Jan Willem Jonker
Jan Willem is an experienced, enterprising, strong and inspiring captain, used to functioning at management team level. He studied law and started his career at Procter & Gamble and has worked in various positions in marketing, sales and media. During his career to date, he has successfully set up and lead companies as an entrepreneur.
Jan Willem guides professionals, investors and organizations in a personal and professional way as business coach in business development and leadership & management issues. He also coaches young, ambitious leaders working at start-ups and scale-ups.
Jan Willem connects people, ideas and organizations in an enthusiastic and original way.
He likes to represent brands, professionals and companies internally and externally, he is a natural networker and is successful in 'matching' and flourishing collaborations, joint ventures and partnerships.
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He knows how to quickly and expertly translate new business insights, opportunities and trends into concrete growth plans. He uses his intuition and helps - if necessary – as an interim manager. Personal leadership is a source of inspiration for his approach.
Jan Willem has, in addition to business coaching, an adviser role on behalf of clients as a dedicated sparringpartner, negotiator, dealmaker or intermediary.
He also invests himself - or in collaboration with third parties - as an informal investor in companies.
Client Dennis de Koning, senior consultant ADSE engineering, says about Jolanda:
'Jolanda is a great person and a very competent coach. She coached me on my personal and consultancy skills, making me aware of my own and other's behavior and sense making. Always in a friendly manner, but confronting at the same time. Working on specific cases proved very effective, as Jolanda provided me with new insights, but challenged me to find my own ways and perspectives. For me, this resulted in the most valuable personal learning experience I've ever had.'
Jolanda de Ridder
Jolanda works as an international coach, consultant and facilitator with the focus on leadership. Her passion is to guide leaders, teams and organizations in change. Thanks to her cordial and enthusiastic personality and energetic working method, she knows how to achieve great motivation and high commitment among her clients.
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She has gained extensive experience in her career, starting with Capgemini in the Netherlands. There she developed soft skill programs for IT experts and became an IT professional. This success led to various roles within Capgemini for 14 years, after which she decided to continue her career at Schouten Global. Within Schouten Global she has worked as a Senior Consultant for organizational change in large international companies and projects.
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During her career, Jolanda’s focus is on training, coaching and organizational change. In this she has gained extensive experience and quickly feels at home in many markets. She is certified as stress and burnout coach, inter-cultural sensitivity and communication, leadership development (including the Leadership Circle Profile) and developmental assessments (Insights) for senior management.
Today, Jolanda works as an independent coach for clients in different parts of the world. Her international experience has made her an expert as an intercultural consultant and trainer. Jolanda also has extensive experience in setting up, facilitating and executing intercultural change processes in combination with training and leadership programs.
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Jolanda’s own life story is in itself an intercultural experience. She was born in Amsterdam, raised in Canada and the United States and studied Social Work in the Netherlands. As a result, she brings her unique life and work experience from different cultures into her current projects.
Sparring partner I Personal & business coaching I Leadership development I
Business development coaching I Intercultural coaching
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