Heleen Brinkman

Born in Singapore, spending her early childhood in Australia, she moved to the Netherlands at age 7. She understands the impact of being and feeling a foreigner. Her survival strategy was to blend in and adapt. At a certain point she became ‘invisible’. Theatre rescued her: she learnt to deal with the discomfort of being seen and heard. As an actor in communication training settings she learnt about the diversity of multi-layered communication. In 2013 she started Woman What’s Up to share her knowledge and experience with professional women. Her mission is to support women to speak up and lead, because she believes they are of crucial importance in balancing the present ways of the world.