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Katrin B.

Regensburg, Germany

$99/hr
5.0
79 jobs

I'm a bilingual German-English organizational psychologist, executive coach, facilitator, and leadership advisor with more than 15 years of experience supporting founders, leadership teams, and organizations navigating growth, complexity, change, and transformation. Alongside organizational and consulting work, I bring extensive experience supporting founders, CEOs, and senior leaders operating in high-growth and high-complexity environments. My work focuses on helping people create clarity, strengthen communication, navigate change, and make better decisions under pressure. My background spans consulting, facilitation, executive support, and leadership development across both corporate and entrepreneurial environments. Prior to and alongside my independent work, I spent six years in consulting and organizational development roles, supporting change initiatives, leadership teams, and cross-functional collaboration. Over the years, I have worked with organizations and stakeholders connected to companies such as Roche, Amazon, Continental, ING, Olympus, and Osram, supporting projects related to leadership, communication, organizational development, workshop facilitation, onboarding and people-related processes, and collaboration across teams and functions. My work often involves: • Executive & Founder Coaching • Stakeholder Interviews & Facilitation • Leadership & Executive Communication • Organizational Development • Change & Transformation • Workshop Design & Facilitation • German-English Consulting I'm known for combining calm communication, strategic thinking, and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly understand complex situations and build trust with senior stakeholders across international environments. Feel free to send me a message or book a consultation. A short conversation is often the fastest way to see whether there's a good fit and how I might be able to help.

  • Ghostwriting
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Executive Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Interview Preparation
  • Business Coaching
  • Stress Management
  • Change Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Thought Leadership Content
  • LinkedIn
  • Content Strategy
  • Mindfulness
Ebubechukwu O.

Dallas, Georgia

$15/hr
5.0
9 jobs

Stop losing revenue to a slow, poorly optimized website. I build premium WordPress websites, high-converting WooCommerce stores, and speed-optimized Elementor landing pages that turn traffic into sales. I build premium, high-converting web experiences that go far beyond good looks. Whether you need a custom Elementor build from scratch, a strategic WooCommerce redesign, a platform migration, or urgent technical troubleshooting for a broken WordPress site, I bring the exact technical depth and design sensibility required to handle it cleanly, securely, and professionally. 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗠𝗘 ✅ I build for conversion, not just aesthetics. Every decision I make is guided by mobile usability, fast loading, and layouts structured around how your visitors actually behave. ✅ I communicate like a business partner. You will never wonder what stage your project is at because I send updates proactively. ✅ I do not disappear after launch. I stay available for post-launch support, WordPress maintenance, and ongoing optimisation because your site evolves with your business. ✅ I optimise for speed and SEO from day one. ✅ I am your single point of contact. Design, WordPress implementation, SEO, WooCommerce and API integration all handled by me, so you are never juggling five different specialists. 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗜 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥 🔷 WordPress Website Design & Development 🔷 WooCommerce & eCommerce Store Setup 🔷 Wordpress Landing Pages & Conversion Design 🔷 WordPress Developer for Plugin Integration & Troubleshooting 🔷 WordPress Developer for Bug Fixes, PHP Errors & Maintenance 🔷 Figma-to-WordPress Implementation 🔷 Wordpress site Speed Optimisation & Core Web Vitals 🔷 SEO & WordPress SEO Plugins 🔷 Wordpress Site Maintenance, Security & Support 🔷 Advanced Integrations & Custom Development 🔷 LMS & Membership Platforms 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗘 "Ebube is the best WordPress developer I have worked with on Upwork. He understood exactly what we needed, delivered ahead of schedule, and our site speed went from 45 to 94 on Google PageSpeed. Highly recommend." "We hired Ebube to redesign our landing page for a paid traffic campaign. The result was a mobile-first, fast-loading page that immediately improved our conversion rate. Professional, responsive, and genuinely talented." 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗜 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘 🏬 Retail & eCommerce 📣 Marketing & Advertising 🏥 Health & Wellness 🎓 Education & eLearning 🏠 Real Estate ⚖️ Legal & Professional Services 🍽️ Food & Hospitality 💼 Startups & SaaS 💪 Fitness & Coaching 🛠️ Trades & Local Business 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 & 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 1. Page Builders: Elementor Pro · Gutenberg · Divi · WPBakery · Bricks Builder 2. eCommerce: WooCommerce · CartFlows · Stripe · PayPal · WooCommerce Subscriptions 3. SEO & Analytics: Yoast SEO · RankMath · Google Tag Manager · Google Search Console · Google Analytics 4. Design & Prototyping: Figma · Adobe XD · Canva · PSD 5. Development: PHP · MySQL · JavaScript · jQuery · HTML5 · CSS3 · Custom PHP · WordPress REST API 6. Advanced Tools: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) · Gravity Forms · WPML · Crocoblock · JetEngine · WP CLI · Git 7. Themes: Astra · Flatsome · GeneratePress · OceanWP · Hello Elementor 8. Hosting & Infrastructure: Web hosting configuration · cPanel · SiteGround · Kinsta · WP Engine · Cloudways 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 👉 Send me a message with your website URL or a brief description of your project. I will review it, respond and give you a clear picture of exactly what needs to happen, how long it will take, and what it will cost with no sales pressure and no commitment required. If your WordPress site is slow, broken, outdated, not converting, or simply does not exist yet, let's fix that. I am here, I am available, and I am ready to get to work. 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. WordPress developer, Elementor expert, WooCommerce developer, WordPress website design, Website redesign WordPress, Landing page designer WordPress, Fix WordPress issues, WordPress customization, Ecommerce website WordPress, WordPress, Web Design, WordPress Website, Elementor, Web Development, WooCommerce, JavaScript, WordPress Development, WordPress Theme, WordPress Plugin, PSD to WordPress, WordPress e-Commerce, WordPress SEO Plugins, Website Redesign, MySQL, Figma, Bug Fix, CSS, HTML, Divi, LearnDash, Page Speed Optimization, PHP, CSS3, HTML5, Web Hosting, WordPress Malware Removal, E-commerce Website, WordPress Expert, WordPress Developer, Web Designer, Landing page, Elementor Pro, Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, Website Customization, Responsive Design, Custom PHP, On-page SEO, API Integration, Web Application, WordPress Designer.

