# Ask Bernhard

> AI career coach for classical musicians, grounded in Bernhard Kerres' book *Be Your Own Manager*, his lectures, podcast episodes, and coaching work.

Ask Bernhard is a free, multilingual chatbot that answers career questions from classical musicians — booking gigs, building a website, writing cold emails to presenters, pricing, auditions, balancing teaching and performing. Every answer is grounded in source material from Bernhard Kerres (Austrian classical-music entrepreneur, co-author of *Be Your Own Manager*) rather than generic AI advice. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and more.

## Pages
- [Home](https://ask-bernhard.com/): What Ask Bernhard is and how to start chatting.
- [FAQ](https://ask-bernhard.com/faq): Common career questions for classical musicians, with concrete step-by-step answers.
- [Resources](https://ask-bernhard.com/resources): Source material — the book, podcasts, and lectures that power Ask Bernhard.
- [Contact](https://ask-bernhard.com/contact): How to reach Bernhard for lectures, coaching, and partnerships.
- [Legal](https://ask-bernhard.com/legal): Imprint, privacy policy, AI transparency notice, terms of use (German binding / English translation).

## About the author
- [Be Your Own Manager (book)](https://www.amazon.com/Be-Your-Own-Manager-Classical/dp/3982127203): The career handbook by Bernhard Kerres and Bettina Mehne that the chatbot draws from.
- [Bernhard Kerres](https://www.bernhardkerres.com/): Career coach, lecturer, and former CEO of Wiener Konzerthaus.