{"id":2163,"date":"2022-08-26T14:25:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T13:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkle.consulting\/?page_id=2163"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:10:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sparkle.consulting\/nl\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Over ons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2163\" class=\"elementor elementor-2163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-sn5rxcg elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"sn5rxcg\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cnn31b1\" 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Before that insight, there is a spark. That is where the name comes from: we want to be that spark for the organisations we work with. <a href=\"\/why-we-are-called-sparkle\/\">Read the full story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy\">\n<p>Sparkle was founded in 2017 with one belief: data should make work easier, not harder. <strong>Easier for the analyst<\/strong> who needs the right number now, <strong>easier for the executive<\/strong> who needs to trust it, and <strong>easier for the engineer<\/strong> who has to keep it running.<\/p>\n<p>We don't ship slide decks. We ship working solutions on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure AI Foundry and the Power Platform. With a senior team that stays with you from kickoff through delivery and into support.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Cronos Group, we deliver across Belgium and Estonia. 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Our first session is always: define what success measures, then we'll talk about platforms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">Kristof Van de Loock<span>Managing Partner Sparkle<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkle.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kristof-1200x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kristof Van de Loock, Managing Partner Sparkle\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style>\n.abt-bleed-1{margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;display:block;overflow:hidden;background:#163e52}\n.abt-bleed-1 .ph{display:block;position:relative;width:100%;height:clamp(280px,38vw,520px)}\n.abt-bleed-1 .ph img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 28%;display:block}\n.abt-bleed-1 .ph::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(15,30,55,0) 55%,rgba(15,30,55,0.45) 100%);pointer-events:none}\n.abt-bleed-1 .cap{position:absolute;left:32px;bottom:28px;color:#fff;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600}\n.abt-bleed-1 .cap::before{content:'';display:inline-block;width:24px;height:1px;background:#f29100;margin-right:12px;vertical-align:middle}\n@media(max-width:720px){.abt-bleed-1 .cap{left:16px;bottom:16px;font-size:11px}}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"abt-bleed-1\"><div class=\"ph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkle.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-022-hero-2400.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkleers working together at the 2026 offsite in Meldert\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-sn7wyad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"sn7wyad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-chq6tx2\" data-id=\"chq6tx2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-w8jcscf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"w8jcscf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.abt-val{background:#f8f9fb;padding:96px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}\n.abt-val .wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px}\n.abt-val .head{max-width:760px;margin-bottom:48px}\n.abt-val .eyebrow{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#af6d00;margin-bottom:14px}\n.abt-val h2{color:#163e52!important;font-size:38px;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}\n.abt-val .sub{font-size:16px;color:#567f93;margin:0;max-width:680px}\n.abt-val .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}\n.abt-val .v{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e9ed;border-radius:14px;padding:36px 32px;transition:border-color .25s,transform .25s,box-shadow .25s}\n.abt-val .v:hover{border-color:#215972;transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(22,62,82,.08)}\n.abt-val .v .ico{font-size:28px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#f29100;font-weight:700}\n.abt-val .v h3{color:#163e52!important;font-size:22px;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}\n.abt-val .v p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#567f93;margin:0}\n@media(max-width:900px){.abt-val{padding:72px 0}.abt-val h2{font-size:28px}.abt-val .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"abt-val\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"head\"><div class=\"eyebrow\">Our core values<\/div><h2>Three values, written before we hit ten people, still load-bearing at fifty.<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"v\"><div class=\"ico\">\u2605<\/div><h3>Enthusiasm<\/h3><p>We pick projects that energise the team and clients that want to move. Curiosity outranks credentials.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"v\"><div class=\"ico\">\u25d0<\/div><h3>Humility<\/h3><p>The customer knows their business better than we ever will. We listen first, push back honestly, and own our mistakes when they happen.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"v\"><div class=\"ico\">\u221e<\/div><h3>Teamwork<\/h3><p>No silent handovers. No lone heroes. 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One company. Many stories.<\/h2>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"abt-meet-bleed\"><div class=\"ph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkle.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-152-hero-2400.jpg\" alt=\"The Sparkle team at the 2026 offsite in Meldert\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/section>\n<style>\n.abt-team{background:#fff;padding:96px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}\n.abt-team .wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px}\n.abt-team .head{max-width:760px;margin-bottom:48px}\n.abt-team .eyebrow{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#215972;margin-bottom:14px}\n.abt-team h2{color:#163e52!important;font-size:38px;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}\n.abt-team .sub{font-size:16px;color:#567f93;margin:0;max-width:680px}\n.abt-team .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:18px}\n.abt-team .m{background:#f8f9fb;border:1px solid #e5e9ed;border-radius:14px;padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;transition:border-color .25s,transform .25s,box-shadow .25s}\n.abt-team .m:hover{border-color:#215972;transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(22,62,82,.08)}\n.abt-team .m .photo{width:140px;height:140px;border-radius:50%;background:#cdd9df;margin-bottom:18px;overflow:hidden;border:3px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(22,62,82,.08)}\n.abt-team .m .photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}\n.abt-team .m h3{color:#163e52!important;font-size:16px;margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:700;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;line-height:1.2}\n.abt-team .m .role{font-size:11px;line-height:1.4;color:#af6d00;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 10px}\n.abt-team .m .where{font-size:12.5px;color:#567f93;margin:0}\n@media(max-width:1100px){.abt-team .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}\n@media(max-width:720px){.abt-team{padding:72px 0}.abt-team h2{font-size:28px}.abt-team .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.abt-team .m .photo{width:120px;height:120px}}\n@media(max-width:480px){.abt-team .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"abt-team\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"head\"><div class=\"eyebrow\">The leadership team<\/div><h2>Five partners with the same way of working we built together.<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"m\"><div class=\"photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkle.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kristof-1200x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kristof Van de Loock\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><h3>Kristof Van de Loock<\/h3><div class=\"role\">Founder &amp; 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