Michel Welters

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As a hands-on CEO and Business mentor for 20 years, I create value by inspiring new…

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  • DUO for a JOB asbl Graphic

    Mentor to millenials | Ambassador | Equal opportunity | Talent Development | Mentorship

    DUO for a JOB asbl

    - Present 8 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    The organization carries out intergenerational mentoring by matching young people residing in Brussels who are experiencing difficulties in accessing the labor market because of their ethnicity and/or geographical origins, with experienced senior professionals who can support and assist them in their professional project (education, training, employment). Once the matching is done, the association oversees and assists throughout the mentoring period.By performing its mission, DUO for a JOB…

    The organization carries out intergenerational mentoring by matching young people residing in Brussels who are experiencing difficulties in accessing the labor market because of their ethnicity and/or geographical origins, with experienced senior professionals who can support and assist them in their professional project (education, training, employment). Once the matching is done, the association oversees and assists throughout the mentoring period.By performing its mission, DUO for a JOB aims at reducing inequities in access to the labor market of immigrant youth in Brussels, valuing more our seniors, breaking with the segregation of ages, reinforcing ethnic diversity, encouraging intergenerational actions, and finally combating stereotypes and xenophobia by recreating social bonds. All our actions must be evaluated according to our success in this regard.

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    Belux Alumni Association - Board Member | NED

    IMD Business School

    - Present 3 years 11 months

    Education

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    Rotary Coudenberg Brussel - President ( 2021 - 2022) & Treasurer - ( 2013 - 2016 ) - Board member ( - 2023 )

    Rotary International

    - Present 11 years 2 months

    Social Services

    We are 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world.

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    Start-Up Mentor @ Early stage | Talent Development | Strategy | Focus | Customer acquisition

    Bridge for Billions

    - Present 5 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    The digital ecosystem that connects early-stage entrepreneurs to growth opportunities.
    - Share my expertise and guide entrepreneurs.
    - Validate and Develop start-ups via and online incubation programme.

  • Ouderraad - Voorzitter | Education | NED

    Koninklijk Atheneum Etterbeek - KAE

    - 5 years

    Education

    Het KAE is een Nederlandstalige school van het GO! Onderwijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Onze school zet in op de volledige ontplooiing van jongeren: zij krijgen de kans om kennis te vergaren en sociale en creatieve vaardigheden te ontwikkelen. De multiculturele achtergrond, het engagement van het personeel, de educatieve projecten en de moderne infrastructuur zorgen voor een stimulerende leer- en leefomgeving waar iedere jongere zich thuis voelt.

Publications

  • "La Industria del Hormigón Preparado en España ( volúmenes I y II )"

    Industry Strategic review - multi-client. ( 200 pages )

    - Detailed market study of the Ready-mix industry in Spain, incl. trends per segment and region.
    - Benchmark of all key players with key operational and financial performance indicators.
    - Interviews with industry CEO´s
    - Strategic assessment of key players
    - Sold study to all key industry players


  • "The Ready Mix Industry in Spain."

    International Cement Review - Leading Industry Magazine

    - Major ready mix players present in Spain
    - Strategic view and market trends and performance drivers

Projects

  • Space Invaders - Hack Belgium 2018

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    Designed a platform for optimising the use of underutilised office space.
    - discussed business model
    - challenged customer/ user value
    - used new tools

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  • Jury - Chef d´équipe - 4ème année - ULB - Faculté Polytechnique

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    Independent Member of the Jury to qualify Elective course for Civil Engineering Master degree graduates (4th and 5th year) @ the ULB (Free University of Brussels) to demonstrate leadership and project management skills. Candidates are challenged to manage a team of 1st-year students.

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Honors & Awards

  • Awarded Best Cable Supplier - 2009

    National Electro Merchanting Association

  • Gazelles - Fast Growing company in Flanders - 2007 - 2009

    Gazelles, Vlaanderen

    - Price awarded to companies demonstrating above-average growth
    - Price awarded for 3 consecutive years

Languages

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Dutch

    Professional working proficiency

Organizations

  • CheckHub - Brussels ( Belgium )

    Board Observer

    - Present

    Transform the Way You Work. Eliminate Repetitive Tasks. CheckHub is a cloud-based document handling system that allows you to securely automate document exchanges and collect, complete, sign, and validate documents from any device and location. It helps you to complete any files you need from your employees, clients, and other stakeholders and perform your administration work efficiently.

