Key activities: creative business strategy, communications strategy, business development and partnerships, brand management, market and trend research.ClientsCurrently working on:MenuNL | Project ownerHaarlem Vinyl Festival | Marketing & Communications strategy, partnerships.Killat Collective | Marketing director Past:Conservatorium Haarlem | Communications strategyIPx (Utopia Music) | Creative strategy & Communications directorNederlands Film Festival (NFF) | Platform development / UXVrijheidscolleges | Communications strategy & business developmentNo Such Ventures | Communications strategyAmsterdam Dance Event (ADE) | Brand strategy, marketing & communicationsVierdaagsefeesten (Nijmeegse Vierdaagse) | Brand and Communications strategyJohnny Wonder | Media & creative strategy for various clientsThe Student Hotel | BedTalks concept / communications hotel opening events Maastricht, Barcelona, Florence.Drift | Communications strategyFontys ACI | Courses & lecturesScience of the Time | Trend researchSerious Concepting | Platform DevelopmentWink | Rabobank x Kunstbende @ LowlandsHS Zuyd | LecturesMunicipalities: Utrecht, Tilburg | LecturesShanghai Institute of Technology | LecturesFontys SPECO | Courses & lectures

The first edition of the Haarlem Vinyl Festival (29/9 - 1/10 2023) will highlight all aspects of vinyl culture with a conference, talks, art & culture, more than 100 performing artists and pop-ups all over the city.

Lectures in the lead up to May 5th, based on Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms.+ Marketing & communications strategy.+ Platform development and online strategy with Ramdath Mos (http://ramdath.com).

Web design, strategy and development with Ramdath Mos and Appmanschap. Content strategy with NFF team.

Responsible for:- On- and offline (w/ Maslow) campaign / content strategy & creation / PR & communications, influencer strategy.- Platform strategy & digital marketing: ticket integration festival & conference / data-structure (w/ Bravoure / Paylogic)- Creative side of partnerships with amongst others: Facebook/Instagram, KLM, Heineken/Desperados - Media partnerships: 3voor12 / 3FM, 538, BBC, Crack Magazine, FactMag, NPO, NTR, Resident Advisor, SLAM!, Vice, Xite.- Overall storytelling, on- and offline.

Content strategyProject management online (ADE platform, ADE app, online partnerships)Coördination ADE Book 2015, 2016Editor in chief ADE Live report 2014, 2015

BedTalks events concept / communications strategy hotel opening events Maastricht, Barcelona, Florence.

Science of the Time is a trend research & innovation agency, based in the Netherlands with 5000 Coolhunters (aka trend spotters) worldwide. I was responsible for building and facilitating the network in the best possible way, via digital tooling and content strategy.- Concept and development (with Ramdat Mos) 'Signs&Seeds'​ online research tool.- Editor in chief 'Science of the Time'​ website: blogs, mentality trends, newsletter, social.- Speaker / lecturer: trend research courses for universities, business, ngo's.

Science of the Time is a trend research & innovation agency, based in the Netherlands with 5000 Coolhunters worldwide.

Teaching students the basics of Trendwatching & Coolhunting.

I worked for ASEGA Media on a freelance basis, writing articles for city magazines 'de T' and 'Zona'.

Internship at Gazet van Antwerpen, a Belgium newspaper with a circulation of 102.000 copies (six days a week).