Yellow Cab Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/yellow-cab The Yellow Cab podcast takes you inside the entrepreneurial mindset of inspiring alumni entrepreneurs from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Get into the yellow cab with us, take in the lessons learned from our founders, and boost your own entrepreneurial drive! © 2021 Erasmus Enterprise d5baf237-2f51-5730-9f61-0f1898da68c1 no Teaser en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:10:56 +0100 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:36:20 +0100 https://img.transistor.fm/GPKIU-4aDs9WnoRDxO9QMQMXOfTZ-qQoEzJmcKXv16E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwNzI4LzE2MTk2/MTY5NDEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Yellow Cab episodic Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert The Yellow Cab podcast takes you inside the entrepreneurial mindset of inspiring alumni entrepreneurs from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Get into the yellow cab with us, take in the lessons learned from our founders, and boost your own entrepreneurial drive! The Yellow Cab podcast takes you inside the entrepreneurial mindset of inspiring alumni entrepreneurs from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration Erasmus Enterprise No No Interview with Sjoerd van Berkel 11 11 Interview with Sjoerd van Berkel full 39717ced-03e7-4d2c-b5e0-953196f8c471 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b218cac Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:16:00 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 3058 Earlier on, I had a great chat with Sjoerd van Berkel, MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship & Finance alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Fit For Me. Fit For Me has become the global market leader in nutritional supplements for people who have undergone weight loss surgery. In a remarkably similar way to YourSurprise the two founders of Fit For Me, Sjoerd van Berkel and Simon Hamer, started out in an attic room. During our talk, Sjoerd reflected upon his study time at the EUR, the founding journey of Fit For Me and discussed how he balances his work-life priorities. Earlier on, I had a great chat with Sjoerd van Berkel, MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship & Finance alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Fit For Me. Fit For Me has become the global market leader in nutritional supplements for people who have undergo Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Anoesjka Imambaks 10 10 Interview with Anoesjka Imambaks full 3d184cd6-1957-4617-b375-c297620ce053 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e74c8f04 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:38:34 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2508 Anoesjka Imambaks is executive director at Venture Cafe Rotterdam and alumnus from the EUR where she studied public administration from 2002 until 2007. During our conversation, Anoesjka elaborated upon starting her career in public policy, why she co-created a valorisation program to boost the Dutch startup ecosystem, shared how she became an entrepreneur herself as founder of Maid at Home and discussed her main agenda as executive director at Venture Cafe Rotterdam. Anoesjka Imambaks is executive director at Venture Cafe Rotterdam and alumnus from the EUR where she studied public administration from 2002 until 2007. During our conversation, Anoesjka elaborated upon starting her career in public policy, why she co-cre Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Igor Belos 9 9 Interview with Igor Belos full ac8a4b42-9d25-4ce2-a603-7ccb7d812885 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb33aec2 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:54:59 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2163 I had a great chat with Igor Belos, MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Belgrade Language School. During our talk, Igor reflected on his study time at the EUR, how applying key learnings from his Master studies contributed to the growth of Belgrade Language School and concluded by giving entrepreneurial pieces of advice to students. I had a great chat with Igor Belos, MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Belgrade Language School. During our talk, Igor reflected on his study time at the EUR, how applying key learnings from his Master studies contrib Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Wouter de Vries 8 8 Interview with Wouter de Vries full cd7020cd-26dc-4dec-aae3-2c4e1d04b575 https://share.transistor.fm/s/deb1b4e7 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:32:42 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 1939 Wouter de Vries is an alumnus from the MSc Entrepreneurship at the RSM and co-founder of YourSurprise. What started out in an attic above an Omoda store in 2005, YourSurprise has become the largest online personalised gift shop. During our chat, Wouter touched upon the initial founding days of YourSurprise, why the founders (Wouter and Gerbrand) bootstrapped their business, what major pivots they made when impressively scaling their business and YourSurprise's highly entrepreneurial, family-like company culture (in the words of Wouter: ‘if you are good for the people, the people are good for you’). We recorded our conversation from YourSurprise's beautiful head office in Zierikzee. Enjoy listening and get inspired! Wouter de Vries is an alumnus from the MSc Entrepreneurship at the RSM and co-founder of YourSurprise. What started out in an attic above an Omoda store in 2005, YourSurprise has become the largest online personalised gift shop. During our chat, Wouter to Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Thom Uildriks 7 7 Interview with Thom Uildriks full fa55955a-3b91-4386-bada-46ffccc44810 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cb2d8c9e Thom Uildriks is an IBA alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Moja. Moja is a high-quality, sustainable underwear brand which has the mission of making good hygiene normal. In our interview, we reflected upon how Thom's childhood years in Brazil shaped his entrepreneurial vision, reflected on key highlights from Thom's study time at the EUR, discussed the founding journey of Moja and the rationale behind Moja’s impactful business model. 

