How I Went From My First Leadership Role at the Age of 17 to Creating REMODE and Helping Leaders Build and Run the Businesses They Love

Despite building and growing a business, leaders often get stuck and feel pressure. How do you solve that?

In my 20 years in corporate environments, I’ve noticed a lot of leaders facing burnout, not having a clear direction, and lacking a productive organization as their company starts growing. With the REMODE framework, this can change, allowing you to lead with purpose and get a hold of your business.

Gain back 10 hours per week and implement a clear vision in under 30 days!

What Other Leaders Say About Leon

After receiving many recommendations, Jure Knethl, the leader of WeScale, approached me. WeScale is a performance marketing agency in the DTC e-commerce space.

He wanted to structure the agency, work on team alignment, and set a clear direction moving forward.

We collected the initial data and came up with the 3-month roadmap. Jure also underwent leadership coaching throughout the process.

In under a year, the company grew from 9 to 32 members and increased its revenue 5 times. By the end of the journey, WeScale had a 3-year strategic plan, a structured organization, and a much happier, more productive team.

Leon was an incredible asset to my business journey with SOLIDU. He's got extensive knowledge and experience, and he was always there with valuable insights and solutions to complex problems. I gained a much better understanding of my business, and I was able to get some much-needed perspective on how to move forward effectively.

Leon went well above any expectations we had and overdelivered. Main outcomes for us were to understand how to better structure the remote team for growth, and build a solid culture of A-players. He also helped us with streamlining the processes and communications flows, while the team became more independent. Leon's deep knowledge about people & teams, aligned with his contagious positive influence make him the best business coach out there.

Leon brings a unique perspective to his work that is both refreshing and effective. He is highly effective in guiding and coaching his clients, resulting in significant improvements and growth for their businesses. Leon is able to lead his clients through challenges and provide solutions that are tailored to their specific needs and take their business to the next level.

Leon is a consummate professional. He breathes OKRs, eats mission, vision, value for lunch and goals for dinner. Leadership structures have a way of just making sense to him but more importantly how they should evolve for growth. His insights always make me question and test things. He'll be the right choice if you're looking to structure your business for the next phase of growth.

Leon coached us 1 year long on being a better leader and set up the vision, mission, values, OKRs, and all the other fun stuff that come with it. In that year, we grew from 9 to 32 team members, 5x our revenue, and we follow a vision. I highly recommend Leon to anyone who wants totake their leadership to the next stage, build a greatbusiness, and work with someone who cares aboutyour progress.

Leon helped bring clarity and structure to our PR agency - from the very beginning, it was clear that every role needed to have its defined responsibility and accountability scope so that the founders wouldn't have to be accountable for every task in the company. We were seeking to engage the staff more and to show them the possibility to work more independently. We also introduced OKRs into the company and they are now a part of our daily life, helping us plan better and achieve more.

We chose to work with Leon because we felt, that we have a lot to improve regarding leadership, vision and mission for our company. At the same time we were looking for a way to streamline our team and processes, to be more productive as a company. Leon helped us excellent developing all the pieces and teached us, how to become better leaders and how we can grow with less stress. Thanks Leon!!

Leon is awesome to work with! He's dedicated and committed. He knows his stuff and can give great insights and guidance on different areas of the business. He's a real pro! He's got a great work ethic, which makes him a great addition to any team or project. He's helped us out a lot by providing guidance and assistance in setting objectives and establishing a structure.

When we started working with Leon, the business transformed into a company that could grow to new levels again, with a clear structure, goals, and understanding of why we as a company exists. Also, I could focus again on the thing that I love most - entrepreneurship. Today, Leon is still actively involved in guiding our business. Whenever we struggle as a business and need a more corporate understanding of the problem, we ask Leon's help and he always responds!

I didn’t expect that meeting Leon during one of the leading startup events in Lithuania would result in our company growth. Working with Leon has helped our startup Integral Solutions create a better strategy, easily explain to others what we do, and get them on board. Leon has great expertise in business and how best to navigate the startup world. The best thing about working with Leon is his honesty and support for us young entrepreneurs.

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Leon van der Laan, founder of Remode, learned what it means to lead people and teams at an early age when he was put in charge of a group of five students in a large H&M store in Rotterdam. Little did he know that this first step into leadership would put him on track to becoming the CFO of one of the company’s logistics divisions.

After spending nearly two decades in the corporate world, Leon decided that his knowledge and skills would be a strong asset for emerging startups. He started out as a freelance consultant, helping young entrepreneurs optimize their teams.

Today, he runs Remode with the mission of refreshing startups across Europe and beyond. Leon is also a productivity geek, a father, a husband, a biohacker, and a keynote speaker, and he’s always open for a quick chat with those who share his passions.

Leon van der Laan

leon@remode.company

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