Scale authority as the business grows without becoming the bottleneck.
Executive coaching navigating growth, uncertainty, and pressure—where complexity rises faster than your ability to process it alone.
Stop the tactical swirl. Reclaim your authority and get the decisive clarity you need to lead your organization through its next phase of growth.
A confidential, no-obligation strategy conversation.
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You have built something real.
Customers.
Real contracts. Real delivery.
Team.
Employees and partners relying on you.
Employees and partners relying on you.
Pressure.
Less margin for error.
Decisions compound faster.
Both good and bad.
What starts to feel difficult.
What becomes difficult is not the work — it is how much of it lands on you.
Decisions loop back
Decisions loop
back
Everything comes back to you.
You step in too often
You step in too
often
Letting go feels risky.
Conversations repeat
Without real resolution.
Team holds back
Team holds
back
But not fully stepping up.
Pressure shows up
Pressure
shows up
Into how you speak, decide, and show up.
Unblocking dominates time
Than thinking ahead.
This is not a motivation or a capability problem.
It is a leadership capacity problem.
When growth increases pressure and decisions start to stall.
Regain clarity when decisions matter
Stop being the default solution to every issue
Lead with authority without over-controlling
Build teams that act instead of waiting or escalating
For founders in the growth stage.
Where authority must catch up with growth.
Decision
clarity
Cut through mental noise to shorten decision cycles so judgment stays clean when stakes rise
Authority and leadership posture
Recalibrate how you lead so authority is felt rather than asserted, even as teams expand.
Internal constraints removal
Remove the internal friction that creates overthinking and unnecessary pressure.
Growth is not limited by intelligence or ambition. It is limited by how leadership operates under pressure.
A confidential, no-obligation strategy conversation.
What changes when this is addressed.
What changes when this is addressed.
This work removes what interferes. Not what already works.
This work removes what interferes. Not what already works.
Less friction in decision-making.
Faster high-stakes decisions that stick.
Authority that is felt, not asserted.
Pressure that no longer clouds judgement.
An organisation that responds faster — because you do
Why founders work with me.
Why founders work with me.
The background: Two decades inside elite, cross-functional teams delivering international market entries and commercial development of large-scale infrastructure programs across the industrial and energy sector.
The identity edge: Unlike traditional coaching that focuses on behaviour, I use neuroscience-backed methods to create identity-level shifts fast.
The outcome: You regain the ability to lead the business without being consumed by it.
The result: Growth that expands your life and leadership capacity, rather than shrinking it.
The background: Two decades inside elite, cross-functional teams delivering international market entries and commercial development of large-scale infrastructure programs across the industrial and energy sector.
The identity edge: Unlike traditional coaching that focuses on behaviour, I use neuroscience-backed methods to create identity-level shifts fast.
The outcome: You regain the ability to lead the business without being consumed by it.
The result: Growth that expands your life and leadership capacity, rather than shrinking it.
Growth should expand your life, not shrink it.
Decisions slow not because of complexity,
but because clarity is sitting in the wrong place.
If this page resonates, it often means the timing matters.
If this resonates.
Make sense of what is happening and see if the strategic clarity blueprint or deeper work makes sense.
A confidential, no-obligation strategy conversation.
Clients stories of authority & presence under pressure.
Clients stories of authority & presence under pressure.
Clients stories of authority & presence under pressure.
James Heath
Deal Development, Commercial Structuring Low Carbon Energy at bp (UK)
“Yorik has had a real impact on how I tackle complex challenges and how I show up under pressure.
He helped me identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with clearer, more intentional behaviours. I communicate with more confidence and perform far better in high-stakes conversations, with greater clarity and calm.”
James Heath
Deal Development, Commercial Structuring Low Carbon Energy at bp (UK)
“Yorik has had a real impact on how I tackle complex challenges and how I show up under pressure.
He helped me identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with clearer, more intentional behaviours. I communicate with more confidence and perform far better in high-stakes conversations, with greater clarity and calm.”
James Heath
Deal Development, Commercial Structuring Low Carbon Energy at bp (UK)
“Yorik has had a real impact on how I tackle complex challenges and how I show up under pressure.
He helped me identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with clearer, more intentional behaviours. I communicate with more confidence and perform far better in high-stakes conversations, with greater clarity and calm.”
Michaela Valovicova
Head of Marketing & Communications Equans Data Centre at Equans (UK)
"Yorik supported me as I set up and led a new international team across three countries. This was a critical, high-pressure phase of the business that demanded rapid adaptation.
