EPLÚ MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director Learning Solutions at British Telecom
Margriet de Schutter is available as a sports, personal development, inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer, moderator and lecturer. Please contact Anne Marie Westra to inquire about further possibilities, by email - annemariewestra@e-plu.nl, or telephone +31- 534347567.
Omar Munie (1986) is a young and talented Dutch designer. Because of his creativity and perseverance, he has become a well-known designer in the Dutch fashion industry. More and more people consider his bags to be the perfect combination of functionality and design.
Due to a civil war in his native Somalia, Omar Munie fled to the Netherlands at the age of nine, together with his brothers and sister. . His aim was to start a new life and focus on the future. Omar's mother wanted him to become an accountant but, at a young age, Omar found out that he would rather fulfil his passion for creativity and work as a craftsman. . He went to fashion school and worked hard to develop his talents. Shortly after, Omar made his first handbags, which he instantly sold to the girls in his fashion class. As a result, he founded his own company, Omar Munie Clothing, while he still attended vocational training. After being in business for only six months, Omar was already invited as a guest on Dutch TV shows such as ‘Life & Cooking' and ‘RTL Boulevard'. He also went to New York to present and sell his bags at Macy's, one of America's largest department stores. A year after the founding of his company, Omar won the prestigious ‘Best Student of the Year' award, which gave him the opportunity to start his own atelier on the Binckhorstlaan in The Hague. Subsequent to this ‘Best Student of the Year' award, many more awards followed, including ‘Best Entrepreneur Under the Age of 25' and ‘Most Innovative Entrepreneur 2011'.
Currently, eight years after founding his company, Omar Munie Clothing, Omar has his own Flagship Store on the Noordeinde in The Hague, and he can proudly add many big names to his portfolio. He has designed handbags for the City of The Hague, KLM, Schiphol Airport, and Training Institute De Baak. His bags are also worn by many celebrities, including Hillary Clinton, Jane Fonda, Yfke Sturm and Jessica Mendels.
Omar Munie Clothing also manufactures products by using recycled materials, or in another sustainable manner. These companies will quickly find their way to the Dream Factory KLM, BMW, Schiphol, Training Institute De Baak, and Fair-trade Coffee Moyee were the first companies that worked with the Dream Factory.
The 'Dream Factory' is is an idea developed by Omar Munie, who had this idea for years. Drawing on his own experiences and feedback from people he has met over the course of the years, this new concept was brought to life. The Dream Factory is a powerful concept with a wealth of positivity. It shows that people with a difficult employment history move on, where others give up. They draw strength from their passion for their profession, rather than focusing on what they cannot do. In the Omar Munie Dream Factory, products are exclusively made from recycled or recyclable materials and organic tanned leather. . In this way, a new Munie handbag can be turned from an old jacket, and an old blouse can be created into a new iPad case! Omar Munie Clothing collects their own garments that are used for some of their products.
Omar has also written a book, 'Live your dream' - from refugee with a dream, to living the american dream.
Omar Munie is available as an inspirational, motivational and entrepreneurship speaker, as a high school moderator and a guest lecturer. Would you like to offer your clients or staff an unique experience? Then book a lecture at the Omar Munie atelier, Binckhorstlaan 36 in The Hague. Here, Omar will provide his inspiring lecture for groups up to 40 people, combined with his renowned bag clinic. The participants choose their favourite design and personalize their bag, together with Omar Munie. The clinic will be completed stylishly, with a celebratory toast for the final result. Please contact Anne Marie Westra to inquire about further possibilities, by email - annemariewestra@e-plu.nl, or telephone +31- 534347567.
Does the concept of the Dream Factory as mentioned above appeal to you, and are you interested in a Omar Munie product, manufactured by using recycled materials, or in another sustainable manner? Anne Marie Westra will further inform you about this as well.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Partner
- Professor
Paul Iske is professor Open Innovation and Business Venturing at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Netherlands. He is founder of the Institute for Brilliant Failures with the aim to get acceptance for the complexities of innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also Co-Founder of the International Institute for Serious Optimism that contributes in creating a positive climate in a positive way.
Paul Iske (1961) is professor Open Innovation and Business Venturing at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Netherlands. He also is a speaker and consultant in the field of innovation, sustainability, and smart business models.
To understand a complex world in general and innovation in particular, he founded the Institute of Brilliant Failures, striving for fear reduction, so that people are not to experiment, and to share their learnings from endeavors that did not meet the expectations.
He also is Co-Founder of the Internationaal Institute for Serious Optimism, that contributes in creating a positive climate in a positive way.
He is Chairman of the Dutch-Norwegian Business Network, which focuses on supporting the creation and realization of mutual business, scientific and social opportunities between the Netherlands and Norway.
