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WHO AM I?

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Hi and welcome!

 

I'm Els, founder of Thriving Founders and high-performance coach.

 

After I studied arts, my first job in a fast-scaling tech company changed the course of my life and my career.

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In art, I was constantly on the lookout to remove anything non-essential during an iterative process of trial and error and I quickly realised that this is exactly what a fast-scaling company is supposed to do:
 
Focus on what matters and ruthlessly remove what's not.

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A personal event in 2004 changed who I was to the core and made me obsessed with discovering how to be extremely effective. An immunity deficiency that had a massive impact on my overall health and energy. For many years, it set me on a path of self-discovery and self-improvement in a wide range of areas: Mindset, bio-hacking, trauma healing, breath- and bodywork, but also a wide range of tools, systems and frameworks to improve productivity, focus and overall effectiveness.

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Later in my career as COO, I discovered that despite having a mission, vision, solid strategy, and a wealth of engineering and operational knowledge, there was one single thing that made all the difference in achieving success, and that was leadership.

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Learning to be a thriving, resilient and inspiring leader isn't easy but incredibly rewarding. When you lead people, investing in yourself is not optional; it is a must. I've witnessed firsthand the havoc bad leadership causes to companies and people. This is my why and drives me every second of the day to do this work.

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Leadership might be a fuzzy word, but the difference between average and great leadership impacts everything: your customers, your team, your network and, not to forget, yourself and everyone around you.

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The world is changing faster than ever. Your mission is important.

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Your ability to lead will eventually make all the difference in bringing your mission to life.

Without burning yourself or your team.

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You own this to yourself and the world.

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