Josine Elisabeth Bakkes
Josine is a Dutch creative strategist, and an international expert in entrepreneurship and community design.
She works cross-industries, advising a great variety of local and international organizations, brands, start-ups and start-up acceleration platforms in building up impact communities from the ground.
Over the last 8 years, she has founded, led, initiated and grown dozens of small local- to international platforms. All aimed at developing ideas that move people, brands, and markets toward a sustainable future.
Her work knows strong roots in Austria as the former head of social impact at AustrianStartups and representative for the Social Entrepreneurship Network Austria, after which she moved to France.
Moreover, as a media strategist by training, the power of media to shape narratives and communities for the better is reflected in her work. Prior to her entrepreneurship endeavors, she used to work as a strategist with well-known advertising agencies, such as DDB and MediaMonks, and with Red Bull on their Social Innovation programs.
She is a Horizon Europe Innovation Expert with the EISMEA, a jury member for the World Summit Award, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.
Over the last 8 years, she has founded, led, initiated and grown dozens of small local- to international platforms. All aimed at developing ideas that move people, brands, and markets toward a sustainable future.
Her work knows strong roots in Austria as the former head of social impact at AustrianStartups and representative for the Social Entrepreneurship Network Austria, after which she moved to France.
Moreover, as a media strategist by training, the power of media to shape narratives and communities for the better is reflected in her work. Prior to her entrepreneurship endeavors, she used to work as a strategist with well-known advertising agencies, such as DDB and MediaMonks, and with Red Bull on their Social Innovation programs.
She is a Horizon Europe Innovation Expert with the EISMEA, a jury member for the World Summit Award, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.
Furthermore, a passionate lecturer, speaker, mentor, and writer.
WHERE TO FIND HER
Email The only messenger tool with 100% response rate
Instagram What I'm up to on the daily
Linkedin What my focus of work is
Spotify The only way to turn my JukeBox Brain down
Medium A place where I get my Food for Thought.
Nature I'm an amateur in 70% of Outdoor Sports Disciplines
DEGREES
Media & Business (MA), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Advertising (Minor), University of Technology, Sydney
Media & Culture (BA), University of Amsterdam
Email The only messenger tool with 100% response rate
Instagram What I'm up to on the daily
Linkedin What my focus of work is
Spotify The only way to turn my JukeBox Brain down
Medium A place where I get my Food for Thought.
Nature I'm an amateur in 70% of Outdoor Sports Disciplines
DEGREES
Media & Business (MA), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Advertising (Minor), University of Technology, Sydney
Media & Culture (BA), University of Amsterdam
HONORS
Nomination Ecosystem Shapers of the Year, AustrianStartups, 2021
CMX Academy Scholarship: The Community MBA, 2020
Femtrepreneur*in European Forum Alpbach, 2020
Ambassador, One Young World, 2019
WEF Global Shaper, World Economic Forum, 2019
Wildcard participant Nudge Global Impact Challenge, 2019
Nomination "Media Promise of the Year", 2018
Social Entrepreneur Trainee, Starters4Communities, 2017
CERTIFICATES
Worldviews - Moving from Sustainability to Regeneration, HTC, 2022
Regenerative Livelihoods by Design, Gaia University, 2022
HER WORK'S HASHTAGS
Social Impact, Program Management, Facilitation, Entrepreneurship, Community Design, Regeneration, Education, Brand Activism, Culture, Partnerships
Nomination Ecosystem Shapers of the Year, AustrianStartups, 2021
CMX Academy Scholarship: The Community MBA, 2020
Femtrepreneur*in European Forum Alpbach, 2020
Ambassador, One Young World, 2019
WEF Global Shaper, World Economic Forum, 2019
Wildcard participant Nudge Global Impact Challenge, 2019
Nomination "Media Promise of the Year", 2018
Social Entrepreneur Trainee, Starters4Communities, 2017
CERTIFICATES
Worldviews - Moving from Sustainability to Regeneration, HTC, 2022
Regenerative Livelihoods by Design, Gaia University, 2022
HER WORK'S HASHTAGS
Social Impact, Program Management, Facilitation, Entrepreneurship, Community Design, Regeneration, Education, Brand Activism, Culture, Partnerships
Disclaimer: Dutch by default, so I come with a fair share of curiosity, sincerity, and self-awareness.
Think we should work together? Always happy to connect.
Think we should work together? Always happy to connect.
Thank you!
🏗️ CO-CREATORS
As Ernest Hemingway nicely puts it: "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end". My add-on: and who you exchanged smiles with.
DDB & Tribal Amsterdam, MediaMonks, Imbull, Music for Everyone School, Starters4Communities, Uber, Red Bull, Audvice, Fuckup Nights, Circle of Intrapreneurs, Global Shapers Community, One Young World, Haydn1791, Ludwig Bolzman Gesellschaft, Coworking Salzburg, CS & Communication, Stoelzle Glass Group, Social Impact Award, European Commission, Social Entrepreneurship Network, Social Innovation Tournament, World Summit Award, AustrianStartups, FH Kufstein, BFI Wien, Sustainable Alpine Tourism Initiative, YPO, UNPO, Startup Salzburg, Mazars, Atölye, LEGO, The Regenerative Alliance, Yunus Sports Hub, Protect our Winters, Club Alpin Français, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).
As Ernest Hemingway nicely puts it: "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end". My add-on: and who you exchanged smiles with.
DDB & Tribal Amsterdam, MediaMonks, Imbull, Music for Everyone School, Starters4Communities, Uber, Red Bull, Audvice, Fuckup Nights, Circle of Intrapreneurs, Global Shapers Community, One Young World, Haydn1791, Ludwig Bolzman Gesellschaft, Coworking Salzburg, CS & Communication, Stoelzle Glass Group, Social Impact Award, European Commission, Social Entrepreneurship Network, Social Innovation Tournament, World Summit Award, AustrianStartups, FH Kufstein, BFI Wien, Sustainable Alpine Tourism Initiative, YPO, UNPO, Startup Salzburg, Mazars, Atölye, LEGO, The Regenerative Alliance, Yunus Sports Hub, Protect our Winters, Club Alpin Français, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).