Who is EPLÚ Management Support

My name is Anne Marie Westra-Nijhuis, founder and owner of EPLÚ Management Support since 2009 and I stand for professionalism and quality!

For over 22 years I have gained practical experience in several positions as an executive support professional. I worked for CEO's and Boards of Directors of several organizations, including Dutch and international companies, service orientated organizations, educational institutions and the Ministry of Defence. In these self-employed positions I was able to set the right priorities and I was a continuous link between CEO, Board, clients and employees. Because of this I was able to use my commercial skills adequately which I managed to develop within the recruitment industry.

With EPLÚ Management Support my specialism lies in projects & event management, communications and marketing. This is how I was actively involved in The NetworKing Academy course at the Amsterdam Business School en Business School Notenboom on a project basis for four years. Voor deze destijds jaarlijkse leergang voor high professionals was ik verantwoordelijk voor de PR & social mediamarketing, organiseerde ik de jaarlijks terugkerende Meet & Greet, was ik intermediair voor de deelnemers en stelde ik het lesprogramma samen.

I am the senior organizer for a select and varied range of public speakers and trainers. I coordinate all the requests for them to appear as a public speaker, trainer, guest lecturer, coach, moderator and debate/discussion leader. Each speaker who is booked with me is well-qualified and very distinctive. Like tech entrepreneurJulian Jagtenberg, with whom I have a collaboration in terms of his speakership. Julian is the founder of Somnox, an inventive sleep robot, and can be booked at me as a public speaker on robotics, technical innovation and entrepreneurship and as a guest lecturer for schools and university. From the various personal partnerships I have entered into with these special and inspiring speakers and trainers, I created Team EPLU: "If you are looking for a public speaker speaker or trainer whom matches the profile "a public speaker who really makes a difference!" 

As a marketer, I assist my clients by contributing ideas about how to market their product, charity, or company and how to realize the implementation of their plans, with a focus on social media marketing.

I work as an English, German and French translator and therefore I am admitted to and am a member of the professiona association NGTV - the Netherlands Association of Interpreters and Translators. I am proud to have translated a number of books, such as the English translation of the book '400 brieven van mijn moeder' ('400 letters from my mother') by author Joseph Oubelkas. As a copywriter, I provide clear texts, well-formulated and easy to read and I review or edit previous written texts.

Finally, as an experienced minutes-taker, I am available to report Supervisory Board or Executive and Board meetings, business and mediation meetings

Due to my professional way of working and my expert knowledge, I provide my clients with useful advices and I respond to their wishes and specific needs in a flexible way, aimed at an optimal and efficient collaboration. I have the knowledge, skills and the right attitude to perform my duties as a project & event manager, communications professional and social media marketer. Discretion will always be the key word!

Do I save time for other things? Yes, because a good balance between work and family (of: my personal life) is what matters most to me. In addition to performing my tasks efficiently and purposefully, which gives me a good balance between my work and the available time I have set for this, I can, call on a number of fine fellow professionals, where necessary. And that enables me to regularly go hiking or racing on my mountain bike in nature!