When your business is no longer only about business.
When a question about your company also affects your role, your relationships or the life you want to build, New Paradigm CEO™ helps you see how the pieces fit together and what each direction could set in motion.
Where to Begin
An independent perspective on the decisions that shape your business, your life and your future.
Private Advisory
For entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders facing a more complex situation or transition that calls for broader, deeper private advisory, tailored to what the situation actually requires.
From €5,000
Request a Private Inquiry →Private Decision Advisory
Walk In Stuck. Walk Out Decided.
A private advisory engagement built around the decision you need to see clearly.
€2,500 excl. VAT
Explore Private Decision Advisory →Een beperkte selectie voor het laatste kwartaal van 2026.
Deze aanbiedingen zijn tijdelijk en in beperkte aantallen beschikbaar. Ze staan los van mijn reguliere Private Advisory.
The Next Role™
Jouw volgende fase vraagt om een nieuwe versie van jezelf.
Je hebt al veel opgebouwd. In dit 12-weekse groepstraject ontdek je wie je wilt worden, welke overtuigingen en patronen je huidige rol bepalen en hoe je vanuit een nieuwe identiteit jouw bedrijf én leven vormgeeft.
Met online groepssessies, drie private sessies en persoonlijke ondersteuning. Je past alles direct toe in de praktijk.
€3.750 excl. btw
Ontdek The Next Role™ →Private Access Day™
Een dag toegang tot mijn hoofd. Voor de prijs van één uur.
Een belangrijke beslissing, een hoofd vol ideeën of nieuwsgierig naar wat er nog meer mogelijk is?
Een hele dag een onafhankelijke private advisor die met je meedenkt, blinde vlekken zichtbaar maakt en nieuwe perspectieven biedt.
Vanuit je eigen kantoor of woonkamer. Inclusief een telefonisch startgesprek, aanvullende telefoongesprekken in onderling overleg en persoonlijk contact via Signal tussen 10.00 en 17.00 uur.
€1.000 excl. btw
Reserveer je plek →The Breakthrough Experience™
Eén dag. Nieuwe perspectieven. Een doorbraak die je verder brengt.
Een exclusieve VIP-dag op een bijzondere locatie bij Nijmegen.
We onderzoeken jouw vraagstuk, ambities of volgende fase. Ik help je het grotere geheel te zien, blinde vlekken zichtbaar te maken en nieuwe mogelijkheden te ontdekken.
Inclusief een voorbereidend gesprek van 75 minuten, een persoonlijke VIP-dag met lunch en een follow-up van 30 minuten. Je gaat naar huis met nieuwe inzichten, helderheid en een persoonlijk actieplan.
€3.500 excl. btw
Reserveer je VIP-dag →Betere Beslissingen, Grotere Toekomst
Een gratis masterclass voor ondernemers, CEO's en leiders, met een reflectiewerkboek.
Welke toekomst wil je werkelijk creëren, wie moet je zijn om die toekomst te leiden en welke beslissingen neem je vandaag om die mogelijk te maken? In de masterclass werk je aan beide kanten: de strategische besluitvorming en het identity work daaronder, het werk aan wie jij als leider moet worden.
Bekijk de gratis masterclassThe question in front of you is rarely the whole question.
Maybe you're considering selling the company you spent years building. Thinking about who should eventually take it over. A business partnership is changing. You're ready to step back, bring in new leadership or grow again, but you're not sure what that would mean for the rest of your life.
Or the change started somewhere else. In your marriage, your family or simply in what you want now, and suddenly it changes how you look at your business too.
Nothing has to be wrong.
You may simply have reached a point where the choices you make in your business will shape far more than your business.
You already have people you trust.
Your partner knows you. Your business partner knows the company. Your management team sees what the business needs. Your lawyer, accountant and other advisers bring expertise you rely on.
Their advice may be excellent, but each of them naturally sees the situation from where they stand. You are the one who has to bring those different perspectives together and understand what they mean for your business and for your life.
Sometimes what you need is not another specialist looking at one part of the picture, but someone who can look across all of it with you.
This Is Where I Come In
You don't need to arrive with a perfectly formulated question or know exactly what you need before we speak. Tell me what is actually going on.
We look at the situation as it really is: what has happened, who is involved, what advice you have already received, what you are considering, what other people want and, importantly, what you want.
I listen carefully, ask questions and challenge your thinking where it matters. I help you see blind spots, uncover underlying patterns and understand how different parts of your business and life may be influencing one another.
The Experience I Bring to the Table
I bring more than fifteen years of entrepreneurship to that conversation. I grew up in an entrepreneurial family and have built and run several businesses myself. I also spent years working as a business lawyer and as an international divorce mediator for entrepreneurs and families with substantial financial interests.
That combination matters. I understand the business, legal and financial realities, but I have also seen what happens when ownership, ambition, family, relationships and personal life begin to affect one another. It allows me to look across those boundaries, draw on situations I have encountered in practice and see connections that can easily be missed when each part is considered separately.
We Work Backwards From the Future You Want to Create
We don't only look at where you are now. We look at the future you actually want to create. From there, we explore the options available to you, what each could set in motion and which ones move you closer to that future.
