Experience

Wintercircus Ghent

• Belgium
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder and board member

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Gent, Vlaanderen, België



Upgrade Estate

• Belgium
• Housing and Community Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-CEO, founder & believer

  • Dec 1999 - Present

  Gent Area, Belgium Upgrade Estate realizes connective housing in which sustainability, innovation, social engagement and a community-oriented approach are paramount. With our ‘Upkot’ brand, we are market leader in innovative student accommodation. We operate throughout Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia. We also spend time and focus on carefully building and positioning our other concepts and brands.



Upkot

• Founder, CEO & believer

  • Dec 1999 - Present

  Ghent As a creative student housing company, we think outside the box and aim to grow further through each project. Students are the future and we like to add value for them. Well managed student housing – with an excellent service, nice student coach, qualitative rooms and unique facilities – forms the base of our Upkot community. We see this community as an expanded social context that offers great opportunities for the student and opens doors to the future. By creating a cosy and… Show more As a creative student housing company, we think outside the box and aim to grow further through each project. Students are the future and we like to add value for them. Well managed student housing – with an excellent service, nice student coach, qualitative rooms and unique facilities – forms the base of our Upkot community. We see this community as an expanded social context that offers great opportunities for the student and opens doors to the future. By creating a cosy and friendly atmosphere in our Upkot buildings, the student feels completely at home. Show less



Upliving

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Co-Ceo

  • May 2018 - Present

  Brussels and Ghent Upliving is a living concept for and by young professionals. Forget long rental contracts and being stuck in traffic jams for hours. When you rent an Upliving apartment, you not only get a nicely designed apartment in a top location in the city, but also access to a number of shared facilities including a laundry, a relaxing urban garden and bike sharing. Last but not least, there is an excellent management service and maintenance team. All in all, this ensures that you enjoy the optimum rental… Show more Upliving is a living concept for and by young professionals. Forget long rental contracts and being stuck in traffic jams for hours. When you rent an Upliving apartment, you not only get a nicely designed apartment in a top location in the city, but also access to a number of shared facilities including a laundry, a relaxing urban garden and bike sharing. Last but not least, there is an excellent management service and maintenance team. All in all, this ensures that you enjoy the optimum rental experience. Show less



Upoffiz

• Belgium
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate

• Founder en Co-Ceo

  • May 2021 - Present

  Gent en omgeving Home base for growing companies, where interaction and connection take centre stage, with greenery as a connecting element.



nexxworks

• Belgium
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman Of The Board

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Gent en omgeving nexxworks helps companies regain the fluidity and radical innovation they lost as they grew. We inspire with the most radical innovations in your industry. We fire up your extreme customer centricity, with a double transformation: digital AND human. We jump-start the fluid connected networks you need to innovate internally. And we make sure the changes stick. In this age of networks and disruption, you need to collaborate and share. We will embed you in a powerful ecosystem of… Show more nexxworks helps companies regain the fluidity and radical innovation they lost as they grew. We inspire with the most radical innovations in your industry. We fire up your extreme customer centricity, with a double transformation: digital AND human. We jump-start the fluid connected networks you need to innovate internally. And we make sure the changes stick. In this age of networks and disruption, you need to collaborate and share. We will embed you in a powerful ecosystem of extrapreneurs, partners and peers so that you can keep exchanging and learning. We’re about synergy, not symbiosis. We want to empower you so YOU can solve your innovation and agility challenges. The nexxworks thought-leader collective was founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Peter Hinssen. In 2015, he was joined by his business partners Rik Vera and Steven Van Belleghem. What brought them together is their conviction that digital is just the beginning of a massive societal and professional shift. They believe that many companies are not armed and ready for the disruption this will entail. That is why they are passionate about infusing radical innovation in incumbents to help them thrive in this age of networks. Show less



Upgrade Academy

• Founder & Believer

  • 2018 - Present

  Ghent Meeting & entertainment area in a unique setting in the centre of Ghent. The Upgrade Academy fills the gap between the needs of various stakeholders and existing initiatives. It is a place where all our partners can meet, gain opportunities for development, share experiences and knowledge, and innovate.



Prullenbos

• Owner & Believer

  • 2011 - Present

  Laarne/Wetteren The Prullenbos is a recreation area consisting of a cosy inn with a great atmosphere and group accommodation for companies, groups and associations. The terrain together with the inn and chalet can be rented for seminars, team days, brainstorming sessions, meetings, product presentations, private initiatives and team building sessions. The group accommodation can sleep 36. check out: www.prullenbos.be



Park-inn by Radisson Brussels Airport

• co-owner

  • 2017 - Present

  https://www.radissonhotels.com/nl-nl/hotels/park-inn-brussels-airport