Maartje Symons

Brainstormer, Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Marketer, Parent, Potential employer, Project manager, Promoter, Startup

After her Communication Studies, Maartje immediatley started working in advertising. She soon discovered that her real passion was international media. After various jobs at agency network MEC, she chose a more entrepreneurial role as managing partner at and co-owner of media communication agency Wisecrackers. Besides her daily work, Maartje has always been actively involved in the media industry. She was a teacher at SRM for over 7 years, worked as a conversational English trainer at various agencies and was a volunteer at the MWG in the program committee and on the board, where she was responsible for organising the yearly media awards (AMMAs). End 2013, Maartje founded her own company, The Workz, where she combines her English background with her industry knowledge and ambition to help Dutch communication professionals - working in media, advertising, PR, marketing, communication, journalism, events - be internationally successful. The Workz has made its name in the Dutch communication industry and offers training, coaching, copywriting and translations. Maartje specialises in Speakers Coaching for English talks, speeches, presentations and pitches.

My daughters, my family, my friends, my business, ideas, hunches, flee markets, books, bootcamp, hiking, dry white wine, peanut butter sandwiches

advertising, coaching, communications, editing, events, journalism, marketing, media, micro expressions, non verbal communication, PR, proofreading, reviewing, speaker coaching, translating