NO COMMITMENT · NO SALES PITCH
Start with a 30-minute conversation
A discovery call is a thinking space. You describe what is happening
— I listen carefully and ask different questions —
And we explore together whether working with me would be useful.
Nothing is sold. No obligation follows.
30-minutes √
Completely free √
Confidential √
English · Dutch · French · German √
CHOOSE YOUR FOCUS
Three kinds of engagement.
One starting point.
Each discovery call is tailored to the type of work you are exploring. Select the one that best fits your situation, or reach out and send me your top three challenges.
INDIVIDUAL WORK
Executive Coaching
30 minutes · Video call · Free
For senior leaders navigating complexity, transition, or a leadership challenge they cannot fully name yet. We explore the situation, what you have already tried, and what a coaching engagement might look like, without pressure.
BEST FOR
Leaders and directors in public health, biomedical R&D, and technology organisations. Leaders in cross-national or multi-stakeholder roles. Anyone who feels the environment is outpacing their current repertoire.
TEAM & GROUP WORK
Leadership Facilitation
30 minutes · Video call · Free
For teams or leadership groups facing a stuck conversation, a governance challenge, or a decision that needs more perspectives than are currently in the room. We discuss the context, the group, and what facilitation format would serve best.
BEST FOR
Leadership teams in European consortia, public health alliances, or research institutions. Groups preparing for a strategic decision, dealing with internal conflict, or navigating significant change. Programme managers or HR leaders who are scoping team development.
ORGANISATIONAL WORK
Leadership Advisory
30 minutes · Video call · Free
For organisations seeking strategic input on leadership culture, ethical decision-making practice, or the application of systems thinking at a programme or consortium level. We explore the scope and what form of engagement would be most useful.
BEST FOR
HR Directors, Chief People Officers, or Programme Directors in EU-funded health or research organisations. Organisations designing leadership development initiatives, ethical governance structures, or cultural change programmes.
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Lasting change comes from transforming presence in the system,
not just adding tools
WHAT HAPPENS
What a discovery call
actually looks like.
Each discovery call is tailored to the type of work you are exploring. Select the one that best fits your situation, or reach out by email if you are unsure.
You speak first
I ask you to describe what is happening in as much or as little detail as you choose. There is no script, no intake form, no agenda sent in advance. The first 15 minutes are yours.
I ask different questions
I listen for what the system is doing — not just what you are experiencing individually. I may ask questions that feel sideways. That is intentional: different angles reveal different things.
We explore together
By the end of the call, you should have at least one new perspective on the situation, regardless of whether we work together. The call is useful in itself, not a preview of something else.
No obligation follows
I do not send a follow-up sales proposal. If working together seems right for both of us, I will say so clearly, and so can you. If not, the call still happened, and that is enough.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
From the people
who have been in the room
Val helped me become aware of things I simply could not see about my leadership, without ever making me feel judged. The process was both rigorous and deeply human.
HEAD OF UNIT
BIOMEDICAL R&D
The sessions with Val gave me a space to think clearly without the noise of the organisation around me. I left every session with something I had not been able to see before I arrived.
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
INSERM
Val has a rare ability to help you see the system you are embedded in — not just the problems on the surface. It changed how I understand my role and my leverage within the organisation.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL CONSORTIUM