I have been both the receiver and the supplier of dysfunctional leadership.
My first career began in the high-stakes world of finance including Big Four consulting and accounting, where I learned firsthand how humanity and integrity can be slowly hollowed out by the rust of institutional decay.
Today, I am an advocate for a different kind of bottom line.
Whether I am helping international citizens in Berlin turn mental health struggles into community action or training NGOs and other groups in horizontal leadership, my work is about weeding out the ego-driven patterns that stall real progress.
I believe we are all leaders in our own right, and I am here to help you move from being a reactive witness of decay to becoming a sovereign driver of change.
I look forward to connecting!
Warmly,
Taylor Coburn
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The "live" documentation of a metamorphosis...this is not a highlight reel of successes, but a raw look at the internal mechanics of leadership.
Through personal essays and "dispatches from the field," I document my transition from the paralysis of the victim mindset to the responsibility of functional influence.
I explore the decaying "rust" within our institutions...and ourselves...and share the messy, real-time process of reclaiming integrity and humanity in a world that often rewards its absence.
It is an invitation to watch a leader be built from the ground up, one honest story at a time.
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I speak to organizations, community leaders, and individuals who are weary of the "weight" of global complexity and finished with performative solutions that fail to address the root of the problem.
My talks offer an unfiltered exploration of "the abandonment of our hearts"...a deep dive into how we fall out of integrity and lose our humanity within professional structures and, more importantly, the roadmap for how we reclaim it.
By combining the analytical precision of my finance background with the visceral empathy of my mental health advocacy, I address a critical truth: we are at a tipping point where "business as usual" is no longer sustainable.
My mission is to wake audiences up to their own inherent influence, moving them from a state of powerless observation into a position of sovereign, active leadership that finally benefits the whole.
From sovereign roots to blossoming branches for everyone's benefit!
True impact doesn't flow from the top down...it radiates from the inside out.
This training is designed for NGOs, teams, and organizations that are ready to move beyond the dysfunction of traditional hierarchies and the mismanaged energy of ego-driven leadership.
We focus on building horizontal structures where every individual is rooted in their own values and the alignment of those to the team's as well as the group's mission...a 360° approach.
By teaching teams how to master their own energy and influence, we transform groups of people into a unified, functional force for the greater good!
A Two-Year, Mutual Aid Experiment for a Healthier City! Supported by SEKIS and AOK, the Berlin Mental Health Labs is an experimental incubator for international citizens ready to transform isolation into collective action.
We recognize the specific decay that affects the Berlin international community: the disorientation of the visa struggle, the weight of depression and anxiety with or without sunshine, and the loneliness of living without a "village."
We operate on a simple hypothesis: community service is the most potent vehicle for individual wellbeing.
This is not a traditional support group...it is a funky, cozy, community-driven experiment in solidarity and reciprocity.
Grounded in "The Village Way," we come together to design mutual-aid experiments that move us from marginalized isolation to a collaborative, fulfilling life where everyone is seen and regarded as inherently powerful.
Whether you are navigating chronic illness (physical, mental, or multiple), immigration hurdles, or the search for purpose, you are invited to join us in raising the wellbeing of Berlin...one experiment at a time.
Taylor in the Media
In this piece, I profile Jaybo, a French artist-turned-pâtissier who transformed a struggling Kreuzberg café into a vital community sanctuary. I explore his "driftwood" philosophy of radical reinvention, documenting how his self-taught approach and rejection of ego saved a local business while fostering genuine human connection.
The interview details my nearly two-decade-long journey as an American immigrant in Germany, transitioning from a troubled youth to a successful entrepreneur's daughter, and finally, to a Berlin-based change-maker helping others thrive.
I wrote about finding true "home"...not as a physical place, but as a state of inner alignment, and how this is the foundation for building a truly sustainable and profitable business. My article argued that many entrepreneurs, including myself, initially chase external validation and success which leads to a business that feels hollow in your chest. The real work begins with honesty, closing the gap between the public persona and private chaos, and finding the doorway to home within.
In this interview I discussed my life in Berlin, the city's international evolution, and my message for European politicians. I noted that while Berlin now feels super international, when I first arrived it felt much more "German". My key message to European politicians is to prioritize bringing people together locally and offer resources for mental health and conflict resolution, as I feel the voice of immigrants is currently underrepresented and not truly heard.
I was interviewed in English about the benefits of creating nad being in a peer support group in Berlin.
I volunteered to be in this video that showcases what's possible for young people (18-35) in Berlin using the self-help and peer support group resources offered by SEKIS.
This video follows me and other Berliner citizens around our neighborhood to show the network of self-help contact points across the city and how to find and use them!