Coffee Matters

Agnesz Anna was born on the 5th of January. Since a child she has been singing, dancing and acting. She began her acting career in the youth theatre in Groningen and later joined the Dutch theatre group, De Noordelingen. She studied dance before moving to Spain. At 22, she was accepted to the prestigious Lee Strasberg school of Acting in New York. In 2010 she returned to the Netherlands to continue her acting career and also make a career as a singer songwriter.Her debut self titled album, Agnesz Anna was released on November 20th this year and is a musical portrait of the last decade of her life,....this is her story  

Chris Westendorp is a prize winning Amsterdam based screenwriter and documentary maker. If you watch Dutch television, you will most likely have seen one of Chris’s shows. She was head writer for many popular tv-series, such as Penoza, a series with five remakes in different countries, Seven Little Criminals and Santos.For Seven Little Criminals and Santos she won the Golden Calf, the Dutch prize for best tv-series of the year.She wrote a number of features, such as Confetti Harvest, Boys, Hemelrijken and Beraber. Her film Boys (co-written with Jaap Peter Enderlé) famously is now one of the 50 must see gay films.Next to writing, Chris is also passionate about documentaries. She worked on the acclaimed documentary-series Debt Society and Class Rooms. She directed the documentary-series Hidden about unseen warfare between states and was selected for CannesSeriés 2024.Chris has just finished another documentary called Queerkamp as co-director. At the moment Chris is working on two features for the big screen and in January 2026 we will see the premier of her episode of the high action series, Alpha....this is her story

A fascinating chat with Mayken Jonkman, curator of priceless 19th century art at the Rijksmuseum. She talks about her journey from childhood to her first experiences with galleries and museums and how she ended up curating art at the world renowned Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Lora Mander is a theatre director and English fluidity coach. She holds a Master’s in theatre directing from St. Mary’s College and has staged plays and operas in the USA, UK and Netherlands. After starting Orange Tea Theatre (now Orange Theatre Company) in 2011, she has settled into a coaching career in the Netherlands and works with a variety of actors, singers and professionals to help their performance and delivery in American English....this is her story

Born in Denmark and raised in Copenhagen, Aileen Christensen spent her childhood between the cobbled streets of the city and the wild west coast of Ireland, her mother’s homeland. Though geography says otherwise, she considers herself half Danish, half Irish—and half Australian, after years spent under Melbourne’s big skies.Aileen has held nearly every marketing role imaginable at her employer, Elsevier, from customer engagement to digital acquisition, and currently leads the GenAI strategy for its 200+ global marketing team. Alongside her day job, she’s completing an Executive MBA, fuelled by strong coffee and early morning study sessions.For Aileen, coffee isn’t just a drink, it’s a ritual, a connector, and a reminder that the best ideas often start with a good cup and great conversation....this is her story

Iris Posthouwer is an author, keynote speaker and trainer, specializing in boundary-setting and communication in professional settings. She aims to make uncomfortable conversations more comfortable. She works with teams and leaders across sectors — from healthcare to media — helping people navigate tension, speak up with clarity, and stay human in difficult conversations. Her bestselling book “Iets met grenzen stellen” (“Something About Setting Boundaries”) has resonated widely in the Netherlands. This is her story...

Rasha Hilwi is a Palestinian writer, journalist and storyteller based in Amsterdam.

Roy van Rosmalen was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands andmoves through the world with an eye for the unseen, capturing atmospheres that others might overlook. His work balances architecture, nature, colour and texture—subtle yet charged with an inviting tension. With his company, Roy scouts locations for feature films, series, and commercials, always in pursuit of the perfect setting. Beyond this, his photography transforms fleeting moments into tangible art, available for those who seek to own a piece of his vision. Somewhere in the background, the crackle of vinyl—a craft he’s mastered since the age of twelve—spins his story forward.