The Recycled Pirate | Life Awareness & Innovations is a Curaçao based initiative by Andy Kirchner.Andrew “Andy” Kirchner was born in Curaçao in 1976. He was raised with the typical Dutch Caribbean mixed cultural diversity in Curaçao and the Netherlands.After a life changing scuba diving accident in 2012 he remained paralyzed from the waist down. He quickly realized that if he would want to walk again one day, he had to see what he still had and not what he had lost. In his struggle to find a new purpose for his life. He found a new, stronger and visionary version of himself. He took his time rehabilitating as a time to reflect and study to become a better version of him. Physically, mentally and spiritually he developed himself to one day be able to be of service to others. The set goal brought him on an unexpected journey.Three years later, in 2015, his visualized business idea 2nd Life Curaçao, creating functional recycled art, won him the JCI IOBA Aspiring Creative Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. With his lessons learned during the most challenging period of his life, Andy Kirchner, as The Recycled Pirate | Life Awareness & Innovations, recycles lives. The modern Pirate is a non conformist that meets mindfulness. He coaches, gives seminars and motivational speeches at schools and corporate events about his own life and personal development. His Life Awareness tools on how to live more aware in this digital era and become a better version of you flew him to Aruba and Sint Maarten to give seminars. Watch his TEDx Talk here: https://youtu.be/BxY7hRhZKAk

Kolektivo is creating a regenerative economy for Curaçao. Socio-economic development by community building.

Buccaneer’s Enterprises B.V. was the legal entity behind The Recycled Pirate | Life Awareness & Innovations and 2nd Life Curaçao.Buccaneer’s Enterprises B.V. depended on these two brands in adherent industries. When Buccaneer’s Enterprises B.V. was founded in 2015 by Andrew Kirchner, he was living of a social welfare of NAf. 160.00 every two weeks. By winning the prestigious JCI IOBA Aspiring Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2015 he got the opportunity to register his business with notary Henri Burgers of Burgers & Fung-A-Loi Notariskantoor. Since October 2015 Andrew Kirchner is the Managing Director of Buccaneer’s Enterprises B.V. with the two trade names 2nd Life Curaçao and The Recycled Pirate.2nd Life Curaçao which creates functional recycled art, gives Mindful Arts & Crafts Workshops and aims to become a local produced souvenir foundation with a social message by giving people and products a second chance at life. We sell our products from our webstore on Facebook and have five local stores that have our craft work in store. 2nd Life Curaçao is being operated by interns and volunteers under the guidance of Andrew Kirchner.The Recycled Pirate | Life Awareness & Innovations, operated by Andrew Kirchner is the project developer of 2nd Life Curaçao. The Recycled Pirate creates Social, Environmental and Economic sustainable projects for a more durable life. We do this with motivational talks and seminars at schools, NGOs and corporate events. Personal Development Coaching, Consultancy and Seminar Facilitator are part of our project offering.Both 2nd Life Curaçao and The Recycled Pirate aim to raise the standards we live by, by being more aware in our life’s choices and choosing more consciously.Buccaneer’s Enterprises B.V.KvK 136591

Innovation Ç is a platform from Curacao to the world where we can share passionate Curaçaoan changemakers, located all over the world. Whether they are young professionals, amateur athletes, or self-made entrepreneurs, Innovation Ç offers them a platform to reach and teach.If you want to know more about the passion that runs deep through our innovators and what they have to offer, join our community by clicking the link below. We organize bi-weekly Digital Conferences and are developing ways to reach more people in a more connected way.If you are looking for new ways to showcase your business to increase visibility or to support local talent, local and abroad, this is THE platform to invest in. Contact us at hi@innovationcur.com.

Giving lesser able people a second chance in life by working with disposed materials, we upcycle a whole social environment that is based on lacking principles. By turning "waste" materials into functional art for souvenir stores and custom-made orders, 2ndLife Curaçao has won the hearts of our community. With helping the 'weaker' links in society we aim to open minds, warm hearts and create opportunities for a more social and environment friendly world. https://www.2ndlifecuracao.org

Commissioner/Monitoring role for the Curacao Sports Development Foundation/Fundashon Desaroyo Deportivo Korsou (FDDK)

Leisure, Hospitality & Event support for Event Management companies on Curaçao.Development of indoor & outdoor (team building) activities and workshops.Balloon entertainment and workshops.Salsa/Merengue/Bachata workshops.

Arranging and guiding tours (cultural/jeep/hike/snorkel tours and guided dives)Developing team building and outdoor activities.Development of environmental awareness programs.Equipment,stock and car park manager.2008 to 2012 as freelance guide and consultant

Ass. Shop ManagerSales Representative Maintenance/RepairsScuba Dive instructor & Snorkel Guide

Advice on buying youth and informational books for the national libraryOrganizing and developing youth programsLiaison to social and youth work NGO's

Freelance teacher words & poetry and dance & movement, Latin/Caribbean dance workshops for the art and culture foundation "De Muzerie" These events were for kindergarten, elementary school and colleges on requests. Setting up innovating ways to introduce art and culture with school stage presentation at the end of a day. Regional Juror for Kunst bende (Art gang) Poetry 2005

Freelancer from 1997 to 2000 as a host and steward, and later full-timer. Responsible for special projects (Loveparade, concerts, sport and dance events). Managing freelance personnel of about 150 temps throughout the Netherlands.