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At the intersection of marketing, sales, innovation, and entrepreneurship is where I feel most at home. Building is what drives me: discovering new opportunities, bringing propositions from idea to market, and achieving results that truly matter, together with people. I think strategically but am just as happy to roll up my sleeves, pragmatic and hands-on where needed. Curious by nature, broad-oriented, and genuinely involved, both in my work and with the people I collaborate with.
Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Cantonese
Native or bilingual
Chinese
Conversational
Can work on-site
Alkmaar (up to 50km), Amsterdam (up to 10km), Haarlem (up to 10km), Hoofddorp (up to 10km), Zaandam (up to 10km)
Experience
- The Talent InstituteHead of Partner Acquisition & Manager In-Company ProgramsDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2023 - Today (3 years and 7 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsResponsible for the commercial growth and strategy of TTI, with a team of 30+ FTE Innovators, Designers, and Marketers working for leading corporations.
- Professionalized the commercial function with structured sales processes, customer prioritization, and a clear reporting structure for commercial steering on revenue and margin.
- Initiated and led an internal AI task force focused on exploring and applying GenAI, both in internal work processes and client projects.
- Responsible as a hierarchical manager for 'detavast' talents and developed the associated proposition for long-term talent placement with enterprise clients.
- Built and managed strategic client relationships with, among others, Miele, Essent, Nestlé, Philips, Nationale-Nederlanden, and Versuni.
- The Talent InstituteSenior Partnerships ManagerDIGITAL AND ITOctober 2021 - January 2023 (1 year and 3 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsResponsible for new business and managing existing client relationships with leading corporations, including active involvement in the execution of ongoing projects.
- Achieved a 50% revenue increase in the first year by acquiring new clients and expanding existing relationships.
- Served as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the entire project, from intake to delivery.
- Identified and capitalized on new collaborations with large corporations and scale-ups.
- Corporate Innovation e-book: Discover phaseCo Author - Corporate Innovation e-book: Discover phaseOctober 2021 - October 2021Amsterdam, NetherlandsInnovation does not exist without the right people. People who act, instead of talk. People who are entrepreneurial, who get things done. People who execute. Because innovation is all about validating new ideas as fast as possible. Over the last 3+ years, our Digital Innovators have worked on more than 100 innovation projects for market leading companies all over the world. This e-book is a 5-step guide to the 'Discover' phase of innovation: Prove that a target group and a given market have a problem that is worth solving.
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Education
- Master's Degree, EntrepreneurshipUniversity of Amsterdam2017Master's Degree, Entrepreneurship
- Growth Hacking / Digital Marketing Programme, The Talent InstituteB. Startup School Amsterdam2018Growth Hacking / Digital Marketing Programme, The Talent Institute