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Project case study – Stichting Bostherapiecentrum

In the last few months, I helped Stichting Bostherapiecentrum get ready for working with companies. Stichting Bostherapiecentrum (“Forest Therapy Center)” is a group of experienced coaches who are specialised in “nature based inventions” in the forest like Shinrin-Yoku (“Forest bathing”). The coaches have helped many individuals reconnect with nature (of course I did a session too!) and now decided to… Continue reading Project case study – Stichting Bostherapiecentrum

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Project case study – automate boring tasks at DeskGuru

6 hours a week. That doesn’t sound like too much — until you realize it’s 7 full 40-hour work weeks every year, gone to repetitive admin tasks. Here’s how we got them back. The situation Since DeskGuru launched in 2020, the “Guru” at DeskGuru (Sanne) has been been almost exclusively spending time on the “real” work for clients: online ergonomic… Continue reading Project case study – automate boring tasks at DeskGuru

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Project case study – Spotted by Locals

After the acquisition of Spotted by Locals in 2021 – the beloved community Sanne & myself founded in 2008 – I stayed on as “Interim CEO” for a while. Spotted by Locals was the third start-up I co-founded that was acquired, after Eurodidakt Suriname (1997) and Gezond Verzuim (2001). What I did To prepare the acquisition I: After the acquisition… Continue reading Project case study – Spotted by Locals

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Project case study – Reben

Reben is a really cool Amsterdam start-up producing a better Spritz. With local Dutch rhubarb – and way less sugar! Geerben – a daring entrepreneur I really admire – started Reben with his mother’s unique recipe, using rhubarb from her backyard. Now it’s rapidly popping up in some of the best restaurants and bars in Amsterdam. And: you can order… Continue reading Project case study – Reben