  • WordPress
  • Web Design
  • Elementor
  • WooCommerce
  • Web Development
  • WordPress Development
  • WordPress Theme
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • Graphic Design
  • WordPress Website
  • HTML
  • Responsive Design
  • Landing Page
  • PHP
  • WordPress Plugin
  • Website
  • Website Redesign
  • Website Maintenance
  • WordPress Customization
Adrianna B.

Turlock, California

$65/hr
5.0
1 jobs

With a background in Communications and Psychology, I help leaders, teams, and organizations create clarity, alignment, and execution in fast-moving environments. My experience spans over 15 years business operations, project management, people operations, executive support, events, leadership, and coaching. Throughout my career, I've served as the connection between leadership vision and day-to-day execution, translating ideas into actionable plans, managing competing priorities, and ensuring critical initiatives move forward. I thrive in roles that require both strategic thinking and operational excellence. Whether coordinating large-scale events, supporting and partnering with executive leadership, building organizational systems, managing cross-functional projects, or developing people and teams, I bring structure to complexity and accountability to execution. Key strengths include: • Project and program management • Chief of Staff and executive support/partnering functions • Cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management • Operational strategy and process improvement • Meeting facilitation, follow-through, and accountability • Workflow design, SOP creation, and systems implementation • People operations and employee experience • Leadership development and coaching • Executive communications and relationship management Throughout my career, I have built processes that improve efficiency, created accountability frameworks that drive results, supported leaders through growth and change, and managed high-impact initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and tight deadlines. I am known for anticipating needs, identifying risks early, creating order from ambiguity, and ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks. My approach combines operational rigor with emotional intelligence, helping both organizations and individuals perform at their highest potential.

  • Leadership Development
  • Coaching
  • Team Building
  • Business Operations
  • People Management
  • Cross Functional Team Leadership
  • Staff Development
Paola P.

La Paz, Bolivia

$35/hr
5.0
16 jobs

Hi, my name is Paola. I hope you're having a great day! ▷ Looking for learning experiences that people remember, apply, and use long after the session is over? I'm Paola, and for more than 10 years I have collaborated with organizations, consultants, coaches, and leaders to create learning experiences that people remember, apply, and use to improve performance and transform behavior over time. I believe learning creates value when it helps people think differently, build new habits, and take action when it matters most. What I can support: ✎ Learning Materials
 • Workbooks, guides, and participant manuals 
• Reflection exercises and practical tools
 • Assessments and learning activities 
 • Learning resources that encourage application and retention ✎ Workshop & Facilitation Design
 • Workshop architecture and session design 
 • Facilitator guides
 • Participant materials
 • Engagement activities 
 • Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote presentations ✎ Learning Programs & Curriculum Design 
• Leadership development programs 
 • Emotional intelligence and soft skills learning journeys 
 • HR and people-development initiatives We can start from scratch, build from a single idea, conduct research, organize existing content, or refine materials you already have. My role is to help transform your expertise into learning experiences that are clear, engaging, and meaningful for your audience. Every project is different, and I enjoy discovering what makes each one unique before creating a learning solution. I'd be happy to connect and learn more about the impact you want to create!

  • Leadership Training
  • Instructional Design
  • Elearning
  • Course Creation
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Training Design
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Facilitation
  • Pitch Deck
  • Presentation Design
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Canva
  • WorkBook
  • Workshop
  • Communication Strategy
Arthur A.

