Professional Storyteller and Creative Strategist
Antwerp Area, Belgium
- Current
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- Founder & Owner at WaveLab
- Past
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- Dealer Support The Netherlands at General Motors Acceptance Corporation -GMAC-
- Junior e-Commerce Consultant at Goodwill M&G
- Account Manager / Internal Sales at World Online / Tiscali
- Internal Sales at Versatel
- Internal Sales at ITT Promedia
- Consultant at Resorts 3000
- Education
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- KHM Ham Hogeschool
- Plantijnhogeschool
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Miel Van Opstal’s Summary
Organizing events, professional speaking and product demos.
Training resellers and teams in redelivering the message around new products and technologies towards consumers and partners.
Managing a network of stake holders and enthusiasts.
Cross-group collaboration for product launches or key product message delivery.
Creating convergent and effective online social campaigns for brands.
Goals:
I want to be a thought leader in the field of emerging technologies. I'd like to be an influencer for new trends, ideas and consumer products.
Miel Van Opstal’s Experience
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Founder & Owner
WaveLab
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 2009 — Present (6 months)
Freelance service & consulting agency.
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Technology Evangelist
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
December 2006 — July 2009 (2 years 8 months)
Organizing events with training sessions and demos for internal and external purposes, to introduce newly released products or to deliver experiences around products the users already are familiar with, but of which they maybe have not yet realized the full potential.
Most of the products are about to be launched or rolled fresh out of Microsoft Research or the Live Labs. -
Strategic Planner
i-merge
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2006 — December 2006 (7 months)
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Internship
i-merge
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)
Temp job to finish my study of Interactive Marketing. Normally it was only for 8 weeks, but I liked it there, and apparently they liked me too.
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Dealer Support The Netherlands
General Motors Acceptance Corporation -GMAC-
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
April 2002 — January 2003 (10 months)
Based in Antwerp
Sector: Credit Financing & Loans
Practical:
Dealer support Netherlands, Customer Research & Financial Profiling, Internal Sales, Account Managing -
Junior e-Commerce Consultant
Goodwill M&G
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Events Services industry)
September 2001 — January 2002 (5 months)
Based in Kontich
Sector: Theme & Event Decoration
Practical:
Webdesign, e-Presentations, Application Coaching, Helpdesk -
Account Manager / Internal Sales
World Online / Tiscali
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
November 2000 — August 2001 (10 months)
Based in Antwerp, moved to Brussels
Sector: ISP
Practical:
Account Managing / Customer Care -
Internal Sales
Versatel
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
October 2000 — November 2000 (2 months)
Based in Antwerp
Sector: ISP
Practical:
Input & Process Sales Orders -
Internal Sales
ITT Promedia
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Consumer Services industry)
September 2000 — October 2000 (2 months)
Based in Antwerp
Sector: Print/ Online Media
Practical:
Contacting Lawyers, Doctors to place ads -
Consultant
Resorts 3000
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)
June 2000 — September 2000 (4 months)
Based in Antwerp
Sector: Ownership Consultancy & Direct Sale
Practical:
Selling Holiday Ownership via Cold Prospect Direct Sales
