About Goboony
How amazing would it be to rent a motorhome on the other side of the world, and go on an awesome trip? Now that’s a real adventure! Exploring peaceful unknown areas teeming with the beauty of nature, small towns full of culture where you can have new experiences. Being able to decide whether you want to stay somewhere or not is made easy because your accommodation is on wheels. During a motorhome holiday you experience true freedom! At Goboony we want to give everyone the possibility to experience the freedom or to share the freedom with motorhome holidaymakers.
Goboony is a platform where motorhome owners and hirers are brought together. Whether you want to hire a top of the range motorhome, or an iconic campervan. You can find the perfect motorhome for your trip. If you love adventure and the freedom of the open road, you've come to the right place!
The Team
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Mark de Vos
Co–founder
Both of his motorhomes were spending most of their time in his garage. Realising this, he had an idea for creating an online platform to help solve this issue. Prior to Goboony, he was the commercial director of a car importer group, before becoming a consultant specialising in business growth. He has the gift of gab, his glass is always half full and he likes to go out in the boony's with his family.
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Foppe Mijnlieff
Co–founder
The creative force behind Goboony; Foppe is at his best when he’s online. He's helped various startups to go from scratch to being lucrative businesses. In other words: he gets things done! He’s also in love with the piano (he’s a member of a jazz-band) and when the sun is shining you will probably find him somewhere 'in the boonies' enjoying the sun. Practise what you preach!
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Nicolas Koenig
Lead Developer
Knows everything about difficult computer codes and complex systems. All the awesome technical features on the website are made by Nico himself. Everyday we hear the same message: “Hey guys, have you seen this new feauture on the website?”. He has the unique ability to translate the wishes of our customers into the easy to use features on the website.
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Virginie Delporte
Human Resources & Insurance
Before becoming part of the Goboony family, Virginie worked in venture capital coaching hundreds of startups. Business development is therefore second nature to her. Her mission at Goboony is international expansion. A globetrotter at heart, she has been travelling all over with motorhomes, from the Polar Circle to the Carpathian hometown of Dracula. However, her ultimate sense of freedom is to have fun at work!
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William van Tienen
Head of Supply
William is responsible for the Supply team. He works together with the various supply managers to grow the community of motorhomes and he is always willing to help the owners. Together with Margje he is the proud owner of a VW T3. He can be found in the van almost every day, which gives him a sense of freedom even on a normal Tuesday evening. In a few years, they want to take the van on a world tour, with Latin America as its first destination.
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Werner van den Bergh
Head of Support & Operations
Werner has been around since the very beginning of Goboony. Starting out as an intern, Werner is now the COO! Also responsible for SEA & SEO and probably several other acronyms. He likes getting his hands dirty when it comes to growth hacking and making sure operations are running smoothly.
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Margje Hoogland
Content Marketer
Margje is Goboony's content marketer and is happy to write, edit and do creative things every day. She is addicted to travel and the feeling of freedom that it gives her and she has a wonderful collection of stamps in her passport. At Goboony she was bitten by de camperbug and together with William she owns a VW T3. Once they are going to travel the world in it.
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Noor Kroese
Growth Hacker
Noor feels free when she discovers new places without a plan. The most beautiful trip she has ever made was a trip through South America. Sleeping in a hammock in the middle of the Amazon was one of the many highlights. It is her dream to travel through New Zealand in a camper. At Goboony she is going to work as a growth hacker within the Marketing team.
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Hielke Koopstra
Data Analyst
Hielke is our Data Analyst and knows every piece of data. He also contributes to the Support. He has visited many countries in Europe, from Portugal to Czech Republic. Hielke’s ultimate goal is to take a roadtrip across the US from East to West America, or the length of Japan. Until then, he will remain in Europe going on local camping trips and visiting his pet duck.
