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Lead with AI | NYT, HBR, Economist, CNBC, Insider, FastCo featured Founder and CEO | LinkedIn Top Voice | AI Training and Implementation

About

I grew up fascinated by innovation, work, people, and all the ways they interact.

That curiosity led me from digital strategy at Ogilvy to launching a magazine about happiness in a language I don't understand, running a network of coworking spaces, founding FlexOS, and eventually, Lead with AI.

We help leaders and organizations deploy AI toward meaningful impact through boot camps, ongoing education, community, and implementation. Visit https://www.leadwithai.co/ for more information.

The mission, now spanning nearly a decade, remains the same: to help deliver a happier future of work.

I spend time not “working” with my wife and son.

Services

Articles by Daan

Leveraging AI for Smarter Recruiting: Key Insights from Industry Leaders // Future Work # 102

How are companies actually using AI in their Talent Acquisition functions? This question led us to organize the FlexOS…

AI Helps You Become CHRO + Craft Future Work Together // Future Work # 100 + 101

Last week, The Josh Bersin Company launched the HR Career Navigator—an AI-driven tool built on Eightfold designed to…

Remote Workers Are Why Google Fails // Future Work # 98 + 99

The office-versus-remote debate gained new intensity last week when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt made headlines by…

“Miserable” HR Needs to Change. But Into What? // Future Work #96

"If HR is supposed to be the champion of employees, why does everyone seem to hate us?" This provocative question…

Will AI Replace Remote Workers? // Future Work #95

Remote workers, beware? In a great HBR article, Professor Matt Beane discusses how AI could be coming for remote jobs…

AI Layoffs: Are Companies Just Waiting to Be Replaced? // Future Work #94

Companies, including Intuit and UKG, are laying off thousands. Yes, it's because of AI, but not to cut costs.

The Experts Have Spoken: How to Do Hybrid Right // Future Work #93

I had a ton of fun discussing hybrid (once and for all) with over 50 workplace leaders alongside experts Nick Bloom…

How to ChatGPT your 9-to-5: Executive Edition // Future Work #92

As we're kicking off the third cohort of Lead with AI tomorrow, one question is always at the top of my mind: How can…

Why Do Americans Hate Their Jobs? // Future Work #91

I remember moving to the US and being shocked by how different the workplace was from that in Europe. The 'all in'…

Major Claude Upgrades: Time to Say Goodbye to ChatGPT? // Future Work #90

If you've ever wondered if it's time to say goodbye to ChatGPT, then Claude 3.5 Sonnet is worth looking into.

Activity

27K followers

Experience

Founder and CEO

Lead with AI

Feb 2024 - Present2 years 5 months
Worldwide

Founder & CEO

FlexOS

Jan 2022 - Present4 years 6 months
Worldwide

Writer and Host

Future Work

Aug 2022 - Sep 2025 3 years 2 months
Worldwide

Content Lead

Media Highway

Jul 2001 - Jun 2008 7 years
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Cyberfood

Jul 2000 - Jul 2001 1 year 1 month
Alkmaar Area, Netherlands

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

iMentor

Jun 2011 - Jul 2012 1 year 2 months
Education
iMentor improves the lives of high school students from underserved communities through a mentoring model that uses a mix of in-school curriculum based sessions and face to face meetups with their mentor. The results are unbelievable and I'm proud to serve have served as a mentor here.

Volunteer

Food Bank For New York City

Feb 2011 - Jun 2012 1 year 5 months
Social Services
When I moved to New York in the fall of 2010 I was shocked to learn 1 in 8 people here are not sure when their next meal is going to be. Food Bank For New York City warehouses and distributes free food for over 1.5 million hungry New Yorkers each year. Wherever I can I helped out on projects, that ranged from handing out flyers to selling raffle tickets on fundraisers.