Austin, Texas

$70/hr
5.0
32 jobs

🎯 I turn raw ideas into AI-powered products investors back & users love • Ex-Google & NGINX engineer, • Top-1% Upwork "Expert-Vetted" freelancer, • AI / full-stack architect with 100 + shipped products powering 1 M+ monthly users and helping founders raise $30 M+. 🚀 RESULTS * SaaS platforms & mobile apps that closed $50 M+ in VC rounds * AI agents & RAG chatbots saving 1000s of staff hours monthly across law, procurement, healthcare & finance * Digital products delivering 1 M+ monthly active users and 7-figure ARR growth 🤝 WHY FOUNDERS HIRE ME * Investor-ready builds - Planning to raise? I understand what it takes to impress VCs - from demo-day-ready UX to scalable architecture that holds up under due diligence. * Battle-tested delivery – 10 + years of experience with Google, NGINX/F5 & high-growth startups * Speed without chaos – Lean scope, fast reliable launches, clear milestones, weekly demos, * no-surprise invoices. * Built-in AI edge – Ship smarter products faster with AI agents, RAG, fine-tuned LLMs, and vector search - without hiring a separate ML team. * True partnership – Aligned with your business goals: product strategy, UX polish, post-launch optimization, and VC + go-to-market support (AI-driven SEO, ChatGPT/Google/Bing indexing, ads, directories) – not just coding. 🗺️ MY PROVEN PROCESS TO BUILD SAAS 1. Discovery → AI opportunity mapping & success metrics (BRD, wireframes, technical architecture) 2. Clickable Prototype → Investor-ready demo in 7-14 days 3. Incremental Build → Weekly value drops with real-time staging links 4. Launch & Iterate → Observability, A/B tests, cost & latency tuning 📞 NEXT STEP Ready to turn your vision into reality? Invite me to your job or drop a message for a free strategy call. Let's build something investors fund and users rave about -together. 🔧 TECH STACK React / Next.js • React Native & Flutter • Python, FastAPI • Prisma & tRPC • PostgreSQL, Supabase • AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex • OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude • LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex • Pinecone, Weaviate • WebGPU & WASM • MCP, A2A, n8n, Clawdbot, Make . com automations • Docker & Kubernetes

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • ChatGPT
  • Llama 2
  • TensorFlow
  • LangChain
  • React
  • Webflow
  • Node.js
  • Web Development
  • Figma
Hanna .

Calgary, Canada

$65/hr
5.0
28 jobs

You're leading through something hard. Maybe your organization is growing faster than your systems can keep up with. Maybe you're navigating a restructuring, a strategic pivot, or a merger that's left your team unsettled. Maybe the people dynamics just aren't working and nobody can quite put their finger on why. You know what needs to happen. Getting your team there is the hard part. That's where I come in. I'm a Leadership and Executive Coach with 18+ years working inside organizations across energy, technology, finance, retail, construction, and professional services. I've coached C-suite leaders at JP Morgan, Bosch, Roche, and CVS. I work with founders, managers, senior executives, and entire teams because leadership challenges don't respect job titles. And I bring something most coaches can't: I don't just work on the people. I work on the whole system around them. Goals, processes, workflows, technology adoption, and team dynamics, all together, because that's how businesses actually run. What I work on: Leading through change and growth Most leaders are underprepared for how disorienting real change is for the people around them. I coach leaders to navigate uncertainty without losing their team's trust, maintain momentum when the ground is shifting, and bring people along instead of leaving them behind. Whether you're scaling, restructuring, or pivoting, I help you lead the transition in a way that actually holds. Communication and team dynamics Poor communication is almost never about saying the wrong words. It's about misaligned expectations, unclear accountability, unspoken tensions, and leaders who don't realize the signal they're sending. I work with leaders and teams to surface what's actually going on, reset how people interact, and build communication habits that make collaboration faster and less painful. OKR and Goal Alignment A team that doesn't know what it's working toward can't perform. I implement OKRs from executive alignment down to team-level action so everyone understands the priorities, how their work connects to them, and how to make decisions when things shift. Goals people actually use, not targets that collect dust. Processes and systems I find where work is breaking down and redesign it so things flow. Unclear ownership, inconsistent processes, duplicated effort, and bottlenecks that nobody has time to fix are all things I've fixed across dozens of organizations. The result is practical, sustainable ways of working that your team actually adopts and sticks to. AI and technology adoption Rolling out new tools and technology only works if your people actually change how they work. I've trained leaders and teams on AI and digital transformation at some of the largest corporations in America. I manage the human side of tech change so adoption actually happens, not just in the rollout plan, but in how people work every day. Why this combination matters Most coaches work on leadership in isolation. Most consultants fix processes without touching the people. Most change managers handle the rollout without building the capability to sustain it. I work across all of it because in a real organization, none of it is separate. When your people, your goals, your processes, and your systems are all pointing in the same direction, the results are completely different from fixing just one of them. Results: +40% employee engagement through coaching-led performance improvement 25% faster delivery after leadership alignment and OKR implementation 30-50% cycle time reduction through streamlined processes and ways of working 100+ leaders and teams coached across 6 industries over 18 years Guided organizations through AI adoption, digital transformation, major restructurings, and rapid growth phases Credentials: ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) | OKR Coach | SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) | Lean Practitioner | 18+ years in-business experience If you're ready to have a real conversation about what's not working, let's talk.

  • Scrum
  • Agile Project Management
  • Jira
  • Project Management
  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Coaching
  • Agile Software Development
  • Kanban Methodology
  • Life Coaching
  • Program Management
  • Product Management
  • Human Resources Consulting
  • IT Project Management
  • Business Transformation
  • Digital Transformation

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