Saskia Griep

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Managing Director and Founder at Better Places

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Overview

Saskia Griep is the founder and Managing Director of Better Places, a social enterprise dedicated to making travel more impactful and fair. With a background in Cultural Anthropology and Sustainable Business, she is a recognized pioneer in responsible tourism in the Netherlands. People often describe her as passionate, results-focused, and innovative.

Saskia is passionate about connecting travelers with local communities and nature. A self-described "train fanatic, " she has shifted from frequent flying to exploring Europe by rail, embracing slower, more conscious travel for her own holidays and advocating for it professionally. Her personal travels inspire her work.

She recently co-founded the Future Friendly Fund, an initiative to calculate and voluntarily pay the true environmental and social costs of flying.

Personality Overview

Upfront

Judgemental

Hard To Convince

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Travel
Her entire career is built around this, founding multiple social enterprises like Better Places to create positive impacts through tourism and reduce negative ones.
Social Entrepreneurship
She founded Better Places as a social enterprise, prioritizing a positive impact on people and the planet above maximizing profit.
Climate Action
She launched the Future Friendly Fund to address the true cost of flying and aims to cut CO2 emissions from her company's trips by 55% by 2030.

Media Appearances

Saskia has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2014
Managing Director and Founder at Better Places
1-2021
Co-Founder at Avontuur Dichtbij
5-2016
Co-founder and shareholder at Fairaway Travel GmbH
9-2013
CSR and Tourism Consultant at -
8-2014 - 9-2016
Lecturer CSR, Management Skills and Touroperating (part-time) at Hogeschool Tio

Education

2011 - 2012
Sustainable Business from University of Cambridge
2013 - 2013
60 day challenge from Hub - Business Models Inc

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Exp : 12 Location : Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Job Level : Leadership Designation : Managing Director and Founder at Better Places
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Insights For Selling To Saskia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Saskia is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Saskia

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Saskia move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Saskia take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Saskia

Personality Compatibility


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