About
Ambits reinforces managers in their leadership through Business Mentoring. To bring your people and business into balance.
Your people are struggling to implement a new strategy. Your implementation is out of control due to human bottlenecks. You attempt to solve it with training, coaching, and more consultancy. We’ve heard it time and time again.
Ambits offers a new service, centered on pragmatically guiding your people in their personal transition in becoming an effective leader.
Our vision
Helping to achieve your leadership ambitions
We reinforce managers in their leadership via guidance of business mentors with expertise and all the scars of learning to create an immediate and sustainable impact.
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Ambits Northern Star
Basic and fundamental beliefs that guide and motivate our attitudes and actions
1. Self-awareness: the ability to see ourselves clearly and objectively through reflection and introspection
2. Growth mindset: with a growth mindset we are convinced our skills and intelligence are improved with effort and persistence.
We embrace challenges, push out of our comfort zone, persist through obstacles, learn from criticism, and seek out inspiration in others’ success3. Authenticity: we are true to our own’s personality, values, and character. We aspire to be sincere, honest, and reliable
4. Humility: our behavior is grounded in a fundamental belief in equality and respect for others
5. Servanthood: we focus primarily on the growth and well-being of other people and the communities to which they belong.
We strive to put the needs of others first and to help other people to achieve their objectives
Team
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Gerrit Sarens
An all-around entrepreneur with strong academic roots: 10+ years as a professor at several national and international universities.
Hands-on experience as consultant, coach, and director in diverse organizational contexts.
Proven mentoring experience in diverse fields. Strong interest in leadership challenges.
A clear vision on how to align people and business.
Impact
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Veerle Seymus
Seasoned HR consultant & manager with a burning passion for talent and competency development.
High preference for SMEs and fast-growing companies. Organization, structure, systems, processes, and tooling is my energy kick.
Experienced entrepreneur with a nose for business development and connecting people.
Better leaders make happier people make successful organizations make a better world.
Impact
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David Van der Smissen
Business advisor with commercial flair. Passion for business development & helping clients grow and overcome obstacles.
Curious by nature and always there to think along towards solutions.
Experience as consultant, in customer service and mostly in sales, with a keen interest in change management and technology.
People and culture are the cornerstones of any successful (digital) transformation; you better take good care of your people!
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Hans Swaeb
Experienced commercial executive with a degree in literature and philosophy.
International C-level career in media and telecommunications.
At his best when practicing outspoken, laser beam consulting advice through deep listening skills and questioning.
Natural leader and mentor, willing to share the lessons learned from his failures and success.
Believes that one should go where life takes you, likes to move through time and space with purpose.
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Luc Missinne
A serial entrepreneur with specific background in communications. Both international and national career as an independent consultant.
Broad experience in different sectors with the main focus and a keen interest in change management and digital transformation.
Respected leader, mentor, and entrepreneur.
A strong believer in a value chain that starts with the people in an organization. People don’t follow or leave organizations, they leave or follow their leaders.
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Saskia Kinds
Entrepreneur with strong perseverance and commitment, focusing on results and solutions. Enthusiastic and inspiring, flexible and comfortable in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.
Experienced in service organizations and familiar with start-up and scale-up companies. Loves technology and innovation as an enabler of business. Believes in the power of people and leadership in order to make things happen.
"People never forget leaders who made them better."
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Gil Dumarey
Passionate & seasoned FMCG leader with a good view from different sides of the business: Retail, Detail, Producer & Wholesaler.
Having worked in several types of organizations (multinational, cooperation, family-owned), I strongly believe that through coaching and/or mentoring, individuals and teams can grow beyond themselves.
Pragmatic bridge builder with a growth mindset and open to an intellectual challenge.
As a foodie, my heart beats faster for Startups in food. I believe in cross-contamination & matchmaking between corporates & start/scale-ups.
I truly believe that culture eats strategy for breakfast and that feedback is the breakfast for champions.
Purpose – Values – Culture – Impact
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Katrien Yde
35 years of experience in the financial sector, including 17 years at Generale Bank - Fortis in the corporate segment and 18 years at Truncus Wealth as a trusted advisor to wealthy families. Her drive, service, and customer focus are the foundations of Truncus Wealth.
Avid cyclist. Loves nature and the sea.
"When you have found your passion, the path to entrepreneurship is evident."
