Our team & offices
We are a team of smart, energetic, experienced and fun people based around the globe. Some call us rebels, but we actually just do what we love to do: help companies to stay relevant for their customers.
Chuck Ruud
Design strategist, Collaborator, Traveler, Curator of cultural experiences, Outdoor enthusiast, Cobbler, Environmentally conscious, Optimistic creative, Learning and thinking by visualizing and doing.
Speaker profileDaan de Geus
Demian Sepp
Enthusiastic, optimistic, thinking and doing, up for new challenges, adaptive, evoking change, trust over control, focus on value creation, plays to win, always moves forward.
Diane Shen
City wonder and observer, Service strategist, Craftsmanship lover, Visual thinker and doer, Design and Make, Curious Mind, Creative, Biker, Furry Friend lover, Taipei-Kaohsiung.
Doménique Steverink
Goal oriented, Team player, Attention to detail, Photography, New York, Realism Portrait artist, Digital marketing, Travel addict, Automotive enthusiast, Thrill seeker.
Emilie Zandhuis
After hours DJ, Sales, A no is a starting point, Amsterdam, Direct, Family & friends, Positive, Handy Woman, Builder, Running.
Erkan Yildirim
Evan Madden-Peister
Strategist, Optimistic realist, Human-centered, Athlete-move your body, Forever learning, Adventurer, Food and cooking is life, Nature is best designer, Entrepreneur.
Speaker profileFiras Aboud
Positive, Social, Simplify things, Connecter, Other perspective, Eager to learn, Vegetarian, Listener, It’s now or never.
Gijs Mensing
In his element when on stage, Creative, Out of the box thinker, Saxophone, Energetic, Amsterdam, Intrinsic motivation, Strategy design, Snowboarding, Never give up.
Speaker profileGrace Ryall
Purpose driven, Language artist, Abstract thinker, Line drawer, Breakfast for dinner, Digital nomad, Brisbane, Emerging markets, Experimental, Future futurist.
Joyce Langelaar
Go-getter, Marketer, Driven by ambition, Enthusiastic, Amsterdam, Grabs opportunities with both hands, Purposeful, Wanderlust, Fun facts, Conquers the world in killer heels.
Justin Lokitz
San Francisco, Californian, Author of Design a Better Business, Outdoor enthusiast, Design strategist, Technologist, Business Innovation, Moleskine, Design MBA, Optimist.
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Kyra Kuppens
Joyful, Enthusiastic, Punctual, Social, Haribo lover, Positive minded, Family person, Likes baking, Happy in love and Curious.
Maaike Doyer
Energetic, Strategy, Finance geek, Always taking the extra mile, Traveling the world, San Francisco, Fast thinking, Get shit done, Professor MBA in Design Strategy at CCA, Creative.
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Maarten van Lieshout
Designer Design a Better Business, Entrepreneurial kid, San Francisco, Illustrator, Conceptual thinker, Biker, Unparalleled vision of reality, Curious, Jewellery and fashion lover.
Marije Sluis
Emphatic, Sales, Straightforward, Connector, Amsterdam & Valencia, Just do it!, Team player, Love for good food, Thinking logically, Interior Design.
Marjolein Oomen
Customer first, Curious, Entrepreneurial strategist, Founder retail start-up, Go-getter, Failing means growing, Rubber ducks collector, Goes for opportunity instead of security, Add value or die trying, Follow your dreams.
Marjon Wind
Meg Luce
Strategist, Designer, Team Player, List Obsessed, New York, Connector, Cheese Lover, Lacrosse Enthusiast, Focused, Restorative.
Speaker profileMichael Eales
Business designer, Dot connector, Prototyping the future, Rad dad, In love with a Canadian, Brisbane, Keeps the tomato sauce in the fridge.
Michiel Hoogenboom
Extravert, Energetic, Technology, Disrupting, Marketing, Strategy, Transformation, Rotterdam, Kravmaga, Folding bike.
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Moniek Tiel Groenestege
Does not stress, Eager to learn, Amsterdam, Startups, Scale-ups, Get things done, People minded, Fast thinking, Traveling, Blogger.
Myrthe Montijn
Infectious energy, People person, Creative, Not afraid of ambiguity, Optimistic, Human-centred design, Service/UX design, Brand-driven innovation, Photography, Bay Area.
Niek Otten
Inventor, Design for purpose, Creative, Getting things done, Start with why, God is in the details, Connecting the dots, Nerd, Travel, Elon.
Niki Seelen
Super out-going, Coordinated, Sharing is caring, Sneaker freak, Dreams of a better world, Strong practical skills, Entrepreneur in the making, Sporty Spice, Rolex, Amsterdam.
Patrick van der Pijl
Author Design a Better Business, Design do-er, Amsterdam, Inspiration, Getting things done, Full of ideas, Mini Cooper, Strategic smart ass, Creator, Rebel.
Roland Wijnen
Aikido, Life-long Learner, Handyman, Amsterdam, Vegetarian, Gardening, Rolling up sleeves, “Strategy is a visual art”, Why? (Question everything), Deep thinker, Engineer.
Sharon Pan
Social media, Customer experience, Getting things done, Eager to learn, Content marketing, Coffee lover, Hospitality, Photoholic, Explore the world by food and travel, Taipei.
Shreya Chopra
Like a library, Organised & Disciplined, Strong Willed, Ambitious, Go-Getter, Results-driven, Yogaholic, Globe-Trotter, Happy, Guinness World Record holder-Abdominal Plank, Adelaide.
Steve Lin
Strategic thinker and doer, Entrepreneur, Visionary, Insightful, Embraces changes, Venture, Pragmatic, Family, Coffee lover, Taipei.
Stuart Davis
Embrace change, Caffeinated, Forever curious, Obsessive cyclist, Empathy, Forward window, Explore the world, Early riser, Improvisor, Be your own role model.
Suhit Anantula
Social innovation, People person, India, Adelaide, Family man, Start – ups, Focussed, Research, Facilitator, Entrepreneurship.
Tobias Strobl
Organizer. Strategist. Puzzle solver. Aviation enthusiast. Out of the box thinker. Artist. Sea lover. Explorer. Travel junkie. California forever.