Volunteer

Patronaat

Oct 2009 - Nov 2010 1 year 2 months
Arts and Culture
Patronaat is one of the top 10 art halls in the Netherlands but with one key differentiator: it is run for a big part by volunteers. Those volunteers make sure that people from the region around Haarlem are able to see art without relying on major government support or having to raise ticket prizes to insane levels.

Volunteer House Vietnam

Oct 2015 - Present10 years 9 months
Children

Member, Board of Advisors

AIESEC

Mar 2022 - Present4 years 4 months
Education
As a member of the Board of Advisors for AIESEC in FHCMC, I try to not bore the cool young people in the Executive Board and share some 'wisdom' from my 20 years of professional experience.

Skills

Publications

Dreamplex November 1, 2020

By 2025, Generation Z (only those born between 1997 and 2012) is expected to account for 25% of the total workforce in Vietnam. Therefore, to be more successful in attracting and retaining these young, creative and talented human resources, companies need to learn about them and design a work environment that inspires them. .
So what does Generation Z want? What are their motivations? How are they different from the Millennials (or Generation Y, born 1981 - 1996)?
Decision Lab…
By 2025, Generation Z (only those born between 1997 and 2012) is expected to account for 25% of the total workforce in Vietnam. Therefore, to be more successful in attracting and retaining these young, creative and talented human resources, companies need to learn about them and design a work environment that inspires them. .
So what does Generation Z want? What are their motivations? How are they different from the Millennials (or Generation Y, born 1981 - 1996)?
Decision Lab, the Decision Lab, a market research firm with Dreamplex - a coworking space, which creates an office environment that prioritizes employee experience, conducted an extensive study to find find answers.
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DMA Conference 2013 Session October 15, 2013

In the highly competitive diaper space, our competition has strong distribution in hospitals. So Huggies set out to build the relationship with mom earlier by serving her needs through online tools such as Mommy Answers. It answers all Moms' questions and gives access to all benefits of their CRM program.
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Videonomics Chicago 2013 Presentation September 17, 2013

Even when brands grasp the full potential of digital video, marketers tend to steer away from working with original online video content. After all, that TV spot was already shot and the costs have been sunk. We’ll share two examples (one is about serving moms the content they crave, the other how search usage can inform content development) that both of which are true testaments to how digital video creation can be a very nimble effort. We’ll show brands how they can get the content they need,…
Even when brands grasp the full potential of digital video, marketers tend to steer away from working with original online video content. After all, that TV spot was already shot and the costs have been sunk. We’ll share two examples (one is about serving moms the content they crave, the other how search usage can inform content development) that both of which are true testaments to how digital video creation can be a very nimble effort. We’ll show brands how they can get the content they need, without breaking the bank.
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OgilvyOne August 1, 2011

ICANN will soon be accepting applications for the creation of new gTLDs (generic Top-Level Domains), which will allow companies to take ownership of branded domains such as .coke or .ibm, or more generic domains such as .money or .food. The shift from a .com-centric to a .brand-centric domain architecture carries the potential to dramatically alter the online landscape and represents a transformative opportunity for brand. This paper provides an overview of the shift toward gTLDs and looks at…
ICANN will soon be accepting applications for the creation of new gTLDs (generic Top-Level Domains), which will allow companies to take ownership of branded domains such as .coke or .ibm, or more generic domains such as .money or .food. The shift from a .com-centric to a .brand-centric domain architecture carries the potential to dramatically alter the online landscape and represents a transformative opportunity for brand. This paper provides an overview of the shift toward gTLDs and looks at the exciting opportunities they provide.
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March 1, 2010

For the 2009 global Ogilvy summit, where CEO Miles Young unfolded his agency plan for the next 5 years, selected employees worldwide were asked to write an essay about one of its main themes: pervasive creativity. After being selected to form the 'Ogilvy Youth' group together with 11 others, I joined the global leadership in Istanbul to discuss the agency's feature.
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Professional working proficiency

Organizations

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Jan 2019 - Present

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