SolutionsAcademy

What SolutionsAcademy does

SolutionsAcademy, operated by Speaking! GmbH and headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany, is an online coach training school founded in 2008 by Kirsten Dierolf. The company delivers accredited coach training programs aligned to the International Coach Federation (ICF) Levels 1-3 and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) EQA pathway, spanning credentials from ACC to MCC and from EMCC Foundation to Master Practitioner. Programs are delivered live online via Zoom with a Moodle-based learning management system, in cohorts capped at 12 participants, and offered in at least nine languages including English, German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Turkish, Chinese, Farsi, and Arabic.

The product portfolio covers the SF Coaching Fundamentals (ICF Level 1 / ACC), Coaching in Organizations (ICF Level 2 / PCC), SF Coaching Masterclass (ICF Level 3 / MCC), Team Coaching Course, SF Coaching Supervision, Mentor Coach Training, an ICF Onboarding track for candidates with prior learning, and a Coaching Skills for Managers and Leaders entry-level course. Mentor coaching hours are bundled into program pricing, with programs listed at €2,600-€5,300. Cumulative footprint includes 20,000+ clients served, 4,395+ students trained since 2018, 43 enterprise relationships, and participants from 31 countries across six continents.

SolutionsAcademy operates as a privately held, founder-owned business with 1-10 employees, no disclosed external funding, and revenue derived from one-time program fees (€2,600-€5,300 range), bundled mentoring and supervision services priced as professional services, and bespoke corporate in-house coach training. Go-to-market is hybrid: a self-serve registration platform at app.solutionsacademy.com for individuals, free recurring meetups and exchange sessions as top-of-funnel demand generation, structured info-call sales for corporate clients, and alumni referrals as bottom-of-funnel conversion. Regional channel partners (notably Hayatın Ritmi Training in Türkiye) and curriculum partnerships (CoachBot AI, Viva la Coaching Academy, The Coaching Way, metaFox) extend geographic reach.

Name

SolutionsAcademy

Legal name

Speaking! GmbH

Website

https://solutionsacademy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SolutionsAcademy, operated by Speaking! GmbH, is a German online coach training school delivering ICF- and EMCC-accredited certification programs in multiple languages to aspiring professional coaches, managers, and corporate clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Coaching Training and Certification

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Train-the-Trainer & Instructor Enablement Services (BPAEANAL)

Keywords

• Professional coach training
• ICF certification programs
• EMCC accreditation courses
• Solution focused coaching
• Online coach education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Homburg Vor Der Höhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Coach Training Programs: Professional certification programs for ICF and EMCC credentials including Coaching Fundamentals (ACC/Practitioner), Coaching in Organizations (PCC/Senior Practitioner), and Masterclass (MCC/Master Practitioner). Programs include training hours and mentor coaching sessions.
2. Mentoring and Supervision Services: Individual mentoring, group mentoring, and renewal services for coaches at various certification levels. Includes coach supervision training leading to EMCC ESIA accreditation.
3. Corporate In-House Training: Bespoke coach training programs delivered in-house to organizations. Customized training for companies seeking to develop internal coaching capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SolutionsAcademy sells accredited online coach training programs leading to ICF credentials (ACC, PCC, MCC) and EMCC credentials (Practitioner, Senior Practitioner, Master Practitioner), built on a Solution Focused methodology. It also provides individual and group mentoring, coach supervision training (EMCC ESIA), team coaching programs, mentor coach training, and bespoke in-house coach training programs for corporate clients. Programs are delivered live online in small cohorts (max 12 participants) via Zoom with Moodle LMS support, in multiple languages including English, German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Turkish, Chinese, Farsi, and Arabic.