I learned to lead with confidence, build stronger stakeholder relationships, and grew into a far more influential leaderduring a period where clarity and presence were non-negotiable."
Michaela Valovicova
Head of Marketing & Communications Equans Data Centre at Equans (UK)
"Yorik supported me as I set up and led a new international team across three countries. This was a critical, high-pressure phase of the business that demanded rapid adaptation.
I learned to lead with confidence, build stronger stakeholder relationships, and grew into a far more influential leaderduring a period where clarity and presence were non-negotiable."
Michaela Valovicova
Head of Marketing & Communications Equans Data Centre at Equans (UK)
"Yorik supported me as I set up and led a new international team across three countries. This was a critical, high-pressure phase of the business that demanded rapid adaptation.
I learned to lead with confidence, build stronger stakeholder relationships, and grew into a far more influential leaderduring a period where clarity and presence were non-negotiable."
Nadia Aljibouri
Senior Project Manager Transformation at bp (UK)
“Working with Yorik helped me become more intentional in how I communicate and influence.
I gained greater awareness of the patterns that were limiting my impact and replaced them with clearer, more deliberate ways of leading. As a result, I am more effective in building trust, alignment, and influence in complex stakeholder environments.”
Nadia Aljibouri
Senior Project Manager Transformation at bp (UK)
“Working with Yorik helped me become more intentional in how I communicate and influence.
I gained greater awareness of the patterns that were limiting my impact and replaced them with clearer, more deliberate ways of leading. As a result, I am more effective in building trust, alignment, and influence in complex stakeholder environments.”
Nadia Aljibouri
Senior Project Manager Transformation at bp (UK)
“Working with Yorik helped me become more intentional in how I communicate and influence.
I gained greater awareness of the patterns that were limiting my impact and replaced them with clearer, more deliberate ways of leading. As a result, I am more effective in building trust, alignment, and influence in complex stakeholder environments.”
Professional endorsement:
Professional endorsement:
Jean Baptiste Cornefert
VP Digital, Innovation & Low Carbon Solutions at bp (UK)
"Yorik is an exceptional leader who combines strategic thinking with a coaching mindset to foster psychological safety and high-performing teams."
Jean Baptiste Cornefert
VP Digital, Innovation & Low Carbon Solutions at bp (UK)
"Yorik is an exceptional leader who combines strategic thinking with a coaching mindset to foster psychological safety and high-performing teams."
Jean Baptiste Cornefert
VP Digital, Innovation & Low Carbon Solutions at bp (UK)
"Yorik is an exceptional leader who combines strategic thinking with a coaching mindset to foster psychological safety and high-performing teams."
… more stories of decision clarity & strategic control.
… more stories of decision clarity & strategic control.
… more stories of decision clarity & strategic control.
Raj Srivastava
Senior Economist O&G at Spirit Energy (UK)
“During a period marked by setbacks and uncertainty, the work I did with Yorik helped me regain clarity and strategic control.
I stopped operating reactively and started making decisions with greater conviction. As a result, my influence increased and I was able to steer the direction of the business with confidence.”
Raj Srivastava
Senior Economist O&G at Spirit Energy (UK)
“During a period marked by setbacks and uncertainty, the work I did with Yorik helped me regain clarity and strategic control.
I stopped operating reactively and started making decisions with greater conviction. As a result, my influence increased and I was able to steer the direction of the business with confidence.”
Raj Srivastava
Senior Economist O&G at Spirit Energy (UK)
“During a period marked by setbacks and uncertainty, the work I did with Yorik helped me regain clarity and strategic control.
I stopped operating reactively and started making decisions with greater conviction. As a result, my influence increased and I was able to steer the direction of the business with confidence.”
Chloe MacLennan
Reservoir Engineer at bp (UK)
"Yorik helped me shift my mindset and lead with clarity during a pivotal moment in my career.
I gained the confidence to take ownership of my next step and built a clear, values-led strategy to engage my employer with purpose and conviction."
Chloe MacLennan
Reservoir Engineer at bp (UK)
"Yorik helped me shift my mindset and lead with clarity during a pivotal moment in my career.
I gained the confidence to take ownership of my next step and built a clear, values-led strategy to engage my employer with purpose and conviction."
Chloe MacLennan
Reservoir Engineer at bp (UK)
"Yorik helped me shift my mindset and lead with clarity during a pivotal moment in my career.
I gained the confidence to take ownership of my next step and built a clear, values-led strategy to engage my employer with purpose and conviction."
Hina Butt
IT Project Manager at Travis Perkins (UK)
"Stepping up to a larger IT project demanded a shift in my leadership presence. Yorik's guidance helped me finally let go of second-guessing and doubting every decision.
