Next year, I’m going to fully participate in Ramadan 🌙
This year, I joined for one day. No food and no drinks. And honestly: that alone was already a special experience.
Thanks to our intern Seyma Inci, who inspired me to do this. She explained so beautifully what Ramadan means to her that I thought: I want to experience this myself.
Later that day, I was invited by Suleyman Gogus to the Grand Iftar. The picture was complete: fasting all day and then celebrating Iftar together with entrepreneurs.
And it was incredibly inspiring.
We were at a beautiful location: The Gardens of Amsterdam. Truly next level, see for yourself.
We heard powerful and inspiring stories. The common thread of the evening:
How can we create more connection?
How can you as an entrepreneur contribute more to something good in the world?
And how can you, from different beliefs and backgrounds, approach entrepreneurship and investing?
That is exactly what The Present Movement stands for.
EY and Van Lanschot Kempen were the sponsors of the evening and also shared beautiful stories.
The most impressive story came from the host of the evening, Jayani Masthoff. Born on the street, later adopted, given opportunities and now a multi-entrepreneur. What a story. Wow.
What I also experienced: fasting truly creates a life-changing experience. Respect to everyone who fasts for an entire month every year 🙏
Thanks to everyone for this beautiful evening.
I feel inspired, full of gratitude and of course met so many new people.
A true enrichment for life.
See you next year 🌙✨
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