What our clients
say about us

Portrait of Britt Meelby Jensen - The Personal Business Plan client

Britt Meelby Jensen

CEO, Ambu A/S, and board member, Novo Holdings A/S
I am much clearer about my priorities and “mission” in life, which makes me more comfortable in making choices.  I think many senior executives could benefit from The Personal Business Plan.
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Majken Schultz

Professor Copenhagen Business School, Chairwoman Carlsberg Foundation, Board member Carlsberg Group & Vice chairwoman Realdania
Stephen has been a very inspiring coach in helping me set aspirations for my next level of accomplishments – in my own research as well as in my various leadership roles.
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Jens Aaløse

Managing Partner, Maj Invest Equity & Member of Executive Board, Maj Invest Holding
The Personal Business Plan is an extremely strong concept with an impressive structure.
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Hui Wang Christiansen

Value Realization Manager, Technology Finance, A.P. Moller - Maersk
The online PBP Toolkit brought me to a state of clarity. The PBP process is both hard work and great fun — and its transformational effect is amazing.
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Gary Burnison

CEO, Korn Ferry
The Personal Business Plan provides a genuine blueprint to drive individual transformational development and overall career success.
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Jesper Nygard

CEO, Realdania
Stephen is probably the most skilled and profound conversational partner I know in my professional life. I can highly recommend Stephen – as a writer, as a speaker, and as a personal coach.
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Lise Agerley Kürstein

Head of Communications, Copenhagen Airport A/S
When you have a busy day, you often forget to stop and notice what makes you happy. Stephen has helped me clarify what matters in my life.
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Uwe Horn

CFO, Intersport Group
The PBP system is an efficient way to identify and clarify your ambitions, priorities, and potential.
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Ankit Tripathi

ex Power BI Consultant, Creadis Wind Solutions A/S
I compiled my own Personal Business Plan in the Toolkit … a crucial step towards transformation in my personal as well as my professional life.
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Portrait of CEO Robert Kledal - The Personal Business Plan client

Robert Kledal

CEO, Survitec Group Ltd. & Chairman, Copenhagen Maritime Grentech A/S & Non-Exec Director, Blue Water Shipping
After completing the PBP program, I am much more ‘crisp’ on what I bring to the table and where I should zoom in to further improve my own value proposition.
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Alexander Reinhold

Business Lead Sustainable Transformation, Ramboll Management Consulting
The effective online Toolkit helped turn my introspective reflections into a coherent and concise long-term plan.
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Anders Rahr

CEO, NN07
The continuous documenting of my personal progress in the online Toolkit ensured that my reflections became fully internalized.
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Thomas Jul

CEO, Inpay A/S
The Personal Business Plan lifted the bar significantly for what I expect to achieve in the 2nd half of my career as well as in my life.
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Mads Ulrik Pedersen

Owner and CEO, Nordic Greens A/S & Founder, Scandinavian Cannabis A/S
Stephen is an incredible coach. He was excellent at understanding my priorities and helping me set the best course of action.
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Peter Englev

Head of Industrial Equipment & Transport, Nordea Finance Equipment
The Personal Business Plan Toolkit provides you with in-depth knowledge of your personal and professional drivers and what it takes to become happier in your personal life as well as your business life.
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Peter Kürstein

Chairman, Radiometer A/S (A Danaher Company) and Ferrosan Medical Devices ApS & Vice Chairman, FOSS Analytical A/S
With “Your Personal Business Plan” your biggest existential questions look like common sense.
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Jakob Ellehauge Sode

Senior Portfolio Manager, The Danish Growth Fund
The Personal Business Plan reduced my general uncertainty by eliminating the friction between the way I see my story and the way others see it.
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THE PERSONAL BUSINESS PLAN

Align your career
and personal life

The Personal Business Plan is our unique 10-step personal development system for professionals.  It is a highly systematic approach.  You will align your professional life with your personal life.  You will boost your career while finding balance and energy.

The Personal Business Plan four-leaf-clover
Over the course of 40 exercises in 10 sessions you will

  • UNDERSTAND YOURSELF
    – Analyze your past and present
  • IDENTIFY YOUR DRIVERS
    – Grasp your personality
  • REINVENT YOURSELF
    – Set your goals
  • DESIGN YOUR FUTURE
    – Plan and execute

Once you’re done, you’ll know what to do next.

 

Our 40 PBP exercises lead you through your past and present, your preferences, ambitions, relationships, career, strengths, capabilities, network, goals, dreams, and a multitude of other elements that make up the basis for your future prospects.

Your output is an ebook, 50-100 pages long or more, containing

  • Your life and career overview and
  • A plan for your future, ready for execution.

The Personal Business Plan was first developed by Stephen Bruyant-Langer in 1996 as his game-changing Executive Coaching Program. In 2013, Stephen documented and eternalized the PBP system as a book. And finally, in 2017 we created PBP digitally as our unique online Toolkit, readily accessible for individual users. Today, The Personal Business Plan system has been validated by thousands of coaching clients, readers, and Toolkit subscribers.

