Nice to know you

In 2027 my programmes are growing, in the Netherlands and beyond. That is why I am expanding my network of coaches and trainers I can bring in as soon as a client asks for it.

I work with founders, executive teams and boards on their next phase of growth. Sometimes that is one well-prepared strategy day with the leadership team, sometimes a programme of one quarter with a plan the team carries out itself, and sometimes I take the helm myself as interim CEO. Always with the numbers on the table, honest conversations and calm in the room. Calm at the top. Momentum in the business.

Two kinds of people I would like to meet

Trainers in strategy and leadership. You support me with larger groups, or you run a strategy or leadership training for one of my clients yourself. You hold a room, keep the substance sharp and the energy high, and you know what goes on in executive and management teams.

Coaches and trainers for AI in the C-suite. You help executives and boards work even smarter with AI. Not with theory, but in their own work: their papers, their decisions, their agenda. You speak the language of the boardroom and you work with AI yourself every day.

What you bring

• Experience with the C-suite or executive teams. You know what it feels like at that table, and what it takes to get something moving there.
• Calm and direction. Care for the people and sharpness on the substance, also when it gets tense.
• Strategic and commercial thinking. You think along about growth, numbers and choices, and make it concrete.
• AI in your own practice. You use it yourself and you can take others along.
• Your own segment. Family businesses, PE portfolio, professional services, engineering, healthcare, tech or staffing. The differences are what make the network strong.
• Dutch and English, and German is a welcome bonus.

How it works

This is not a fixed job and there are no fixed hours. I am building a network I draw on as soon as there is demand. For each programme I look at who fits the question, the sector and the language. That is why it helps to know several people, with experience in different segments. Often we run the first session together; after that you can also work with clients on your own. Freelance, or in another form that works for both of us.

Introduce yourself, and I will think along with you.

Perhaps you recognise yourself in one of the two, perhaps in both. Or you see another form in which your strength comes out better. Tell me. I read every response myself.

Ineke Kooistra