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Hi, I'm Cindy Van Eeckhout.

With a Master’s in Business Engineering, 8 years of corporate leadership, and over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, I bring both structure and soul to the women I support. Having built 4 thriving businesses alongside my husband - while raising two teenage sons - I intimately lived and fully understand the real-life challenges of balancing ambition with family, purpose and self-care.

That’s why I created my signature Joy of Life Method - a high-level, yet deeply human approach to sustainable success. It blends smart business strategy with a “work smarter, not harder” mindset, while making self-care and inner mastery non-negotiables for lasting growth.

My mission is simple:
I help create:

More Clarity
More Focus
More Energy

Paving the way for:

More Success
More Joy
And more time to do what you love

Because true success isn’t just about what you achieve - it’s about how it feels along the way. And I’m here to help businesswomen build lives and careers that feel as successful as they look.

Whether we’re talking about aligned leadership, sustainable success, energy management, work-life balance or working smarter to create the freedom to do what you love - I bring clarity, warmth, and practical insights that move people to action.

Meet your Podcast Guest:

With a Master’s in Business Engineering, 8 years of corporate leadership, and over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, I bring both structure and soul to the women I support. Having built 4 thriving businesses alongside my husband - while raising two teenage sons - I intimately lived and fully understand the real-life challenges of balancing ambition with family, purpose and self-care.

That’s why I created my signature Joy of Life Method - a high-level, yet deeply human approach to sustainable success. It blends smart business strategy with a “work smarter, not harder” mindset, while making self-care and inner mastery non-negotiables for lasting growth.

My mission is simple:
I help create:

More Clarity
More Focus
More Energy

Paving the way for:

More Success
More Joy
And more time to do what you love

Because true success isn’t just about what you achieve - it’s about how it feels along the way. And I’m here to help businesswomen build lives and careers that feel as successful as they look.

Whether we’re talking about aligned leadership, sustainable success, energy management, work-life balance or working smarter to create the freedom to do what you love - I bring clarity, warmth, and practical insights that move people to action.

Meet Your Podcast Guest : Cindy Van Eeckhout

A trusted voice for high-achieving women who feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or unfulfilled - ready to reclaim their time, energy & joy without sacrificing success or well-being.

My most-loved Podcast Topics:

🎙️ Joy of Life as a Leadership Strategy

🎙️ From Burnout to Energized

🎙️ The Smarter Way to Thrive

🎙️ Clarity, Focus & Energy: The Real Game-Changers

🎙️ Working Smarter, Living Fully

🎙️ Time Freedom & the Power of Prioritization

🎙️ The New Success: Alignment, Fulfillment & Flow

🎙️ Leading with Energy: Joyful Habits for Sustainable High Performance

🎙️ From Overwhelm to Joy: How to Redefine Success on Your Terms

If you're looking for a guest who brings authenticity, expertise and an uplifting message your audience will remember - I'd love to connect.

Featured Podcast Conversations

Inspiring you to Listen, Live & Lead with Joy !

Finding Joy Beyond Success: How to lead with Heart, Purpose and lasting Impact

Podcast: “Servant Heart " Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Steve Ramone| In English

Leadership without joy drains you. Leadership with joy sustains you.

I had the joy of joining Steve Ramona on his podcast for a powerful conversation about leadership with joy and why it changes everything.

So many high-achievers build businesses that look impressive… but quietly drain their energy. In this episode, we explored what it takes to lead and live differently:

  • Why joy isn’t a luxury, but a leadership strategy

  • How clarity and self-care drive sustainable success

  • The mindset shifts that help you work smarter, not harder

  • Practical ways to protect your energy and stay aligned with your values

  • Why purpose + joy together fuel lasting fulfillment and success

The Achievement Trap: Business Success and Work-Life Balance Strategies

Podcast: “Workforce Alchemist " Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Mason Duchatschek| In English

Trapped in achievement but feeling unfulfilled? Success without joy isn’t really success.

In this podcast with Mason D. I share how high-achieving entrepreneurs and executives can shift from exhaustion to alignment.

If you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, exhausted, guilty or unfulfilled and want to reclaim clarity, joy and sustainable success, this conversation is for you.

Here’s what we explored:

  • The hidden cost of “success” (invisible burnout, guilt, depletion)

  • How perfectionism + weak boundaries drain energy and joy

  • Why slowing down is not weakness, but leadership

  • Simple rituals to restore clarity, presence, and resilience

  • How joy becomes a strategy, not a luxury

Mindfulness in the Workplace with Cindy Van Eeckhout

Podcast: “The Bliss Business Podcast" Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Hosts: Stephen Sakach & Michael Liwski | In English

Mindful leadership isn’t soft, it’s strategic power.

Mindfulness is more than a wellness tool, it’s a leadership advantage.

Here’s what we dived into:

  • Why mindfulness is a leadership skill, not just a trend

  • How presence sharpens decisions & strengthens team culture

  • The link between mindfulness, empathy, and sustainable success

Joy isn’t the result of success, it’s the foundation of it.

Podcast: “Hey, I’ve Got Something to Say!” Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Sandy Joy Weston | In English

Here’s the truth we explored:

Most high-achieving women are conditioned to believe: “I’ll finally feel joyful… once I reach that level of success.”

