The question in the room no one wants to ask. That is where we start.
The marks with a dot open onto the work behind them.
For close to two decades, I sat in senior and board-level seats at Mastercard, UBS and Le Pain Quotidien, creating, transforming and expanding businesses across the US, Brazil, Asia and Europe. Earlier, I ran and restructured Sip-Well Germany through its acquisition by Danone. Somewhere in there, advising people became the work I cared about most.
A company rarely grows past the person leading it. That’s why this work is never only about the business.
Whether the question is about how to grow or about what to protect, you get a clear view from me, not a hedged one.
In several of the companies I work with, part of what I earn depends on how the company does. This isn’t a walk-away consultancy.
He doesn’t fix your company, he grows the person running it.
Alexandre, co-founder, Dog ChefWhat he wrote in fullMost people start with the Deep Dive. A Laser Session is the way to test the water first. Growth Mentoring is what happens when, at the end of a Deep Dive, we both decide to go all in. Board mandates and keynotes are their own thing.
Fees on request. Ask about any format and I’ll come back to you personally.
The mandates that are live as I write this, and one that just closed. The other companies, and the board seats, are on their own page.
Mentoring the CEO of a three-country industrial group through a generational transition.
Industrial group, three countriesBoard seats at Manhattn’s, scaling from 10 to 50 points of sale, and at a B2B sports hospitality group.
Manhattn’s, and a B2B sports hospitality groupA fashion brand at the very start of its story.
Fashion brand, at the startThe sale of a 50-store textile retailer to a listed group, prepared and run without external M&A advisors.
Textile retail, 50 storesWritten on LinkedIn, quoted here word for word.See them at source
Alexandre
Entrepreneur | Founder of Limitless | Co-founder of Dog Chef | Investor | Board member
September 12, 2026
Menno was my mentor through the most demanding years of Dog Chef, and the best way I can describe what he does is this: he doesn’t fix your company, he grows the person running it.
Jérôme
Founder & CEO at Manhattn’s
September 4, 2026
Menno has been my mentor through monthly sessions and board meetings, and he changed how I run this company by changing how I think.
Arthur Lhoist
Chief Impact Officer @ tero.be
September 7, 2026
I have had the privilege of working with Menno for the past seven and a half years, and his contribution to both my personal and professional journey has been truly invaluable.
Before you write. If yours is not here, it is a good first line for the message.
Reaching out is the hard part. After that, you get me directly.
Tell me where the company stands and what’s on your mind. Three lines is enough, I’ll read all of them. If it’s not a fit, I’ll say so, and I’ll usually know someone who is.