Leaders who grew through self-leadership.
Real stories of growth through executive coaching.
Client voices
Client voices
Client voices
Trusted by ambitious leaders and forward-thinking organisations.
From global executives to future leaders, clients choose Ignis Leadership to gain clarity, resilience, and lasting impact.
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."
Nadia Aljibouri
Senior Project Manager Transformation at bp (UK)
"Working with Yorik helped me become more intentional in how I communicate and influence.
He showed me how often outdated habits were holding me back and guided me to replace them with positive, forward-looking behaviours.
I am learning to bring people on board more effectively, to create space for dialogue, and to build trust through self-awareness."
Nadia Aljibouri
Senior Project Manager Transformation at bp (UK)
"Working with Yorik helped me become more intentional in how I communicate and influence.
He showed me how often outdated habits were holding me back and guided me to replace them with positive, forward-looking behaviours.
I am learning to bring people on board more effectively, to create space for dialogue, and to build trust through self-awareness."
Nadia Aljibouri
Senior Project Manager Transformation at bp (UK)
"Working with Yorik helped me become more intentional in how I communicate and influence.
He showed me how often outdated habits were holding me back and guided me to replace them with positive, forward-looking behaviours.
I am learning to bring people on board more effectively, to create space for dialogue, and to build trust through self-awareness."
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.
I learned to lead with confidence, build stronger stakeholder relationships, and grow into a more influential leader during a critical phase of the business."
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.
I learned to lead with confidence, build stronger stakeholder relationships, and grow into a more influential leader during a critical phase of the business."
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.
I learned to lead with confidence, build stronger stakeholder relationships, and grow into a more influential leader during a critical phase of the business."
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."
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."
Mohamed Mufid Hakim
E-mobility Project Manager at Shell (The Netherlands)
"In just a few sessions, Yorik helped me reconnect with my core values and clarify what truly drives me. His coaching gave me new perspective and fresh ideas to my personal development."
Mohamed Mufid Hakim
E-mobility Project Manager at Shell (The Netherlands)
"In just a few sessions, Yorik helped me reconnect with my core values and clarify what truly drives me. His coaching gave me new perspective and fresh ideas to my personal development."
Mohamed Mufid Hakim
E-mobility Project Manager at Shell (The Netherlands)
"In just a few sessions, Yorik helped me reconnect with my core values and clarify what truly drives me. His coaching gave me new perspective and fresh ideas to my personal development."
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."
Raj Srivastava
Senior Economist O&G at Spirit Energy (UK)
"During a period where I was affected by a number of setbacks, the work we did with Yorik was the vital catalyst. It helped me step beyond my comfort zone and gain the tools to master my self-leadership.
His guidance enhanced my emotional intelligence, giving me the confidence and the positive attitude needed to drive my goals and influence the direction of the business."
Raj Srivastava
Senior Economist O&G at Spirit Energy (UK)
"During a period where I was affected by a number of setbacks, the work we did with Yorik was the vital catalyst. It helped me step beyond my comfort zone and gain the tools to master my self-leadership.
His guidance enhanced my emotional intelligence, giving me the confidence and the positive attitude needed to drive my goals and influence the direction of the business."
Raj Srivastava
Senior Economist O&G at Spirit Energy (UK)
"During a period where I was affected by a number of setbacks, the work we did with Yorik was the vital catalyst. It helped me step beyond my comfort zone and gain the tools to master my self-leadership.
His guidance enhanced my emotional intelligence, giving me the confidence and the positive attitude needed to drive my goals and influence the direction of the business."
Yohei Orimo
Technical Project Manager Offshore Wind at bp (Japan)
"My biggest barrier was building influence amongst the core team in London.
Yorik’s coaching helped me remove the internal barriers holding me back and build lasting confidence.
As a direct result, I now communicate more effectively, and I gained the confidence to network and influence my main stakeholders across cultures and seniority levels, significantly improving delivery speed."
Yohei Orimo
Technical Project Manager Offshore Wind at bp (Japan)
"My biggest barrier was building influence amongst the core team in London.
Yorik’s coaching helped me remove the internal barriers holding me back and build lasting confidence.
As a direct result, I now communicate more effectively, and I gained the confidence to network and influence my main stakeholders across cultures and seniority levels, significantly improving delivery speed."
Yohei Orimo
Technical Project Manager Offshore Wind at bp (Japan)
"My biggest barrier was building influence amongst the core team in London.
Yorik’s coaching helped me remove the internal barriers holding me back and build lasting confidence.
As a direct result, I now communicate more effectively, and I gained the confidence to network and influence my main stakeholders across cultures and seniority levels, significantly improving delivery speed."
Marta Wasowicz
Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn (UK)
"The shift to entrepreneurship required overhauling my internal programming.
Yorik's coaching helped me dismantle the limiting corporate beliefs that were blocking my breakthrough.
I gained the clarity and self-trust needed to define my business direction, enabling the focused, decisive action required to lead a new venture."
Marta Wasowicz
Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn (UK)
"The shift to entrepreneurship required overhauling my internal programming.
Yorik's coaching helped me dismantle the limiting corporate beliefs that were blocking my breakthrough.
I gained the clarity and self-trust needed to define my business direction, enabling the focused, decisive action required to lead a new venture."
Marta Wasowicz
Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn (UK)
"The shift to entrepreneurship required overhauling my internal programming.
Yorik's coaching helped me dismantle the limiting corporate beliefs that were blocking my breakthrough.
I gained the clarity and self-trust needed to define my business direction, enabling the focused, decisive action required to lead a new venture."
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."
