Nicolas Van Aelst

Director at Edge Consulting

Brussels Region, Belgium

About

I created Initsu Consulting in 2010 and since then worked on several projects in partnership with Edge Consulting. I specialise in Sales & Marketing and Business Development projects where I can apply my specific competencies, which are Project Management, Customer Experience Management, Business Modeling & Social Media Marketing. Prior to work as a freelance through Initsu Consulting, I served 3 years as Project Manager where I acquired consulting experience working on Business Transformation projects within postal industry. I graduated in Economics at Université Libre de Bruxelles (2006). Passionate of sports, I also hold an executive degree in Sports Business Management from the Solvay Business School (2007). During my academic career, I was involved in associative activities, being executive member (President in 2007) of “Express” non-profit organization that welcomes and integrates all the “In-coming” exchange program students at Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Experience

  • Edge Consulting Community (16 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director
      May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    • Manager
      Apr 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 4 mos

      Edge Consulting is a leading hands-on strategy & management consulting firm. Edge Consulting supports companies in two main areas: We provide complete business transformation solutions ranging from strategic opportunities assessment, through business development planning, down to helping implementation at client level. We support companies at those key stages in their lifecycle by helping them with the organisation of their daily business and activities, their structure and organisation, in order to improve their productivity, rapidly address market needs and trends and diversify their sources of revenue. We also provide advice on how to develop their business, increase market share, develop top line activities and capture new market potential through customer-centric development. Edge Consulting is built upon a combination of personalities, high level consultants and industry experts that have been working together intensively over the past few years. The team has in-depth experience in a variety of sectors including telecoms, media and utilities, and this, both at SME and multinational level in Europe and worldwide.

  • HEC Entrepreneur - Mentor (Strategic Marketing) at University of Liège
    Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

    Accompagnement / Coaching d'une équipe d'étudiants HEC sur un cas réel (Marketing / GTM) au sein d'une entreprise

  • Management Consultant / Owner at Initsu consulting
    May 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 3 mos

  • Project Manager at Davoise & Associates
    Aug 2007 - Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • President at Express - ULB
    Jun 2006 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Express - ULB is a non-profit organisation that welcomes and integrates all the "In-coming" exchange program students (500 each term) at the "Université Libre de Bruxelles". Our mission is to provide these students extra-academic services like dinners, trips, visits, parties, sports activities, ... As the President of the organisation I managed a team of 25 people divided in the following workgroups : Communication & Web Administration, Trips, Culture, Parties, Sports and Social.