About the method

All leaders need a credible executive presence, but we’re often held back by things like imposter syndrome, a lack of self-confidence, or shyness. Yet, even the most introverted among us can create an intentional presence that leaves an impact.

The Spotlight Method was developed to help you find your leadership traits, and practice putting them to work. You'll move beyond your obstacles, and into the bright lights of public view, feeling like your best self, and ensuring others experience you that way, too.

About The Spotlight Method

Learning the language of leadership can help you "fake it 'til you make it," but you might always feel like you're putting on a show. The Spotlight Method doesn't turn you into an actor—it does the opposite. It helps you use the skills of acting in a coaching environment, to get clarity about who you really are.

We'll work together to help you practice, just like an actor would, foregrounding the traits you really want to focus on. And you’ll think about your posture, your tone, and how you present yourself.

By the time we've completed our work, you'll do all of these things naturally, and you'll take this new best self into the world, ready for whatever challenge is next—even being editor-in-chief.

It won't feel strange—it’s the real you

Coach André Politzer is a professional certified coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). His method combines executive coaching with his background in theater, to help clients build a compelling, influential presence. His clients move beyond the performance of leadership, to become the leaders the world needs.

Ever wonder what made Robert DeNiro so believable in Taxi Driver, or made Meryl Streep so terrifying in The Devil Wears Prada? Or how Brian Cox made Logan Roy such a brutal patriarch in Succession?

Konstantin Stanislavski was a Russian actor, director, and theater practitioner known for developing the practice of method acting. He revolutionized the way actors prepared for and performed their roles. He helped them create psychological realism and emotional truth, even when playing characters who were nothing like them on the surface.

Today, many great actors use some of the elements of method acting, even if they don’t adhere to it completely. To prepare for a role, they go deep, finding the parts of themselves that help them identify emotionally with the characters they're playing.

This gives them the intensity, texture, and authenticity that keeps people watching. It's precisely this empathy for the human experience that helps them do this with characters even they might not want to meet in real life.

Where The Spotlight Method comes from

André Politzer clients

Success stories in their words

  • “The coaching and mentoring I received provided several new and different perspectives on the challenges of leading a team virtually. André could rapidly understand the dynamics I was involved in. Along with his own experience of the international scope of business and management, we jointly worked through and refined a number of tools that improved my ability to monitor my operation and communicate clearly with my direct reports.”

    General Manager, International Division

  • “Over the past 2 years, André has been with me every step of the way, from assessing my leadership capabilities in providing valuable advice and coaching suggestions, to ensuring that I show up every day for the team I manage, the peers I rely upon across the organization, and even to senior leaders who set and support the strategies we define for the organization. André is simply amazing at what he does — which is to bring out the very best in the people he partners with.”

    Nonprofit Senior Executive

  • “André is a multi-talented executive and an exceptional mentor appreciated and recognized as an influencer in our industry.”

    Senior Executive, a Telecom International Corporation

  • “André Politzer is a fantastic executive coach. We met during a difficult career transition and the lowest point in my career. With his guidance, I emerged an even better leader. André focused my efforts to deliver the greatest returns. His coaching was key to positioning myself for “what’s next” and being confident to deliver. Through my work with André, I was able to distill my “superpowers” which are those rare skills I do better than anyone else. I encourage you to connect with André to uncover your superpowers. You will get there through open dialogue with Andre, digging deep within, and doing the work. The results are very worth it. Good journey!”

    Commercial Director