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Martine Meijburg (Second Degree, DEPT) got involved with The Next Women in 2012 and is an expert when it comes to LinkedIn. Next year, it’s your 10 year anniversary at TNW, nice! How did you get to know us? “I joined an inspiring pitch event in Rotterdam that Simone Brummelhuis gave, the founder of TNW. At that time I had another idea for a startup, that I pitched in front of a panel that gave very valuable feedback. The same year I was attending the Web Summit in Dublin and I teamed up with my former co-worker Marcel van der Heijden. We clicked workwise and came up with the idea of a LinkedIn ..read more

The Next Women “Via Marleen Basart van Bites we love kwam ik terecht bij The Next Women. Sinds kort ben ik platinum member en van plan daar veel gebruik van te maken. Ik vind het prettig dat het functioneel netwerken is, zo ben ik benieuwd naar de training op het gebied van fundraising. En TNW prijst de prestatie van vrouwelijke ondernemers, onder andere met de Top 100, daar ben ik ook helemaal voor. Het ondersteunen van vrouwelijke ondernemers, elkaar bewust opzoeken, vind ik belangrijk. Er moeten meer vrouwen op hogere posities terechtkomen en ik erger me er enorm aan dat we nog stééds met e ..read more

As the Founder of The Next Women and in the wake of our 10th Anniversary, I am delighted to announce that we have appointed Anne-Marie Twigge as our new Managing Director as per September 1st. She will succeed Rixt Herklots as she steps into her new position as an Executive Advisor. Anne-Marie comes with extensive experience in brand marketing and digital propositions and has helped build and grow several start-ups and institutions internationally, having previously worked with Rabobank, ABN AMRO Clearing, Henkel and De Passage to name a few. We have also collaborated with Anne-Marie in 2020 w ..read more

Yasemin Tümer knows for sure: investing is NOT all about the money if you look at it her way. Investing is an interesting way of living. I will get to why it is interesting, and why it is a way of living, but first let me get to its meaning. The most common understanding is that it’s a way of making money, or even getting rich. You make an investment in the stock exchange or in a company. And if you have chosen well, you get x-times your money back. It is related to either buying something or putting your money somewhere with the purpose of getting something back. Now, why would that be intere ..read more

Become a Member and join the wellness force One of the key features for members to sign up with The Next Women is to create a moment for yourself to focus on the relationship you build with your company. Entrepreneurial Wellness is an important, but slightly underrated, part of that relationship. In september we organise a special edition of our Founders Focus for women that work in the beauty and health industry. Want to join? Send us an email at admin@thenextwomen.com. In the meantime: who better to help you than your fellow entrepreneurs? Here’s an overview: Sleep Shleep – Els van der Helm ..read more

1) Has technology always played such a big role in your business? “Yes, The Fabricant was born in the intersection of fashion and technology. We see ourselves as ‘fashionauts’ committed to exploring the potential of this new world through digital only fashion. We see the opportunity to use technology to make the industry more sustainable while expanding its creative options in unlimited new ways” 2) What do you think about the evolution of technology in fashion, especially since the pandemic started? “We started in 2018 and back then, the understanding of digital fashion was very limited. The ..read more

Female network “For a long time, I didn’t want to get involved in networking that specifically focused on female business owners. Mostly because I didn’t think it was necessary to put that emphasis on gender. But a couple of years ago, I changed my mind. One of the reasons for that is that I have two young daughters now. That made me have a different outlook on the role of women in our society. Unfortunately, women still don’t have the same position in society as men. We need to support each other, and show our strength. And it’s valuable to learn from other women, share experiences, have a di ..read more