About me
Hi, I’m Christoph Ruedt. I work as a coach for entrepreneurs and leaders. Since 2014, I’ve been running my consultancy boutique located in the heart of Zurich.
You can also find information about the different stations of my professional life on my LinkedIn profile. If people take the time to send a short personal note with their contact request, I’m usually happy to connect online.
Here’s a very rough overview of what’s happened in my life so far
- 1978Born in Basel, Switzerland
- 1994First email address via Compuserve (if you remember, you’re officially old)
- 1998Bought an electric guitar, learnt two chords, started a punk band
- 1999Check-in at University of Zurich
- 2000Met my now-wife
- 2001Corporate communications internship at Scholz & Friends in Berlin
- 2002Started as a corporate communications editor at AXA Insurance
- 2005Graduated with a M.A. in communication science, business management and IT
- 2005Started as a research assistant at the Chair of Marketing at University of Zurich
- 2007Finished my Ph.D. in marketing
- 2007Crossed the channel to London as the UK MD of an internet startup
- 2008Went back into corporate communications at Deloitte UK
- 2009Tied the knot and put a ring on it
- 2010Back in Zurich. Joined UBS as a communications manager and spokesperson
- 2011Became a dad; twice at once
- 2014Started my own business with Ruedt Consulting
- 2018Became one of those plant eaters I used to make fun of
- 2022Started my MAS in coaching at the Institute for Applied Psychology at ZHAW, building up my coaching practice
- 2026Completed my MAS in Coaching & Organisational Consulting
I’m a
dad, husband, trail runner, friend, coffee afficionado, coach, student, communications professional, guitar and bass player, book worm, entrepreneur, consultant, brother, son, cook, songwriter, godparent, plant eater, writer, athlete, rollercoaster sceptic, listener, concert-goer, hiker, wordsmith, inconsistent meditator, story teller
