the personal excellence field.
21:42
So I'm interested in personal growth, personal development.
21:47
I make my living as an executive coach to already very successful people in international corporations.
21:54
So my clients are from all over the world and I do this from, I'm in my little office in the fishing neighborhood right now, but I do this on Zoom and my clients are from all over the world.

6 MINS LATER

28:33
What can they expect to find here in Portugal?

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