I help creative and impact entrepreneurs
to gain the clarity and calm to grow a successful business on their terms
by developing their vision, strategy & business model
through training programs, coaching, a podcast and writing.
Because good work unleashed makes the world better!
De Gebakken Peren
Eavesdrop in on conversations with entrepreneurs like you.
Entrepreneurship is the best school for your personal development. But you don’t have to learn everything by failing yourself first. Feel free to eavesdrop on my conversations with entrepreneurs like yourself.
Every other week, I interview one of my peers. In these (Dutch) conversations you hear about their journey, their successes and failures. We talk shop. But the conversations are mostly about the person behind the business. What makes them tick? How did they develop in who they are? And what is it like to be an entrepreneurs?
Enjoy!
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What I offer
Looking for help in creating a flourishing business for a better world?
I offer business coaching where business design is the main focus, but in close connection with personal inquiry.
Do you need a check-up, want to design your business around your values, or do you sense it’s time for your business to grow to a next level?
Schedule your session (or an intake call) right now!
Got an incubator with programs on entrepreneurship?
In addition to my own programs, I’ve been or am the trainer in some of the best programs for entrepreneurship in the country: the Business Model Challenge, Food Pioneers Program, Boost je Buurt Program with ImpactHub Amsterdam, Leergang Social Ondernemen of the Utrecht University, the ArtUp Incubator, Cultuur Innovatiefonds Provincie Utrecht, and De Stadstuin Werkspoorfabriek.
I’d love playing a role in yours. Contact me to set one up for your tribe.
My Writing
I write about entrepreneurship, productivity, curiosity and the little weird things about life I've learned. Don't know where to start? Check out my 'best of' selection -> here.
Seth Godin noemt het The Dip. De fase die zich in elk moeilijk project voordoet, na het initiële enthousiasme en voor het echt succesvol bestendigen.
Een fase waar je je kunt afvragen: “Gaat dit nog wel lukken?” Hoe weet je of je dan door moet zetten en simpelweg nóg niet bij het eind van een lange weg aangekomen bent, of dat je té koppig bent en trekt aan een dood paard.
Drie tips om in groene actie te komen voor de aarde. Het klimaatprobleem is groot en echt. Laat je dat niet ontmoedigen. Er zijn namelijk zeker wel klimaatoplossingen waar jij aan bij kan dragen. Van Nadine Maarhuis leerde ik hoe zelfs de cynicus dat kan doen. Ze schreef er een boek over.
12 tips on how to flow into your break more smoothly and replenish your energy.
Ben je een impactondernemer? Genoeg die dat denk ik zijn die er toch over twijfelen. Dus tijd voor een definitie.
Rephrased insights I couldn’t bring across right during my interview, where Arnout interviewed me. About: Interconnectedness, Starting a Company, Ideal co-founder.
Some insights about trust, loyalty and the significance of real engaged conversation I got from Steven Borghouts on de Gebakken Peren podcast.
Some insights about taking care of yourself in present time and the future from my conversation with Arnout Visscher.
Our high CO2-levels are causing climate change. But they’re not the root cause, they’re als a symptom. A symptom of a system and our drive to use what we get from nature to create more and more. We need deeper change. Manu Busschots coach and creator of Klimaatgesprekken shares his vision.
The calendar says you should be ready to go. But perhaps you don’t feel like it. You’re not alone. Winter is still here. A good time for rediscovering yourself and for re-activation.