Rob-Jan is a behavioral strategist, author, speaker, business school associate, and boardroom consultant who combines strategy with psychology. As a world-class expert in strategic leadership, he consults, speaks, teaches, and writes on this and related topics, including strategic thinking, transformational leadership, visioning and early noticing, innovation, resilience, and positive leadership. 

He’s also the founder of the Global Academy for Strategy and Leadership, driven by a mission to make top-notch leadership insights accessible to everyone, empowering individuals everywhere to lead by example and create a more inspirational world. 

His first book, "Anticipate – The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead," focuses on the art of future-oriented leadership, guiding leaders to develop their visionary and inspirational selves. It was named Management Book of the Month by Barnes & Noble across the USA and has been endorsed by CEOs like Paul Polman (Unilever) and renowned thought leaders like Michael Maccoby. 

Rob-Jan’s forthcoming book, "The Foundations of Modern Strategic Thinking: A Behavioral Approach to the Ultimate Leadership Skill," will be published in early 2025. It addresses the central question: “What is good strategic thinking?” With a keen focus on the psychological pitfalls that can hinder responsible thinking, he explores five foundational qualities that together form the deliberate thinking and reasoning habits essential for tackling complex, high-stakes strategic challenges. 

A highly engaging speaker with a deep commitment to human development, Rob-Jan enriches his talks with real-world boardroom experiences and illustrative anecdotes. He values and enjoys interaction, making his talks and workshops fun, energetic, insightful, and responsive to the needs and questions of his audience. He is affiliated with prestigious institutions such as the Wharton School of Business (Philadelphia), HEC (Paris), Thunderbird School of Global Management (Phoenix, AZ), and IE (Madrid), offering a global perspective, original insights, fascinating research, a healthy dose of humor, and, most importantly, a focus on personal growth and practical application. 

Currently, Rob-Jan divides his time between strategy consulting, leadership development, and involvement in several innovative companies. He lives with his partner, Inge, and is the father of twin sons—a global citizen with a home base in the Netherlands. 

Jack creates and delivers interactive and experiential learning and development initiatives for clients in every sector across the world. He specialises in story-telling, creativity, engagement, stakeholder management, innovation and inspirational leadership.

With a background in music and performing arts, Jack is dubbed ‘the Swiss Army Knife of leadership development’. He is currently running a large-scale Work-Life Balance initiative for a sustainable banking initiative, co-creating Values-Based Leadership for a global consultancy firm, delivering empowerment programs for female leaders at the largest network equipment manufacturer and coaching  senior executives at one of the leading global accountancy firms. 

Jack has delivered programs on creativity and innovation for a diverse set of companies, such as, Royal Bank of Scotland, Quaker Chemical and Schiphol Airport. He has helped Skandia Wealth Management, Exxon-Mobil, GSK, Philips and Medtronic with strategy implementation and culture change, but also speaks and teaches on these topics at academic institutions such Nyenrode Business University (The Netherlands) and Sabanci Business School (Turkey).

As an expert in personal and interpersonal skills, Jack helps professionals at leading companies enliven their communication, improve presentation and influencing skills, build trust with clients and have more successful (difficult) conversations with their stakeholders. Jack uses storytelling frameworks to help leaders define and realise their mission and vision for their organisations and for their own careers. 

In all his work, Jack uses experiential tools and techniques developed during his wide-ranging early career in the arts to create lively, stimulating and engaging learning programs.

Laura is a strategic thinker who believes that great strategy only succeeds when people’s skills are strengthened, and a culture is built that unlocks the power and wisdom of the team. With an extensive background in FMCG, B2B, and Healthcare, she combines business acumen with an anthropological perspective to help organizations define clear business direction and build or transform teams to bring that vision to life.

Laura is highly experienced in Business Strategy, Innovation Programs, Marketing and Digital Activation, and Sales Force Effectiveness. In both her corporate career and her role as a consultant, she has worked closely with Board teams and Chief Learning Officers to design leadership and skills frameworks and implement custom upskilling programs. Her collaborative efforts span a range of leading companies, including FrieslandCampina, Nutricia Specialized Nutrition (a Danone company), and as a consultant for clients like Sanofi, DSM-Firmenich, and Cygnific (a KLM company).

With a global mindset and an energy that thrives in cross-cultural environments, Laura is particularly passionate about cultivating curiosity and a growth mindset, which she considers essential behaviors for effective leadership and achieving growth.

Laura holds an MBA and has conducted leadership training at IESE Business School and Cedep/INSEAD. To enhance her business expertise, she is also trained as a Corporate Anthropologist, allowing her to bring the powerful insights and methods of ancient tribes into modern organizational contexts.

A true adventurer at heart, Laura is passionate about exploring new insights and perspectives. Whenever possible, she travels the world with her family, immersing herself in diverse cultures and the magic of discovery.

Theresa creates learning environments that are thought-awakening, where people are invited to explore  different ideas, connect with colleagues in a new way, or uncover an insight about themselves. She designs and facilitates interactive workshops, trainings and team journeys on various topics, particularly focused on global leadership and collaboration. 

