Meet our coaches

Get to know the experienced professionals.

Lieven Buyse

Lieven specialises in assertiveness, nonviolent communication and coaching-based leadership. If you want to communicate with greater confidence, set healthy boundaries or build stronger connections as a leader, he's the coach for you. With more than two decades of experience in leadership and corporate communication, Lieven combines practical expertise with a highly personal coaching approach.

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Lieven Buyse

My passion is helping people communicate more powerfully and stand up for themselves.

Communication and personal growth have fascinated me throughout my entire career. With a degree in corporate communication and a Master’s in Marketing from Vlerick Business School, I have built expertise in strengthening communication skills, leadership, and building meaningful relationships.

I am driven by coaching and empowering others. My focus is on practical, results-oriented guidance. I help people communicate with confidence, lead with impact, and clearly define their boundaries.

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Experience

Over 20 years of experience in corporate communication, marketing, and coaching, with a background in NLP.

Style

Practical and results-oriented. You will practice using recognizable situations from your own work and receive honest feedback. Everything you learn can be applied immediately.

Karen Ballegeer

Karen excels in leadership, change management, effectiveness, communication, and public speaking. She is the coach for you if you want to grow in your leadership role, present with more impact, or learn to prioritize more effectively in a busy schedule. She brings over 15 years of experience working with teams and organizations undergoing change.

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Karen Ballegeer

My passion is helping people grow, strengthening connections, and creating exceptional experiences.

With over 15 years of experience in leadership, communication, and customer focus, I have worked on meaningful change with a wide variety of teams and organizations. I believe that clear communication, active listening, and emotional intelligence are the keys to building strong teams.

I coach people at all levels to boost their self-confidence, tackle challenges, and strengthen their leadership potential. Whether it’s a team in transition, a speaker looking to improve, or a professional wanting to sharpen their focus, my goal is always the same: to empower people with the right skills and the confidence to succeed.

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Experience

Over 15 years of experience in leadership, communication, and customer focus with diverse teams and organizations

Style

Personal and goal-oriented. Karen always starts from your specific context and strengths. You will have the space to practice and receive honest feedback to help you grow.

Jim Nkolo

Jim excels in emotional intelligence, stress management, conflict resolution, and inclusion. He is the coach for you if you want to manage emotions and stress more consciously, handle conflicts, or communicate in a way that fosters connection within diverse teams. Jim is an ICF Professional Certified Coach.

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Jim Nkolo

My approach is hands-on and results-oriented: identifying strengths, overcoming obstacles, and developing strategies that truly move you forward.

As an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and experienced trainer, I guide professionals, entrepreneurs, and teams in fully realizing their potential, strengthening communication, and achieving measurable results.

A strong background in business coaching, leadership development, and diversity and inclusion, which I use to help people manage emotions and stress more consciously, resolve conflicts constructively, and communicate inclusively.

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Experience

Over 15 years of experience, ICF PCC certified, with a background in business coaching, leadership, and inclusion.

Style

Goal-oriented and practical. Jim combines deep expertise with a pragmatic and inspiring style. You will work on concrete situations and always walk away with actionable strategies.

Testimonials

Real stories, real growth

Every coaching journey is unique, but they all have one thing in common: lasting personal and professional growth. Read what our clients have to say about their experience.

I received a clear step-by-step plan and practical tools for handling difficult conversations. As a result, I no longer automatically put off negative feedback, but instead feel confident enough to address it sooner. I have also become more conscious of the communication channels I choose: less complex messages via email, and more frequent face-to-face or video calls. This leads to clearer and more human conversations.

Karen Bernaerts
Erfgoed en visie

I have gained much greater insight into why I react the way I do in certain situations. That awareness was sometimes confronting, but it also makes it easier to recognize my pitfalls and deal with them in a targeted way. I understand myself better now and have concrete tools to respond differently. For me, this was an incredibly valuable journey.

Aurelie Teerlinck
Helan

My leadership style was primarily based on gut feeling. Through coaching, I have gained more structure and a better understanding of what motivates people. I have consciously made time for one-on-one meetings again and notice that they are much more valuable today.

Astrid Vanwolleghem
IO Digital

I wanted to communicate more strongly without being too direct. By gaining better insight into my own behavior and that of others, I now have conversations that are much calmer and more focused. That gives me more self-confidence and better results.

Jonathan Taelman
Xpofleet

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