Hi, I am Monte
and I aim to inspire, support and train people, teams and organisations to get the best out of themselves.
I inspire audiences to take a glance into the world of tomorrow. With a fresh, positive and honest style, I talk about future human behaviour and what audiences want and need to hear. I’m one the five speakers at Whetston.
I train teams and leaders on collaboration and leadership skills, in MBA’s, with professors in academia, on outdoor in the Ardennes and in tailor-made programs for any organisation. I work a lot with the Takacs & Verheijden collective.
The success of any organisation lies in the quality of the working relationships within the organisation. At Bridgeworks we combine consultancy, training and couple therapy insights to better relations within team, and thus outcomes. I’m one of the co-founders of Bridgeworks.
The core of everything I do stems from Sociology.
I immediately felt at home in a study that researches humans and society and all the ways they influence each other. The sociological mindset is to explore from all possible angles and without judgement. Only then, you can truly understand what’s going on. A deep understanding always leads to the ability to inspire, to improve and to grow.
Bio
I’m based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I’ve finished a bachelor in Sociology and a research master in Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Before starting my own business, I worked as a researcher for Motivaction International. I have finished a traineeship in public speaking at Whetston, a coaching training with Aleid Tiemersma (Greep) and executive Team Coaching training at the VU. Next to running my own business, I’ve worked as a Leadership Skills Trainer in the MBA and bachelor programs of Hotelschool The Hague from 2021 to 2025. In 2025, I’ve co-founded Bridgeworks with Thomas Anthony and Nadia van der Spek.
Some organisations that I have worked with are Erasmus University, Worldpay, Tony’s Chocolonely, MWM2, University of Twente, University of Eindhoven, Finn, Microsoft, NEP, Evolve Arena, Microsoft, Philips, The Red Cross, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Netherlands), Veolia, GrandVision, Vodafone, Rabobank and TivoliVredenburg.