Theresa is the author of the book “Virtual Teams Across Cultures – Create Successful Teams Around the World”, which was a #1 New Release on Amazon. The book highlights one of Theresa’s strengths – her ability to translate research concepts into practical business solutions. She is particularly interested in how geographic distance and cultural diversity impact how people think, feel and act on a virtual team. And how leaders can realize the potential of global collaboration and overcome the inherent hurdles.

In addition to a focus on group learning and team development, Theresa is also a certified executive coach, specializing in leaders who lead multicultural teams and organizations. She supports leaders to understand the unique context in which they navigate, address their own blockades to success and engage with the diversity for improved performance. Theresa uses gentle nudges, humor and powerful questions to help leaders expand their perspectives. 

With an extensive business background and education (MBA), Theresa has worked as a consultant, trainer and facilitator for almost 20 years. Her work as a cultural consultant began at Trompenaars Hampden-Turner, a leading firm in the field of cultural diversity. Theresa’s clients include multinationals such as Tetra Pak, Oerlikon, Generali, NXP and other well-known companies, where she has long-term relationships to co-create value-adding experiences. Her customizable workshops are often part of corporate academies where the positive reputation fuels ongoing demand.  

Born and raised in the US, Theresa left more than 25 years ago for a short term project that turned into a marriage and life in Europe. She currently resides in the Netherlands and often delivers virtual engagements, as well onsite events. 

Mohamed is an AI adoption and strategy consultant with over a decade of experience in sales, recruitment, innovation, and coaching. As the founder of Iovate, he helps executives and organizations unlock AI’s potential, translating complex technology into clear, strategic action that drives real business impact.

With a strong background in business operations and leadership, Mohamed specializes in AI adoption, workforce transformation, and strategic innovation. His workshops equip leaders with the tools and frameworks to integrate AI responsibly and effectively—from enhancing decision-making to redefining competitive advantage.

Beyond AI, Mohamed is passionate about growth, both in business and personally. As an avid runner, he sees clear parallels between continuous improvement in sports and in leadership. His facilitation style is practical, engaging, and built for action, ensuring leaders walk away with clear insights and tangible strategies to navigate AI-driven change.

Peter is an academic, business trainer and high-energy speaker on various topics related to leadership, change and team performance. He has a keen multidisciplinary interest, and blends in various schools of thought in his leadership work. He is a passionate facilitator, who excels at practically engaging teams and groups in a variety of leadership topics, such as collaboration, curiosity and storytelling.

Peter has a special interest in team dynamics, and building high performance teams. As the author and co-creator of the HPT-Index, he has developed a robust assessment tool that identifies the strengths and potential improvements for teams. With over 18 years of experience in executive education, Peter has a significant impact on leaders, managers, and organizations throughout Europe, especially in the Nordic region.

He works as Professor of Practice at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, and has for many years been associated with Hanken&SSE Executive Education in Finland as a Program Director and lead faculty. 

His rich background spans academia—with a MSc from St. Petersburg State University and a PhD from Hanken School of Economics—to his roles in business as an active entrepreneur and board member. Peter's consulting expertise is marked by significant projects focusing on renewing business strategies and organizational cultures.

Moreover, his multicultural identity—Bulgarian by origin, Finnish by nationality, Estonian by residence, and working across Finnish-Latvian-Swedish contexts—enhances his work, enabling him to communicate fluently in English, Russian, Bulgarian, and Finnish.

Egor is a multilingual (English, Mandarin, Russian) consultant and visiting professor of Business Practice with over a decade of executive teaching experience at top institutions such as Fudan University, HKUST, and Skolkovo. He blends hands-on industry expertise in global supply chain management with a deep understanding of doing business in China, backed by his time as a partner in a successful international electric equipment brand. 

Having lived in China since 2004, he led Chinese operations for a major international electric equipment group, forging strategic partnerships with leading financial institutions and driving tenfold business growth. This real-world leadership informs his teaching of negotiations, strategy, and procurement, ensuring that students receive practical, actionable insights grounded in actual business challenges. 

Egor holds an Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and Fudan University, as well as a Candidate of Science degree in modern philosophy with focus on China. 

Currently, he pursues research at Warwick Business School on the second life of electric vehicle batteries and entrepreneurial business models around this technology. Through his unique combination of scholarly rigor and extensive industry background, he delivers learning experiences that connect cutting-edge theory to concrete business realities.

Kate brings over 35 years of experience as a theatre director, facilitator, writer, and coach. She draws on the craft of theatre—especially the art of directing—to help leaders around the world develop authentic Leadership Presence.

She has delivered programs for a wide range of clients, from financial services and management consultancies to organizations across diverse industries.

Kate’s work with business schools includes designing and leading Presence programs at Hult Ashridge, London Business School, IMD (Switzerland), Duke (USA), and Harvard (USA). She has also taught at several London universities, including South Bank, Goldsmiths, and Queen Mary, and served as a visiting professor at NYU’s Tisch School for two decades.

For over 30 years, Kate has been a Senior Artist and Facilitator in the Learning Department of the UK’s Royal National Theatre. Among her proudest achievements are developing the flagship Facilitator Training Programme for global majority artists at the National Theatre and her impactful work with limbless veterans through The Drive Project.

Kate believes in the power of rehearsal to help every leader communicate authentic and powerful messages to all their audiences.