Hi! I’m Olivier
I help driven individuals in business, sports and the arts playfully connect with their bodies to mobilize authentic self-expression and liberate possibility.
Since 2011, I've been coaching professionals, athletes and kids eager to work on their dreams.
After completing my Masters in Applied Economics and a Post Graduate in Sports Management, I decided to postpone a career as a manager and start my own independent business in the domain of sports with a close friend.
Since taking that leap, I've created a wave of innovation in youth and professional sports, opened a performance gym that morphed into the first "movement facility" in the Benelux, grew a basketball Academy that rethinks how sports cultures are done, and invented the role of "Play-Perform" Coach for myself to promote a balanced sports climate.
What is a good way to live?
My perception shifted while studying in Lisbon, Portugal. The structured life I had known suddenly disappeared, and I found myself in an environment where people lived at a slower pace.
This experience led me to completely question where my life was heading. I asked:
What is a good way to live?
Despite completing my master's degree and doing what was ‘expected’ of me, I felt an intuitive part of me calling out for something else.
I tried working at a business development firm for some months, but sitting at a computer screen all day, every day, was not for me. No wonder Fight Club and Marcus Aurelius’ meditations shook me like they did…
Looking back, this realization that I had to take my inner life seriously and what my body told me was a turning point. I knew I had to start over and take a completely different direction. It was a leap of faith which I trusted.
My Studies Started After Graduating
My real studies started after graduating, from researching Stoic philosophers to attending Buddhist meditation retreats, learning from Taoist and Sufi teachers, training 4-6 hours per day on "movement culture" protocols, trying opera singing, sweating with dancers and artists, receiving somatic therapy training, joining lucid dreaming and dream analysis workshops, and learning from dozens of remarkable teachers.
And the more I learn, the more I feel I know nothing…
Throughout this personal quest, I've been continuously coaching individuals to overcome limiting habits and tendencies based in personal history and societal conditioning to expand freedom of expression, using the myriad of tools I've accumulated over a decade of education. Working with the body has always been central.
I've coached people from 6 to 73 years old, kids to professional athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, coaching professionals, HR managers, and those feeling stuck or on a roll.
Play to Perform
I've been invited to teach in over 15 countries at organizations such as NBA Jr., NBA Basketball Without Borders, business consulting firms, insurance companies, human resources think tanks, physical educational programs, universities, yoga studios, and innovation hubs.
I've been organizing my "cleaning practice" Reheat weekends as an ongoing experiment for my coaching clients since 2016.
As an instructor of Fighting Monkey Practice, a somatic practice Vegetative Training practitioner, and having trained in various 'movement culture' methods and traditional training methodologies.
I specialize in tailoring the essence from a large variety of approaches.
My mission is to help individuals and groups move past their most pressing obstacles and creatively navigate towards their aims, whatever their context, situation, and direction.
With my diverse background and experience, I understand the importance of balancing performance and play, action and relaxation, exploitation and exploration making me relatable to the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurs, athletes, coaches, therapists, CEOs, and managers alike.
Where to start?
Free Tools
Try out games to get unstuck, change coffee breaks to movement snacks or deeply relax at home by downloading free tools here.
Join a Workshop
Workshops - from half a day to a full Reheat weekend are a great way to immerse in the whole menu.
20% of my 1:1 clients start with a workshop.
Start with 1-on-1 Coaching
Rather go for the 1:1 tailored approach (100% online or hybrid when based in Belgium)? 100% of my individual clients first plan a discovery call.