By all societal standards, you’ve made it in your leadership position. It’s all there. Yet, something essential feels missing. Stress keeps building up, and despite your achievements, fulfillment seems out of reach.
If this resonates with you, you are not alone. Many professionals discover that their career achievements do not automatically translate into inner peace. This is where leadership mentoring begins.
I help leaders reconnect with meaning and balance. Through in-depth leadership mentoring and personal coaching, we uncover the patterns that hold you back, so you can lead with renewed strength, clarity, and fulfillment.
The hidden struggle
What is leadership mentoring?
Leadership mentoring is a form of coaching designed to help leaders, managers and high-potential professionals unlock their full potential. Through personalized guidance and strategic support, leadership mentoring improves decision-making, enhances vision, and strengthens problem-solving skills. By fostering personal growth and self-awareness, it empowers individuals to lead with confidence, purpose, and fulfillment.
Why leadership mentoring matters
Society is under growing pressure — socially, economically, ecologically. To navigate this complexity, leaders must go beyond traditional management.
They must expand awareness and develop new ways of thinking and being.
Conscious leadership mentoring supports this shift. It helps leaders reconnect with purpose, overcome inner limitations, and lead with clarity and compassion.
Through this process, I help you decode what holds you back, so you can evolve into a conscious leader, one who leads with a higher purpose and a positive impact on the world.
My method is personal, to the point and holistic:
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Uncover the life patterns and hidden dynamics that shape the way you lead, decide, and live.
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Leadership mentoring sessions tailored to your specific challenges, offered online and through individual retreats in our retreat center in France.
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A safe, transformative process helping you discover what truly drives you, what holds you back, and how to break free from recurring cycles.
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I work with strict confidentiality; therefore, client references are only provided on demand.
The focus is not on quick fixes, but on long-lasting change — change that begins within you and flows into how you act as a leader.
How?
Step 1
In depth assessment
Every transformation starts with awareness. In this first step, we look beneath the surface to uncover the patterns that shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. By understanding what drives you — and what keeps you feeling stuck — you gain clarity about the inner dynamics that influence your life. This awareness lays the foundation for real change.
Step 2
Transformation
Once you see what’s been holding you back, true transformation can begin. In this stage, limiting patterns and emotional imprints are released, allowing old stories to dissolve. As this happens, your energy shifts — you move from struggle to flow, from dysfunction to balance. This inner renewal creates space for new possibilities and a deeper sense of freedom.
Step 3
Leadership Expansion
With clarity and freedom comes the capacity to lead — from the heart. Leadership in its highest form is an act of service: aligning your actions with your core values and using your growth to inspire others. As you embody this new way of being, you naturally expand into your full potential — leading with authenticity, purpose, and compassion.
My Offers
(in English, Nederlands, Français or Portugues do Brasil)
Leadership Mentoring online
Leadership mentoring is essential for executives and high-potential professionals seeking personal and professional growth.
A mentor provides guidance in uncertain situations and supports your journey of self-improvement and effective leadership.
Exclusive individual retreats
At my exclusive individual retreats in the serene French Pyrenees, you’ll embark on a fully personalized journey designed to help you reprogram your subconscious, strengthen your inner authority, and elevate your natural leadership. Each retreat is tailored to your unique path, offering you the space, guidance, and tools to reconnect with your true power and create transformation from the inside out.
On-site coaching & Mentoring
Unable to visit our center? My on-site mentoring brings personalized coaching to your preferred location. We work closely with you to develop leadership skills and inner clarity, no matter where you are.
The first step toward change is simply opening the conversation. Book a free introductory session with Gert De Smedt today, and start discovering how leadership mentoring can help you lead with clarity, resilience, and fulfillment.
I can serve you if:
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You hold a leadership position at work, in your family, or community, but feel stuck in repeating patterns.
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You notice personal challenges affecting your leadership effectiveness.
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You’re ready to face emotional blocks or “inner clutter” holding you back.
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You sense untapped potential within you and want to activate it.
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You feel misaligned with the system or values around you and seek deeper purpose.
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You’ve already done personal growth work and want to evolve into a conscious leader.
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You’re ready to face your shadow and embrace the parts of yourself that seek transformation.
About Gert
Gert earned his degree as a bio-engineer in chemistry and later worked for four years as a science teacher before being halted by burnout, which propelled him towards self-discovery. Motivated to improve his own life and broaden his awareness, he journeyed around the world to study various spiritual and body practices, including therapist training, Zhineng Qigong, permaculture design, and awareness with indigenous Amazonian tribes for several years. This cross-cultural experience granted him a distinct perspective, enabling him to offer personalized mentoring services to individuals from different backgrounds. He worked extensively with people with depression and PTSD. Gert has dedicated himself to assisting people on their journey to inner transformation, with over fifteen years of mentoring experience, guiding numerous individuals to unlock their potential, become better leaders, and develop meaningful relationships. Gert has authored two books on inner transformation, and his approach to mentorship is founded on the belief that genuine transformation arises from within, and everyone can tap into their inner power to reach their full potential. Now residing in southern France with his wife and children, Gert operates a center called "Alchemy of Sparks". The center is focused on helping people embark on their own unique personal journeys.
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