The decision remains yours. I have no personal interest in which direction you choose. What matters is that the outcome fits you, the future you want to create and what matters most to you. My role is to help you see more of the whole picture while you still have the freedom to shape what comes next.
Sometimes It Begins With a Decision. Often, It Begins With a Shift.
Private Advisory can become relevant when you are:
- Considering a change in ownership, succession, or the future of your business.
- Preparing the next generation or thinking about what you want to pass on.
- Facing a crossroads in a business partnership or an important relationship.
- Going through or considering a divorce and needing a confidential private adviser to help you see the whole picture — not as your lawyer or divorce mediator, but as your private adviser.
- Redefining your role as founder, owner, or CEO.
- Bringing in new leadership or preparing to step back.
- Considering a sale, exit, or another major transition.
- Navigating a situation where business, ownership, family, relationships or personal interests are pulling in different directions.
- Wondering what you actually want after reaching the level of success you once worked towards.
- Realising that the business or role you built no longer fits the life you want to live.
- Feeling that something is changing — even if you cannot fully name it yet.
These conversations don't need to begin with a crisis.
Sometimes the best time to have them is earlier — while there is still room to think, explore your options and shape what comes next.
In Their Own Words
A selection of experiences from entrepreneurs, CEOs and other leaders who have come to know Daniëlla as an adviser over the years.
"In complex governance processes, Daniëlla consistently brought calm and clarity at the moments that mattered most. Even in the absence of clear guidelines, she found direction with independence, care and conviction. In the many confidential integrity conversations she guided with board members, she created an environment where people felt safe to speak completely openly. That combination of professionalism, independence and humanity is what made her invaluable."
"Daniëlla combines expertise with reliability and a strong sense of responsibility. She brings clarity to complex issues, communicates clearly and is an advisor I recommend without any hesitation."
"Daniëlla is a rare gem in a tough world. She combines sharp thinking with genuine attention for the person behind the entrepreneur. With her, I never feel judged on my title, my money or my results, only truly seen. That makes every conversation with her exceptionally valuable."
"Whenever I need to think something through, talk it out or simply gain some distance from a situation, I call Daniëlla. Whether it's about my business or my personal life, a single conversation with her often gives me more than months with other advisors. She understands me both as a person and as an entrepreneur, asks the right questions and brings clarity exactly when I've lost sight of it myself."
"Daniëlla has been my trusted advisor since I founded my company. Over the years, she has guided me through a wide range of both business and personal issues. Her expertise, clear communication and genuine involvement make her an advisor I trust completely."
"Daniëlla creates an environment where even the most difficult conversations become constructive. She earns trust quickly, sees what truly matters and is an advisor I can rely on completely. Her ability to combine clarity, perspective and genuine involvement makes every conversation worthwhile."
"Daniëlla has a gift for quickly identifying what truly matters in complex situations. She spots connections others miss, thinks strategically ahead and translates complicated issues into clear choices. Her combination of insight, expertise, humour and genuine involvement makes her an exceptional advisor."
"Daniëlla brings clarity to complex issues. She thinks ahead, communicates clearly and gives you the confidence that important matters are being handled with care. Reliable, approachable and an advisor I recommend wholeheartedly."
"During the transfer of our business to the next generation, it wasn't just commercial interests at stake, but also family relationships and the future of the company. Daniëlla brought calm, clarity and an independent perspective during a period when emotions and responsibilities were closely intertwined. Thanks to her guidance, we were able to make well-considered decisions, restore relationships within the family and bring the transfer to a careful close."
The Advisory Relationship
Working with New Paradigm CEO™ is not a programme of fixed weekly sessions or a predetermined rhythm.
It is a confidential advisory relationship that adapts to the realities of your business and the issues you are facing at any given time.
Following a Private Inquiry, you receive a proposal tailored to you and your situation. There are no hourly rates or per-session fees. Each engagement is agreed as a single fixed fee once the scope is clear. The relationships that follow tend to be longer-term, and their form varies from person to person. For some, that means a single, focused day. For others, a month of close advisory engagement or an advisory relationship spanning three, six or nine months. What is right for you always follows from the situation itself, never from a fixed package.
Through access to my private calendar, you schedule online conversations whenever the need arises. Some situations call for an in-depth strategic discussion, others for a shorter conversation. Alongside scheduled conversations, when the situation calls for it, there is room for short exchanges via Signal: a quick question, a voice note or a moment to think something through together.
No fixed touchpoints.
No unnecessary structure.
Just access to independent advice, exactly when it matters most.
Private Advisory can be individual — or shared.
Most of my work begins with an entrepreneur, CEO or leader who engages me directly.
But Private Advisory doesn't have to involve just one person.
I can also be engaged by a family, a group of shareholders or other people who need to work through an important situation, transition or question together.
In those situations, I may work with people individually as well as together. That can mean a series of private one-to-one conversations, followed by conversations with the wider group — all centred around one shared objective.
This gives me the opportunity to understand the different perspectives, interests and concerns involved, while keeping sight of what everyone is ultimately trying to achieve.
