
Marc Kappes
Germany, Europe
Marc is an Executive Transformation Coach. Prior to embarking on his wellness career, he spent nearly two decades as a banking executive, mastering leadership in high-pressure sales environments. Initially set to inherit his family’s automotive dealership, his path shifted when those plans collapsed, triggering an autoimmune disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, that tested his resilience. Years later, at the height of his banking career, burnout struck—depression, insomnia, and relentless stress became all too familiar.
His journey through these challenges forged a unique strength: the ability to dissect complex problems and craft practical solutions. This skill, honed in banking, now empowers him as he guides executives out of crisis, drawing on his own transformation and over 20 years of management experience.
He discovered that true recovery lies not in medications or fleeting work-life balance fixes but in reprogramming the autonomic nervous system. Through scientifically-backed cold and contrast therapy, targeted breath work, and a resilient executive mindset, he helps leaders break free from the prison of their own success, reclaiming vitality and purpose.