  • ActiBio - Laval ( France )

    Board Director - Shareholder - Executive Mentor

    - Present

    ACTIBIO is a supplier and importer of organic ingredients. For 20 years, ACTIBIO has developed a range of 1,500 raw materials for the food industry. These are available in various types of packaging. Our ingredients come from all over the world. Our current approach aims to relocate some raw materials and offer fair trade-certified materials. We work closely together, as a team, towards the same objective: to satisfy our customers’ needs.

  • DSD Systems- Lille ( France )

    Board Observer - Executive Mentor

    - Present

    Since 2003, DSDSystem has supported companies in all sectors of activity in their project to deploy CMMS and QHSE software. With more than 200 customer references and projects tracked over more than ten years, the company has been able to put its expertise to the test of both the simplest and the most complex projects. Thanks to this, DSDSystem is your partner of choice in any GMAO and QHSE software deployment project, as well as for optimizing your systems, training your staff, and…

    Since 2003, DSDSystem has supported companies in all sectors of activity in their project to deploy CMMS and QHSE software. With more than 200 customer references and projects tracked over more than ten years, the company has been able to put its expertise to the test of both the simplest and the most complex projects. Thanks to this, DSDSystem is your partner of choice in any GMAO and QHSE software deployment project, as well as for optimizing your systems, training your staff, and long-term advice.

  • GHS - Paris (France)

    Board Observer

    - Present

    GHS, l’éditeur spécialiste de la paie du spectacle. Plus qu’un simple partenaire, GHS est un acteur engagé dans le monde du spectacle, en contact permanent avec les fédérations professionnelles, les caisses et les organismes. Totalement indépendant, GHS gère l’intégralité du processus de création et de fabrication de sPAIEctacle : son développement, sa vente, sa distribution, sa formation, son assistance. Une équipe impliquée et stable, GHS s’appuie sur une équipe de trente personnes…

    GHS, l’éditeur spécialiste de la paie du spectacle. Plus qu’un simple partenaire, GHS est un acteur engagé dans le monde du spectacle, en contact permanent avec les fédérations professionnelles, les caisses et les organismes. Totalement indépendant, GHS gère l’intégralité du processus de création et de fabrication de sPAIEctacle : son développement, sa vente, sa distribution, sa formation, son assistance. Une équipe impliquée et stable, GHS s’appuie sur une équipe de trente personnes, issue des métiers du spectacle et de la paie. La paie autrement, GHS a choisi une approche et une méthode nouvelles pour réaliser la paie enfin autrement, selon une logique simple et cohérente, entièrement tournée vers l’utilisateur. C’est pourquoi nos solutions et services ne ressemblent à aucun autre.

  • Ideatec - Namur (Belgium)

    Board Director - Shareholder

    - Present

    WITH IDEATEC YOU MAKE THINGS SIMPLE and YOU ARE IN CONTROL! Intelligent control systems for emergency & commercial vehicles Easily control all added equipment. At Ideatec, we develop our own range of products intended for controlling equipment added to any converted vehicle. Our passion for innovation drives us to always offer our customers products at the cutting edge of technology. Choosing Ideatec products means choosing convenience of installation and security for installers (CANBUS…

    WITH IDEATEC YOU MAKE THINGS SIMPLE and YOU ARE IN CONTROL! Intelligent control systems for emergency & commercial vehicles Easily control all added equipment. At Ideatec, we develop our own range of products intended for controlling equipment added to any converted vehicle. Our passion for innovation drives us to always offer our customers products at the cutting edge of technology. Choosing Ideatec products means choosing convenience of installation and security for installers (CANBUS technology), but also ergonomics, security and versatility for users (remote maintenance via ClickSync). And if you want, you can control the added equipment from your embedded PC, tablet or smartphone thanks to Openlink and Openlink Creator. This is simplified control!

  • Ambits - Business Mentorship platform - www.ambits.eu

    Business Mentor

    - Present

    Ambits reinforces managers in their leadership through Business Mentoring. To bring your people and business into balance. Your people are struggling to implement a new strategy. Your implementation is out of control due to human bottlenecks. You attempt to solve it with training, coaching, and more consultancy. We’ve heard it time and time again. Ambits offers a new service, centered on pragmatically guiding your people in their personal transition in becoming an effective leader.

