About us...
We are Angela Gunn and Rob Woudsma, the two founding members and managing partners of Connect2Experience. We met several years ago whilst both working in Eindhoven and although we come from very different backgrounds: HR vs R&D, British nationality vs Dutch, we found a lot in common not only in our desire to coach and help others develop but also in our values and outlook on life. Our careers have been very different but connected through some of the companies we have worked for as employees, leaders, independent consultants, coaches and trainers. One thing we kept saying to one another is that we should combine our thinking, talents and ambitions and so C2E was born.
Our company name Connect2Experience says it all about how we can help you by:
- Connecting you to the learning, insights and know how the 2 of us have collected in our backpacks
- Creating the means for you to experience how real impactful learning makes you feel and brings about the desire to change
- Providing experiences that enable you to connect your current strengths and know how to new learning in order to grow
- Connecting your development to that of others so you learn together, and as a bonus build your connected network
The values that are important to us as part of C2E’s DNA are that we:
- make connections founded on openness, integrity and respect between ourselves, our clients and our partners
- build relationships based on trust and transparency with all those we meet, and share knowledge for learning and mutual gain
- enable others’ learning by creating opportunities that help realize potential and bring them personal growth
- deliver what we agree to with high quality and dedication to bring desired results
- embrace and value diversity and strive to value difference in every team and individual we work with
Our own journeys have taken many turns across several geographies in a variety of domains including: high-tech, telecoms, financial services, manufacturing, logistics, retail, creative design and consultancy and have provided us with a wealth of mutually valuable experiences within the following organizations (both profit and non-profit):
