Turning your biggest challenges into opportunities for a thriving business.

Every initiative deals with uncertainty, obstacles and profound challenges. Especially if you’re shaping a brighter future. Let’s turn it into fuel for growth and create opportunities for a thriving business together.

Picture This:

While working on positively impacting the world with your business, you stumble upon an obstacle – a challenge that blocks your path forward. You know there are ways to solve it, but where do you start? And what works for you? You see so many options, tools, frameworks… What will you try? And even if you find a way forward, you don’t really have the time to fully embrace a new theory and put it into practice without help. But where do you find the help you need before losing your spark – your passion that started it all?

I’ve been there. Dealing with obstacles – one even more daunting than the other, feeling completely overwhelmed, time-pressured, not getting things into motion, not finding the right support. I found ways to come out stronger, and so can you!

This is one of the reasons why I founded Mischiworks: Empowering you to quickly solve your challenges so you can move forward and focus on what matters most.

Some of the challenges Mischiworks can help you with:

Personal Wellbeing

Team Wellbeing

Organizational Wellbeing

I want you and your organization to flourish, doing everything in my power to help you realize your vision and potential.

Services

Mischiworks services

The following services are available for you:

#1 Identify

Together we will look at your challenge and underlying problems. We identify opportunities for growth and how you can already take a step into overcoming the obstacles.

What you will receive:

495

(excl. VAT)

#2 Explore

Researching your unique challenge, looking at available knowledge, tools and best practices. We explore potential paths forward and create a strategy to solve the challenge.

What you will receive:

2895

(excl. VAT)

#3 Coach

Together we will work on solving your challenges – bringing the theory into practice. We look at your current physical and mental situation and identify improvements.

What you will receive:

*  Current coaching fees 

595

(excl. VAT)

"We have worked with Michiel on a personal level, in a team and in an organization. What is remarkable about Michiel is his extensive knowledge about people and businesses in overall. He has a sharp analytical way of breaking down a problem, the ability to quickly unlock stagnated thinking or ineffective working methods and is an excellent guide in finding the solution with and within you. Michiel is a great person to work with, a reliable, honest and dedicated professional who has helped us and our company tremendously. We highly recommend Michiel if you need to tackle your challenge!"
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Jenny Hsia
Co-founder Chef Erling
"Michiel is a real team player and a humble treasure in your team. He is dedicated, thorough and creative. Focusing on quality and doing things right. He understands the value of purpose and the importance of the right energy and culture in a team. He cares for the vision and mission of the organization he works for. I often think of involving Michiel again."
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Diederick Croese
CEO & Co-Founder SingularityU Benelux

About Mischiworks

Hi! I'm Michiel Schuurman

For me, It all started in 2008-2009, while working on my Bachelor studies of Mediatechnology. All was well until life hit me hard. Challenge after challenge were thrown my way: from a school that kept changing everything, a relationship that ended dramatically, a job that became tedious and repetitive, to my health taking a toll.

 

This was when I decided to not let my life be run by others, but find my own path. I put my studies on hold, stopped with my job, and then joined the Microsoft Imagine Cup. This became an award winning success and gave me my first taste in entrepreneurship, purpose-driven initiatives and global perspectives. It did not get easier after that, but seeing how each challenge made me stronger gave me the motivation and drive to go on, bringing many new opportunities on my path.

 

Of course each day comes with its challenges, but I can sincerely say I'm really happy where I am now. I'm currently at my peak health, living my life to its fullest. Married to an amazing wife and proud father of a son who both bring me joy every day. I have deep and lasting connections with my friends, I get to do meaningful work and hang out with many inspiring entrepreneurs. I also get to positively impact and touch people's lives. Although we're never finished, this is everything I could wish for and much more! Something that I wish for everyone.

