Doeke Geertsma

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DISC Type : C

Co-Founder & CEO at WeAreKeen | Talent Partners

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Overview

Doeke Geertsma is the Co-Founder and CEO of WeAreKeen, an embedded recruitment firm helping European tech companies scale. With an MBA from the University of Amsterdam, he has a strong background in leading high-performance international sales teams and driving significant business growth. Colleagues describe him as decisive, reliable, and inquisitive.

Outside of work, Doeke is an avid traveler who took a sabbatical to explore the world. He has a passion for outdoor activities, particularly in the mountains and the ocean. He also uses his platform to advocate for social causes and values creating a strong, positive company culture.

Unique fact: Doeke was recognized as the Account Manager of the Year in 2013.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise

Information Seeker

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

Embedded Recruitment
His company, WeAreKeen, is built on this model, providing talent partners as a flexible extension of in-house teams for rapidly growing tech companies.
Scaling Tech Companies
His career is focused on helping fast-growing tech companies like Mollie, Miro, and Adyen build out their teams and recruitment strategies efficiently.
DE&I in Hiring
He actively promotes concepts like "Reversed Recruiting" to create better opportunities and facilitate real conversations for talent from underrepresented groups.

Media Appearances

Doeke has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2018
Co-Founder & CEO at WeAreKeen | Talent Partners
2-2009 - 12-2017
Commercial Director at YoungCapital
8-2006 - 1-2009
Branch Manager at Students for Students
Traveller at Sabbatical & Travel

Education

2010 - 2012
MBA from University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School
2015 - 2015
Certificate from Language Institute Regina Coeli

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Insights For Selling To Doeke

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Doeke is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Doeke

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Doeke move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Doeke take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Doeke

Personality Compatibility


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