Hi 👋, I'm Ben. I freelance through my company bd people in Amsterdam, Europe and US. I have worked in People, Culture & Recruitment for 12 years & startups and scale-ups in Amsterdam for most of that. As a Freelancer now, what sets me apart is my dual expertise as a seasoned (Tech, Growth & Operations) Recruiter since 2012 and as an experienced Head of People for startups/scaleups. I see Talent Acquisition through the lens of engagement, retention, effectiveness, and culture. I also will really challenge you on "why" this hire, I don't just make hires, I want to help build sustainable, well built teams that last and are effective. Why People & Culture? It's the perfect blend of my interest in human behaviour, group dynamics, and my knack for quickly understanding people. I thrive on translating strategy into action for scale-ups and diving deep into all things People & Culture (HR). What drives me? Creating workplaces where people look back at their job with fondness, saying, "That's one of the best jobs I ever had", whilst the Founder would say "That was the most effective team we ever had". My recent nerdy explorations include: - MetaView interview notes (AI in interviews) 🤖 - OKRs for startups 🎯 - Effectiveness and focus for startups 🔬 - Values, Mission, Vision and lean ways-of-working 💼 - Culture. How are we doing? 👀 - Default Asynchronous work 🧑🏼💻 - Infusing positivity and kindness into the workplace ☺️ - Mastering meeting facilitation 👨🏻🏫 - Reintegrating employees seamlessly 😷 - Prioritizing life-work balance (because it's not work -> then -> life I love to have conversations with leaders around: - Helping people have some ownership over their work - Enabling some freedom and flexibility - Room for experimentation - How they give permission to fail - Finding purpose in their role