Hi!
I’m Lisa van Reeuwyk.

I will show you how to run a business that doesn’t run you.

Hi! I’m
Lisa van Reeuwyk.

I work at the intersection of the person and the business.

When I’m not working you’ll find me hiking up a mountain chasing bear photos, curled up with a hot beverage researching soup recipes or human behaviour, and with a quote ready for almost any situation.

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About my process

Since 2009, business owners and professionals have hired me to build clarity, consistency, and as I like to say, killer cashflow, so they can run a business that doesn’t run them

Success means something different to everyone.

What does success mean to you? So many of us are carrying conditioned versions of it that were never really ours. One of the most rewarding parts of my work as a business coach is watching clients get clarity on what success actually means for them, and then writing that into their own story, in life and in business.

Just like a jigsaw puzzle, when you start locking a few pieces into place, the big picture starts to emerge… and that’s when the real fun begins.

I define profitability as filling up the tank as well as the bank.

I’ve seen it dozens of times. The business grows when the person behind it does. 

A bit about me

I am a born and raised BC business coach, 2X best-selling author, educator, blogger, workshop leader, mindfulness facilitator, and keynote speaker who goes to work each day feeling like a kid in a candy store. It makes my soul sing every day to live, work, and play in this coastal paradise of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Years spent in broadcast television, interviewing people from every walk of life, taught me how to truly listen. That gift now shapes how I support your business development in key areas while mapping out the key performance indicators (KPIs) for success.

Leaders work with me to build a brand with real impact, an authentic community, and stronger revenue and profitability. Good people do good things with their money, and our world needs more conscious entrepreneurs like you, leading the way for a more inclusive and harmonious business culture.

In what feels like a past life now, I had an adventurous career in television. As GM at a boutique production company, I got a “sink or swim” on-the-job MBA, running every division of a rapidly growing organization.

I produced, hosted, and distributed hundreds of episodes for broadcasters around the globe, series like Wings Over Canada, Discovering Great Towns, Driving Television, and Canadian Biography Moments.

But the real gift was sitting across from so many different people, season after season. It taught me how to truly listen, the strength I bring to this work every single day.

Ambition is not a dirty word. It’s believing in yourself and your abilities. What would happen if we were all brave enough to be a little bit more ambitious? I think the world would change.

~ Reese Witherspoon

I used to say I was an accidental entrepreneur

We can only connect the dots in hindsight, and I clearly see how what is meant for you will find you. For as long as I can remember, complete strangers have been apologizing to me for sharing the intimate details of their lives shortly after we meet.

Asking key questions and co-creating the framework for a client’s success feels like the most natural thing in the world. I’m a Reflector in Human Design and an INFJ in Myers-Briggs — a rare and powerful combination for a business coach.

The trust my clients place in me is a huge honour, one I don’t take lightly. My role in supporting your growth is a privilege, which is why I’m very selective about who I work with. This is a collaborative process that challenges you, so it requires mutual trust and respect. Even aligned change can feel like danger to your nervous system — but that trust is what carries you through the open door, into your best chapter yet.
The clarity of your vision matters.
What you want to do in this precious lifetime matters. Especially for people in marginalized groups, the conditioning to think and play small is so ingrained in our culture. There has never been a more exciting time to practice radical self-care, lean into inner knowing, and dedicate yourself to living, working, and playing from an authentic and aligned place. 
If you’re ready to say YES to you, I’ve got you.
No one was meant to do this alone.
Lisa van Reeuwyk, Bloom Business Development @BloomLisa

Why shrink to fit a life that was always meant to stretch?

When you scale your business, increase profitability, and have way more fun doing it, the amount of good you can do in this world gets exciting. Own your worthiness, follow your north star, and think even bigger. 

 

In the spirit of being vulnerable, here are a few random facts about me and my life.

  • I began my yoga practice at 18, and plan to one day take my yoga teacher training to further deepen my practice. Ideally to a tropical setting, perhaps Costa Rica.

  • Each morning, the first thing I do is thank my bed for a good night’s sleep and say hello to a new day. No matter how much I slept, I recognize and affirm how today is gift not everyone has, feeling a deep sense of gratitude for my body and all it does for me each day.

  • I’ve been a student of A Course in Miracles since 2013 and it has created a revolution of connection, meaning, and happiness in my life.

  • I’ve cared deeply about natural living since I was a teen. Knowing the average woman puts 150 chemicals on her body during her morning routine also spurs me to make as many natural choices as I can.

  • 2024 was a YEAR. My 20 year marriage ended and my daughter was diagnosed with a life threatening disorder. Life is humbling and hard, there is no avoiding that. A reminder to choose the hard you want intentionally. Today we are both thriving.

  • I was raised in an alcoholic home, which is the birthplace of my love of accountability. To self, to others, to a meaningful life.
  • I am deeply spiritual and bought my first Tarot & Oracle card decks when I was back packing in Australia when I was 20.
  • I have an irrational fear of falling down stairs and always use the hand rail. Except for that time I was seriously injured in an epic marshmallow fight, but that’s another story for another time, lol.

  • I get such a high from teaching people how to sit at all the tables of their lives, from the kitchen table to the corporate boardroom, feeling comfortable and confident as they speak their truth with grace, knowing their voice matters.

  • In the Summer of 2025 I suffered a serious spinal injury from too much adulting. Three slipped discs is not an experience I would recommend. As a result I now hike every.single.day., and move throughout my zoom filled workday. Health really is true wealth

Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
Forum For Women Entrepreneurs
Certified Coaches Federation
Dress For Success

I believe we get as we give.

Community matters. Wether it’s your time, energy or money, show up for those causes and people that are aligned with your heart. For me it’s women, empowerment and education; what is it for you?

I mentor with the Forum for Women’s Enterprise (FWE), led Mindset Workshops for Dress for Success and donated Personal & Professional Transformation Coaching packages, fundraising for Ruben’s Shoes through both my exclusive client only networking night and in the community and the Women in Business Committee with the Tri-Cities Cities Chamber of Commerce.

Rather than telling you about my coaching practice, I will leave that to a few of my cherished clients, who have graciously shared their personal stories of investing in coaching or workshops over on my testimonials page.

Why do I do this work?

My passion comes from my own life experience, full of teachers I never would have chosen, but who turned out to be exactly who I needed to become who I am. I do this work because supporting you in growing your business feels right, deep in my bones.

When I see the shift in someone, in their body, voice, and eyes telling me they finally see themselves the way I see them, there’s nothing more rewarding than that. Watching someone’s confidence take root and grow is the best part of my job. Once you see your own capability clearly, it can never be unseen.

Stop should-ing yourself and start following your north star. Letting go of the patterns that have kept your business small isn’t a one-and-done thing, it takes consistency, and it takes support.

That’s what I’m here for. It’s time to plant the seeds, do the work, and follow your north star, your way.

Lisa van Reeuwyk BloomLisa.com, Business Coach, Vancouver

We are like candles. When you share your light you create even more while your flame burns even brighter.

The world is changing. There has never been a better time to create your own rules, grow your business, and light your spark of change. Are you ready to get started?