Hi! Let me share my story.

Well, I’ve always loved exploring new grounds. From the moment I was able to walk I gave way to my curiosity. As an 18 year-old, the passion for travel definitely took over. For an entire year I explored Australia with two buddies, driving through dirt and desert in our van, capturing our experiences on tape. We were already doing what we nowadays call the cool term “digital storytelling”. Extended voyages of discovery followed, exploring South America, Asia and Africa, diving deep into the culture, learning the language, living with the locals to discover the stories behind a place and its people.

My professional life, between travels, always took in the wonderworld of human interaction: from scientific research on organizational communication to leadership and motivation; from social media strategies to viral marketing. After a grand shift, escaping the corporate context, I jumped into an entrepreneurial adventure. I co-founded StoryTravelers, to build a tribe of concious-travel-enthusiasts with a shared passion for visual storytelling. A bunch of free spirits and narrative talents with an understanding of how a contemporary story is told and retold. At some point I needed a new stimulus and and left home, to Italy for an interchange for entrepreneurs. I’ve been vagabondizing throughout Italy, hitting couches, travel spots and meeting loads of people to tell stories. Then I fell in love and never returned to Amsterdam. So now I’m an Italianized Dutchman living with his beloved in the ancient part of Matera. Who could ever have guessed that! I certainly couldn’t

I translated this story into a video to promote the region I live in. See below. Enjoy!

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