David Fonteyn

David Fonteyn is a Belgian business coach and managing director (Zaakvoerder) of ActionCOACH Dijlevallei, where he specializes in helping ambitious professional service providers overcome growth barriers to reach the €10 million revenue threshold. Operating in Dutch, English, and Italian, Fonteyn combines business and executive coaching with consulting and training services.

Fonteyn brings extensive hands-on leadership experience from scaling a consultancy firm from 10 to over 150 employees. His nearly decade-long career as a business consultant includes strategic-level work with large corporations and leadership responsibilities for multiple teams totaling more than 40 colleagues.

His operational expertise was significantly enhanced through years of collaboration with Toyota, where he developed deep knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and methodologies. This experience forms a cornerstone of his approach to business optimization and process improvement.

Fonteyn's transition to ActionCOACH was motivated by his experience with a failed joint venture, which led him to intensively study effective marketing and sales strategies. He now leverages ActionCOACH's proven methodology, backed by over 32 years of success, more than 1,000 coaches across 80+ countries, and hundreds of thousands of transformed businesses.

His approach focuses on implementing a scalable business operating system through a structured process: alignment and strategy sessions, 90-day action plans, weekly support, measurement and evaluation, and access to world-class entrepreneurial education. Fonteyn emphasizes ROI-oriented results and measurable improvements in both profit and enterprise value, promising concrete results within 120 days through smarter rather than harder work.

David Fonteyn is located in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium (Rijmenamsebaan 20A, 3190 Boortmeerbeek) and has 500+ LinkedIn connections. He publishes a Substack newsletter called 'Growth for the Sake of Value' focused on business transformation, lean methodology, and value investing thinking.

Full name	David Fonteyn
Role	Zaakvoerder
Organization	ActionCOACH Dijlevallei
Country	Belgium
Industry	Business Consulting
Specialties	Business Coaching · Growth Strategy · Lean Manufacturing · Sales Strategy · Marketing Strategy · Executive Coaching
Languages	nl, en, it
Consulting rate	EUR 222 per hour
Bookable	Yes — via TinRate

• David Fonteyn, l'anti-gourou du coaching stratégique des dirigeants — Forbes Belgium (2026-04-10)
  Forbes Belgium profiles David Fonteyn as the anti-guru of strategic coaching for business leaders.

• David Fonteyn - ActionCOACH Dijlevallei | LinkedIn (LinkedIn)

• Growth for the Sake of Value | David Fonteyn | Substack (Substack)

• How do I develop a growth strategy for my small business? (Growth Strategy)
• What is business coaching and how does it work? (Business Coaching)
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• What is a growth strategy in business? (Growth Strategy)
• What is a growth strategy and why do businesses need one? (Growth Strategy)
• What is a growth strategy and why is it important for businesses? (Growth Strategy)
• What is a growth strategy and why is it important for businesses? (Growth Strategy)
• What is a growth strategy and what are its key components? (Growth Strategy)
• How to build an effective sales strategy from scratch? (Sales Strategy)

Expert	Role	Country	Rate	Languages
Alexander Platteeuw	Food safety coach, consultant & trainer, A+ Quality	Belgium	EUR 200/hr	nl, fr, en
Angelo Vandamme	Marketing & Event Strategist, Hey You!	Belgium	EUR 90/hr
Bart Verreydt	Founder - Growht & Scaling Advisor, BoostR	Belgium	EUR 150/hr
Benedikt De Vreese	Hands-on Accelerator for Professional Growth, Eagle Eye	Belgium	EUR 175/hr	en
Bert Slosse	Growth Consultant | Aligning Sales, Systems & Teams | Turning Complexity into Scalable Growth, MELIUS	Belgium	EUR 100/hr	nl, en, fr
Bjorn Verbrugghe	digital marketeer, Unigift	Belgium	EUR 100/hr	en, fr, nl

• Book David Fonteyn on TinRate
• David Fonteyn - ActionCOACH Dijlevallei | LinkedIn
• Business en Executive Coaching - ActionCOACH Dijlevallei
• Growth for the Sake of Value | David Fonteyn | Substack

1. David Fonteyn - ActionCOACH Dijlevallei | LinkedIn — accessed 2026-04-10
2. Business en Executive Coaching - ActionCOACH Dijlevallei — accessed 2026-04-10
3. David Fonteyn, l'anti-gourou du coaching stratégique des dirigeants — accessed 2026-04-10
4. Growth for the Sake of Value | David Fonteyn | Substack — accessed 2026-04-10