Adèle Yaroulina

Co-Founder

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium14 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in driving growth through startup collaboration.
Author of 'Collaborate to Innovate' on strategic partnerships.
Extensive experience with diverse organizations and innovation hubs.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic innovation leader in the collaborative and startup ecosystem.

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Skills

Core Skills

Start-ups ManagementOpen InnovationDigital TransformationInnovation Management

Other Skills

Start-upsBusiness AccelerationCollaborative InnovationEcosystem ManagementStrategic ThinkingProduct IdeationBusiness Case PreparationCreative IdeationDigital StrategyStakeholder ManagementPrototypingBusiness ModelingCo-creationProblem SolvingRisk Assessment

About

Hi, I am Adèle Yaroulina 👋 - an author, advisor, trainer and speaker helping organisations drive growth through collaboration and strategic innovation. I work with executives and teams across startups, corporates, and academia to foster open innovation, co-creation, and impactful partnerships. Since starting my career at a digital tech startup, my innovation journey has taken me through thousands of conversations with startups, corporates, public institutions, innovation hubs, governments, and organisations of all kinds. I have had the privilege of working with organisations including KPMG, European Startup Network, European Commission, Euronews, Enel, Eni, Ferrovial, Besix, Autodesk, USAID, and many more. I am the author of Collaborate to Innovate: How Startups and Established Organisations Create Breakthrough Success Together 📖, where I demystify the complexities of startup partnerships and provide a clear roadmap for building high-impact, strategic collaborations that truly make a difference.

Experience

28digital

Innovation Lead

Feb 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium · Remote

Th!nk europe

Subject Matter Expert

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Startify consultancy

Founder

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium · Hybrid

Start-upsStart-ups ManagementBusiness AccelerationOpen InnovationCollaborative Innovation

Kpmg belgium

Innovation Manager

Sep 2023 – Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Zaventem, Flemish Region, Belgium

Leading comprehensive innovation strategies, overseeing end-to-end processes to drive both internal and client- focused innovation initiatives.
Building & cultivating high-performing teams, supporting their professional development and progression.
Driving business development and sales.
Managing and facilitating client engagements.
Identifying and evaluating promising startups for strategic partnerships.

Digital Transformation

Corship - corporate edupreneurship

Partner

Feb 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

Digital Transformation

European startup network

Research & Innovation Manager

Feb 2019 – Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Brussels Area, Belgium

Creating and implementing a strategic plan and vision-based methodology for innovation programmes.
Empowering startups and scaleups with business acceleration services: access to training, mentoring, funding and networking.
Designing and facilitating tailor-made programs: bootcamps, workshops, online courses, webinars, matchmaking and corporate pitching events,...
Identifying and engaging Europe’s most innovative startups and scaleups.
Facilitating and managing co-innovation between startups and well established organisations from the private and public sectors.
Researching, developing, and presenting toolboxes designed to support ecosystem members with open innovation.
Evaluation and iteration: investigating best practices in open innovation, designing prototypes,...
Mobilizing and uniting stakeholders across the European startup ecosystem.
Expanding the network with potentially interesting partners.
Regularly speaking and moderating high-level live and online innovation events all over Europe.
Active member of the following Advisory Boards: Next Generation Internet (NGI) Atlantic, InnoRate, Pan- European Network of Customs Practitioners (PEN-CP).

Ecosystem ManagementStrategic ThinkingInnovation ManagementBusiness AccelerationCollaborative InnovationDigital Transformation+1

idklic a stratacache company

Key Account Manager

Nov 2016 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Brussels Area, Belgium

Managed and developed key accounts in BE, LUX and FR.
Drove businesses to increase their ROI by building comprehensive digital marketing strategies, measuring the results and optimizing the plans.
Managed digital signage deployment projects: strategy, coordination, completion and delivery (technical, content, advertising).
Negotiated contracts with partners & suppliers in order to optimize the company’s offer and results.
Identified and implemented national & international expansion opportunities, namely: strategic partnerships, joint ventures, global tenders…

Digital Transformation

Cécile jodogne, state secretary of the brussels-capital region

Foreign Trade Attaché

Oct 2014 – Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Brussels Area, Belgium

Managed internationalization subsidy program.
Identified and advised SMEs wanting to export.
Promoted international trade services and initiatives.
Participated in the implementation of economic missions.
Developed and maintained a network of contacts: regional and national governments, embassies, parliaments, public administrations, diplomacy, business associations, companies…

Digital Transformation

Louis vuitton

CRM & Digital Eastern Europe

Oct 2012 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Brussels Area, Belgium

Built and developed solid relationships with core clients.
Ensured excellence in global client experience by improving internal processes.
Produced and provided weekly trainings to the team.
Market watch & update reports.
Digital: website edition, implementation of digital tools to improve internal communication.
One month immersion in the HQ in Moscow and in a new LV Store in Sochi, Russia.

Digital Transformation

Idklic

Account Manager

Aug 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Brussels Area, Belgium

Managed, developed and grew existing advertising accounts.
Drove medium & large businesses to increase their sales and optimize their communication costs by building a successful digital media strategy.
Identified expansion opportunities, produced and conducted effective sales presentations and negotiations.