Yanis (Ioannis) Athanasopoulos
ΜΒΑ, NLP Master Trainer, EMCC Coach & Developer
"Work-life integration is more than a buzzword! It’s a mindset that empowers us to live and work with authenticity, instead of striving for an elusive balance we once believed in"
Me
Development Through Action & Knowledge
As an engineer, a constant drive to improve, refine, and elevate is in my DNA. Identifying the steps that transform something good into something exceptional has always been my motivation.
My journey began in ship repairs, both in Greece and abroad, and later expanded into heavy industry in Greece and Bulgaria. After 13 years of hands-on experience, I shifted my focus toward workforce management and training—uncovering a new dimension of myself as a trainer and mentor.
Today, after progressing through numerous phases of personal and professional growth, I rely on methodologies I have tested and validated in real-world environments. This foundation enables me to guide others toward meaningful development—both personally and professionally.
I work across coaching, consulting, and training, having trained hundreds of executives and certified over 350 individuals in NLP. I collaborate with more than 30 international trainers across four European countries and the USA, and I have organized dozens of workshops, think-tanks, and labs for companies among the top 200 in Greece. I have also participated in three ERASMUS+ programs and delivered talks at international conferences.
With this background, my mission is to help people transform how they think and act. If you’re ready to explore new paths of growth and work together toward your goals, I’d be glad to connect.
Us
Work-Life Integration: The Power of Flexibility and Authenticity
In today’s world, the idea of fully separating work from personal life feels increasingly unrealistic—if not impossible. A notification, a social media update, or a message from the office can enter our personal space at any moment. Complete disconnection isn’t just difficult; it may not even be something we truly want.
Rather than chasing an unattainable “balance,” we can adopt a more practical and empowering approach: work–life integration. By uniting these two worlds into a single, coherent mindset, we can remain authentic, productive, and centered—without sacrificing our peace of mind.
All the services and programs I provide are designed to strengthen mental resilience and help you navigate daily life with greater adaptability.
Together, we can bring your career into alignment with your personal values, prioritize meaningful relationships and family, and make technology work for you—not against you. When we redefine life on our own terms, we create the conditions for authenticity and genuine happiness.
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I have a special commitment to supporting individuals on their journey toward self-understanding and acceptance. I also work closely with parents who struggle to accept their LGBT children, offering guidance that helps them understand, support, and embrace their child.
Education
- Manchester Business School: Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)
- Mechanical Engineer and Naval Architect, Athens
Worklife Flashback
- VIOHALCO group, Steel Sector, ETIL group: General Manager
- nlpgreece: Senior Trainer
- Synolic: Business Development & Consultant
- Paschos - Katikaridis: Project Manager in Ship Repairs
- Shiptech: Hull Inspections & Flag Audits
Certifications
- EMCC Senior Practitioner
- Global Master NLP Trainer by NLP University, UCSC (University of California, Santa Cruz) with Robert Dilts & Judith DeLozier
- New Code NLP Practitioner by ITANLP
- MindsetMaps Coach at Success MindsetMaps™ Inventory by Robert Dilts & Mickey Feher
- Profiling course (online), Manchester UK
- Coach & Practitioner στο Relation Emotional Therapy & Coaching (RETaC), Amsterdam
- Intensive training program in Ericksonian Therapy directed by Jeff Zeig (enhance hypnotherapy, psycotherapy & supervisory skills)
Collaborations /Memberships
- Global Community of NLP member
- European Board of NLP member
- ITA of NLP member
- RETaC Community, Holland, member
- NLP Summit, USA
- European Board of NLP Therapeutic
Volunteer Work
- Developed theYmodel™, a model that creates a mindset for decision-making
- Volunteer Coordinator for Animasyros festival
- Served as president of the NGO Center for Life
- Was an escort at the Therapeutic Riding Club in Goudi
ERASMUS+
Yanis has been actively involved in research projects funded by the EU ERASMUS+ programme, focusing on the development of training programmes on effective communication methodologies for doctors and stress management in the workplace.
Team
Yanis is supported by a team that shares the same principles and is ready to contribute to various trainings aimed at improving people's mindset.
Location
REPEBU's physical office is located in Athens, but its services are accessible world wide – anywhere with an internet connection! Fluency in English or Greek is required, and participants must be willing to step out of their Comfort Zone in order to adopt a new mindset, to achieve the changes that they themselves desire and plan.