30 years of expertise in starting, expanding, and transitioning a business into a people business
Broad experience as a sparring partner for entrepreneurs in various sectors
Open-minded inspirer for entrepreneurs who dare to think out-of-the-box
Hello, I am Veerle Verfaille, living in the Flemish Ardennes, together with my partner & Ella, our Australian Shepherd. When I'm not busy being entrepreneurial, I like to travel, take walks with ‘our Ella’ in nature, be busy with ceramics (in the art academy or in my little studio at home), ... or cruising somewhere on my Ducati.
My entrepreneurship story started 30 years ago, when, as a youngster in my twenties, I could no longer agree with the strategy of the company (facility) where I was working at the time as an administrative jack-of-all-trades. Headstrong idealist as I was then, I chose to start my own cleaning company, with more focus on & attention for the ‘people’ ... Above all, we wanted our own identity, our own strong values, ... Not to become the biggest, but to be different and above all better.
Today, the company is still growing and - after the entry of an investment fund - I serve as board member and sounding board for the current ceo. I still help set out the strategic course.
I am also active within a group of property development companies. I help monitor marketing and social media while dealing with the styling of residential and office projects, as well as the interior design of show homes/showlofts ...
Given my broad training in NLP coaching and my experience as an Insights Discovery business coach, I regularly conduct workshops using this model as a tool. Moreover, I am an active member of several Advisory Boards. In doing so, I also regularly coach the entrepreneur and/or the management team.
Describe myself ?
- ‘People lady’
- Enthusiastic inspirer - open-minded - positive
- Don't forget to have fun :-)
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