Adriaan Romijn

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DISC Type : DS

Coach & Trainer at ManpowerGroup Middle East

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

Adriaan Romijn is a business and outplacement coach who empowers professionals and organizations through transitions. With a background from HEAO at Hanze, he specializes in guiding executives into entrepreneurship or new employment. People often describe him as approachable, direct, and enthusiastic.

He is the founder of NextPhase Advisory and AROMCMS, focusing on coaching and sales consultancy for startups and SaaS companies. He also serves as an Incubator Coach for the tech accelerator YES! Delft, helping new ventures grow.

Unique fact: Adriaan has successfully coached over 400 individuals from more than 40 different companies through significant career changes.

Personality Overview

Long-Term Thinker

Decisive But Calm

Planner & Achiever

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Business Acceleration
As an Incubator Coach at YES! Delft and founder of AROMCMS, he actively helps tech startups and other businesses grow and find their market footing.
Career Transitions
A core part of his work involves outplacement and career coaching, guiding senior professionals in finding new roles or starting their own ventures.
Go-to-Market Strategy
He is highly recommended for his expertise in providing insightful and practical recommendations on go-to-market strategies for new businesses and products.

Media Appearances

Adriaan has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Coach & Trainer at ManpowerGroup Middle East
7-2025
Coach / Founder at NextPhase Advisory
10-2023
Senior Outplacement Coach at ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions Nederland
3-2024
Incubator Coach & Mentor at YES!Delft
11-2021 - 12-2025
Founder at AROMCMS

Education

1984 - 1988
HEAO from Hanze

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Insights For Selling To Adriaan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Adriaan is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Adriaan

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Adriaan move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Adriaan take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Adriaan

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