Creative Director — Amsterdam

Thirty
years of
making
ideas
land.

Creative Director. Cage escapee.
Now helping others find the story only they can tell — and the life only they can live.

Amsterdam — Wherever feels right
30
Craft
Creative Direction
Brand Story
Campaign Development
Clients
De Bijenkorf · Centraal Beheer
Ziggo · NN · C&A
The Athlete's Foot
Now
Advisory · Mentorship
Freedom Design
The honest version

I've spent thirty years making ideas land for some of the world's most recognised brands — De Bijenkorf, Centraal Beheer, Ziggo, NN, C&A, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Heineken, KLM and many more. Network agencies, independent studios, global campaigns, award stages. I've done it all and I loved most of it.


What nobody tells you is that the career you build can quietly become a cage. Looks gorgeous. Locks quietly.


I walked out. Now I do two things: I bring senior creative direction to agencies and brands who need an extra level — and I help people who feel trapped design a life that actually fits them.


If you need a Creative Director who's done it at the highest level and can move fast without the overhead — let's talk. If you're living a life that looks fine from the outside and feels wrong from the inside — let's also talk.

Risk

The only real risk
is not taking one.

Los Angeles, 2019

Selected work

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Seedtag
Brand Campaign
Seedtag's proprietary AI translates consumer thought into advertising action. Produced by Yune Creative, shot by Daan van Citters.
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De Bijenkorf
150 Years
A celebration of the most iconic store in the Netherlands — its people, its curation, its remarkable taste.
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Centraal Beheer
Lion & Horse
Two films for the legendary Dutch insurance campaign. Dutch public award for best commercial.
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For agencies & brands

Senior creative thinking — without the overhead

Thirty years across global campaigns. I come in, raise the bar, and make everyone look good. No overhead, no politics, no ego.

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For people ready to move

The cage is optional.

If you're living a life that looks fine from the outside and feels wrong from the inside — let's have a conversation about what's actually in the way.

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