I start with you, not with your company

I believe in scaling yourself before you can scale your business. So in my journey, we also start with you. You have to go through a major transformation yourself before you can do the same with your business.

It's important to figure out what piece in you is keeping your business from growing. Why are you so needed? Why aren't you doing what you love? Why is your own growth stalling?

The Purpose Scan is the first step that is going to give you insight. Quite a few years ago I first filled it out myself and got answers to these questions.

And thus began my own transformation.

I am Stephan van Gelder

Father, conscious entrepreneur, life expert and feeling person.

But also: Reiki master, breath coach, scale-up coach and mentor at NLgroeit.

I let entrepreneurs see, realize and feel from which energy and qualities they do business and which energy blocks them from growing. My strength lies in feeling and seeing people. I feel and see how someone is put together and what his or her essence is. As Inner Journey Guide I use this power.

The foundation at the beginning of this path is formed by the Purpose Scan . This scan shows where you are and why you are there. This is the starting point of your transformation.

And I can assure you. It won't happen overnight.

I was running up against my own limits both professionally and privately

I started a business with a companion at a young age. Young, rash and totally inexperienced we went about our business.

We built our company to a turnover of almost 4 million euros. We were tremendously proud. But it also meant that more and more challenges came our way.

Challenges that brought stress, sleepless nights and poor work-life balance.

In 2008, I ran into my own limits. Without going into too much detail, I reached a low point. My marriage foundered, my business partner wanted to quit, and my business almost slipped through my fingers.

At that moment I knew something had to change

And that's where my inner journey began. It was time to turn inward, instead of being preoccupied with the outside world.

I could write a tome about all the years that followed. I'm not going to do that here; I'd rather explain it to you sometime in a personal conversation.

It made me grow so much personally that I was also able to grow my business and eventually scale up.

In 2018, I transferred the company operationally to 2 employees. My exit was thus a fact. Three years later, I sold 2/3 of the company. Resulting in financial independence.

In the past 5 years, I have now had the opportunity to guide more than 200 entrepreneurs to a freer, happier and more effortless entrepreneurial life.

In which these entrepreneurs

Have been cleared of blockages
Have achieved accelerated growth
Have started working on their business instead of in their business
Have achieved a successful exit

The lives of these entrepreneurs have regained color, balance and energy.

And I can't wait to do the same for you.