MEET JIMME
MY BIO
Who am I?
My name is Jimme. An aspired innovator, data analyst and hospitality enthusiast from the Netherlands. Having recently acquired a Master's degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Lund University, my work in the past has been focused on hospitality and managing hotel operations. I gathered lots of different experiences globally and I am happy to apply the experience and skills I have obtained in my career to manage projects through creative problem solving and innovative thinking, using data as a base for decision-making. All skills I utilise on the daily during my role as an Associate Market Manager at Expedia.
My experiences abroad have taught me how to lead teams and build projects from the ground up. I am a full-on believer in empowered teams and inspirational leadership - enabling those teams to reach even higher goals, which for me as an innovator comes down to disrupting and outperforming industries going forward.
Colleagues and people who know me would describe me as someone with a GROWTH mindset. I am always looking for the new big thing in life. I am objective-oriented, proactive, flexible and enthusiastic to achieve best-in-class results together with a team.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Current and Past Roles
ASSOCIATE MARKET MANAGER, EXPEDIA GROUP
December 2023 - Current
As an Associate Market Manager at Expedia Group, I develop and optimise a global portfolio of hotel and property products. My focus is on maximising partner revenue through strategic content, rate, and availability optimisation. I secure additional lodging rates during peak demand, implement impactful promotions, and provide data-driven insights to partners and clientele.
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, CITIZENM ROTTERDAM
February 2022 - August 2022
Being part of a large and international team, I was tasked with leading, managing and encouraging the operational team within CitizenM hotels - more particularly in Rotterdam and Geneva. As an Assistant General Manager, I continuously looked for opportunities to maximise revenue for the hotel, while ensuring CitizenM's brand standards were kept high at all times.
LEAD DUTY MANAGER, ZOKU VIENNA
February 2021 - January 2022
Reporting to the General Manager within Zoku Vienna and leading the Duty Manager team - I was responsible for building Zoku Vienna, Zoku's newest hotel, from the ground up. Contracting suppliers, creating cost calculations, budgeting, recruiting and training staff and establishing brand standards in Austria were among my main responsibilities here, before opening the hotel in the summer of 2021.
DUTY MANAGER, ZOKU AMSTERDAM
March 2020 - February 2021
Truly a jack of all trades role. At Zoku Amsterdam, I was responsible for making schedules, solving personnel- or staff issues, jump in on the floor whenever needed and leading by example for all Zoku Sidekicks. Additionally, as the main manager on the floor, I was responsible for managing and coordinating the housekeeping and maintenance tasks on a day-to-day basis.
Interested in knowing my full professional career breakdown? Take a look at my Experience.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Always Learning
MSc ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION , LUND UNIVERSITY
During this Master's course, I learn how to develop and exploit business opportunities by starting up and managing new ventures. Courses on innovation, data driven decision-making, user/customer experience design, marketing and finance are the order of the day, all while continuously participating in Sweden's excellent incubator and accelerator ecosystem.
August 2022 - June 2023
BBA HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, HOTELSCHOOL THE HAGUE
Internationally-oriented Bachelor programme which taught me how to manoeuvre myself through the ever-changing demands of the business landscape. While the study boasts a hospitality-oriented focus, many transferable skills are taught which have allowed alumni from all over the world to thrive at companies large and small in many different industries.
August 2016 - September 2020
HAVO DEGREE, ERAMUS COLLEGE
August 2011 - May 2016
High school in The Netherlands which mostly aided me in developing myself personally, rather than professionally. Here, I transformed from a young boy into an adult and made many friends along the way. Additionally, I discovered my passion for economics and management through lecturers I found admirable and taught passionately on their respecive subject.
Want a more in-depth look into what I studied? Take a look at the Education page!
DUTCH, ENGLISH & GERMAN FLUENCY
Through living in several different countries, additional courses or simply mother tongue.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Through leading different teams to success and guiding individuals to make the most out of their personal and professional development.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Through building businesses from scratch, learning to manage projects ideation to implementation, including prioritisation, planning and eventual execution.
"When the wind of change blows, some build walls and others build windmills."
