Sophie Verhulst is an entrepreneur and operations leader who thrives on turning ambitious ideas into scalable realities. She currently serves as a Program Manager and Business Coach for Start it @CBC, where she focuses on developing the startup ecosystem in Wallonia by adapting the program to local market specificities and coaching founders to support their growth. Her background is rooted in hands-on experience; as the co-founder and former COO of Utopix, she helped scale the platform from its early stages to a business generating over €3M in revenue. Throughout her career, she has managed diverse teams of up to 20 people and handled everything from seed-round fundraising to digitalizing complex operational workflows.