Ivo Valkenburg (1966)
Ivo Valkenburg (1966) is the founder and managing director of Spirit in Finance. Ivo was born and raised in a family of financial service providers in search of Spirit. Anything to do with finance, authenticity and spirituality is in his blood. With an unique view on The Future of Finance.To Ivo, Spirit comes down to infinite love, inspiration and freedom. How often do we perceive Spirit in our work? And in all our comings and goings for that matter? How do we re-discover, embrace and live the full potential of our lives, businesses, and nations? Ivo's work doesn't stop at just helping people answer these questions, he is also particularly adept at re-connecting people for an economy of happiness in a engaging way (body, heart, mind, soul) by empowering trust, empathy, holism, authenticity and Spirit.
Ivo is a highly versatile person. He is not easy to pigeonhole. Above all, he is an inspired man with a vision. His enthusiasm is awakening the inner voice and beauty of people and organisations. Amongst many things, Ivo is a professional speaker, consultant and organizer of workshops and seminars on the subjects of leadership, employee engagement and innovating the (financial) world. Ivo is also the author of "Spirit in Finance, Let your light shine in the world of money and matter". His book was published in October 2009.
Over the past 25 years, Ivo has gathered a lot of (inter)national expertise in the field of financial services such as banking and insurance, investment companies and stock-brokers, financial planning, accountancy and independent financial advisors in both professional and branche-type organisations.
After publishing his book Spirit in Finance, Ivo finds himself sought after and asked to extend his skills in other business sectors as well. He is regularly quoted and
interviewed for radio, TV and other media.
Through his company Spirit in Finance, Ivo wishes to change the slant of the financial world. He genuinely wants to help people think differently about themselves and pursue ideas about Spirit and balance and the possibility of a better life. 'Often enough, we don't even realize who we're meant to be, because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. Other people hold no power in defining our destiny. Anyone can be successful if they would just aknowledge their ability to surrender their plans, dreams and goals to a power that is greater than other people, greater than themselves. Thát's Spirit!'.
Ivo is committee member of the Encounter of Worldviews Foundation, an organisation devoted to bringing together people from the international business community, politics, sciences and NGO's, aiming to build a dialogue around sustainable leadership. He is also a member of the European Baha'i Business Forum, an active international network of entrepreneurs from over 60 countries, discussing the matter of ethics, leadership and spirituality on the workfloor.
Ivo Valkenburg can be reached by e-mail at ivo@spiritinfinance.nl.
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