I gained the confidence to empower my team and communicate with a clarity that commanded respect from senior stakeholders. It made all the difference in how I lead and deliver complex projects."
Hina Butt
IT Project Manager at Travis Perkins (UK)
"Stepping up to a larger IT project demanded a shift in my leadership presence. Yorik's guidance helped me finally let go of second-guessing and doubting every decision.
I gained the confidence to empower my team and communicate with a clarity that commanded respect from senior stakeholders. It made all the difference in how I lead and deliver complex projects."
Hina Butt
IT Project Manager at Travis Perkins (UK)
"Stepping up to a larger IT project demanded a shift in my leadership presence. Yorik's guidance helped me finally let go of second-guessing and doubting every decision.
I gained the confidence to empower my team and communicate with a clarity that commanded respect from senior stakeholders. It made all the difference in how I lead and deliver complex projects."
… and stories of navigating transition & role expansion.
… and stories of navigating transition & role expansion.
… and stories of navigating transition & role expansion.
Filipe Gongalves
Sourcing Lead at bp (Hungary)
"Your coaching helped me adapt to leading a team in a new country with more confidence. By becoming aware of limiting patterns and deliberately shifting my attitude, I was able to grow as a leader.
Over nine months, your guidance challenged me to embrace change, let go of unhelpful habits, and step up with clarity. It was not just about leadership skills, but about self-mastery and building trust in myself and with others."
Filipe Gongalves
Sourcing Lead at bp (Hungary)
"Your coaching helped me adapt to leading a team in a new country with more confidence. By becoming aware of limiting patterns and deliberately shifting my attitude, I was able to grow as a leader.
Over nine months, your guidance challenged me to embrace change, let go of unhelpful habits, and step up with clarity. It was not just about leadership skills, but about self-mastery and building trust in myself and with others."
Filipe Gongalves
Sourcing Lead at bp (Hungary)
"Your coaching helped me adapt to leading a team in a new country with more confidence. By becoming aware of limiting patterns and deliberately shifting my attitude, I was able to grow as a leader.
Over nine months, your guidance challenged me to embrace change, let go of unhelpful habits, and step up with clarity. It was not just about leadership skills, but about self-mastery and building trust in myself and with others."
Barnabas Stolpe
Recruiting Manager Europe at bp (Hungary)
"When I stepped into a bigger team, I was battling imposter syndrome, feeling overwhelmed because I was younger and newer than many of my reports.
The work we did with Yorik helped me shift my limiting beliefs and regain control, allowing me to lead with unshakeable confidence. This fostered stronger team relationships, resulting in a measurable improvement in overall performance."
Barnabas Stolpe
Recruiting Manager Europe at bp (Hungary)
"When I stepped into a bigger team, I was battling imposter syndrome, feeling overwhelmed because I was younger and newer than many of my reports.
The work we did with Yorik helped me shift my limiting beliefs and regain control, allowing me to lead with unshakeable confidence. This fostered stronger team relationships, resulting in a measurable improvement in overall performance."
Barnabas Stolpe
Recruiting Manager Europe at bp (Hungary)
"When I stepped into a bigger team, I was battling imposter syndrome, feeling overwhelmed because I was younger and newer than many of my reports.
The work we did with Yorik helped me shift my limiting beliefs and regain control, allowing me to lead with unshakeable confidence. This fostered stronger team relationships, resulting in a measurable improvement in overall performance."
Shovana Talukdar
Senior Consultant Renewables at BVG Associates (UK)
“I met Yorik during a significant transition in my career, at a time when direction and clarity mattered most.
Through our work, I was able to challenge limiting beliefs, make braver decisions, and step forward with a clearer sense of who I needed to be in the next phase of my leadership.”
Shovana Talukdar
Senior Consultant Renewables at BVG Associates (UK)
“I met Yorik during a significant transition in my career, at a time when direction and clarity mattered most.
Through our work, I was able to challenge limiting beliefs, make braver decisions, and step forward with a clearer sense of who I needed to be in the next phase of my leadership.”
Shovana Talukdar
Senior Consultant Renewables at BVG Associates (UK)
“I met Yorik during a significant transition in my career, at a time when direction and clarity mattered most.
Through our work, I was able to challenge limiting beliefs, make braver decisions, and step forward with a clearer sense of who I needed to be in the next phase of my leadership.”
Stop managing the friction and start leading the scale.
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Stop managing the friction and start leading the scale.
Book your private thinking session.
Stop managing the friction and start leading the scale.
Book your private thinking session.