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The four business area’s that determine your success

Enablement

The people, the organization and relevant propositions ‘empower the success’ of what professional service firms can bring to their respective markets.

Business Development

The strength of the professional ecosystem and go-to-market strategy determines the ongoing ‘book of business’ and the ability to win new business.

Reference Program

When ‘selling the invisible’ the importance of an effective reference program is crucial and often underestimated.

Marketing & Events

Strong focus on ‘getting the word out’ as well as gathering business intelligence can be achieved through executing a tailored M&E plan and continuous communication with clients.

Empowering service firms

The international team of experts provides a focused approach to support professional service firms with all aspects that determine success: Enablement, Business Development, Reference Program and Marketing & Events. With a range of tailored propositions, we support our clients to manage the changes and challenges they face. This can vary from focused projects that expand business with a new global account to executive search for senior hires, from improving team effectiveness to ad-interim leadership roles. Feel free to reach out to us for a full overview of our propositions.

Our clients tell their story

Get inspired by our international clients and projects on their road to succes.

Stanton Chase

With over 70 offices around the world Stanton Chase is a leading executive search firm. Reporting to the global executive board XtraAdvice partners helped to improve their global office evaluation and classification model. Subsequently Stef Oud of XtraAdvice was responsible for leading the Global Professional Services and Technology Industry for a little over two years.

ATOS

With our XtraBusiness Workshop approach we support Professional Service Firms to boost and improve their business development results. Atos, a leading global consulting and technology firm, was an early XtraBusiness adopter that we helped to strategize and grow their business with a major international consumer market client.

Games for Health / Post IC app

The digital Post Intensive Care diary helps ICU patients with their recovery and deal with Post Intensive Care Syndrome. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the need and demand for the Post IC solution has rapidly increased during the past months. XtraAdvice is supporting Games for Health, the firm that developed the solution, with the further roll out to hospitals around the world.

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Meet our global team of professionals

Our partners all have a successful track record in their respective areas of expertise. In addition, we have developed a very powerful and well-connected business ecosystem by utilizing the networks of our partner team.

Stef Oud

  • Partner
Eindhoven Netherlands

Luc Swaab

  • Partner
Nijmegen Netherlands

Vera Melis

  • Partner
Eindhoven Netherlands

Fred van Eenennaam

  • Partner
Amsterdam & Boston Netherlands & US

Willem Bourgonje

  • Partner
Eindhoven Netherlands

Hans van den Hurk

  • Partner
Eindhoven Netherlands

Tamara Swaab

  • Partner
California, Davis US

Emile Aarts

  • Partner
Eindhoven Netherlands

Alberto Jiménez Suárez

  • Partner
Madrid Spain

Frederic Ramioulle

  • Tethys Solution Partner
Arizona, Phoenix US

Ron Mangun

  • Partner
California, Davis US

Herman Diekman

  • Partner
Amsterdam Netherlands

Dereck Davey

  • Partner
Sydney Australia

Manfred Brouwer

  • Partner
Rotterdam Netherlands

Katalijn Ritsema van Eck

  • Partner
Arnhem Netherlands

Nick Hopmann

  • Associate
New York United States

Stuart Layzell

  • Partner
Birmingham UK

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XtraAdvice latest news

Our partners join Dutch Queen Maxima and Netherlands Trade delegation at City Hall in San Francisco
04 januari 2023

When Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited San Francisco in 2022 to celebrate her country’s economic ties with the US, both prof Ron Mangun and prof Tamara Swaab of the University of California were invited as guests and also joined the royal reception at San Francisco City Hall. 

XtraAdvice at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos
04 januari 2023

XtraAdvice will again be present at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos held from January 20th until the 24th. This WEF edition our focus will be on our mental and physical health program for organizations and presenting an update on the Zero Burnout Initiative that XtraAdvice has developed. Please contact us via info@xtra-advice.com to learn more

We are involved: bring the Formula E Prix to the Netherlands
01 maart 2022

XtraAdvice and several of its partners and clients are involved in the efforts to “bring the Formula E Prix to the Netherlands. Our participation with the Formula includes a role as Chair for in the FE Advisory board.

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