🐶 Jacco van der Kooij

Do you know a large Midwest family? Well, if you do, then you know me.  I am the youngest of eight, raised in a small farmers'​ village in the Netherlands. If I picked an apple from the wrong tree on my way home from school, my parents would know about it before I got off my bike.

The family name is like a bank account, and my family has put their savings in it for over 50 years.  We are not rich, but the van der Kooij's are known for our hard work, and willingness to help others. So we never needed a lot of money. For my family, our reputation is the most valued asset and trust is the currency we trade in.  Every day.

Fast forward to today, a time where the subscription (SaaS) business model is impacting organizations big and small.   Why?  Because in the subscription business you MUST make a client successful!  You have to earn an honest word-of-mouth reference by exceeding a client's expectation. You have to work hard and build a reputation. I recognize this as these are the norms and values I was raised on, and I know exactly what to do.

Welcome to my village. Pop. 12,000. Established 2005.

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Winning By Design helps customer to design, build and scale their sales efforts.  With offices in San Francisco, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Antwerp, Shanghai and Sydney we help clients big and small with a process driven approach to sales.  The right process executed by trained professional will help you earn more business from the right customers.

Jacco van der Kooij

Sam builds future-fit workforces that accelerate growth for VC/PE and SWF-backed businesses. Having constructed boards and management teams for fast-growing startups from idea to exit, he brings expertise to leadership development and organisational scaling.

Sam advises PE/VCs and incubators on building, strengthening, and scaling ventures through innovative talent strategies, from executive search and RPO services to fully embedded global solutions. With deep expertise across the technology continuum, he partners with leadership teams to tackle today’s challenges while anticipating tomorrow’s needs.

Through Halian’s platform, Sam delivers transformational workforce solutions that enable organisations to achieve their strategic ambitions one hire at a time.

Sam.Friskey@halian.com 


Sam Friskey

New Year, same running spot. The novelty (and privilege) will never wear off. 

It's hard to find objective opinions about moving to the UAE. I'm messaged often by industry peers asking "what's it really like?"

Here's my view.

Why I WOULDN'T move to the UAE:

Relationships can feel transactional at times
The summer is intense (4 months of it)
If you're unwilling to adapt your skill set, playbook, and typical sales cycles
If you're uncomfortable being a guest, not a citizen

Why I WOULD move to the UAE:

Opportunity to challenge the regional recruiting status quo
High concentration of ambitious, global professionals
Safe, clean, modern infrastructure
Exceptional weather & weekend lifestyle (Mon-Friday doesn't change)
No excuses/barriers to exercise! 

We are hiring! If you're considering the UAE and want a balanced conversation free of "London is falling" doom or "Dubai is paradise" hype. my inbox and Alice Fry is open.

P.S YOUR FOOTBALL CLUB WILL STILL EMBARRASS YOU FROM 3,3630 MILES AWAY!!

Partnering with ambitious companies worldwide to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes

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