Ten remarkable women who deserve a platform

We may be living in 2024, but multiple studies still show that female entrepreneurs regularly encounter financial barriers. To increase opportunities for female entrepreneurs, ABN AMRO MeesPierson and Choices by DL have joined forces to launch the 10 Women to Watch. MASTERS lists ten remarkable women.

We may be living in the year 2024, but unfortunately, multiple studies still show that female entrepreneurs regularly encounter (financial) barriers. Especially to increase opportunities for female entrepreneurs, ABN AMRO MeesPierson and Choices by DL joined forces and are launching the 10 Women to Watch. MASTERS lists the ten special women.

Nancy Poleon

Founder of BrandedU, the institute for female leadership with the mission of increasing the visibility of women in the business world. According to Nancy: ''BrandedU is an institute for female leadership. Women can come to us for coaching, courses and events. We listen to the women, hear what they are dealing with and help them to develop and position themselves. I meet women of whom I think: everyone should know how good you are. We really go looking for the treasures and that is why we find them. We do this by asking a lot of questions. Going back to what their why is. What are they doing it for? Why? And only then look at how they can use this in their company.” Nancy has developed a unique personal branding method that focuses on authenticity. This year she launched the Women's Visibility Awards 2024: a wonderful platform for role models who make a difference.

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Marieke Visser

Founder and CEO of HERA United, the first women's football club in the Netherlands. Marieke strives with her club for equal opportunities for women in the world of football. There is no lack of sporting ambitions: the ultimate goal...? The Champions League. According to Marieke: ''Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. There have been so many people who said that it wasn't a good idea, because the system in football doesn't work that way. While I thought: but why not? Why don't the rules allow it? Then you have to go back to the core again and again, to the conviction that it's just not right this way. To bring about a system change, you really have to be persistent.''

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Puck Landewé

Founder of Elfin, the largest financial platform for women. The platform strives to make women financially independent. In the meantime, thousands of women have joined in the Netherlands and Belgium and there are great ambitions to expand further: ''"We ultimately want to help a million women take financial steps and take better care of themselves. That's our big goal."

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Nadia Kadhim

Co-founder of Naq Cyber. Nadia strives to help SMEs automate their GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance. A progressive business that is internationally recognized.

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Elian Brenninkmeijer 

A highly experienced aesthetic dermatologist who uses her knowledge and expertise to both heal diseased and damaged skin and optimize the skin. Elian has written several scientific articles and is continuously progressive in her treatment methods.

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Johanna Jorritsma

CEO of A House of Happiness, a company specialized in custom made sustainable curtains. The entire process for producing these curtains happens under one roof. Johanna also founded the LAP studio where people who have had to deal with violence and dependent relationships make new products from residual materials.

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Florentine of Oosten Slingeland

The founder of the children's clothing and accessories brand Donsje, which is known for its beautiful children's shoes that are also functional. Donsje has several of its own stores and is located at other stores throughout the Netherlands. Recently, after ten years, the brand has expanded within Europe. "I love seeing how kind and enthusiastic people are when I'm in the store. And the best thing is that it makes everyone happy. From grandparents to brothers and sisters who don't have children themselves but buy something for their little nephew or niece. It's a really grateful audience. I'm very proud of that."

Read here the entire interview on LINDA. or watch the video. 

Kelly Ruigrok

Founder of GSES (Global Sustainable Enterprise System), a pioneer in measuring the sustainability performance of companies worldwide. GSES helps companies to gain insight into the sustainability performance of their business operations and their products.

The interview with Kelly will be available to read on LINDA from August 30th. 

Charly van der Straten

The founder of Charly Cares, a babysitting service that started in her student room and is now the Netherlands' most famous babysitting platform. In the meantime, the company has expanded with Charly Cares for Business, Pet Care & Senior Care. At Charly Cares you will find all the help you need for the entire family.

The interview with Charly will be available to read on LINDA from September 5. 

Gunay Uslu

Former State Secretary of Culture and Media and current CEO of Corendon. Gunay foresees major challenges in the hotel and airline sector and sees it as her mission to seize them.

The interview with Gunay will be available to read on LINDA from September 13.