]]> Thom Uildriks is an IBA alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Moja. Moja is a high-quality, sustainable underwear brand which has the mission of making good hygiene normal. In our interview, we reflected upon how Thom's childhood years in Brazil shaped his entrepreneurial vision, reflected on key highlights from Thom's study time at the EUR, discussed the founding journey of Moja and the rationale behind Moja’s impactful business model. 

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:33:05 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2073 Thom Uildriks is an IBA alumnus from the RSM and co-founder of Moja. Moja is a high-quality, sustainable underwear brand which has the mission of making good hygiene normal. In our interview, we reflected upon how Thom's childhood years in Brazil shaped his entrepreneurial vision, reflected on key highlights from Thom's study time at the EUR, discussed the founding journey of Moja and the rationale behind Moja’s impactful business model. 

]]> Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Laura Di Santolo & Diederick van der Wijk 6 6 Interview with Laura Di Santolo & Diederick van der Wijk full 1441998d-037b-4007-860a-bc10b6015c34 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a5b7784 Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:37:38 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2058 Laura and Diederick are co-founders of Forward Incubator and alumni from the MSc CEMS program at the Rotterdam School of Management. Forward Incubator is a non-profit organisation that offers newcomers the opportunity to obtain funding, training and expertise for their starting businesses in the Netherlands. During our conversation, we talked at length about their founding journey of Forward Incubator, their track record and future ambitions with Forward Incubator. Laura and Diederick are co-founders of Forward Incubator and alumni from the MSc CEMS program at the Rotterdam School of Management. Forward Incubator is a non-profit organisation that offers newcomers the opportunity to obtain funding, training and exper Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Micky Chen 5 5 Interview with Micky Chen full ce48dd8a-c906-4f7c-a8f1-e7bb6db08ae7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3cb816d9 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:31:56 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2779 Micky Chen is an IBA Alumnus (2010 - 2013) and founder of Minite.Works: an online platform connecting students with companies of all sizes and industries, helping them to outsource flexible, skill-based work. During our conversation, Micky elaborated upon her journey as a highly successful serial entrepreneur, what challenges she had to overcome and the founding / scaling phase of Minite.Works. Enjoy listening! Micky Chen is an IBA Alumnus (2010 - 2013) and founder of Minite.Works: an online platform connecting students with companies of all sizes and industries, helping them to outsource flexible, skill-based work. During our conversation, Micky elaborated upon Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Nikos Nakos 4 4 Interview with Nikos Nakos full 94005ec2-1cfb-44a1-8d54-2bf9a096b412 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2545a5c7 Fri, 28 May 2021 11:31:05 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2870 Nikos Nakos is co-founder of IamExpat Media and alumnus from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship (2007 - 2008). Nikos elaborated on his key memories from his student time at the Erasmus University and explained how he (and his co-founders) transformed IamExpat Media as a ‘side project’ into the leading online publisher and event organizer for the expat community in the Netherlands and Germany. Nikos Nakos is co-founder of IamExpat Media and alumnus from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship (2007 - 2008). Nikos elaborated on his key memories from his student time at the Erasmus University and explained how he (and his co-founders) transformed I Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Charlie Wulff & Victor Bloem 3 3 Interview with Charlie Wulff & Victor Bloem full 08e77a84-f8bc-4ac0-bbb0-3efd48fc251f https://share.transistor.fm/s/59dd0e45 Fri, 21 May 2021 15:56:18 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 1549 Charlie Wulff and Victor Bloem are two alumni from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship and highly ambitious serial entrepreneurs. During our interview, we reflected upon their study time at Erasmus University, discussed lessons learned from their own entrepreneurial journey and talked about what currently keeps them busy in times of Covid-19. Charlie Wulff and Victor Bloem are two alumni from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship and highly ambitious serial entrepreneurs. During our interview, we reflected upon their study time at Erasmus University, discussed lessons learned from their own en Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Amadeus Linzer 2 2 Interview with Amadeus Linzer full b3c291f1-ae33-4ae2-9539-4fa00a164b46 https://share.transistor.fm/s/616762b8 Amadeus Linzer is an alumnus from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship and founder of VitaBlick. Vitablick offers people with limited mobility - in private and care homes - a new chance to live life to the fullest and see their favourite places with the use of Virtual Reality. With this groundbreaking idea, Amadeus already has won two innovation awards and has been repeatedly recognised in the Austrian Press. Despite his success, Amadeus stays humble and remains focused on improving the VR experience even further while carefully addressing the needs of his client base. During our interview, we reflected upon Amadeus’ study time at the EUR, how he came up with his idea behind Vitablick, how he has approached product-market fit and what his future ambitions are as an entrepreneur. 

