Vestor

Berend van Zanten - Groenemorgen

Changemaker, kickstarter, creative entrepreneur and driving force behind a slew of initiatives (DAK, Dus Wat Gaan Wij Nu Doen, Vrijheidsmaaltijdsoep, Vegan Food Festival), Berend is a man of many talents with a mission to make a ‘green tomorrow’.

Sebastiaan Beekman - Lucie with the Six Punches

In hindsight, turns out it wasn’t the best year to start a business, but luckily former Marine Sebastiaan can take some knocks. Who better to open a boxing club?

Ikram Mataich - Ziri

Ikram and her sister are bringing traditional Moroccan cuisine into Dutch kitchens with their brand Ziri: funky tajines, fresh from Fez.

Marcus Groeneveld - Ciphix

Ciphix is the digital workforce solution. For staff who don’t smoke and never fall sick. The fi rm grew from three to forty (real!) employees in no time.

Joep Klabbers en Catja Edens Zoarchitecten & Spatie

Mister Candlelight and co. – aka Joep and Catja – are a dynamic duo harnessing the forces of architecture and architectural history for the urban future.

Linde Elsinga - Echo UrbanDesign

Linde = ECHO Urban Design = Linde. This landscape architect has plenty of ideas for climate adaptive design in RCD. Let’s go for it!

Tycho Luijten - Dapper Rhinos

His agency has just one mission: do whatever it takes to put your business on the fast track to growth. How, you ask? So did we. Tycho gave us a peek into the present and future of online marketing.

Anoesjka Imambaks - Barabox

Anoesjka is a busy bee. Juggling multiple roles in Rotterdam, recently she also cooked up the ‘bara’ – Rotown’s own oliebol. Anoesjka tells us what it stands for.

Featuring conversations with entrepreneurs from Rotterdam Central District – the business district around Centraal Station – the RCD Podcast is an initiative of the RCD Association and District East. All podcasts are recorded in Time Is The New Space, the RCD clubhouse at Schiekade 185.

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