Maarten Kesteloot

As founder and managing director of Influo nv, I built the company into the Belgian market leader in influencer marketing technology, with an annual turnover of 2 million euros, 15 employees, 10,000 freelance influencers, and a portfolio of over one hundred top brands.

The Influo platform facilitated more than 5,000 collaborations between brands and influencers annually. My responsibilities included operational management and strategic direction in:

- General business management

- Operational functioning

- Marketing and sales

- Recruitment and personnel policy

- Financing and financial planning

- Software development

This 10-year adventure ended in 2024, a strong foundation for my career.

I am now freelancing in sales, marketing, and business development and have resumed my computer science studies: full-stack software development and a curriculum towards machine learning.

As a freelancer, I have in the past year:

- Launched a business coaching service for a network of accounting firms

- Achieved sales for an interior architect

- Launched a digital product for a law firm