Product overview

SolutionsAcademy is an online coach training organization offering a portfolio of ICF and EMCC accredited coaching programs delivered live online since 2005. The core programs include Coaching Skills for Managers and Leaders (EMCC Foundation), SF Coaching Fundamentals (ICF Level 1/ACC, EMCC Practitioner), SF Coaching in Organizations (ICF Level 2/PCC, EMCC Senior Practitioner), and SF Coaching Masterclass (ICF Level 3/MCC). Additional specialized programs cover Team Coaching (ICF ACTC, EMCC ITCA), Coaching Supervision (EMCC ESIA), and Mentor Coach Training (ICF Mentor). The company also provides free coaching meetup sessions and operates in multiple languages including English, German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Turkish, Chinese, Farsi, and Arabic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 4395+ students trained since 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hayatın Ritmi TrainingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTürkiye Partner of SolutionsAcademy. Coaching, training, consulting, assessment, and speaking company founded in 2013. Delivers SolutionsAcademy programs in Turkish across Türkiye with accredited experts. Founded by Erdem Ercan.
• CoachBot AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnterprise-ready coaching infrastructure provider that enables scaling coaching methodologies across organizations. Provides secure, human-centered AI coaching agents that augment human coaching.
• Viva la Coaching AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal AI literacy academy and professional community for coaches. Integrates AI into coaching responsibly, research-informed, grounded in human values. Focus on ethics, data protection, and reflective practice.
• The Coaching WayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoaching school founded by Jan Studený and Michal Holub. Develops professional coaches, leaders, and managers in conversation skills. Combines international standards with intensive practical training.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coaches Training Institute (CTI): CTI is one of the largest ICF-accredited coach training schools globally, offering co-active coaching certification pathways from ACC through MCC. It is a direct peer to SolutionsAcademy in ICF/EMCC accredited professional coach training, with similar coach-certification product structure and global online delivery.
• Erickson Coaching International: Erickson is an ICF-accredited coach training school offering solution-focused and outcome-oriented coaching programs with global online delivery. Closely comparable to SolutionsAcademy's Solution Focused methodology emphasis, ICF ACTP/Level accreditation, and international cohort model.
• Performance Consultants International: Performance Consultants is an EMCC EQA accredited coach training provider focused on leader-as-coach and team coaching, founded on the work of Sir John Whitmore. Comparable to SolutionsAcademy in EMCC accreditation pathway and leadership/team coaching curriculum.
• International Coach Academy (ICA): ICA is an ICF-accredited coach training school offering ACTP/Level 1-2 pathways via live online cohorts. Like SolutionsAcademy, it targets aspiring professional coaches seeking ICF credentialing, with comparable cohort-based online delivery and global student base.
• iPEC Coaching: iPEC is an ICF-accredited coach training school offering the Core Energy Coaching process with ACTP accreditation across all credential levels. Comparable to SolutionsAcademy in structure (ICF-accredited, live online cohorts, global student base) but differentiates on its proprietary Core Energy methodology versus Solution Focused.
• Coach U: Coach U is a long-established ICF-accredited coach training school (now part of Leadership that Works) offering foundational through PCC-level certification. Direct peer to SolutionsAcademy in ICF-accredited online coach training, with a similarly long operating history.
• Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC): AoEC is a UK-based EMCC and ICF accredited coach training school focused on executive and systemic team coaching. Directly comparable to SolutionsAcademy's EMCC EQA + ICF dual accreditation and team coaching specialization, with similar EMEA-anchored delivery.

Emerging players

• CoachHub: CoachHub is a venture-backed digital coaching platform offering on-demand access to certified coaches for enterprise L&D. It competes with SolutionsAcademy at the enterprise customer level by offering scalable, technology-enabled coaching delivery rather than certification training.
• EZRA (by Lattice): EZRA is a digital coaching platform offering AI-matched executive coaching for enterprise clients. It intersects with SolutionsAcademy's enterprise customer base by absorbing corporate coaching budgets into technology-enabled delivery rather than certification programs.

Others

• International Coach Federation (ICF): ICF is the dominant global coach credentialing body that defines the Level 1/2/3 and ACC/PCC/MCC accreditation framework SolutionsAcademy depends on. It is an enabling/regulatory peer rather than a competitor, but its accreditation standards materially shape SolutionsAcademy's product design and revenue model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KirstenDierolf
• Facebookfacebook.com/KirstenDierolf
• Instagraminstagram.com/KirstenDierolf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solutionsacademy

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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