Lieven Van Linden holds an MBA from Vlerick Business School and built his career in various international organizations. Alongside his corporate experience, he is an ultrarunner and finished as the first Belgian in the 28th edition of the Marathon des Sables, widely regarded as one of the world’s most extreme... Read more
Lieven Van Linden holds an MBA from Vlerick Business School and built his career in various international organizations. Alongside his corporate experience, he is an ultrarunner and finished as the first Belgian in the 28th edition of the Marathon des Sables, widely regarded as one of the world’s most extreme endurance races.
Today, Lieven works with organizations such as ASML and Ahold Delhaize, helping leaders and teams improve sustainable performance through data-driven insights, energy management, and carefully designed out-of-comfort experiences that translate directly to the workplace.
In his keynotes and masterclasses, Lieven bridges physiology, psychology, and leadership practice. He translates lessons from extreme endurance, neuroscience, and HRV data into practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately—helping them build high-energy habits, improve focus and recovery, and sustain performance under pressure. His sessions combine scientific rigor with real-world applicability, leaving audiences with clarity, tools, and momentum for behavioral change.
How data, wearables, and HRV turn insight into sustainable performance.
We are all becoming data donors.
Every day, leaders generate streams of personal data through wearables, smartphones, platforms, and digital tools — often without fully understanding what that data actually says about their health and performance.
In the domain of...
How leaders manage energy — not time — for sustainable performance.
“I don’t have the energy to continue.”
It’s a sentence Lieven hears more and more from senior leaders — not because they lack ambition or discipline, but because their energy systems are depleted.
The speed, complexity, and constant cognitive...
How leaders turn pressure into resilience, clarity, and growth.
In this keynote, Lieven draws from his personal journey as an ultrarunner and leadership performance expert to challenge one of today’s most persistent myths: that stress is something we must eliminate to perform well.
From an evolutionary perspective, short, well-dosed periods...