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Nobody is above anybody. I work beside you, not above you. Open, without judgement, and willing to share my own scars where that helps you forward.
What is holding your company back?
Your calendar.
I help founders make the leap they have been postponing for years.
The ceiling is youResult = Conversation + DecisionStop postponingWho do you need to become?Performance starts with who you areThe ceiling is youResult = Conversation + DecisionStop postponingWho do you need to become?Performance starts with who you are
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You already know. You just do nothing with it.
You have read the books and listened to the podcasts. You know exactly what needs to happen. Yet nothing changes. Not because you lack the will, but because the real work is not in your calendar. It is in you.
- 01Everything runs through you. Your company stalls the week you step away.
- 02You work harder than ever and growth still flatlines.
- 03You know what to let go of, yet you keep doing it yourself.
- 04Your team is waiting for you. And you are waiting for yourself.
This is not a motivation problem. This is a performance problem. And that is exactly what we solve.
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Personal. Not for everyone.
Whether it is one on one or in a small group of founders: the work is personal and confronting. No spectators, nowhere to hide. That is why it works, and why it is not for everyone.
Work with me if
- You run a serious company and want the next level.
- You dare to look at yourself, even when it stings.
- You are not after advice, but after change.
Find someone else if
- You want a quick fix or a trick.
- You want confirmation instead of confrontation.
- You are not prepared to do what you decide.
No promises. Proof.
Results are not luck. They follow from sharp conversations and decisions you actually keep. This is what that delivers.
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01 / 03They stood exactly where you are standing now.
“Nico challenged me to think bigger, make bigger asks, steer sharper and take responsibility for both my ambitions and the growth of my organisation. Thanks to his coaching I stopped underestimating myself.”
Sonja Koster
Founder, MindSign
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No sessions. A breakthrough.
A trajectory that leads nowhere is expensive noise. So I work from one clear conviction.
Result=Conversation+Decision
A conversation that leads somewhere. A decision you keep.
You put on the table what is really going on. Unguarded, unfiltered. I ask the questions you would rather avoid.
I listen past your words, to the pattern underneath. That is where the real cause sits. And the key.
We translate the insight into one sharp decision and a direction you fully stand behind.
You take the step. I keep you sharp and accountable, until the new behaviour is second nature.
Coming soon
Spar with the digital Nico. Whenever you want.
Nine years of founder breakthroughs, captured in one sparring partner. Fully trained on Nico's way of working, with one goal: making you break through. In its questions, in its direction, in every conversation.
Discover the sparring partnerComing soon.
- 01Asks the questions you avoid
- 02Steers every conversation towards a decision
- 03Available the moment it matters
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Where I never bend.
Three principles that return in every conversation, from the first meeting to the final decision.
Integrity
What you share stays between us. What we agree, we keep. Looking at yourself honestly and doing what you decided. Neither one is optional.
Focus
Progress comes from focus. We work on one thing at a time, with full attention, instead of scattering your energy across ten fronts.
White paper
Why you often know what to do, yet still don't do it.
Most founders don't have a knowledge problem, they have a breakthrough problem. In this white paper Nico shows how a breakthrough works psychologically, so you can accelerate it. In yourself, and in the people you lead.
- The three phases of every breakthrough: see, choose, do.
- The core: shortening the time between seeing and doing.
- The mirror: seeing yourself honestly, and holding on to the breakthrough.
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De psychologie van een doorbraak
PDF · 3 pages · 8 minutes · in Dutch
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I have been stuck under that ceiling myself.
I am Nico Hanhart. From professional soldier to ambulance nurse, from interim manager to founder: I know what it is to perform under pressure and what it is to get stuck on your own patterns. I bring that lived experience into every conversation.
No theory from a distance, but working human to human. As equals, fully committed to your result, and without sparing you where it counts.
What you get from me
- Full attention, every single conversation.
- Honesty, including the uncomfortable kind.
- Someone who does not let go until you act.
De weg hierheen
- 1995–2000Professional soldier
Airmobile brigade and KCT special forces, deployed to former Yugoslavia.
- 2010–2019Ambulance & anaesthesia nurse
Working under high pressure, where decisions matter instantly.
- 2011–2013Master of Business Administration
From practice to the strategy behind running a company.
- 2011–2021Interim manager & founder
Interim roles and companies of my own. Hit my own ceiling.
- 2018–todayPerformance coach
Coaching founders and teams through their ceiling. The human behind the company.
Stop postponing. Start performing.
Leave your details and we will call you within 24 hours for a free introduction. Sharp, honest and without obligation. After that you will know exactly whether this is your step.