Why I started Mischiworks

The last 15 years I've seen many great initiatives fall (including some of my own). Entrepreneurs and leaders losing their spark, not knowing where to go. Getting so caught up in their daily to-do's that they lost all passion to actually make a difference. Great people that couldn't find the time anymore, becoming so overwhelmed and stressed that they forget their own wellbeing. With dramatic impact on their relationships as a result. This is something that needs to stop!

 

With Mischiworks I'm aiming to:

  • Empower people to find the courage to follow their passions.
  • Equip people to improve personal, team and company wellbeing
  • Help purpose-driven initiatives succeed and scale their impact.
  • Let people learn from global experiences, best-practices, frameworks, knowledge and failures.
  • Leverage my unique qualities and skills to help people overcome challenges.
  • Put all my energy towards things that really matter in the world.

My personal belief is that solutions are available for every challenge, but they're not always easily found or accessible. They're also not 'one size fits all'. Mischiworks is here to research paths forward and empower you to not only solve challenges, but turn them into opportunities for growth.

Empowering (future) leaders

Purpose-driven (future) leaders are entrepreneurs and change makers, driven by more than just earning money for their shareholders. They see humanity, nature and our planet as the most important stakeholders, and strive to realize their – often bold and inspiring – visions.

 

Unfortunately this passion often gets crushed when confronted with reality. There are many obstacles on the way, and most of these leaders do not get the attention and support that they deserve.

 

I want to change this by dedicating my time and energy to help guide them forward in their journey.

I want impact initiatives to be successful

I believe that it is time for more conscious and ethical organizations. Initiatives that are rooted with the promise of shaping a brighter future, but also getting the chance to become successful and scale their impact. I'm leveraging my extensive knowledge, qualities and unique skills to help fulfill this mission.

 

My Qualities

  • Integrity: Honest, trustworthy, showing up fully, acting from my personal values.
  • Analytical: Research, analysis and combining things, awareness of all moving parts.
  • Range: Holistic view, experience with most facets of a company, knowledge of personal, team and organizational wellbeing.
  • Creativity: Coming up with new ideas and solutions, stimulating innovation, good at designing or enabling others to do this.
  • Practitioner: Quick in learning, always testing and experimenting, putting theory into practice, ability to turn dreams/visions into tangible and concrete steps
  • Bridge builder: Awareness of multiple perspectives, seeing how everything connects and influences each other.

More about me and my experience

My Interests

Stoic Philosophy  |  Experimenter's Mindset  |  Hero's Journey

Jeet Kune Do  |  Spartan Races  |  Bootcamp

Reading  |  LEGO  |  Japan  |  Movies & Series  |  New Experiences

 

Some Facts

  • Organized & Judged 3 international Vodafone Mobile Clicks Contests (2009 - 2011)
  • Organized 2 Hackathons (2010 - 2011)
  • Organized 10+ Meetups (2011 - 2017)
  • Organized & Judged 5 Global Impact Challenges (2012 - 2017)
  • Organized 5 Summits (500-1000 people), including 1 as the Director (2012 - 2019)
  • Organized 10+ Lean Startup & Innovation Programs (2012 - 2019)
  • Organized 5 Executive & Leadership Programs (2014 - 2019)

Achievements

  • Winner Microsoft Imagine Cup in The Netherlands (2008)
  • Winner United Nations World Summit Youth Award in Monterrey, Mexico (2009)
  • Brought the mindset of Singularity University to the Netherlands (2011). Eventually became the first SU Country Partnership: SingularityU Benelux (2016)
  • Co-Founded Lean Startup Machine Rotterdam (2012), which brought the Lean Startup principles to the mainland of Europe.
  • Key contributor & researcher for the bestselling and award winning book 'Exponential Organizations' (2012 - 2016)
  • Advisory board member for the SXSW Pitch competition for startups, part of the SXSW Festival (2017 - 2018)

Certified Organization
Human Potential Coach

Certified
Heroic Coach

Certified
Precision Health Coach

Alumni
Multiple Programs & Summits

ExO Foundations
Certification

10+ Years of experience in business & startup coaching, ethical technologies, culture and human potential development.

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