About Twan
I’m a pragmatic and driven professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and a track record of building relationships and managing growth projects from concept to scaling and market validation.
I’m an adaptable leader who can build teams, keep people engaged and drive a culture of innovation. I develop opportunities, look for continuous improvement, and can make critical decisions in a fast-paced and uncertain environment. I use my analytical skills to think critically, analyze data and report with KPI-driven results.
When I'm not working on growth and expansion, you are likely to find me in the water enjoying kiteboarding or foiling.
Career highlights (more info in the experiences section):
- Scaled a property management company in the Vacation Rental Industry from scratch to $2.5M annual revenue within a timeframe of 3 years with no external funding. We served 3 markets and acquired 3 companies;
- Created go-to-market strategies for tech companies within the (live) entertainment industry and set up their (growth) framework and established R&D. For one scale-up I was responsible for its execution by identifying and developing new business opportunities;
- Worked as a junior Marketing & Sales Manager for the Consultancy industry in which I developed a risk management assessment tool and organized various B2B (networking) events.
Currently looking for a new entrepreneurial/leadership challenge from Q4 2022/Q1 2023 in which I will be carrying growth and expansion responsibilities for grasping opportunities and driving innovation forward. Need more hands in these areas? Let's get in touch!
Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Basic
Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)
Experience
- TDHolding BVOwner / ConsultantJuly 2016 - Today (9 years and 11 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsParticipating in companies and freelancing business consultancy related to growth, scaling and expansion. Examples of client projects can be found below.
- TicketSwapCountry Manager AustraliaDIGITAL AND ITFebruary 2019 - March 2020 (1 year and 1 month)Melbourne VIC, AustraliaTicketSwap is the largest European marketplace for live events, trusted by more than 5m fans. TicketSwap helps its 6.000 partners with eliminating fraud, reaching new audiences and increasing revenue. I was responsible for leading the charge of bringing TicketSwap to Australia and enabled growth and expansion. Reported to the board of Directors.o Built relationships and partnerships with industry experts, ticketing providers and event organizers.o Set up a framework for Legal, Compliance, Marketing and Sales activities.o Provided market insights, created a go-to-market strategy and managed the process to create a product/market fit.
- bnbmanagerCo-FounderHOSPITALITYOctober 2014 - June 2018 (3 years and 8 months)Amsterdam, Netherlandsbnbmanager is a tech property management service for the fast-growing vacation rental industry. We increase yields and handle the online and/or offline rental process for private homes, hostels and hotels. As the Co-Founder I formed an organization that grew to 30 FTE and $2.5m annual revenue.o We scaled to these numbers by technology and driving innovation, which led to the development of an in-house customer portal and IT framework.o In 2016 we became the Market leader in Amsterdam. In 2017 we were the fastest-growing B2C Property Management Service in Europe. We acquired 3 competitors to maintain our market share.o Opened offices in London and Curacao. Both operations are 5+ years old.o Appeared more than 10 times in the national press and various documentaries.
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Education
- Graduate exchange program, Business Administration and Management, GeneralUniversity of San Diego - Knauss School of Business2022Graduate exchange program, Business Administration and Management, General
- Master of BusinessEADA BUSINESS SCHOOL2022Master of Business Administration - MBA