As a Dutch former short track speed skater I am an energetic, positive and open motivational speaker, presenter and interviewer with a passion for sports. Skilled in media, communication, sports, content creation and event production through past experience as elite athlete for ten years, director of the award winning documentary ‘Diepgaan voor Vancouver’ (Going deep for Vancouver), founder of the online platforms Extopsporter.nl and SecretBalanceOfChampions.com, author of the Dutch book ‘Stoppen & Doorgaan’ (Quitting & Continuing) and the English book ‘The Secret Balance of Champions – Health Challenges in Elite Sport’ and crewmember of the Holland Heineken House at the Olympic Games in London 2012, Sochi 2014, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and PyeongChang 2018. Highly interested in transitioning processes, taboo topics worth spreading as well as best practices within elite sports as a tool to grow business and to grow as human beings. I have an academic background within International Communication (with focus on media and journalism). I am always ready to go above and beyond in every task I perform.It is enriching to share my knowledge as motivational speaker and former elite athlete by giving lectures and webinars about how to deal with change, what if things go different than expected and what is the secret balance of a champion? With best practices from Olympic Champions in combination with my own experience throughout my career, I give you (or your organisation) tools how to get the best out of your situation and how to (re)discover the ultimate balance to success.