Loic Potjes, Managing Partner, Disruptive Leap

Loic Potjes, Managing Partner, Disruptive Leap

  • Loic Potjes is the Managing Partner of Disruptive Leap.
  • His main focus is now executive coaching for CEOs for personal growth to enable business growth.

Podcast

Overview

In this episode of The Brand Called You, Loic Potjes, Managing Partner of Disruptive Leap, shares insights into his journey from corporate CEO to executive coach. He discusses the evolving nature of coaching, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence, and cultural diversity, and helping CEOs focus on key opportunities. Loic highlights how coaching has become crucial in a rapidly changing business landscape, providing CEOs with a sacred space for reflection, clarity, and transformative change. He also underscores the value of peer-to-peer leadership exchanges like YPO forums and the significance of personal growth, accountability, and positive impact in leadership development.

00:35- About Loic Potjes

  • Loic Potjes is the Managing Partner of Disruptive Leap.
  • His main focus is now executive coaching for CEOs for personal growth to enable business growth.
  • He’s a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.

04:57- What is the difference between coaching a startup CEO versus one from a large, established company?

  • A startup CEO would need more structured interventions to get all the core pillars and basics right, requiring a more structured scaling methodology to learn the essentials.
  • A more experienced CEO has likely already realised these experiences and skills, making it more about applying a toolbox of methodologies, strategies, and innovations.
  • In a larger business at scale, it’s about being fit for purpose to tackle the 1000 different opportunities and challenges a CEO might face daily.

24:03- How have you been shaped by people in your life, and how are they influencing you as a coach today?

  • My faith, family, and background have shaped me to have a positive outlook on life, emphasizing that we are born with a talent, a gift to ourselves and the world.
  • Joy and fulfilment come when we share that talent with the world, driven by the desire to impact positively.
  • Early influences like faith, scouting, and positive thinking in schools reinforced the philosophy of positivity and the belief that everyone has a unique talent.
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Learn more about Loic Potjes: LinkedIn
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  • Loic Potjes is the Managing Partner of Disruptive Leap.
  • His main focus is now executive coaching for CEOs for personal growth to enable business growth.
  • He’s a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.

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