This is not about my 25th birthday party. Which, believe it or not, was recent. No, Greenwheels my employer was founded 25 years ago. During these years Greenwheels made a huge contribution to creating more livable cities. And that, that deserved a celebration. From three cars to [...]
This Monday (18th of May) I start as Manager Marketing & Sales at Greenwheels in Rotterdam the Netherlands. As one of the frontrunners in carsharing Greenwheels has been there from the beginning. It’s location-based service is the alternative for car ownership. Operating a shared fleet of 2.700 [...]
Public transport. It is like having a blister in a new pair of shoes. You feel it, you complain and you sigh. But you persevere, because you still need to get to your destination. Dutch version Openbaar vervoer. Het is als een blaar in een paar nieuwe schoenen. [...]
The Internet Trends report is out! Here is Mary Meeker's 2019 Internet Trends report. For some people the favourite slide-deck of the year. For others 300 slides (!) of graphs, lines, numbers, quotes and diagrams on the state of the internet. Meeker highlights slowed growth in e-commerce sales, data [...]
Consumer spokesperson: What do we want? DISCOUNTS! When do we want it? NOW! Retail spokesperson: Please hold until Black Friday. Black Friday the “discountfeastday” that arrives before European holiday days like Christmas and Sinterklaas. An American tradition focused on purchasing, buying and shopping… if you get a [...]
Last week I wrote a story on facial expressions that you experience searching for a new challenge. One expression was missing, the expression you have when you celebrate a new job... #Party, accepted a new challenge. Happiness, excitement and energised! After transforming, the way [...]
Looking for a new challenge is like Tom Cruise aka Ethan Hunt climbing a mountain in the movie MI II at Dead Horse State Park, Utah. Advice: read first, watch the video second. You look at the rock, it is impressive at first maybe even terrifying. You [...]
It is becoming a tradition the annual; prune the tree event. Hard work combined with lots of fun. And every year astonishment on the amount of branches and leaves. Ideation Allard Hansma Timelaps captured and edited by @Jeroen Zondag
I attended my first ever book launch, a book on apps. The title of the book “In de hand van de klant” (freely translated: in the palm of the customer) written by John Kivit. In which he shares insights in the process of developing and marketing an app. Why [...]
Some of the different stages, emotions and expressions one experiences looking for a new challenge. Open mind; cruising the internet, messaging on LinkedIn, reading incoming emails and opportunities send by your network. Hey, that might be interesting. Let me think... Off course they [...]
