Volvo Group

In my current role I am responsible for all startup projects we run within emobility and energy at CampX, and I am leading our CampX incubator initiative.  CampX by Volvo Group is the global startup area for Volvo Group. We are currently in the process of setting up a corporate incubator, and a venture builder / spin out structure. At the same time we are running an accelerator program which enables startups and scaleups to pilot their products at Volvo Group.

Senior Innovation Manager

Masters of Scale International

Entrepreneurs sometimes need a sparring partner who understands the entrepreneur’s challenges and obstacles from their own experience. Specifically when getting ready for the first serious funding round, a lot of information is asked and the investors want to see a certain level of readiness. Not all companies have the “gray hairs” onboard who can convince the investors that the company will not be running into the next death trap. Working with Masters of Scale will provide you with the sparring partners and experienced entrepreneurs who will help you through this process and will help you do it faster. Each Master has access to the other Masters and their diverse networks.

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I have experienced that startup communities/ecosystems are very much like complex systems. They behave non-lineair, there is not one defined outcome, and they can not be controlled. Still, the wish to create and manage these kind of ecosystems pops up continuously. With my decade of startup and incubator experience I'm open to guide the creation and/or management of these ecosystems, and the design & management of startup programs, accelerators or incubators.

Startup/Corporate Ecosystem Builder

At home

Parental leave

YES!Delft

As an operational director, I'm in the middle of the organization, constantly working on improving our processes & quality of work to make sure we are equipped to create tomorrows leading firms even faster than before! Heading a team of 15-25 FTE consisting of events, marketing, backoffice, scouting, programs and other startup services.

Operational Director

Responsible for the entire program portfolio of YES!Delft. From an 8 hour training to get introduced to the methodologies and to test-drive your idea, to a 12-week (parttime) program used for validating your ideas with your potential customers to the full-time Accelerator Program which aim is to find you a launching customer or a pilot project and to further accelerate your business. Introduced peer 2 peer review methodologies and structured check-ins with start-ups to gather data and to create the ability to customise the programs based on current needs of the startups. Yearly resulted in 12 discovery tracks, 6-8 validation labs and 2 accelerator programs.

Program Director

Designed and hosted 6 Validation Labs which train you to test the correctness of your assumptions by talking to as many experts, potential customers and other stakeholders as possible in a 12-week (parttime) program. Resulting in a validated technology which fits the actual needs of the customer & market. Highly focused on peer 2 peer review.

Validation Lab Manager

Eternal Sun

From my strong technical background I was working on the (online) presence and the marketing materials needed for an interesting customer journey in the solar industry. I've been highly interested in new (B2B) marketing techniques which allow more co-development and bi-directional communication instead of sending, sending, sending. Combining a complex technical story with a personal sales method was the challenge to solve.

Marketing Manager

As an operations manager I was responsible for the operations from design & engineering the equipment to building and installation. Completed several 100-500k projects within budget and on-time with a team of 6-10 engineers.

Operations Manager

As a manager of the solar competence center we worked on improving the bankability of large PV-projects through quality assessment of solar modules and on continuous quality improvement of our solar simulation systems and our business processes and trainings. As a manager I was responsible for the design and build of the center and for the daily operations. In the same year I have also done various other projects on business development and economical and technological assessment of prototypes.

Manager Solar Competence Center

As a Quality Manager I was responsible for setting up the ISO9001 Quality Management system, mapping out our customer feedback systems, support systems and supplier and reseller systems.

Quality Manager

As a business process analyst I was mapping out and improving all relevant business processes of Eternal Sun as a preparation for our quality management system.

Business Process Analyst

Enyini

Developing and giving business modelling and sustainable development workshops

Business Model Trainer

TU Delft

Creating courses on sustainable entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial internships, assisting with research on sustainable developmental entrepreneurship.

Student research assistent at Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship

Building a startup ecosystem for Volvo Group @ CampX

As a Senior Innovation Manager at Volvo Group, I am responsible for all startup projects we run within emobility and energy at CampX, the global startup area for Volvo Group and I am leading the CampX incubator initiative, which aims to support early stage deep-tech and hardware startups in this field. 

I have over 12 years of experience in the startup and innovation ecosystem, ranging from leading one of the largest tech incubators in Europe to various management roles at a deep-tech startup in the solar industry.

My core competencies include building trust, fostering collaboration, and creating frameworks and ecosystems that enable startups and corporates to thrive. I am passionate about sustainable mobility and innovation ecosystems. I am always interested in connecting with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and partners who share this mission and vision.

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