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Maartje Blijleven

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Founder Female Leaders Club at Female Leaders Club
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Maartje Blijleven is a digital community strategist, #1 bestselling author, and keynote speaker with over 24 years of experience working with brands like KLM, Deloitte, and the Dutch Ministry of Defence. She founded "We love communities" and the "Female Leaders Club" to help businesses and female entrepreneurs build impactful communities. People often describe her as structured, energetic, and professional.

Outside of her professional endeavors, Maartje is an avid reader of both business and fantasy books. She is passionate about fostering authentic connections and believes in a future where professional success and creating a better world, with a focus on diversity and inclusion, go hand-in-hand.

Her Dutch surname, Blijleven, literally translates to "happy life" or "live happily. "

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Current Role
Founder Female Leaders Club
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Maartje shows up

Goal-Oriented
Early Adopter
Risk Tolerant

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Maartje cares about

Digital Communities
Her core expertise, the subject of her #1 bestselling book "We Love Communities, " and the focus of her consultancy work with major organizations for over two decades.
Female Leadership
As the founder of the Female Leaders Club, she is dedicated to creating a strong network for successful women entrepreneurs to grow and make an impact together.
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Career

Work history

12-2022
Founder Female Leaders Club
Female Leaders Club
4-2025
Team Lead Data & AI Community & Change Management (a.i.)
Defensie Ondersteuningscommando
1-2015
Senior Digital Communication, Community & Content Strategist (a.i.) & founder
We love communities
5-2018
Author of the Managementboek #1 Bestseller: We Love Communities
We love communities
12-2017
International keynote speaker (English & Dutch)
We love communities
In the press

Media appearances

Maartje Blijleven: Waarom ben ik de Female Leaders Club .... Featured in YouTube
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Education
1998 - 2002
Bachelor
Hogeschool INHOLLAND
2017 - 2017
Post-HBO
Emerce / Beeckestijn Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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