Sophie Verhulst

Sophie Verhulst is a seasoned professional with a robust background in business management and entrepreneurship. Currently serving as a Program Manager and Business Coach at Start it Accelerate since January 2024, Sophie previously held the position of CEO at Twenty Seven Real Estate, a smart living agency in Brussels, from September 2023 to January 2024. With a substantial tenure as COO and Co-Founder of Utopix, a service connecting talented photographers and videographers with major companies across Europe, from November 2015 to September 2023, Sophie also gained valuable experience as an Entrepreneur in the NEST'up startup incubator program in early 2016 and as an intern at Verhulst events in 2014. Sophie holds two master's degrees in Business Administration and Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication from Ichec Brussels Management School and IHECS, respectively, along with an Erasmus exchange year in Communication and Media Studies at Windesheim.