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Sarah Lechner

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Founder & Coach — Centered Leadership & Culture at Self-employed
📍 Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Sarah is a founder and leadership coach with over 10 years of experience in startups across sustainability, femtech, and medtech. A graduate of Technische Universität Wien, she now coaches purpose-driven female leaders. People who have worked with her describe her as empathetic, supportive, and compassionate, with a talent for creating clarity and new perspectives.

Sarah is passionate about creating impact, whether through mentoring founders or advocating for causes she believes in. Her interests include public speaking, which she hones as a member of the Wiener Toastmasters club, and contributing to programs that help innovators grow, such as the EDGE Program by tech2impact.

She founded BRüSLi, an innovative company that developed circular solutions to reduce food waste by turning surplus bread into granola, successfully rescuing tons of food.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Founder & Coach — Centered Leadership & Culture
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Authentic Leadership
Her coaching practice, Centered Leadership & Culture, is dedicated to helping purpose-driven female leaders lead from a place of authenticity and inner connection.
Founder Mentorship
She draws on her 10+ years of startup experience to mentor founders, including her work with the tech2impact EDGE Program.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Founder & Coach — Centered Leadership & Culture
Self-employed
3-2023
Secretary, Public Speaker & Mentor
Wiener Toastmasters Rhetorik Klub
3-2023 - 7-2024
Vice President Business Line femSense
SteadySense
7-2020 - 1-2023
CEO & Founder
BRüSLi
12-2018 - 5-2021
Training and Consulting
en.co.tec - Medizinprodukte-Consulting & Akademie
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Education
3-2024 - 3-2026
Coaching Ausbildung 4.0 & Core Coaching
Future Training Beratung Coaching
1-2014 - 7-2014
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
University of Maryland
4-2013 - 11-2015
Master of Science - MS
Technische Universität Wien
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