]]> Amadeus Linzer is an alumnus from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship and founder of VitaBlick. Vitablick offers people with limited mobility - in private and care homes - a new chance to live life to the fullest and see their favourite places with the use of Virtual Reality. With this groundbreaking idea, Amadeus already has won two innovation awards and has been repeatedly recognised in the Austrian Press. Despite his success, Amadeus stays humble and remains focused on improving the VR experience even further while carefully addressing the needs of his client base. During our interview, we reflected upon Amadeus’ study time at the EUR, how he came up with his idea behind Vitablick, how he has approached product-market fit and what his future ambitions are as an entrepreneur. 

]]> Thu, 13 May 2021 16:25:41 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2627 Amadeus Linzer is an alumnus from the MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship and founder of VitaBlick. Vitablick offers people with limited mobility - in private and care homes - a new chance to live life to the fullest and see their favourite places with the use of Virtual Reality. With this groundbreaking idea, Amadeus already has won two innovation awards and has been repeatedly recognised in the Austrian Press. Despite his success, Amadeus stays humble and remains focused on improving the VR experience even further while carefully addressing the needs of his client base. During our interview, we reflected upon Amadeus’ study time at the EUR, how he came up with his idea behind Vitablick, how he has approached product-market fit and what his future ambitions are as an entrepreneur. 

]]> Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Interview with Kevin van Wijk 1 1 Interview with Kevin van Wijk full 3ecfa45d-395e-4b84-a6ee-7f834cde7126 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9340a47 Hi! My name is Kevin van Wijk and I am an alumnus from the Master in Entrepreneurship & New Business Venturing at the RSM, Erasmus University. In 2012, I have founded a footwear brand called VICO Movement, an independent product-driven footwear brand. 

 

Blending European quality, distinctive design, versatility and craftsmanship is our story. VICO was born from the idea to create "Dressed Sneakers". Quality footwear that resides at the intersection of timeless and contemporary design, VICO moves with you through everyday life.

]]> Hi! My name is Kevin van Wijk and I am an alumnus from the Master in Entrepreneurship & New Business Venturing at the RSM, Erasmus University. In 2012, I have founded a footwear brand called VICO Movement, an independent product-driven footwear brand. 

 

Blending European quality, distinctive design, versatility and craftsmanship is our story. VICO was born from the idea to create "Dressed Sneakers". Quality footwear that resides at the intersection of timeless and contemporary design, VICO moves with you through everyday life.

]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:58:19 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 2226 The interview discusses, among other things, the start of VICO, how and where it is produced and the challenges that this Rotterdam based shoe brand has had to overcome. The interview discusses, among other things, the start of VICO, how and where it is produced and the challenges that this Rotterdam based shoe brand has had to overcome. Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No Teaser 1 1 Teaser trailer 7fec6d06-f157-4c57-a4a2-52d554b9eaf6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f910bbd Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:56:57 +0200 Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert Erasmus Enterprise / Ties Hitzert 87 A short teaser of the podcast Yellow Cab A short teaser of the podcast Yellow Cab Entrepreneurship, alumni, student, EUR, mindset, inspiration No