In this first English-spoken episode of The Flexpert Podcast, Lonneke Frie interviews her guest Rik Jacobs. They discuss Rik’s career in the light of the Flexpertise theory, to identify what makes Rik a true Flexpert.
Rik started his career selling air conditioning and refrigeration units all across Europe. Now, he works as a consultant in 3D printing for the dental industry. Throughout his career, Rik has not been scared to switch jobs and to start positions in new fields. Even though oftentimes Rik started out having no knowledge of these new fields, he was still able to apply his expertise in connecting business critical experts and the market.
Lonneke and Rik talk about creating innovation and how it can be important to have a vision for where the market should move towards in order to act accordingly. They also talk about the value of making yourself known, when you develop new expertise, in order to generate business opportunities and create career opportunities for yourself.
