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Station 88 - Inspiration session: Entrepreneurship is top sport (Dutch event)

Date: Time: 15:00 Location: Burgermeester Brokxlaan 12 en Online

BAM, we have another great inspiration session in store for you. We will kick off the second half of 2021 with a session in which two Dutch top athletes & two top entrepreneurs are our guests. The parallels between top sport and top entrepreneurship are the common thread during this session, without fail no success!

As an experienced performance coach, Marco Hoogerland is daily on the sidelines of the successes of top athletes & entrepreneurs of the highest level! Today he leads this session with top athletes Ireen van den Assem, Dutch Hockey player & Twan van Gendt, Pro BMXer and Red Bull athlete and with top entrepreneurs Bram Mutsaerts, founder of successful international (SME) companies & Preben Horsten, founder of Burkely. Preben is nationally known for bags and products of high quality and design, which make your life easier in the hectic everyday life. Are you curious about how these entrepreneurs got to the top and how they stay there? What pitfalls have they braved and how have they dealt with setbacks and successes? Then sign up quickly. 

On the couch with the chairman of the day

Marco Hoogerland – Founder Talent Academy Group

'You own talent. You have to earn success." 

Marco has been working with big names and top sports organizations for 20 years. He is an entrepreneur in heart and soul and the founder of all labels within the Talent Academy Group. As an experienced performance coach, he stands on the sidelines of the successes of top athletes, artists, managers and entrepreneurs at the highest levels. Where talent has to perform under the highest pressure, Marco is called in. In 2016 he bundled all his knowledge and expertise and published the book Sweat.

Twan van Gendt – Worldchampion BMX 2019!

In 2019, the now 29-year-old BMX rider, Twan van Gendt, captured the world title during the World Championships in Heusden-Zolder. The Flying Gentleman has been reigning world champion ever since. His participation in the Olympics was jeopardized when he suffered a serious injury to his hand last year. Because the games have been postponed for a year, van Gendt has had time to recover and this year he went for gold during the Olympic Games in Tokyo! He was ready. He qualified for the semifinals of the Olympic BMX tournament. But a collision with his teammate led to a failed final day. Sunday afternoon, August 22, during the World Cup in Arnhem, van Gendt says that the failed quarterfinal was his last game.

He ends his BMX career with this emotion, but he is not finished with top sport yet! He gives himself the chance for two years on the cross-country mountain bike. Van Gendt doesn't just give up!

Ireen van den Assem – Won the European Championship for Club Teams Hockey 6 times! 

Hockey star Dutch Hockey Team 

'If you want something you never had, you have to do something you've never done'. 

At the age of 27, Ireen van den Assem finally broke through with the Dutch Hockey Team, with whom she was aiming for gold during the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year. After her selection for the Games, an old injury plays up again and she drops out just before the finish. 'Topsport is a roller coaster of which you do not know the route and of which I have now made the free fall after the umpteenth loop just before the finish line'.

As a player of HC Den Bosch, she won the national title 7 times and the European title for club teams 6 times. From uninhibited talent, she has grown via an overly demanding perfectionist to a hard-working warrior with a lot of self-knowledge. 

Bram Mutsaers – Built an international company from his attic in no time! 

Founder HBL Online BV & Fixami BV

'Take risks, fall and pick yourself up again, you always come out stronger'! 

In 2007, Bram and his partner started offering (second-hand) tools via Marktplaats. It soon became apparent that the need in the market was great and so in 2009, the Webshop was born from an attic room under the name: Gereedschapcentrum. In 2016 & 2019 they won a Golden Gazelle at the FD Gazellen Awards. Since 2019 they have been active in France and Spain and in 2020 they will add Italy to the list. The plans for 2021 are big, expansion within Europe and a move is planned! Bram's journey was of course not without trial and error! Together with his colleagues, they have encountered themselves 1000 times.

Preben Horsten – Within three years he conquered the market outside Europe with BURKELY! 

Owner BURKELY BV

'Success is achieved together'! 

Preben unexpectedly rolled into the family business in 2015. With the same vision as his father, but with a new strategy, he aimed to enter the market outside Europe within three years. Due to the immediate success, he took the step in 2018 to become official director of BURKELY. The power of collaboration is central to the company and ensures that BURKLEY distributes more than 500,000 items in different countries. The new premises and recent relocation ensure that they are ready for future growth. 

This inspiration session represents a value of €295. Do you want to participate in this session? That is possible, register via the registration form at the bottom of the page! Did you receive a Boost Your Business code through one of our partners? Then enter the code when you register.

This inspiration session is physically accessible for a maximum of 30 entrepreneurs. Do you want to be there physically? Indicate this in the registration form! We also offer the possibility to tune in online from home or office. We make the session accessible to an unlimited number of entrepreneurs via a livestream. We will keep you informed! 

Registration is free but not without obligation, we are counting on you to come!

*This event will be held in Dutch