His professional career started back in school as a self-employed student. After his studies, his marketing agency grew into a team of three. As with many start-ups, the covid pandemic had a drastic impact. As a result, he took up another challenge as a freelancer with an international company. After this contract ended, he joined KRC Genk as community coordinator. After less than a year, he was given the confidence to also write the policy plan and take responsibility as Foundation Lead.Source: https://www.efdnconference.org/news/niel-janssen-speaker-at-the-20th-efdn-conference/