Nicholas D'Hondt

Nicholas D'hondt serves as the Chief Marketing Officer and Growth Marketing Academy Lead at UPTHRUST, where a hands-on online mentorship program accelerates growth for marketers and business owners. As a Partner at Customer Collective, Nicholas focuses on fostering strong customer relationships. Prior to these roles, Nicholas was a Managing Partner and Growth Strategist at GrowForce, which merged with Upthrust to become a leader in growth marketing. Previous experience includes founding Plann3r, an efficient meeting scheduling startup acquired by GetBusy, and working as a Freelance Growth Hacker at Trigger, the first specialized growth hacking agency in Belgium. Nicholas has contributed to numerous projects and companies, including being a Teaching Assistant at the Technical University of Denmark and co-founding restIT and UndergroundTV. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Information Engineering Technology from Ghent University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Sciences from Odisee.