Joep Arends

Joep Arends is an experienced Innovation Producer dedicated to helping startups scale by expanding their client base and professionalizing their organizations. He also assists corporates in launching new ventures and innovations, overseeing several accelerator programs. With a belief in the potential of innovation and technology to address critical challenges, Joep is committed to driving successful new innovations. His expertise lies in innovation, proposition design, growth hacking, operational model design, agile methods, strategy consulting, technology, and digital design. Joep holds a Master's degree in Management of Innovation from Rotterdam School of Management, a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, and a Bachelor's degree in Business Engineering from Fontys Hogescholen. His professional history includes roles as a Product Manager at Avular, Innovation Producer at Deloitte Digital and Econnections, Future Winners lead at Deloitte Digital, Accelerator program lead at Think Forward Initiative, Co-founder at Tailoride, Senior Consultant Strategy & Operations at Deloitte Consulting, and Advisor at Robeco.