Mathijs Van Der Kooi

Mathijs Van Der Kooi has a long and varied work history. Mathijs began their career in 2001 with Hazewinkel Pers as a researcher for 'Youth and Newspaper'. In 2002 they moved to Tera.nl Online Media as a Portal Manager. In 2003 they took an internship at Talma Sionsberg Ziekenhuis in Digitalization Patient Education and Counseling. In 2004 they became the Editor in Chief of Zeenz.nl - Blog Platform. In 2006 they co-founded Traveltelly.com/HDtravelshots.com. In 2008 they became a blogger for Travel2Travel.nl. In 2009 they joined Myler | Part of HeadFirst Group as Head of Marketing and Head of Community. In 2010 they co-founded Community Managers NL and served as a boardmember and secretary. In 2017 they joined ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as Team Lead Customer & Digital Experience, CX Lead, and Senior Customer Experience Marketeer. In 2021 they joined Freeday.ai as Head of Marketing & Customer Experience.

Mathijs Van Der Kooi has a diverse educational background. Mathijs obtained a MBO from Friesland College in 1996-2019, a Bachelor's degree in Communications from NHL Hogeschool in 1999-2003, and a 1st in Spanish from University of Groningen in 2005-2006. Mathijs also completed a Master's degree in Strategic Marketing Management from Harvard Business School Executive Education in 2016, a Disruptive Strategy course from Harvard Business School Online in 2017, a Master of Magic from Speech Republic in 2018, and a Singularity course from Singularity University in 2019. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including nCino 101 and 201 from nCino, Inc., Advanced Excel - Formulas & Functions from Computrain, Power Bi - Advanced and PowerBI basic from ilionx, Agile scrum master from Numa | Digital Consulting B.V., and IPMA D from Bert Hedeman. Mathijs is currently working towards a CCXP (Certified Customer Experience Professional) from CXPA and Consultancy Skills from Summiteers | ABN AMRO.