The most important journey in my life is the development of my social and sustainable consciousness. When I was a student (Engineering and Management at Eindhoven University), the dream job for students was to work at Shell, Unilever or McKinsey. We would become rich and do whatever we wanted. I was no different. I enjoyed the status of my workplace and lease car. I bought stuff and ate without thinking about it.
My journey has been slow, but now that I think about the impact of almost every step I take, I know for sure that I have blind spots and still have a long way to go. Becoming vegan, moving to a smaller house, focusing on renewable energy, not flying anymore, buying organic food, buying less and/or second-hand are a few things I do to live my vision. In my professional life I work for companies that have a positive impact on the necessary food, energy and social transitions.

I started my career in science and management consulting. In consulting I missed the mandate and responsibility to actually implement the desired developments in a company. I moved to a management role (at Baan Company). I really enjoyed having my own team and colleagues to get things done. In 1999 I became CEO of a software start-up. We grew from 10 people to 150 people in just over 2 years. Since then I have worked in entrepreneurial, fast-growing roles. I have bought, owned and sold stakes in companies. I have over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur. Always focused on growth of people and quality of products.

My most important skill is that I can make things happen. I turn ideas or concepts into viable companies, get them financed, build the team and realize the impact.

As Mind I support companies as:
* Executive team coach
* Strategic advisor
* (interim) executive team member
* Producer of Good Money (PoGM)