  • Itaca Capital - Search Fund Investment Fund - Barcelona (Spain)

    Investment Committee - Partner

    - Present

    We invest in Search Funds with a hands-on approach. We support and mentor the searchers we invest in in their different stages of the search, negotiation, onbaording, value creation and exit. We make active Investments in exceptional Small and Medium Enterprises with a collaborative approach, and advise clients with the same mindset and commitment.

  • Start-Up Factory - Corporate Venturing - www.startupfactory.be

    Board Strategic Advisory Committee Member

    - Present

    Corporate Venturing - Venture Building & Startup Incubation We are a Brussels-based studio dedicated to building and incubating new ventures. We believe in creating an ecosystem for founders and entrepreneurs to harness their ideas and transform them into concrete action plans without being held back by resource constraints. Together with talented entrepreneurs and founders, we leverage our studio agency to fast-track the startup cycle. There will no doubt be uphill battles, which is why we…

    Corporate Venturing - Venture Building & Startup Incubation We are a Brussels-based studio dedicated to building and incubating new ventures. We believe in creating an ecosystem for founders and entrepreneurs to harness their ideas and transform them into concrete action plans without being held back by resource constraints. Together with talented entrepreneurs and founders, we leverage our studio agency to fast-track the startup cycle. There will no doubt be uphill battles, which is why we don't want you to go it alone. We help break down walls (literally, if necessary).

  • Vonzeo - Search Fund - Private Investment Fund - www.vonzeocapital.com

    Search Fund - Investor

    - Present

    Vonzeo invests in entrepreneurs who want to acquire, grow, and sell a business. We finance their search, invest in the acquisition, empower them to build a great business, and help them exit successfully. Vonzeo invests globally in search funds and their acquisitions.

  • BAN Flanders - Flemish Business Angel Association - www.ban.be

    Business Angel

    - Present

    Business Angels Netwerk Vlaanderen brengt ondernemers en investeerders samen. BAN Vlaanderen onderscheidt zich dankzij de A van de Angels. Ze leveren kapitaal én engagement. Ze tonen geduld en brengen wijsheid. BAN Vlaanderen wordt gesteund door de Vlaamse overheid en is voor ondernemers een uniek kanaal om hun bedrijf met ‘vriendelijk’ kapitaal en ‘wise deals’ naar een hoger niveau te tillen.

  • Saint Octave - Cheese & Charcuterie Retailer - www.saintoctave.be

    Advisory Board Director - Mentor - Trainer - Consultant

    - Present

    Fromages fermiers et charcuterie de terroir à Bruxelles Saint Octave propose des fromages et de la charcuterie issus de productions artisanales et fermières. Nous sommes fiers de mettre en avant des petites exploitations qui s’attachent à faire de la qualité et des produits qui ont du goût. Saint Octave imagine également des plateaux originaux pour les fêtes ou les événements à Bruxelles, et travaille en partenariat avec des micro-brasseries locales, ainsi que des restaurants.

  • Be Angels - www.beangels.eu

    Business Angel & Coach @ BAC18

    - Present

    "BeAngels est un acteur clé du soutien financier des jeunes entreprises en Belgique, mais aussi de la création de valeur et d’emploi." Le réseau BeAngels a été créé pour pallier deux problèmes : aider les jeunes startups qui éprouvent des difficultés à se faire financer et à être accompagnées, mais aussi proposer aux investisseurs un réseau organisé et structuré pour faciliter leurs investissements dans l’économie réelle.

  • IESE Alumni - Leading Executive Management Education School - www.iese.edu

    Global CEO programme - Executive Education

    - Present

    At IESE Business School we want to educate leaders to whom we can entrust the future of business and society. As the business school of the University of Navarra, our activities are centered around three management axes: - a global mindset - a general management approach - a people-centered vision, with the ethics and social responsibility that entails. We believe that companies are, above all, communities of people who work better in an atmosphere of respect and trust. Our Mission We…

    At IESE Business School we want to educate leaders to whom we can entrust the future of business and society. As the business school of the University of Navarra, our activities are centered around three management axes: - a global mindset - a general management approach - a people-centered vision, with the ethics and social responsibility that entails. We believe that companies are, above all, communities of people who work better in an atmosphere of respect and trust. Our Mission We develop leaders who strive to have a deep, positive and lasting impact on people, companies and society through professional excellence, integrity and spirit of service. Our Vision We aim to be to be the top business school in the world for purpose, inspiring leaders for whom everybody matters. By accompanying men and women on their journeys of lifelong learning, we bring a deeper meaning to doing business. We do this through global business programs and thought leadership based on relevant research.

  • Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Alumni - www.rsm.nl

    MBA - General Management

    - Present

    With its mission to be a force for positive change in the world, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has firmly established its reputation over almost 50 years as one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD…

    With its mission to be a force for positive change in the world, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has firmly established its reputation over almost 50 years as one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage people to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Long before ‘global’ became an important descriptor for business education, RSM’s students, faculty and staff were already reflecting on the diversity of the globalising world and developing the school into a force for positive change through its research, its education and its societal impact. RSM offers a distinctive intellectual culture based on the values of being critical, creative, caring and collaborative, and is committed to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for its mission. We believe that leadership can be taught through a combination of intellectual and practical challenges like those encountered when working in diverse teams that can foster creative new approaches in business. And we encourage a flexible, broad and sometimes iconoclastic mindset in business practice and research – from the perspective of being a force for positive change in the world at an individual and organisational level.

  • AIrBr, Belgian Engineering Alumni Association

    Civil Engineer

    - Present

    L’association a tout d’abord comme but de créer et de resserrer des liens professionnels et amicaux entre les élèves et les diplômés de l’EPB et de l’EIB. Elle vise également la protection des intérêts professionnels des Alumni, ce qu’elle réalise en partenariat avec la FABI et les autres associations des écoles d’ingénieurs. L’AIrBr/EPBA organise près d’une vingtaine d’événements (conférences, networking,…) tout au long de l’année et soutient plusieurs activités organisées dans le cadre des…

    L’association a tout d’abord comme but de créer et de resserrer des liens professionnels et amicaux entre les élèves et les diplômés de l’EPB et de l’EIB. Elle vise également la protection des intérêts professionnels des Alumni, ce qu’elle réalise en partenariat avec la FABI et les autres associations des écoles d’ingénieurs. L’AIrBr/EPBA organise près d’une vingtaine d’événements (conférences, networking,…) tout au long de l’année et soutient plusieurs activités organisées dans le cadre des études.

  • Bhaluu - Innovative Contractor - www.bhaluu.com

    Board Director - Chairman

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    SMART Construction - Innovative Contracting Company Bhaluu est une entreprise de construction de logements neufs: maisons, immeubles et rehausses. Grâce à notre système innovant, nous offrons une construction performante, rapide, accessible et sans compromis d’architecture.

  • IESE - Red de Emprendedores y Business Angels - https://www.iese.edu/entrepreneurship/business-angels

    Business Angel

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    IESE Business Angels Network is a platform that brings together entrepreneurs seeking financing to grow and investors looking for opportunities to invest. It acts as a meeting point for more than 200 individual investors, investment clubs, family offices and large companies, and the startups that are raising capital. The network’s mission is to facilitate the activity of investors, offering them a curated deal flow, continuous training and networking opportunities among members, and promoting…

    IESE Business Angels Network is a platform that brings together entrepreneurs seeking financing to grow and investors looking for opportunities to invest. It acts as a meeting point for more than 200 individual investors, investment clubs, family offices and large companies, and the startups that are raising capital. The network’s mission is to facilitate the activity of investors, offering them a curated deal flow, continuous training and networking opportunities among members, and promoting the exchange of ideas and experiences. The network’s investment forums are well known for the business opportunities they offer, the professional level of investors who take part and the chance to access up-to-date knowledge on what’s happening in startup investment. Since 2003 more than 290 startups have received financing through the network, for more than €50 million. While the companies are from highly diverse sectors and business models, all have a vocation to scale up and an ambition to grow. The Business Angels Network forms part of IESE’s entrepreneurial ecosystem for the development of new ventures, innovation and growth.

  • POM - Fintech Company - www.pom.be

    Board Strategy Committee Advisory Member

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    POM stands for Peace of Mind. And it's exactly that worry-free feeling that we want our customers to achieve through our invoice management solutions, both for the receiver and the sender. Our goal is to eliminate the senseless time and effort spent because of inefficient systems. And thus freeing up time to do the things that really matter. POM was made with these guiding principles in mind:

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