I lead those conversations independently. I ask the questions that need to be asked, challenge assumptions where necessary, bring patterns and blind spots into view, and help the people involved see where things connect — and where they don't.
The goal isn't for everyone to think the same. It's to create enough clarity around the whole situation to move forward together.
Daniëlla Eikmans van Dorst, LLM
Founder, New Paradigm CEO™
Why I See Things Differently
My name is mr. Daniëlla Eikmans van Dorst.
I grew up in an entrepreneurial family and saw early on that a business reaches far beyond the business itself — shaping not only work, but also wealth, relationships, family and the future.
After completing university degrees in International and European Law and Dutch Law, I founded two legal practices in 2011.
For more than fifteen years, I have worked alongside entrepreneurs, CEOs, senior leaders and the Dutch government in complex situations where different interests, risks, relationships and potential consequences had to be carefully weighed.
As a business lawyer specialising in business law, contracts and liability, I advised entrepreneurs and leaders on the business side of those situations. As a specialised business and government mediator, I learned to recognise the interests and underlying dynamics influencing what happens around the table — including what isn't being said.
My work in international private law and matrimonial property law added another perspective. As an international family and divorce mediator, I worked with entrepreneurs and families with substantial business and financial interests, where business, ownership, wealth and family could not simply be considered separately.
Together, those experiences taught me to look beyond the question on the table. To see the wider context, recognise patterns and dynamics, and understand how a change in one part of someone's world can affect another.
People tend to open up quickly with me about what is really going on. That matters to me. Title, status, or the size of someone's wealth interests me far less than understanding the person behind the entrepreneur, CEO, or leader — what occupies their mind, the responsibilities they carry, and what they ultimately want.
Over time, clients increasingly asked me to take on exactly that role as a private adviser.
That became the foundation for New Paradigm CEO™.
How a Private Advisory Relationship Begins
I. The Application
If you are considering a Private Advisory Relationship, the process begins with an application.
Complete the application form and briefly share what you would like us to examine. I read every application personally.
II. The Private Inquiry
In a short, confidential, complimentary and non-binding online conversation, we examine what is currently at stake and determine whether, and in what form, an advisory relationship would add meaningful value.
III. The Advisory Proposal
When we are both convinced that working together will add real value, you receive a personal advisory proposal — built from my understanding of your situation, setting out the route I recommend and, where more than one approach could serve the situation well, the alternatives and their trade-offs in scope or intensity.
IV. The Start of the Advisory Relationship
Once agreed, the advisory relationship begins and you receive immediate access to my private calendar to schedule conversations, along with direct access to me via Signal for the moments when an important decision, an unexpected development or a complex issue calls for it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is everything we discuss confidential?
Yes. Everything discussed is confidential from the very first conversation, including the Private Inquiry itself.
Confidentiality has been a professional obligation throughout my career as a lawyer, mediator and private adviser, long before any agreement is signed. Once an advisory relationship begins, that discretion is formalised further in a Client Agreement that includes a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
Do I work with you personally, or with a team?
You always have direct access to me personally, never to a team member or an assistant — I read and respond to every message myself.
Every advisory relationship is protected by a Client Agreement with its own NDA, covering both confidentiality and the careful handling of personal data. Even the choice of Signal for contact between conversations reflects the same priority: privacy, security and the protection of sensitive information are the standard every system and every party around this work is chosen against.
Do you also work internationally?
Yes.
Based in the Netherlands, I work with clients across Europe and worldwide, in both Dutch and English.
Conversations are normally held online, making collaboration possible regardless of where you are based. Where appropriate, in-person meetings can be arranged as part of the advisory relationship, at additional rates to cover travel and time.
Is the application non-binding?
Yes. Every application is reviewed personally and in strict confidence. If, based on your application, I believe a Private Inquiry would be a good fit, I will contact you within 48 business hours. The Private Inquiry itself is confidential, complimentary and non-binding.
What is the investment?
Every advisory relationship is put together personally, based on the nature and complexity of the issues, the desired closeness of collaboration and its duration. Advisory relationships start from €5,000.
Following the Private Inquiry, you receive a bespoke advisory proposal, built from my understanding of your situation rather than a menu to choose from. Where more than one approach could serve the situation well, I set out the route I would recommend and the alternatives, with their trade-offs in scope or intensity, so the investment follows from my judgement of what the situation requires. Once scope is agreed, the engagement is based on a single fixed fee, agreed in advance, rather than hourly or per-session billing.
Request a Private Inquiry
Complete the application below. I review every application personally and, if I believe a Private Inquiry would be a good fit, I'll be in touch within 48 business hours. The Private Inquiry itself is a confidential, complimentary and non-binding conversation.
Have a question? Feel free to reach out via private@newparadigmceo.com
The CEO Brief™
Things I believe are worth sharing.
A thought. A question. An inspiration. Something I've noticed. A perspective you may not have considered. Sometimes a video, an essay, a conversation — or simply something I wanted to share with you.
Mostly about business, ownership, wealth, family, relationships and the future — and what happens when they become impossible to separate.