Hi!

As mentioned before, my passion lies in writing, creating, and helping! As a kid, this was also always present. I loved to colour, wrote short stories and I always helped my mother who works in health care, by playing games with her elderly clients. As I grew older, this faded away until I forgot about it.

 

However, in 2016 something happened that I never expected…my hair was falling out! Out of nowhere there was not a day where I did not have my hands full of hair. It was a difficult time, and I knew it had to be for someone else too. There were not a lot of stories about others with alopecia from my age available for me to relate to and that is when I realised that I wanted to fill that gap. I also noticed that most people were unaware of the hair condition alopecia, so I wanted to change that. I started my blog and Instagram account AlopecianGirlboss and that is when I came in touch with my faded passion again!

 

I really enjoy writing and creating social media posts, but what makes it even more special is the messages that I receive from others. The time that they take to message me that I helped them with the things I write and make, means a lot and there is nothing more special than that.

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Besides my blog, I also volunteer for the Alopecia Vereniging and Stichting ANDERS. I feel very grateful that I am able to help others in this way.

 

Who am I?

 

Now that you know how I found my passion, you are probably wondering who I am besides that. I am someone that is very eager to learn, whether that is specifically about the industry I work in or my dad explaining to me why F1 changes their tires and what the benefits are. Not necessarily because I am a big F1 fan, but because I like to know why things work the way they do and to find out what makes something tick! That is also why I joined the honours programme about consumer behaviour at Avans Hogeschool.

 

Due to that drive, I am also always very involved in the organizations that I work for, whether that is my client company for my school assignment, my work, or the organizations that I volunteer at. I often take the initiative and I am eager to know as much as possible! That is the reason why I also take courses besides my study programme.

 

I do my work in a serious manner, but I am also always cheerful and kind, as Bart Moret mentioned in his LinkedIn recommendation about me. I have a curious nature, which makes me proactive and because I like to know what makes something tick, I am also detail-orientated and a critical thinker.

 

Besides all the professional characteristics, it is very important to me to work in a company culture where humour is appreciated! Laughing and bonding with fellow colleagues is of essence in my opinion and I think that is also the reason why my internships to date have been such a success! I am still in contact with colleagues from my German internships in 2019 and I am currently working at 2 of my previous internships.

 

In my free time you can find me with my friends and family, watching Netflix or writing! I enjoy getting a drink or eat something with my friends as well as just simply playing cards with my grandparents! Although I must say...I never win when playing cards.

 

Study Programme

 

While my previous education in International Business was mostly focussed on sales, I knew that I wanted to continue to develop myself on a marketing level. That is when I decided to study International Business at Avans University of Applied Sciences. Here, I am able to work on projects for existing companies and really make a difference with what I do! No more exams where the information you learn is never used again, but finding theory yourself together with teachers and immediately apply it to the project.

 

I was given the opportunity to create a marketing plan and campaign for the Municipality of ‘s Hertogenbosch, do market research and provide marketing solutions for Upstairs traprenovatie, create a business case and sales plan for CTOUCH, analyse data sheets and come with solutions for Driscoll’s and create an organizational scan for Sanders Group.

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