I'm Maartje
Adventurer, Life Lover, Career Coach
I am a career coach, entrepreneur, fierce woman, sister, daughter, leader, ex-people pleaser, and above all: life lover.
About me in 10 seconds
I am an amateur sourdough baker, long-distance cyclist, yogi, life partner, Manifestor, Cancer rising, Dutchie by blood, half-American through love, and a proud feminist. I am incredibly curious and very rational with a beautiful dose of spirituality and intuition. I see the opportunity where others see a roadblock.
And most of all - I want you to have a career that makes you love Mondays like Fridays.
The slightly longer version
It took me 25 years to build a life that I am in awe of every single day.
That is freaking fast.
Let me tell you the secret: I got clear, curious, and courageous about my dreams.
But that wasn't always the case.
I somewhat mindlessly made my way through college and started my career thinking I wanted to be a big CEO of a multinational. 30 under 30, Forbes 500, all of those were incredibly inspiring to me. I wanted to be on those lists.
It took a near burnout at 22 years old in my incredibly successful innovation management role to realize that this was not the life I was meant to live. I knew in my bones that there was more out there for me. More freedom to make my work schedule fit my life, time to savour my lunch and take long walks, and impact to be made through my work.
I had to get clear, curious, and courageous about what I wanted.
- And the multinational was not it.
The moment I started taking action towards my true desires, was when I quit my job and got on my bike to ride 2000+ miles across Europe. That was the summer I launched my business with zero guarantees of success and infinite drive and potential.
I was told to be crazy, leaving behind a job that could have taken me sky high up the corporate ladder.
But that was not my idea of a great career. I wanted to feel blissfully fulfilled at the end of a workday, not because of back to back Zoom meetings, but because of the impactful work I had done that day, the walk I took, and the dinner I had with friends. I wanted to have time to be present and enjoy every bit of the heartwarming and soul twisting experience that is this human life. I wanted to have a career that fit into my love for life, instead of trying to squeeze life in 15 minutes of calendar whitespace.
I decided to listen to myself, my passion, my intuition, and do the scary things. It took me to working with dozens of incredible people who have taken their lives and careers into their own hands. I've supported my clients in quitting their soul-sucking jobs and launching heart-centred businesses. I've cheered them on as they overcame their fears and told their surroundings "no, it's time for me," by launching startups and taking control of their work life balance.
Following my heart means that I get to support you, and I get to build the road for our children to follow in our steps with more ease, more confidence, and more courage to live life on their terms.
Following my desires means I listen to myself, my body, mind, and soul, building a life that is more than amazing for me.
It is my mission to help people like you and me, all over this world, to build careers that matter and lives that are more than amazing for them.
Are you with me?
Love,
Maartje
