About ACSB

Experience gains value when it helps others move forward

ACSB brings together personal guidance, entrepreneurship, business coaching and commercial expertise. Not through a fixed programme, but by starting with what a person or organisation genuinely needs at that moment.

Willem Jan de Water - coach and advisor at ACSB
About Willem Jan

More than 30 years working with people, entrepreneurship and development

For more than 30 years, my career has centred on people, entrepreneurship and development. I have built organisations, developed commercial teams and relationships, worked internationally and experienced first-hand what growth, change and responsibility mean.

Over time, I discovered that my greatest satisfaction does not come only from achieving commercial results, but especially from helping people move forward. Through personal relationships and guiding people and athletes, I became increasingly involved in questions about careers, choices, development and the balance between ambition and personal well-being.

Even after formal roles or collaborations ended, many of those relationships continued. People asked for advice, used me as a sounding board or sought guidance for their next step. This strengthened my belief that experience is not something to keep to yourself.

ACSB brings these worlds together: personal guidance, entrepreneurship, business coaching and commercial expertise. Not through a fixed programme, but by starting with what a person or organisation genuinely needs at that moment.

My way of working starts with listening

  • I listen first and then ask questions — sometimes the questions people would rather avoid.

  • Together, we look at what is realistic, achievable and desirable.

  • Trust, openness and clear agreements come first.

  • No unnecessarily complicated models, but insights and actions you can genuinely use to move forward.

Services

How I can help you

Personal Coaching

Guidance with personal development, career questions, leadership and important choices.

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Business Coaching

A sounding board for entrepreneurs and managers who want to grow or become stronger leaders.

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Sales & Business Development

Strategic commercial advice, account development and sustainable customer relationships.

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Interim & Advisory

Temporary support for commercial projects and organisational development.

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A no-obligation conversation in which we look at where you are and whether ACSB can support you.

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