Speaker & Workshop Facilitator | Founder Clarity, Transformation & Burnout

Past speaking

Where I have shown up

Speaking alongside leaders from IKEA, Nike, ING, Uber, and Heineken — on the Digital Transformation track at one of Europe's largest enterprise tech conferences.

TechEx Europe · Amsterdam

Digital Transformation
Panel Speaker

On Stage

RAI Amsterdam

8,000+ attendees

Speaker — TechEx Europe

Digital Transformation track · RAI Amsterdam · 8,000+ attendees

Panel

Growth Minds Podcast

Episode #1 · Starting over from scratch · Dutch entrepreneurship podcast

Podcast

Next Level Branding Podcast

eCommerce, transformation & entrepreneurship

Podcast

Product Owner Podcast

Product leadership & agile transformation

Podcast

Available for

Conferences & summits
Company offsites & retreats
Leadership workshops
Panel discussions
Podcast interviews

What I speak about

Three topics. Each drawn from real experience.

I do not deliver generic leadership content. Every talk comes from something I have lived — as a founder, as a senior leader inside a global Fortune 500, and as someone who burned out and rebuilt from the ground up.

For founders

Keynote Panel Workshop Entrepreneur events

You built it. Now it's running you.

The founders who succeed most are not the ones who work hardest. They are the ones who learn earliest that the business runs on who they are being — not just what they are doing. This talk goes beneath the hustle narrative and into the identity-level shift that separates founders who scale from founders who burn out. Based on the DARE framework used in my coaching practice and drawn directly from building a 100-client agency from a university bedroom.

→Why the skills that built your business are the same skills holding it back

→The DARE framework — how to move from anxiety-driven action to clarity-driven leadership

→What the transition from founder to leader actually requires — and why most people miss it

Best for: Founder summits, entrepreneurship conferences, accelerator programmes, business owner retreats

For leaders

Keynote Panel Workshop Corporate · Tech Conference

Leading transformation without losing yourself in it.

Most digital transformation initiatives fail. Not because of the technology. Because of the people, the culture, and the gap between what leadership says it wants and what the organisation is actually capable of absorbing. After 16 years of building digital products and now leading global transformation inside a Fortune 500 — I speak about transformation from the inside. Not from a consulting deck. This talk is for the Product Leaders, Transformation Directors, and Digital VPs who are driving change in organisations that did not ask to be changed.

→Why most transformations fail before they start — and it has nothing to do with technology

→How to lead without full authority — and still create momentum

→The identity shift that separates transformation leaders who sustain it from those who burn out

Best for: Tech conferences, corporate leadership events, digital transformation summits, product leadership forums

Personal brand

Keynote Podcast All audiences

Built, Burned, Rebuilt.

I built a digital agency from a university bedroom. Grew it to over 100 clients across Europe. Burned out at the peak of it in 2020. And stepped into the most senior role of my career — leading global transformation inside a Fortune 500 — because of what the burnout taught me. Not despite it. This is not a recovery story. It is a transformation story. And it is the one that every founder and leader in the room recognises — because they are either already there, or they are heading there.

→What burnout actually costs — and what it teaches if you let it

→The three pillars: Built Something Real, Lived the Burnout, Rebuilt Differently

→How to build a business — and a life — that does not cost you everything

Best for: Entrepreneurship conferences, leadership retreats, founder events, podcast interviews

How I show up

Speaking formats

Every engagement is tailored. I do not deliver the same session twice.

Keynote

A 30–60 minute talk designed to open minds, shift perspective, and leave your audience with something they will actually use. Story-driven, concrete, and built around your audience.

Best for: Conferences, summits, company all-hands

Panel Discussion

Direct, opinionated, unrehearsed. I bring real perspective to panel conversations — not talking points. Comfortable with challenging questions and live audience interaction.

Best for: Industry events, roundtables, debate formats

Workshop

A hands-on session where your team leaves with real tools, not just inspiration. Interactive, structured, and designed for groups of 10–100. Half-day or full-day format.

Best for: Offsites, leadership programmes, team days

Who hires me

The right fit — on both sides of the stage.

I work best with organisations and events that want their audience to leave changed — not just entertained.

Founders and entrepreneurs who want honest conversation about building from nothing, burning out, and coming back stronger.

Corporate and leadership teams navigating transformation, product strategy, or who want their leaders thinking more clearly under pressure.

Conference and event organisers who need a speaker with real credentials, a real story, and the ability to hold a room.

Podcast hosts looking for a guest who thinks out loud, goes deep, and brings perspective beyond surface-level takes.

Book me to speak

Let's make your event one they remember.

Fill in the form and I will respond personally within 48 hours. If we are a good fit, we will get on a call to discuss the details.

What happens next

You fill the form → I review within 48h → We get on a call → We co-create the right session for your audience.

Location

Netherlands-based · Available internationally

Format

In-person or online

Typical lead time

4–6 weeks preferred

Speaking enquiry

Tell me about your event and I will get back to you within 48 hours.

Your name

Organisation

Email address

Event type

Event date

Audience size

Tell me about your event

I respond personally within 48 hours.

I speak from inside
the arena. Not from the sidelines.

Where I have shown up

Three topics. Each drawn from real experience.

You built it. Now it's running you.

Leading transformation without losing yourself in it.

Built, Burned, Rebuilt.

Speaking formats

Keynote

Panel Discussion

Workshop

The right fit — on both sides of the stage.

Let's make your event one they remember.

Enquiry received

Your business is ready for the next level. Are you?

I speak from insidethe arena. Not from the sidelines.

Where I have shown up

Three topics. Each drawn from real experience.

You built it. Now it's running you.

Leading transformation without losing yourself in it.

Built, Burned, Rebuilt.

Speaking formats

Keynote

Panel Discussion

Workshop

The right fit — on both sides of the stage.

Let's make your event one they remember.

Enquiry received

Your business is ready for the next level. Are you?

I speak from inside
the arena. Not from the sidelines.