Ambition & impact
How a powerful mission creates momentum—and why purpose only matters when it survives hard decisions.
Keynote speaker
Impact Driven Entrepreneurship
A high-impact keynote about what it really takes to build, scale, lose control—and find the courage to build again.
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45 minutes that stay with the room.
Patrick takes the audience behind the polished growth story and into the defining moments of entrepreneurship: the early conviction, international scale, €60 million in funding, the tension between mission and capital, difficult boardroom decisions, a forced departure and the road back onto the field. Personal, candid and energetic—without becoming a victory speech or a post-mortem.
“Not a lecture. A founder story with sharp lessons, honest tension and renewed optimism.”
Built around the questions leaders rarely discuss on stage.
Growth & control
What changes when a founder-led company scales across markets, teams, investors and increasingly consequential decisions.
Capital & governance
The lessons behind €60 million in funding: alignment, power, board dynamics and staying in control before pressure peaks.
Resilience & rebuilding
What remains when a defining chapter ends—and how clarity, family, health and new ideas create a way forward.
Formats & audiences
One story. Tailored to your audience.
The keynote can be adapted for founders, leadership teams, investors, students, family businesses and organisations navigating growth or change. Available in English or Dutch, as a 45-minute keynote, fireside conversation or leadership session with Q&A.
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From intimate leadership sessions to packed auditoriums.
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