Enthusiastic sustainable serial entrepreneur and spider in the web. With more than two decades of international experience (50+ projects in 25+ countries) in sustainable entrepreneurship & innovation. I love to set up new concepts that change the world for the better. What makes me unique is that I offer the broader (international) perspective because I am a sustainable entrepreneur myself with companies in the Netherlands, South Africa and Colombia and that I combine this with my work as an advisor for multi-stakeholders such as impact investors, incubators & accelerators, larger companies, NGOs, (semi-)governments and of course purpose driven start to scale ups. So I am able to connect all spectrums, insights and shared values in the entire global ecosystem for sustainable entrepreneurship and probably provide you with valuable expertise and relevant contacts in my network.

Concrete expertise:
Sustainable entrepreneurship & concept development
Impact investments & financing
Business strategy & impact acceleration

Projects I am most proud of:
Behold Sustainable Venture Group in which I invested all my blood, sweat and tears to gradually grow my own sustainable venture group with kick ass sustainable ventures in the Netherlands, South Africa & Colombia with an amazing international team of 30+ passionate professionals making a positive impact every day (www.behold.nl).

Cleantech HUB - As a national leader I started the Colombian edition of this global competition for green business ideas in 2019, which has now grown into the Cleantech Hub, offering a holistic offering for all phases of a business from ideation, to incubation and acceleration, which we are expanding on the Latam continent. https://cleantechhub.net

MVO Nederland - I have known them since their inception and have conducted many international CSR voucher studies to assess the sustainability risks and development potential of many of my clients. https://www.mvonederland.nl/en/imvo-vouchers/

Dutch Government & RvO - I have been very involved in the international trade and entrepreneurship agenda for the past 2 decades, including a role as CSR manager in the DGGF impact fund Buxeros. www.rvo.nl

War Child - From scratch we developed the War Child Kili-challenge to raise awareness and funds for War Child's work by climbing Kilimanjaro. We developed and rolled out the concept that is now in its 6th edition. https://kilichallenge.voorwarchild.nl/activiteit/2021

Red Bull - For over ten years I coordinated and facilitated the long-term leadership trajectories for the RB NL team to develop our manifesto with our long-term vision, mission, values and strategic pillars. www.redbull.com

I am a husband and father of three young boys and my life is just as busy as during work hours. That is why I am also a member of the 5AM club to get up early, have quality time for myself, reflect and make plans to optimize my day and (family/work) life.