Entrepreneur. BA in Business Economics. She worked as economist in the UK and travelled to more than sixty countries, Travel & Lifestyle Blogger
Subject: What are the secrets of bestselling olive tourism experiences?
Travel & Lifestyle Blogger – Cambridge
Blogger, serial expat, entrepreneur, psychologist, economist. Lived and worked as Finance and Project Manager in the UK, Middle East, Russia, Malaysia and Spain. Travelled the world. Over sixty countries and still counting.
Blogger & Photographer (Travel, Lifestyle & Food), January 2010 – Present, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Award-winning travel blogger at stefaniavanlieshout.com and lovefor.info. Columnist in Kosta Magazine (2010–2017) featuring life, culture and nature in Malaga and Andalucia.
Managing Trustee at Forever Active, August 2020 – Present, Cambridge, England. Forever Active is a charity that organises exercise classes for the over-50s across Cambridgeshire, including Strength and Balance, Pilates, Yoga, Line Dancing, Exercise to Music and Tai Chi, plus opportunities for sports such as tennis and badminton. The charity has around 700 members and works with 26 self-employed instructors delivering 70 classes every week. Total class attendances in 2018–2019 were 25,865 compared with 13,832 three years earlier. An 8-member volunteer board supports operations alongside a part-time development officer.
Photographer at Het Culinair Geheugen, March 2016 – Present, Netherlands. Photographer and webmaster documenting traditional Dutch recipes before they disappear.
Founder/Director at Tulipán Relocations, June 2011 – July 2015, Malaga, Spain. Provided international relocation and business services for individuals and companies in Costa del Sol/Malaga including settling-in services, insurance, property search and financial administration. Partnered with Banco Sabadell and Team Relocations. The company (a Ltd) was sold in September 2015. Tulipán Relocations was a trading name of Tulipán Business Services S.L.
Finance Transition Manager at Sakhalin Energy Investment Co., August 2007 – June 2009. SEIC is the Gazprom/Shell operating company for the Sakhalin II Production Sharing Agreement with an integrated oil & gas Phase 2 development budget of USD 20 billion.
SOx 404 Manager at Sakhalin Energy Investment Co., 2005 – 2007. Successfully managed the transition from a regionally managed SOX 404 program to an organisation-embedded program.
Project Accountant SAP Blueprint at Shell Netherlands, December 2003 – June 2005.
Senior Management Accountant at Shell Malaysia, 2002 – 2003.
Senior Management Accountant at Petroleum Development Oman, 2001.
Consultant for the European Union in Syria, 1998. Developed an accounting course for small businesses.
Manager at Damascus Shell Centre, Syria, 1996 – 1998. Responsible for day-to-day operations including sports, bar, restaurant, entertainment and conference facilities.
English Teacher for United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), 1996 – 1997, teaching English as a foreign language to Palestinian refugees in Damascus.
Administration Manager at Christian Salvesen, UK, 1994 – 1996.
Apprentice at Nestlé Netherlands, 1993. Developed and implemented customer service KPIs for the logistics department.
Education:
Tilburg University, Drs in Economics (1991–1993).
Apertura Escuela de Fotografia, Photojournalism (2015–2016).
Universidad de Málaga, Nivel Superior C1 in Spanish Language & Culture (2009–2010).
Open Universiteit Nederland, Drs in Occupational & Organisational Psychology (2007).
Fontys University of Applied Sciences, BA in Business Economics (1987–1991).