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Council Member
RabobankCouncil Member
Jan. 2024Rabobank Het Drentse Land- Responsible for 800 members and 3600 clients - Part of the comitee for sustainable entrepreneurship - Making Rabobank more innovative - Helping Rabobank to develop better products for high-growth tech companies Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. We embrace innovation, growth, and sustainability. And invest in joint solutions that benefit everyone: our clients, their neighborhoods, and the world.
Chairman
Stichting Artistieke PodiumkunstenChairman
Apr. 2023Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands- Financial & Tax operations - General Board member - Fundraising - Reporting We are a non-profit aimed at organising, promoting and coordinating regional podium arts. Currently focused on dance - we raise funding through grants and subsidies to help the local cultural sector develop.
Board Advisor
Take it Personally Board Advisor
Mar. 2023Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland- Business development support - Fundraising support - General strategic and operational advisory - Supporting the board by providing guidance on fundraising strategies and business development Take it Personally rewards and retains hospitality workers by offering a range of incentives including tips, positive guest feedback, and career development opportunities.
Member of the Expert Committee
Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland (SNN)Member of the Expert Committee
Sep. 2022Groningen, Netherlands- Impact assessment - Business & market strategy review - Financial analysis - Innovation assessment - Allocation of public funds (€500M+) We are the SNN. A partnership of the three northern provinces in the Netherlands. We stimulate, facilitate and connect people, ideas and ambitions that contribute to the development of the Northern Netherlands. We do this every day by: Providing subsidies in the Northern Netherlands To represent the interests of the Northern Netherlands in The Hague and Brussels. Bringing together the northern companies, (knowledge) institutions and governments. With the ultimate goal to make the Northern Netherlands even more beautiful and stronger together.
Managing Director
Zero to One AcceleratorManaging Director
Mar. 2022Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland- Talent scouting - Startup mentoring - Business development Fundraising - Stakeholder management - Client and partnership acquisition Investing Zero to one is an international startup accelerator in the Netherlands. My job as Chairman of Zero to One is to focus on the macro vision of the company and micro execution against that vision using my specialities. These include governance, private/public cooperation, business development, funding and strategic partnership acquisition & management and general acquisitions/sales. Our programmes help innovative startups hit the ground running and is tailored to the startup’s needs. We provide all the help and information you need to do business in the Netherlands and offer a support network of partners to help you grow and achieve your goals.
Managing Director
KinescopeManaging Director
Sep. 2021Nederland- General Management - Commercial Strategy - Human Resources - Financial Operations - Compliance & legal operations - Strategic Research & Development - Shareholder reporting Kinescope is a rapidly growing scale-up in the video embedding and streaming industry operating private infrastructure globally. We have achieved a consistent MOM growth of 10% - 15% every month for my entire tenure up to date, currently serving over 15K clients in 40+ countries.
Non-executive Director
Zero to One AcceleratorNon-executive Director
Sep. 2021 - Mar. 2022
Member
JCI Emmen 't SuydenveltMember
Jan. 2021- Event and training organisation - Member acquisition and screening - Charity fundraising JCI is a network organisation for enterprising people up to the age of 40 who want to develop personally and give back to their community. Our members work to develop a network and are committed to a positive change in society. National and international training courses and events are organized on various themes on a regular basis. We are an active international association with more than 170,000 members in more than 115 countries and more than 5,000 cities around the world. In the Netherlands we are active with 1,700 members and 85 associations. Our vision is 'To be the leading global network of young active citizens'. And we achieve this vision by investing in our mission. 'To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change'.
Startup Coach
Forward IncubatorStartup Coach
Apr. 2020 - Dec. 2020Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands- Coaching - Mentoring - Business development support Forward·Inc is a Netherlands-based, internationally operating organisation devoted to helping newcomers pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. We do this by empowering them to launch, grow, fund, and sustain their own businesses. We believe in the incredible talent of people with refugee backgrounds, their value to society, and their potential to build bridges across communities. Forward’s programs assist aspiring entrepreneurs with everything from concept development and becoming pitch-ready to implementing marketing strategies and scaling their businesses. Forward·Inc has trained over 850 newcomers and 112 businesses have been launched.
Lead Partner EDR Startup Mentoring Program
Startup EDRLead Partner EDR Startup Mentoring Program
Aug. 2019 - Jul. 2022Groningen, Netherlands- Selection of suitable German and Dutch Startup Mentors - Development of curriculum for cross-border mentoring program - Training of start-up mentors - Creating and maintaining mentor database - Identifying and connecting stakeholders - Developing cross-border thematic program elements The EDR is a economic cluster of the three Northern Provinces of the Netherlands and the three Nedersaksische Provinces of Germany. For the EDR I developed a cross-border mentoring program focused on combining both Dutch and German ecosystems in terms of transfering best practices and knowledge on how to build startups and scale up
Commercial Director
Zero to One AcceleratorCommercial Director
Jul. 2018 - Sep. 2021
Advisor/Consultant
Advies van de JongAdvisor/Consultant
Jun. 2015 - Jan. 2022- Multiple innovation advisory gigs for varying larger organisations interim advisory and consultancy work for larger organisations and governments on creating and scaling business models around innovation.

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