Iva Buschmann

Experience

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  Linklaters

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  TMT (IPTC)Group Secretary

  Supported the Telecom-Media-Technology practice in Central and Eastern Europe. Led the regional administrative rollout and integrated cross-office teams, contributing to the group being ranked among the top 5 legal practices in Europe.

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  PIERSTONE

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Partner

  One of the founding partners of a boutique law firm Kines (now Pierstone) with the main focus on international clients such as Microsoft, Vodafone, and a number of Silicon Valley venture capital funds and tech start-ups. This role was handled while having bases in both the Czech Republic and Germany and eventually from Japan in 2005 and further on in Australia in 2007.

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  Iva Buschmann Coaching

  Jan 2016 - Oct 2024

  Executive & Performance Coach

  Advising founders, venture capitalists, and C-level executives who lead in complex environments. My focus is on the human side of performance, helping leaders stay confident and grounded as they navigate growth, transition, and pressure.Having built and led companies myself, I understand what it takes to balance vision with execution, strategy with emotion, and ambition with well-being. Through StartingHub, I support founders and investors in building resilient companies from day one. Through the Tokyo Leadership Institute, I provide a high-touch executive advisory service supporting expat and Japanese leaders navigating complex, multicultural environments.My approach combines business strategy with human behavior to help leaders stay grounded and bring out the best in those around them. It blends strategic thinking with deep psychological insight, informed by neuroscience, intercultural experience, and two decades inside global startup and corporate ecosystems. Show less

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  D3A Capital and Advisory

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2024

  Performance Coach & Board Facilitator

  Partnered with founders, investors, and senior partners to bring more alignment, trust, and emotional awareness into a fast-moving, fully remote startup ecosystem. Coached leadership teams through growth, conflict, and strategic transitions, helping them communicate honestly and make grounded decisions under pressure.D3A curates inventors and entrepreneurs to champion their world-changing technologies. D3A nurtures technology companies and partners with them on their global expansion. D3A partners, investors and companies are carefully selected because they want to make the world a better place relying on the highest ESG (environmental-social-governmental) standards. Show less

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  Femme Palette

  Jan 2021 - now

  Coach and Mentor

  Supporting women through seasons of change, helping them navigate career transitions and reconnect with what truly matters to them. My approach is focused on presence, influence, and communication so they can lead and live in alignment with who they are, and not just what is expected.Two-time Femme Palette Mentor Award recipient for impact and long-term commitment to women’s leadership development.

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  StartingHub

  Aug 2024 - now

  Co-Founder

  Partnering with venture-backed founders navigating the shift from product builders to strategic C-level leaders - defining their trajectory, leadership identity, and the architecture of their business. Helping to shape the right teams around them by profiling team members for fit and readiness, identifying gaps, and guiding key transitions or upgrades as companies scaled.Collaborating closely with venture capital firms and accelerators to support portfolio founders through high-pressure growth stages, leadership transitions, and co-founder dynamics. Show less

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  Tokyo Leadership Institute

  Aug 2025 - now

  Founder and Executive Coach

  TLI offers a discreet strategic partnership for executives navigating complexity. We work with expat executives and Japanese leaders operating across borders, cultures and boardrooms, with leaders who carry responsibility for results even when the environment is not straightforward. Many of our clients translate local reality into corporate language every day, balancing priorities, personalities, cultural nuance and the expectations of headquarters on the other side of the world.What used to work doesn’t always work the same way anymore: people nod in the room, but execution stalls once they leave it. At TLI, we step in quietly as thinking partners to recalibrate the performance of the leader and the team. A discreet partner for the demands of global leadership. Show less