Speaker & People-First Advocate

Raymond de Looze

Speaker Raymond de Looze strengthens the development of people and organizations. He is a people-centric analyst with the ability to bring together both the hard and soft aspects. With a radical "people-first" philosophy, he ensures a business-driven and successful approach to enhance the development of individuals and organizations. In his vision on personal development, he links ambition to reflection, movement to slowing down, and intuition to assertiveness. In his books and keynotes, he challenges entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals to engage in critical self-reflection with simple words and humor.

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Languages: Dutch English

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About Raymond de Looze

Raymond de Looze confronts with a smile. He doesn’t like nonsense, standard guru-speak, or hollow phrases. What he does do is help people and organizations look more sharply at behavior, choices, and patterns. His style is energetic, insightful, and humorous – always grounded in substance.

Raymond is not a motivational speaker who delivers a rehearsed speech. He doesn’t provide simple answers, but asks better questions. Questions that make you look at yourself, your team, or your organization from a different perspective.

As the author of three books on personal and organizational development, Raymond shows what really works: not by chasing idealized images, but by understanding what drives people, what blocks them, and what can actually be influenced. His approach is concrete, stimulating, and always focused on real impact.

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Sessions

For leaders, HR, and organizations that understand that “people first” is not just an HR slogan, but a strategic choice. Not because it sounds good, but because it demonstrably works better. Raymond confronts and challenges with sharp observations, concrete examples, and practical lessons, inspired by his book The Rockstars Method, co-authored with Laurens Simonse.

Format: Masterclass or keynote with plenty of room for questions and interaction from the audience
Target Audience: Management, HR, leadership teams
Themes: Employee value, culture, leadership, behavior, psychological safety

About the importance of ruthless self-reflection and the poison of unattainable ideal images. Raymond shows how you can grow without superficial solutions or Insta-wisdom. In line with his books DIY Guru and How to Become the Best Version of Yourself – and Why You Shouldn’t Want That. Always through interaction, always in the moment. No rehearsed speech, but sharp, thought-provoking, and tailored to the people in the audience.

Format: College Tour: keynote with plenty of interaction and input on the audience's concrete challenges
For: Professionals, teams, events focused on personal growth
Themes: Development, reflection, behavior change, decision-making