ABOUT CHRISTOFFEL SNEIJDERS
Born in Amsterdam.
Built in the field.
30 years. 13,000 people. Four countries. One open heart surgery. The methodology didn't come from a theory. It came from living it.
REAL CLIENT SITUATIONS
What the work
looks like in practice.
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Head Brain Dominance — Leadership
The Vice President Who Stopped Innovating
Alex, a VP in the New York tech sector, was known for his analytical skills. His Head Brain had driven success — but now meetings were repetitive, innovation had stalled, and his team was losing motivation. He was overthinking every decision, lost in risk assessments. Through 3 Brains coaching, Alex learned to engage his Heart Brain (listening more deeply, building emotional connection) and reconnect with his Gut Brain (trusting instinct, reshuffling team responsibilities). Innovation returned. The team re-energised.
"Success is not merely a product of logical thinking. It requires the courage to listen to your Heart and the intuition to trust your Gut."
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Heart Brain Conflict — Relationships
The Startup Founder and the Business Partner She Couldn't Trust
Samantha, a startup founder, faced a dilemma with a new business partner. Logically, the partnership made strategic sense. Emotionally, her values felt violated. Her Gut was sending warnings she couldn't name. Through 3 Brains alignment work, she learned to integrate all three centres — and made a decision that honoured her integrity while managing the relationship strategically.
"Miscommunication arises when we speak from different brains — one from logic, the other from emotion."
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Gut Brain — Burnout & PTSD
The SVP Whose Anxiety Led to a Thyroid Operation
A Senior Vice President client understood cognitively everything he needed to change. He had clear strategies. He couldn't implement them. Chronic anxiety had progressed to a thyroid operation. Logic alone was addressing a problem that lived in the Heart and Gut. Working with the emotional memory stored in the Heart Brain and the survival responses held in the Gut Brain produced change that cognitive strategies couldn't.
"Trauma often resides in the Gut Brain. Burnout is felt intensely in the Heart Brain. The Head alone cannot reach either."
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All 3 Brains — Leadership Transformation
The CEO Who Was Afraid of Tunnels
A coaching session in the Netherlands: a CEO confided his fear of tunnels — despite their impeccable safety record. Every rational approach failed. The phobia was impervious to logic. This single case revealed the gap between what the Head knows and what the Heart and Gut believe — and became the catalyst for Christoffel's decade-long investigation into the three-brain framework.
"Who or what inside us is in charge of our emotions and behaviour? Traditional models couldn't answer it. That question launched everything."
CAREER TIMELINE
The path that built
the methodology.
THE METHODOLOGY
What 3 Brains Intelligence
actually is.
MISSION & CULTURE
What drives the
organisation.
Mission Statement
To create a better world by empowering people to align their three brains — Head, Heart, and Gut — to make more conscious, balanced, and ethical decisions.
When individuals develop 3 Brains Intelligence, they become less driven by egocentric survival impulses alone. They gain awareness of consequences through the Head Brain and feel the emotional impact of their actions through the Heart Brain. The result: leaders who lead with empathy, act with integrity, and create meaningful positive change — not just for themselves, but for organisations and communities.
Company Culture
Built on four values; in this order:
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Joy
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Open honesty
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People-first
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High performance
The belief is that when people feel safe, supported, and inspired, they naturally perform at their best. The organisation operates on the deep trust that people are born with a desire to do good and that, when given the right tools and awareness, they flourish.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
What Christoffel
is known for.
RECOGNITION & PUBLICATIONS
Recognised worldwide.
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Top 10 Business Coaches Transforming the Industry
The US Journal
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Top 5 Inspiring Dynamic Leaders 2025
Executive Lens
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Top Coaches Madrid 2023, 2024 & 2025
Three consecutive years — Influence Digest
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Most Dedicated Coach
Life Coach Code — CEO & Founder Award
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30 Best Visionary Leaders of the Year 2024
Entrepreneurial Outlook — Cover Story
CEO Weekly
USA Wire
The US Journal
America Age
Entrepreneurial Outlook
US Insider
Evening Chronicle
Executive Lens
Thrive Global
Big News Network
The Washington Mail
The Wall Street Times
MyNewsFit
Beverly Hills Magazine
Influence Digest
BRAINZ Magazine
CREDENTIALS & QUALIFICATIONS
Verified qualifications.
BOOKS
The ideas in print.
2026 — Pre-order now
3 Brains Intelligence: Break Free to Thrive
The flagship book. Forget mindset and discipline — work with your biology. A neuroscience-based approach that explains what every self-help book and leadership manual has missed: you have three brains, and if they're not aligned, change simply doesn't happen.
2023 — Available on Amazon, Apple and more
Relationships? Which Brain Is Talking?
The ultimate guide to understanding why people act the way they do in relationships. Identifies which brain is talking — Head, Heart, or Gut — and gives practical tools for navigating each.
2019 — Available on Amazon, Apple and more
How Men and Women Fit
How the 3 Brains theory explains the dynamics between partners. A practical guide to finally understanding the people you are closest to.
E-book — Available
Reclaim Your Brains: Change That Works
74-page practical e-book on breaking free from the patterns that keep people stuck. Direct, grounded, and actionable.
E-book — Available
3 Brains Intelligence, The hidden Neuroscience that explains why you do what you do
68-page practical e-book on providing you with the insight into how and why you are still stuck. Direct, grounded, and actionable.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What people ask
about Christoffel.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Working with Christoffel.
Pedro San'Ana
Executive, Portugal
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Chris has devised one of the most engaging and life-changing coaching courses out there. The 3 Brains coaching is beyond imagination. His unique and adaptive teaching style ensures every person in the course is touched and leaves knowing their stuff. His tireless pursuit of knowledge means that all aspects are covered: the neuroscience behind behaviour, differing therapeutic and coaching approaches, as well as his theory of the 3 Brains head, heart, gut connection.
Kat Cabell-Sloan
Psychologist and Career Coach
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When you do have the good fortune to enter Chris’s world, some incredible things begin to happen to you, and to all those around you. Do you recall that bumper sticker, popular a few years ago: “Magic Happens”? Well, Christoffel’s gift is to convince clients and students alike that there really IS magic.
Patsy L.
Retired VP HR
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You have a unique ability to get to the core of the issue with laser-like focus, but you do so gracefully and with so much kindness that it creates space for complete trust in the process.
Our conversation has had an enormous, very positive impact on me, and I cannot thank you enough for the insights you have given me. I am grateful for the experience; it was life-changing.
Gerda B
Senior Social Worker