Tom Schmidt
I often say my job is to make great work possible. For me, that means creating the conditions, where people can focus on what matters: connecting, growing, and making an impact.
My journey started more than ten years ago at inspeyer, where I learned by doing — from office management through project coordination to leading operations. Along the way I discovered something essential: organization isn’t about checklists and processes (though I love a good checklist). It’s about people. About trust. About giving space and structure so that others can shine.
In 2024 I joined the Global Coaching Group as Global Operations Officer. Here I work with an inspiring community of coaches to bring transformative leadership development to a global stage. My role may often be behind the scenes, but when needed that’s where I feel at home: making sure our values — co-creation, partnership, responsibility — are lived in how we collaborate, not just in what we say.
I believe work can be meaningful, human, effective, and even fun. I bring a mix of depth and lightness to what I do — sometimes with structure and strategy, sometimes with humor or outright silliness, always with curiosity. At the heart of it, I care about helping leaders, teams, and colleagues discover their best selves — and enjoy the journey along the way.
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
(Polonius in Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii)
