Barbara Vercruysse is a distinguished Global Kindness Advocate, Mentor, Personal Coach, Business Consultant, Thought Leader, and Public Speaker. She is the visionary Founder of the 'BV Empowerment & Kindness Institute.' Her mission is to equip individuals and organizations with the tools to lead with kindness and compassion.

With over 25 years as an entrepreneur, Barbara's passion for kindness and compassion grew after surviving stage four cancer two decades ago. Her commitment to leaving a positive legacy fuels her advocacy for kindness at all levels of society. Barbara combines practicality with profound wisdom.

Barbara is a trusted business consultant to BMW dealers, serving as Quality Officer, Customer Board member, and HR Soft Skills expert. Her decade-long association with the management team has resulted in meeting annual sales and quality objectives and remarkable improvements in retention rates.

She enjoys a harmonious marriage of over two decades and is the proud mother of three young adults. Her personal journey overcoming stage four cancer at 32 drives her belief in leading by example. Beyond her professional pursuits, Barbara enjoys reading, painting, art, travel, profound conversations, and meaningful human connections. As an avid book lover, she reads a minimum of 50 books annually.

Barbara's written work has been featured in esteemed publications like the Huffington Post and Thrive Global. She reaches millions through her weekly Inspirational Talks on social platforms. She is the opening speaker for Girl Up Jabalpur, a United Nations Foundation initiative, advocating 'Leading with Powerful Kindness.' Barbara also delivers talks on this vital topic to Microsoft's Soft Skill Community and presented 'The Path of Powerful Kindness' at Harvard University, Graduate School of Education.

Recognized as the #1 Top 50 Global Thought Leader on Mental Health by Thinkers360, Barbara is committed to mental health advocacy.

As President of Professional Women International, she empowers women in their professional growth, accelerating gender-balanced leadership in business and society. The guiding values of respect, courage, collaboration, excellence, and inclusiveness drive PWI.