CEO & Co-founder of DesignRepublic, a Belgian branding and graphic design agency, with an international portfolio of customers and a diverse team of 8 employees. Focus on the strategic development of DesignRepublic with emphasis on sustainability and customer relationships. Partnered in the start up, coordinated and executed the financial growth path and attracted the right set of customers.Advisory Board Member and Angel Investor in InvestSuite, a B2B European fintech with global aspiration. InvestSuite offers white labelled Wealthtech products such as a truly exceptional Robo-advisor, a self-execution trading platform, and a humanized portfolio storyteller. Acted as a global ambassador with numerous pitches on international events, all with one goal: generating leads and transforming those into signed contracts.Previous experience: Corporate Strategy Advisor and member of the Strategy, Transformation and Innovation team at KBC Group. Advised the KBC Group Exco and CEO Johan Thijs on the (digital) transformation track by being a thoughtleader and soundingboard. Created the bi-annual KBC trend book and was strategic advisor in various transformation exercises within KBC Group. LT interest rate derivatives trader at KBC bank Brussels. Managed a professional trading book, while absorbing risk from a wide variety of customers by providing tailor made products. Acted as group wide product provider for Czech interest rate products within KBC group, by providing prices and managing risk for this category of products.