Gobler

What Gobler does

Gobler Coaching & Consultancy is an independent Netherlands-based practice founded by Ronald Esajas and headquartered in Rijsenhout, Noord-Holland. The firm operates three interconnected service lines: mental coaching for athletes, entrepreneurs, and professionals; career management for football players (contract negotiations, endorsements, social media strategy); and strategic consultancy for organizations, sports clubs, and federations covering leadership, structure, culture, and strategy execution. All services are unified under the proprietary "Bribi Na Krakti" philosophy — Surinamese for "Belief is Power" — a framework combining belief, identity, and structure to convert potential into consistent performance.

The business model is purely professional services with no underlying software platform. Revenue is generated through individualized coaching, management, and consultancy engagements priced after a complimentary introduction meeting, with billing structured as either pay-as-you-go or multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is a hybrid of sales-led and enterprise field sales: direct founder-led outreach for individual clients and strategic advisory conversations for organizational buyers. Distribution is direct, with delivery performed in-person or online by the founder and a small team, supported by a content-marketing blog and direct contact forms.

With approximately 7 employees, no disclosed external funding, and no named customers, Gobler is a small founder-led practice. Its geographic reach spans the Netherlands domestically and selected international engagements, notably in Suriname, where the firm's cultural methodology resonates with the founder's heritage and sports networks.

Name

Gobler

Legal name

Gobler Coaching & Consultancy

Website

https://gobler.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gobler Coaching & Consultancy is a Netherlands-based, founder-led coaching and consultancy practice offering mental coaching, footballer management, and strategic advisory to athletes, professionals, football players, and sports organizations under its proprietary "Bribi Na Krakti" methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performance Coaching and Consultancy

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavior Change & Motivational Coaching (HSADAGAF), Founder/Entrepreneur & Family Business Executive Coaching (EDABANAM)

Keywords

• Mental performance coaching
• Sports consultancy services
• Football player management
• Leadership development advisory
• Organizational performance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijsenhout

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mental Coaching Services: One-on-one and potentially group coaching sessions for athletes, entrepreneurs, and professionals focused on mental strength, performance under pressure, focus, confidence, and personal development. Delivered through practical conversations, exercises, and assignments.
2. Football Player Management: Management services for football players including contract negotiations, endorsement and sponsor deal advisory, social media management and strategy, and combined mental and strategic guidance. Revenue likely generated through service fees or retainer arrangements.
3. Business and Sports Consultancy: Strategic consultancy for organizations, sports clubs, federations, and projects. Includes strategy and growth advisory, organization and structure consulting, leadership and team dynamics, sports consultancy (talent development, commercial trajectories, sponsor recruitment, professionalization), and scouting and career guidance for athletes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gobler delivers one-on-one mental coaching for athletes, entrepreneurs, and professionals focused on focus, confidence, stress management, and sustainable behavior change. It also provides football player management covering contract negotiations, sponsorship deals, social media strategy, and mental/strategic guidance, plus strategic consultancy for organizations, sports clubs, and federations covering leadership, culture, organizational structure, strategy execution, talent development, and scouting/career guidance. All offerings are rooted in the proprietary 'Bribi Na Krakti' methodology and delivered directly by founder Ronald Esajas through a structured process of free introduction, custom proposal, and ongoing engagements.

Product overview

Gobler is a coaching and consultancy firm offering three interconnected service areas: Mental Coaching, Footballer Management, and Consultancy for Companies and Sports. The company operates from the Bribi Na Krakti philosophy framework ('Belief is Power'), which underpins all services. Mental Coaching provides individual guidance for athletes and entrepreneurs seeking mental growth. Footballer Management supports footballers through career transitions, contract negotiations, and brand building. Consultancy services address organizational strategy, structure, and leadership for businesses and sports organizations, including scouting and career guidance modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mind Gym: Mind Gym is a mental performance and behavior change company that provides coaching, training, and digital tools to individuals and organizations. It is directly comparable to Gobler in its use of mental strength, mindset, and behavior change methodologies applied to both individual performance and enterprise clients.
• Innerdrive: Innerdrive is a UK-based sport psychology and mental performance company that works with athletes, coaches, and sports organizations on mindset, resilience, and performance under pressure. It is a direct peer to Gobler's mental coaching for athletes and the Bribi Na Krakti-style behavior change methodology.
• Twenty First Group: Twenty First Group is a sports strategy and analytics consultancy that advises federations, clubs, and governing bodies on performance, strategy, and organizational decision-making. It overlaps with Gobler's strategic consultancy for sports organizations, including federation-level advisory work.
• Athlete Assessments: Athlete Assessments provides tools, coaching, and consultancy focused on athlete development, team dynamics, and performance behavior for sports organizations. It is directly comparable to Gobler's athlete-focused coaching and consultancy offerings, particularly its work on behavior, structure, and team identity.
• Excel Sports Management: Excel Sports Management is an athlete representation and management agency that handles contract negotiations, endorsements, and career guidance for professional athletes. It is directly comparable to Gobler's footballer management line, which similarly covers contract negotiations, endorsement deals, and strategic career guidance.
• Marshall Goldsmith Group: Marshall Goldsmith Group is an executive coaching firm focused on leadership development and behavior change for senior executives and entrepreneurs. It is directly comparable to Gobler's executive and founder coaching practice, which centers on leadership, behavior, and decision-making under pressure.
• Leaders in Sport: Leaders in Sport is a sports leadership and executive search consultancy that works with sports organizations on leadership development, talent strategy, and organizational performance. It is directly comparable to Gobler's consultancy services for sports clubs, federations, and boards.

Broad incumbents

• CAA Sports: CAA Sports is the sports division of Creative Artists Agency, representing elite athletes across multiple sports in contract negotiations, endorsements, and career management. It is comparable to Gobler's footballer management service, though operating as a global incumbent with substantially broader resources and athlete roster.
• Wasserman: Wasserman is a global sports marketing, talent management, and advisory firm that represents athletes and consults with sports organizations. It is broadly comparable to Gobler's footballer management and sports consultancy services, though at vastly larger scale and across multiple sports worldwide.
• Tony Robbins Companies: Tony Robbins Companies is a large-scale personal development, coaching, and business coaching enterprise serving entrepreneurs, executives, and high performers. It overlaps with Gobler's entrepreneur and professional coaching segment, though Tony Robbins operates at much greater scale and with a broader consumer brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gobler

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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