Jochem Wijnands

Jochem Wijnands is a seasoned writer, speaker, and podcast host currently associated with De Nieuwsgierige Reiziger.nl since September 2022. Wijnands has a rich entrepreneurial background, having founded TRVL.com in September 2015, alongside co-founding TRVL Media, known for its award-winning iPad magazine, and Prss, a mobile publishing platform acquired by Apple in 2014. Prior experience includes a significant tenure at National Geographic as a photographer and writer, contributing over 300 pages to their publications. Additionally, Wijnands owned Feature Contact and Picture Contact, two pioneering online agencies in storytelling and photography. A former product manager at Philips Electronics, Wijnands holds an MBA in Marketing from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.