About
Brand Strategist | Cultural and Creative Strategy Consultant
I help brands grow by turning cultural and behavioral insight into clear strategic direction. I work with global brands to develop brand positioning, brand narratives, and creative strategies that create relevance and commercial impact. With experience across five countries, I bring an international, culturally informed view of how audiences think, feel, and act. My approach combines curiosity, honest analysis, and close collaboration with creative and commercial teams to transform insight into effective action.
I am also an aspiring television and film writer. The practice of crafting worlds, defining characters, and shaping stories that make people feel something deepens my approach to creating meaningful worlds and stories for brands.
Nationalities: American & Dutch
Work Experience
- 12.2017 – PresentFreelance StrategistClients: Havas Play UK; Battle Royal Studios; adidas Brand Design; United Imaginations for Wolt; DEPT for Philips; Calvin Klein; Miniac; R/GA for Siemens; DesignBridge for Lipton; BFD, Inc. for Twitch; 180 Amsterdam for PlayStation and Lay’s; Seventy Agency Stockholm for Ericsson; Tommy Hilfiger Pitches won: EE and adidas Women's World Cup 2025 activations for Havas Play UK; Twitch EMEA for BFD, Inc.
- 4.2011 – 12.2017Strategic Planning Director180 AmsterdamClients: Sony PlayStation (PS4, PS VR, games), Hewlett-Packard, Diageo, Lilly Diabetes UK, ASICS. Pitches won: Ketel One, Sky, Lilly, Replay, Qatar Airways, Al Jazeera, VAT 69, PlayStation
- 9.2007 – 4.2011Strategic Planning DirectorWieden+Kennedy, AmsterdamClients: EA SPORTS FIFA, BASF, Nokia. Pitches won: BASF
- 3.2005 – 6.2007Planning DirectorSaatchi & Saatchi, LondonClients: Dr. Martens, T-Mobile, Sagatiba
- 12.1999 – 3.2005Senior Account PlannerGoodby, Silverstein & Partners, San FranciscoClients: Hewlett-Packard (HP), Saturn (a division of GM), Frito-Lay, Hotwire.com, Epinions.com
- 1.1998 – 12.1999Account PlannerFoote, Cone & Belding, San FranciscoClients: Sega, MTV, Slates (a Levi-Strauss & Co. brand)
- 9.1995 – 12.1997Market Research/Product DevelopmentLambesis, Inc., Del MarClients: Cadillac, Airwalk, The NFL, Rossignol, Mattel, Columbia-Tristar, Calvin Klein
Awards & Recognition
- 2014/15Grand Prix and Gold Euro Effie, and Global Effie FinalistPS4: This is for the Players
- 2013Bronze Cannes LionCould you be the Last of Us?
- 2010Silver Euro EffieFIFA 10: How Big Can Football Get?
- 2004Campaign Magazine’s “International Advertiser of the Year”Everything is Possible
- 2003Creativity Magazine’s “Campaign of the Year”Everything is Possible
- 2000/01Bronze and Silver North America EffiesIt’s Thinking
- 1997Mentioned in the New Yorker article “The Coolhunt”, by Malcolm Gladwell