Knowmads

We educate changemakers

Our council

The staff members that make things happen at the Knowmads HQ

  • Astrid

    Astrid van Eersel

    email: astrid@knowmads.nl Astrid is our Heart of Home. In this role she takes care of a whole bunch of things. Basically, this comes down she makes sure that we feel at home and arranges things so that we can excel … Continue reading

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    Alex Falk

    Alex is the newest (and oldest) contribution to Knowmads. He has held many different positions in a broad variety of industries. This has helped him to face challenges from many different perspectives and foster a problem-solving creativity. He uses this passion … Continue reading

  • Pieter Spinder

    Pieter Spinder

    Email: pieter@knowmads.nl Phone: +31 (0)6 814 90 700 Pieter is our fire starter. Wherever he goes he brings an abundance energy. He is a dad to his two great kids and adores his wife. He loves to make things happen, … Continue reading

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    Kim van Rijt

    email: kim@knowmads.nl Kim is our jack-of-all-trades. She has a hand in almost everything at Knowmads, where she wants to make sure that creativity can happen. Laying down the basic structure, she creates a great working environment so that students can … Continue reading

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    Tsi la Piran

    email: tsilapiran@knowmads.nl Tsila is our wisdom. She loves the world, people, cultures, music, open mindedness and openheartedness, courageous ideas, inspiration, and the color of blueberries. For 35 years she has explored human behavior, life philosophies, urban shamanism, complementary medicine, energy … Continue reading

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    Floris Koot

    email: floris@knowmads.nl Floris is our playful spirit and challenger of the system. He loves to play with possibilities and sees them everywhere. Helping others to also discover and experiment with them is one of his passions. As a kid he … Continue reading

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    Jord Hilstra

    email: jord@knowmads.nl Jord is our philosopher. He enjoys dinners, books, and movies but most of all literature.  He always walks around with a book under his arm and his head in the clouds. The nice thing is that he has … Continue reading