Personal Development for Professionals

The Personal Business Plan is for professionals and all other ambitious people.  Benefit from the system by choosing one or more of its versions:

THE PERSONAL BUSINESS PLAN

Founder Stephen presents The Personal Business Plan

In this brief video, Stephen Bruyant-Langer tells you in his own words how you can benefit from The Personal Business Plan.

Toolkit
? For the resourceful professional looking for career growth
DIY Career Planning Lifetime
Manager
? For the ambitious manager who wants to steer their career in the right direction
Career Guidance 4 - 6 weeks
Leader
? For the mature leader who wants to become a top executive
Career Accelerator 1 - 3 months
Most popular
Top Executive
? For the successful executive who wants existential clarity in life
Full Program 6 -12 months
Price
$497
First 24 hours free
$6,497
$17,497
$50,497
Toolkit
Online Toolkit
? Lifetime access to 40 interactive exercises for you to create your own Personal Business Plan
Personal eBook
? Your completed Personal Business Plan as an eBook
Book
PBP Book
? Stephens Bruyant-Langer's book "The Personal Business Plan - A blueprint for running your life" (Wiley 2013) or "The Existential Playbook - How to survive, live and thrive" (Right Book Press 2024), depending on your coaching program
Coaching
Executive Coaching 1-2-1
? Private customized coaching sessions between you and your PBP executive coach
1 session x 2 hrs
Appraisal
3 sessions x 2 hrs
Customized
10 sessions x 2 hrs
Comprehensive
Appraisal of your plan
? Complete review and verbal feedback on your completed Personal Business Plan
Lifeline
? Free calls to your PBP executive coach
Career Service
? Help on your CV, LinkedIn profile, executive presence, career plan, and other job-related matters
Trusted Advisor
? Sparring on all matters in your professional and personal life
Concierge Service
? Recommendations for culture, leisure, and network
Network
LinkedIn Community
? Membership of the exclusive LinkedIn group "The Personal Business Planners"

Our certified PBP Partners deliver Executive Coaching

Portrait of executive coach Lena Beck Roervig - The Personal Business Plan partner

Lena Beck Roervig

New York City, USA
Cannes, France
Copenhagen, Denmark
Lena runs her own consultancy company, based in New York, Cannes, and Copenhagen.  She works with executives across industries worldwide.
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Portrait of executive coach Olivier Courtois - The Personal Business Plan partner

Olivier S.E. Courtois

Brussels, Paris, London, Dubai
Olivier is a CEO Advisor, author, speaker, and executive coach for executives and top teams.  He has global leadership experience on five continents and works in five languages.
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Portrait of executive coach Ulrik Langermann - The Personal Business Plan partner

Ulrik Langermann

Copenhagen, Denmark
Ulrik builds organizational and leadership strength in local and global companies in his consultancy company Valesco (‘Grow Stronger’).
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Portrait of executive coach Melinda Weston - The Personal Business Plan partner

Melinda Weston

Melbourne, Australia
Melinda is our PBP partner in Australia.  She runs her own consultancy business in career coaching and outplacement, creating clarity and direction for her clients.
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Portrait of executive coach Rajeev Bhadauria - The Personal Business Plan partner

Rajeev Bhadauria

New Delhi, India
Rajeev Bhadauria is our PBP Partner in India. He runs his own consultancy business in New Delhi after 30+ years as an HR executive. Rajeev works in English, Hindi, and Urdu.
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Portrait of executive coach Kurt Mikkelsen - The Personal Business Plan partner

Kurt Mikkelsen

Hobro, Denmark
Oslo, Norway
Kurt is an economist, businessman, and ICF-certified coach. He has life-long experience in making his employees and clients reach their highest potential, especially in demanding times.
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Portrait of executive coach Mikkel Gradert - The Personal Business Plan partner

Mikkel Gradert

Copenhagen, Denmark
Mikkel runs his own performance coaching company in Copenhagen, focusing on individual performance coaching and organizational changes.
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Portrait of executive coach Ulrikke Olufsen - The Personal Business Plan

Ulrikke Olufsen

Copenhagen, Denmark
Ulrikke is an experienced ICF accredited business coach with a strong background as an HR professional and a passion for scale-ups and founders.
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Francis De Bie

Kortrijk, Belgium
Building on 30+ years of global business experience, Francis advises organizations on personal development and leadership and guides leaders towards aspirational goals.
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Portrait of executive coach Thit Aaris-Hoeg - The Personal Business Plan partner

Thit Aaris-Hoeg

Copenhagen, Denmark
London, UK
Thit is CEO of a private Danish foundation working with social responsibility.  At the same time, she runs her own coaching company.
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We’ve helped professionals from these clients – and many more

Our story

Normally, coaches pose a lot of questions. Instead, we give you answers. The Personal Business Plan is more than a system and much more than a plan. It is a philosophy that will change your life.

EXECUTIVE COACHING

We want to democratize
Executive Coaching

Different people have different needs and different resources. That is why The Personal Business Plan comes in different versions.

Choose the version that suits you best

Toolkit

Reach your full potential with our Toolkit

The Personal Business Plan Toolkit
Books

Complement your journey with our Books

The Personal Business Plan book cover
Executive coaching

Our Executive Coaching program

Have any questions?

Are you curious or do you have questions about The Personal Business Plan and what we can do for you? Give us a call or send us an email and we will tell you more.

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