Who I am …
Of course this is a Socratic question. One answer could be: I am the sum of all my encounters.
What helped was living in seven different countries, studying history & philosophy, spending a decade and a half as a journalist (all media, almost all positions, all over the world) and more than two as a board room consultant (Europa, Africa, Middle East), in the meantime constantly writing (about too many subjects).
| Children? | Two sons! |
| Marital status | Yes |
| Home? | Amsterdam and Noordwijk (ah, the sea) |
| Hobbies? | Yes |
| Specialisation? | Terrorism, Africa, narcissism |
| Dream? | Meeting the Donald |
| Fear? | Meeting the Donald |
| Pets? | No |
| Car? | Defender |
| Languages? | Seven |
| Destination? | Horizon |
What I do …
Currently I am almost a fulltime writer, but also …
- Owner of Blaisse Concepts
- Board member of Fronterra Foundation (www.fronterra.eu)
- On the Supervisory Board of Droog Design (Amsterdam)
- Chair of the Boudewijn Büch Foundation
- Performing in Paradiso or touring The Netherlands with my play on God’s sense of humor (Schot)
- Part time teacher and lecturer
- Co-founder of De Nederlandse School, a post graduate course for super teachers
- Panarea Publishing Amsterdam (photography, biography, poetry, travel stories, essays, pamphlets)
Where to find me …
I sincerely dislike Facebook!
And Instagram!