But in reality, it’s the other way around.

  • When you lead from joy

  • When you build your business and your day from joy

  • When joy becomes your baseline

…success follows, naturally, sustainably, and with soul.

In the episode, I shared 4 pillars from my “Joy of Life” Method that help ambitious women infuse joy into their daily life now, not someday:

  • Clarity: Get clear on what truly matters

  • Well-Being: Prioritize self-care as a power move

  • Work Smarter: Create time and freedom without burnout

  • Mindset: See joy as a muscle you can strengthen

Because joy isn’t accidental - It’s intentional - and it becomes your greatest fuel for lasting success

How can shifting from hustle to harmony completely transform your success and well-being?

Podcast: “The Kore Women Podcast” Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: DR. Summer Watson | In English

In our conversation, we explored themes that are at the heart of Alegria Coaching and my signature Joy of Life Method, including:

Why “Alegria” (Spanish for Joy) is the word that defines my life and why I believe success without joy is just burnout in disguise.

  • The power of leading ourselves first and how inner alignment is the key to sustainable outer success.

  • My turning point from hustle to harmony and how I turned breakdown into breakthrough.

  • How I help high-achieving women reclaim their time, energy, and freedom, without sacrificing success.

  • And the most powerful mindset shift for women stuck in hustle culture: "Slowing down isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom. That’s where clarity and power begin."

Capturing Joy with Cindy Van Eeckhout

Podcast: “The Work In Between” Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Gretchen Holmes | In English

We explored how pause, clarity and self-care are not luxuries, but essential practices that make joy possible.

We spoke about how
small steps, not perfection, lead to big shifts, and how you can’t buy joy, but you can create it, one intentional moment at a time.

We talked about time as your greatest wealth, and how success is so much more than hitting goals,
…it’s about
freedom, impact, and the joy you create on the journey.

From pressure to presence - without losing your ambition

Podcast: “The Empowered Whistleblower” Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Dawn Marie Westmoreland | In English

Together, we talked about:

  • What real success looks like when joy is at the center

  • How self-care isn't selfish, it's the fuel for your impact

  • Daily rituals that reduce stress and reignite your energy

  • Why clarity is power and how it changes everything

  • The beauty of slowing down to reconnect with what truly matters

  • And how presence over pressure can be the most powerful turning point of all

The Joy of Life as a Path to Fulfilment and Success

Podcast: “The mind body podcast” Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Maria Angelova | In English

We explored deep and meaningful truths, including:

  • Why joy isn’t a luxury, it is fuel. When you embody it, you radiate clarity, magnetism and inner strength.

  • The difference between energy we push and energy we embody and how intuition becomes louder when we slow down and listen.

  • Why ambition is unstoppable when it’s rooted in joy, not pressure.

  • How personal happiness and professional success aren’t opposites. They amplify each other.

  • How meditation, journaling and intentional mindset shifts aren’t “extras”. They are leadership tools.

  • And my favorite takeaway: "Whatever you desire is possible, but only aligned action turns desire into reality."

Unlock Your Joy & Live with Purpose!

Podcast: "Heart-Centered Leadership & Embracing Change". Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Jeannette Meier, Ph.D.

In this powerful conversation with Jeannette Meier, Ph.D., we dive deep into:

  • How to align with your deeper purpose & embrace authenticity

  • Breaking free from fear, self-doubt & limiting beliefs

  • Cultivating joy, abundance & freedom in everyday life

  • The role of intuition in making bold, life-changing decisions

This episode is an invitation to step into your power, trust the process, and create a life that feels as

good as it looks.

Unlock More Time, Freedom & Energy!

Podcast: "Behind the Mic LIVE ! Guest: Cindy Van Eeckhout. Host: Gregory “G” Wright

Are you chasing success but feeling exhausted along the way? It doesn’t have to be that way.

  • Success shouldn’t come at the cost of happiness.

  • Working harder ≠ achieving more.

  • You deserve to create more Time, Freedom & Energy to do what you love!

That’s exactly what I have been diving into with the incredible Gregory “G” Wright on Behind The Mic Live! A powerful conversation about breaking free from overwhelm and unlocking the path to Greater Success, Joy & Happiness.

Unlock 20 Years, 4 Businesses, 1 Dream in Provence

Podcast: “Zuidwaarts” Guests: Cindy Van Eeckhout & Dieter Ruys Host: Koen De Kersgieter| In Dutch

What happens when you truly follow your heart?

In this special episode, my husband Dieter and I share our 20-year journey of building a joyful life and 4 thriving businesses in Provence each rooted in one core value: Alegria, the Joy of Life.

We talk about:

  • Taking bold leaps to follow a dream.

  • Turning challenges into growth.

  • Creating success through passion, resilience & purpose.

From hospitality to coaching, this story is about designing a life with intention and proving that joy can lead the way in both business and life.

Even though this conversation is in Dutch, the message is universal: with clarity, courage, and heart, dreams can become reality.

Looking for a Speaker Who Brings Joy, Energy & Lasting Impact?

Whether it’s a stage, a screen or a podcast - let’s collaborate to deliver a message that resonates. I bring passion, presence and proven strategies your audience will remember - and use.