Annemarie van Gaal is an entrepreneur and investor. Her entrepreneurial career began in the 1990s in Russia, where she set up Russia’s largest independent publishing company. In 2000, she sold her company and moved back to the Netherlands where she has since founded and managed a number of other companies.<\/p>\n
She is best known to the general public from television programs such as Dragons Den (KRO), Ten Einde Raad (NCRV), Een Dubbeltje Op Zijn Kant (RTL4) and Divorce Hotel (RTL4). In addition, Annemarie writes a weekly opinion column in De Telegraaf and columns for de Margriet. Furthermore, she has written several books including: Succes (2009), Ambitie (Entrepreneur Book of the Year 2010), Exit (2011), Financi\u00eble Workout (2013), Een Dubbeltje op zijn Kant (2013) and Profit (2014).<\/p>\n
Annemarie van Gaal is an inspired speaker and knows how to captivate her audience like no other. A lecture by Annemarie is accessible, informative, entertaining and inspiring. She talks passionately about all aspects of entrepreneurship in which guts and innovation always play a major role. Annemarie van Gaal can be booked as speaker and chairman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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