OFFER
One relationship. Four forms -
from inspirational keynote to long-term partnership.
Every collaboration starts somewhere different: a keynote to a large audience, a work session with your team, one-on-one coaching, or a long-term partnership on board as an advisor. Below you will find all four – what they entail and who they work for.
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Keynotes
01 - KEYNOTES
A sharp, energetic inspiration session for your group – interactive from 45 min to 2 hours
With over 250 sessions under my belt, I know what *does* work. Clear, scientifically grounded insights, engaging anecdotes, maximum interaction, and practical, applicable tools. Following my themes, and even fully tailored to your specific needs!
Winning Cultures
In a rapidly changing world, where technology is getting smarter and innovation knows no boundaries, one question remains central: how do you, as a professional or leader, truly make a difference?
In Winning Cultures, you gain insights into what that continuous change means for how we work and lead.
Discover the seven essential human skills – curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, courage, commitment, caring, and continuous learning – that help you become not only a better professional, but also a more complete person.
With clear scientific insights, relatable examples, and concrete tips, Winning Cultures offers a compass for everyone: from young professional to CEO.
Based on the book 'C-Level Mindset'
For both leaders and organization-wide
The Performance Hack
For leaders
Strong performance arises when two things come together: people believe the organization can win and are willing to put their attention, talent, and energy behind that goal. In The Performance Hack, that dynamic is brought together in one clear blueprint:
Performance = Credibility × Commitment
Strategy and organizational fitness determine whether people believe that success is achievable. Culture, trust, and autonomy determine how much energy they are truly willing and able to invest.
With surprising stories from business, sports, government, and healthcare, sharp observations, and scientific research, you see where organizations lose faith or energy along the way — and where the real levers for performance lie.
Based on the book 'The Performance Hack'
What AI can't replace, Leaders must master
How do you help your team navigate a world full of innovation and change? How do you break through the natural human resistance to change? How can you confidently guide your team through a transformation, even if the path is uncertain?
Learn all about change during this keynote, and how you as a leader can build resilient teams where people want to take ownership.
For leaders
Time to Energize
In the ideal day, those questions and obstacles regarding health that overwhelm people at every moment of the day are addressed, from waking up in the morning to going to sleep in the evening. About nutrition, about resting and sleeping, about exercise and sports, about working and relaxing, about stress and mental well-being.
Based on the book 'De Ideale Dag', written together with top sports coach Paul Van Den Bosch.
For both leaders and organization-wide
02 - DEEP DIVES
Each keynote is also available as a workshop session – from 3 hours to a full day.
I support executive teams, HR, L&D, and teams in connecting strategy, vision, values, and behavior. Often at an offsite event or leadership day. Always tailored, whether you are growing, transforming, or simply want to make your culture visible.
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Senior Management · HR · L&D · Teams
Strategic brainstorming session
On top of a deep dive, your team can get to work in a highly facilitated strategic session centered around one concrete challenge. In five guided rounds of brainwriting and brainstorming, we broaden perspectives, combine ideas, and refine them into concrete choices and actions—with a tangible output at the end of the session.
Sometimes more is needed than a single session.
Build your customized program using various components, because sometimes more is needed than a single session. To achieve this, we combine diverse tools: intake interviews, questionnaires, workshop sessions, and coaching sessions.
A frequently requested formula:
An organization-wide keynote
+ a deep dive session for management/supervisors
+ a brainstorming session for management/supervisors
+ a follow-up session.
03 - COACHING
One-on-one guidance for leaders who want to take the next step.
A sounding board at a senior level
Senior leaders rarely have someone by their side who thinks freely and without their own agenda. My background as a corporate banker and international speaker and trainer gives me the frame of reference of the entrepreneurial and business world; my experience with exercise, sleep, and nutrition adds a dimension that is missing in most coaching.
Credibility under pressure
For leaders who have to deliver a difficult message or guide a team (and themselves) through uncertainty. How do you maintain your credibility and resilience?
Credibility under pressure
For those who have a big step ahead – a new role, a larger mandate, or another challenge where preparation provides comfort.
I have the privilege of working with Carolien as my business coach, and I am incredibly grateful for the impact she has already made… and continues to make.
In a short time, Carolien manages to sharply analyze both myself and the functioning of our company, and to assess it precisely. Her advice is consistently valuable, concrete, and directly applicable. I was open to a coaching process myself, but I also maintained a healthy critical attitude… the latter soon proved to be completely unnecessary!
What I appreciate most is her dedication and the way she combines her coaching role with a relaxed, human, yet consistently professional approach. Thanks to Carolien, I was able to take immediate steps that yielded tangible results for myself as well as for my team. She is not only an excellent coach but also a warm and inspiring person.
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MAARTEN VAN HOOFF
CEO, VAN HOOFF VERZEKERINGEN
04 - ADVISORY
As a member of the Advisory Board, or providing temporary guidance during a transformation.
For me, advisory work takes two forms: a long-term role on the advisory board, or targeted process guidance during a transformation. With a background of thirteen years in finance and experience in more than 200 organizations in 8 countries, I bring a boardroom perspective — in both forms always for the long term, never as a one-off project.
ADVISORY BOARD
Continuity
I remain involved over a longer period – not for one project, but for the entire journey.
Flexibility
No fixed pattern: I adapt to what the organization needs at that moment.
Connection
A trusted, personal connection with the people at the table – combined with an external perspective.
PROCESS FACILITATION DURING TRANSFORMATION
For organizations undergoing a transformation and in need of someone to help monitor the process — from strategy to execution, throughout the entire journey.