Until mid-2015, Paul was associated with ABN AMRO as Chief Dialogues Officer and Head of the Innovation Centre. For his innovative spirit at ABN AMRO, Paul was nominated by Dutch Management Team Magazine and the Dutch Accenture Innovation Awards for "Innovator of the Year" in 2014.
Paul mainly focuses on service and social innovation, with a specialty in "Combinatoric Innovation. Under the authority of SMO (Dutch Society and Entrepreneurship Foundation) he has written a book on Combinatoric Innovation, which will be published in English late 2016. Paul connects in order to create opportunities for an innovative and sustainable value. Paul is founder of the Institute for Brilliant Failures, with the aim of creating understanding for the complexity of innovation and entrepreneurship. Paul has a PhD in theoretical physics and has worked for Shell, where he mainly connected knowledge inside and outside the company.
Paul Iske is a consultant in the field of creativity, innovation, intellectual capital, knowledge and entrepreneurship, both within the private and (semi-) public sector at home and abroad.
In his lectures you will clearly feel his very creative, innovative and entrepreneurial spirit and with his contagious humor, he knows how to enthuse his audience, and even more than that!
Philip Hess is well-known as an entrepreneur and co-founder of senz°, the company that successfully sells its innovative storm umbrellas across the world.
He developed a taste for sales, when he started selling office furniture at Ikea during college. He graduated as an industrial designer at Delft University of Technology and as a business administrator at Rotterdam Erasmus University. As a professional athlete, he played in the premier basket ball league. During his college days, he dreamed of his own business. Suddenly there was this golden idea: an umbrella that remains perfectly well, even in a force 10 gale. In 2006, Philip founded senz°, together with two partners. By now, senz° is exporting to over 50 countries, has sold the first 3 million iconic storm umbrellas, and the company, that has won many prestigious design prizes, has more than 20 employees.
Philip Hess is available as an entrepreneurship, innovation & design, marketing and crowdfunding speaker, moderator, juror and guest lecturer. Please contact Anne Marie Westra to inquire about further possibilities, by email - annemariewestra@e-plu.nl, or telephone +31- 534347567.
Vera Anna Hofmann was a member of Team EPLÚ for over two years, where she was available as a public speaker, trainer and guest lecturer on feminine leadership, courage, intercultural psychology and paradigm shifts.
Vera was driven by the question why we humans do what we do and how we can find balance in the world we live in. She was the founder and director of Dare to Imagine where she helped individuals and organizations as a facilitator and business coach to become aware of the paradigm shifts we go through as well as to tap into their potential for positive change and unfold it. Her personal motto was "Moving together from Knowing to Growing!" Vera was only 33 years old.
Watch the inspiring video of Vera from the "stories from the heart" series, recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2021: in lasting memory of an inspiring beautiful woman, may she continue to exist.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Expert, Communications Trainer
Victor Vlam (1984) is an America expert, communications trainer and moderator. He studied law at Tilburg University, the Netherlands Victor used to be the the chairman of the Dutch Debating Association, and during his law studies he reached the semi finals in the debating world championships.
Victor is a popular communications and debate trainer and coach, throughout the Netherlands and beyond. Besides directors, students and local councillors, MPs and other professionals, Victor has trained a national party leader to prepare for his election debates.
Since in 2008 en 2012 Victor campaigned for President Barack Obama, he is regularly invited as an America expert. He also provides lectures on this subject. He has written over 200 articles for The Post Online about America and is featuring on the Dutch NPO Radio 1 station almost every week. In addition, he has been featured in Dutch TV shows such as EénVandaag, the NOS News and RTL Boulevard. Victor interprets the news in a smooth, clear way and with journalistic integrity. Victor got his passion for America, during seven years of his childhood he has spent there. tVictor has visited 46 of the 50 states of america.
Victor has also been working as a moderator. For countless meetings he fulfilled the role of an independent, knowledgeable and inspiring presenter for groups from 10 up to 10,000 people. As a partisan debate leader, he has led election debates with Dutch political figures, like Alexander Pechtold, Ronald Plasterk and Sybrand Buma. He also presents public events, like an open evening of the District Court of Haarlem and debates between citizens and city councilors in Rotterdam. He also presents business meetings, such as for ABN AMRO and Randstad.
Victor is convincing, knows what he is talking about. The combination of his speakers talent, enthusiasm and the way he involves his audience in his training and knows how to inspire them makes Victor unique in his field.
Victor Vlam is available as an America expert, moderator, communications-and debate trainer, coach and guest lecturer. Please contact Anne Marie Westra to inquire about further possibilities, by email - annemariewestra@e-plu.nl, or telephone +31- 534347567.