Let's create positive impact
Hi, I am Pia Hillebrecht
I work as a Freelancer and Impact Mentor in the areas of sustainability, regeneration, system change and business transformation.
I help individuals and organizations create life-conducive conditions for a viable future on a systemic level – whether this is by changing your job or internal processes, or leading an impact project.
By upskilling and guiding you personally or your team with social transformation tools, I accompany you on your journey towards an alignment with your values, the natural boundaries and making sure you are creating meaningful work for society.
It is my mission to create systems that nurture conditions for a thriving future for all living beings by changing the way we work.
With my 2 brands, I help individuals (B2C = @work.with.impact) and organisations (B2B = @impacthills) to move towards alignment with their values and the planetary boundaries, creating positive impact for society.
Who are you and what is currently your goal and mission?
Does any of the following statements describe your current situation?
A) “I am looking for a job “in sustainability” or want to (re-) join this field of work”
→ #impactjobseeker
B) “I want to drive forward sustainable change in my current organisation and industry”
→ #impacttransformer
C) “I want to create my own impactful (business) project in my community”
→ #impactpreneur
Yes?…
But you are having some struggles and doubts like:
- not feeling confident and skilled enough in sustainability to start or pitch your impact project idea alone
- feeling stuck in your application and proposal deck writing
Which of the following goals is your next milestone?
✔️ upskilling your employees on sustainability to achieve your set sustainability targets
✔️ improving your team processes and leadership skills in order to drive culture transformation
✔️ piloting a new business model aligned with sustainable principles towards a regenerative economy
Are you looking for someone to add value to your team by contributing with experience in:
- designing & facilitating learning journeys (trainings/ workshops) in sustainability, innovation or leadership for your client, students or own employees
- planning & managing a culture transformation program as project manager or process facilitator
- leading & mentoring the prototyping and development of a regenerative business model
About Pia
I care deeply about global social justice, am fascinated by social entrepreneurship and sustainable business innovation and believe that both inner (mindsets, beliefs, attitudes, priorities, …) and outer transformation (structures, processes, defaults, …) are needed for systemic change.
Over the past 10 years I have accompanied various organisations in different industries through my work as consultant, project manager, learning designer and process facilitator on implementing sustainable practices.
Currently I am exploring different regenerative practices with my fellow Change Agents and prototyping them in different contexts.
Education & Experience
- M. Sc. in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability, 2020
from the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden - B.Sc. in Sustainability Studies with a Minor in Business Psychology, 2016
from the Leuphana College Lüneburg, Germany
- Learning Designer & Facilitator
– Sustainable Entrepreneurship
(The DO School Fellowships – BeVisioneers, 2023) - Sr Project Manager & Facilitator
– Sustainability & Innovation
(The DO GmbH, 2022/23) - Project Manager
– Culture Transformation
(Forever Day One, 2021/22) - Jr Sustainability Consultant
– Sustainability Assessment & Carbon Accounting, 2016-2018
(Klimapatenschaft GmbH)
- Facilitator
– Impact Mentor Training
(The DO GmbH & Mercedes Benz) - Consultant Director & Board Member
– Social Entrepreneurship, 2020/21
(180 Degrees Consulting Berlin e.V.) - Project Coordinator
– Circular Economy, 2018/19
(Gorenje d.o.o. / Hisense; Horizon 2020) - Researcher & Learning Designer
– Future Skills
NaLe – Nachhaltigkeit Leben Lernen
(Leuphana College & Sieben Linden & Mittelschule)
SOLO-PRENEUR PROGRAMS @work.with.impact
- 1:1 Impact Job Mentoring for purpose-driven professionals, since 2024
- Group Mentoring for #impactjobseeker, since 2024
- Mentoring for #impactpreneurs, since 2025
Interested in a collaboration?
Let's have a quick Exploration Call
If you want to know more about me and my work, don’t hesitate to schedule us in for a coffee call.
Whether you are interested in the programs for individuals or need a Freelancer on your team, I am happy to have an honest and transparent conversation whether I am the right person to support you in your endeavors.
Pia Hillebrecht
TRANSFORMATION FACILITATOR &
IMPACT MENTOR
Areas of Expertise
A glimpse into the methods, tools, frameworks and my personal approach. More here.
Sustainability & Regeneration
It is not a question of whether we should reduce negative impact or increase positive impact.
For healthy societies and ecosystems both is needed: changing the current system from within and exploring new pathways into a thriving future.
My work has always navigated the space in-between. I am working with big corporations on their sustainable transformation strategies as well as helping small start-ups scale their innovations.
Radical shifts happen when synergies and ecosystems are being weaved.
Social Innovation &
Life-centred Design
For too long we have been focused on human-centred innovation only, creating desires rather than satisfying actual needs in sustainable ways.
With colleagues and clients, I am constantly exploring and developing new tools to unlock true social disruption and ensure alignment with planetary boundaries.
Conscious Leadership & Personal Development
Any change or transformational process starts within us.
Before we can lead others, we need to connect to ourselves.
The Inner Development Goals stress the importance of this inner work as individuals.
With reflective tools and practices, I accompany you on your purpose journey.
Leadership is not a title but can be embodied in different ways. Anyone can start with leading themselves.
Strategic Development & System Change
No single product or entity can be sustainable by itself - it is a systems property. For holistic solutions, we need to take into account all the relations around us.
This is why in all my work, whether it is creating a training or piloting a new venture, I always take a systemic view.
If you want to avoid unintended negative consequences, wasting more resources than actually creating positive impact, you need to analyse the status-quo and understand the root causes of current social and environmental challenges to be able to address leverage points for actual transformation.
Follow my work to gain deeper insights
What People say about working with me
Some testimonials of former clients, colleagues and project partners.
@ Antesis, Argentina
I’ve had the opportunity to work with her and have been consistently impressed with her ambition, strategic mindset, work ethic, and her unique ability to bring structure, strategy and clear and informed decision making into every project she was involved in."
@ Business of Purpose and TrendWatching, Germany
Her maturity, communication skills, ability to see big picture and be also able to translate this to smaller manageable steps impressed everyone who met her during her work with Gorenje."
@ Hisense-Gorenje, Slovenia
Unsure if your project matches my area of expertise?
Book your Free Exploration Call!
If you want to know more about me and my work, don’t hesitate to schedule us in for a coffee call.
Whether you are interested in the programs for individuals or need a Freelancer on your team, I am happy to have an honest and transparent conversation whether I am the right person to support you in your endeavors.
I am excited to hear about your impact project!