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Xanne Freesen
Supply Manager NL
As part of the Supply Team in the Netherlands, Xanne welcomes new owners to the platform, and helps them through the hiring process. Everyone can always count on her. Her dream trip is a round trip through New Zealand in a camper with a roof tent, but together with her brother she is looking for her own camper that they want to convert. Xanne’s ultimate sense of freedom is experienced when she discovers new cities and places around the world.
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Valentijn Velthuizen
Support and Supply Assistant NL
Valentijn is involved in increasing the community of camp owners in the Netherlands. He is also very handy. When there is a screw missing or the battery of the Goboony camper is broken, he always conjures up a spare from the trunk of his car. He is also crazy about traveling, he has seen many countries in Europe, but there are also some trips on his bucket list. Traveling with a camper through Lapland and to the North Cape or a city trip to Tokyo, for example.
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Pedro Carmona
Full-stack Developer
Pedro develops and maintains the Goboony website. He attained a Computer Engineering’s Masters degree from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He uses his knowledge and experience to help Goboony reach its innovative plans. His goal is to go in a round-the-world trip.
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Anca Negulescu
Front-End Developer
Anca is our Front-End Developer. She loves to travel and feels free when she is exploring new places or when she is reading a good book. Her most memorable trip was a roadtrip along the West Coast of the US. The highlight was the Grand Canyon. New Zealand and Japan are high on het bucket list!
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Jeroen Ducorney
Country Manager Belgium
Jeroen is responsible for the Belgian market at Goboony. He is also responsible to arrange partnerschips to get a better foothold in the market. He exercises his freedom by travelling in oldtimers from different countries. So far hehas travelled through Italy with a Fiat 500, and through England in a Triumph Spitfire!
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Matt Williams
Country Manager UK
Matt is responsible for growing the UK market through social media, content creation and digital marketing campaigns. He has a passion for all things food (especially cake…) and never feels freer than when experimenting in the kitchen. Having visited many places, Matt would have to say that seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time was one of his most memorable experiences, closely followed by the picture-perfect vistas of Santorini. High on his travel bucket list is making a campervan tour of the stunning scenery of New Zealand.
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Jake Stone
Supply Manager United Kingdom
As a seasoned traveller, Jakes goal is to bring the freedom of Goboony to the UK. Jake is, together with Patrick, responsible for the supply of the UK. Jakes most memorable holiday was sailing throughout the Adriatic sea. His dream trip would be to travel around Mongolia in a motorhome, but firts he is on a backpacktrip through Thailand, Japan and Australia.
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Fleurine Tideman
Assistant Marketing & Communication UK
Following the completion of her degree in Psychology and Anthropology, Fleurine became part of our UK Team as a Marketing and Communication Assistant. Her most memorable trips have been across central and southern Asia, particularly Nepal which she hopes to return to in the coming years to complete the Everest Base Camp trek. Her ultimate feeling of freedom comes from a trip with no prior bookings or routes set, such as hiring a motorhome in the Netherlands and finding your own journey across the continent.
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Lorena Fullone
Marketing & Communication Manager Italy
As Marketing & Communication Manager, Lorena works with the content creation, communication and helps to expand the Goboony community in Italy. Her dream trip was to go to New York, one of the most beautiful trips she has ever made. Being a sea and beach lover, she’s already thinking about her next trip to the Maldives and Sri Lanka for next year. Dream big and follow your dream gives her the ultimate feeling of freedom.
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Mattia Coin
Support IT
Mattia has loved to travel from an early age with the desire to discover new places and cultures. His dream is to visit Japan and most of the eastern countries. He thinks that there is no greater freedom than to travel without thoughts, following the path that most inspires him. For this reason, Mattia is very attached to the quality of the trips of our Boonies, to guarantee them the best possible experience.
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Alessandra Giliberto
Assistant Marketing & Communication Italy
Alessandra is Marketing and Communication Assistant for the Italian Team. She feels free when every day is filled with challenges and accomplishments, but also when she is drinking coffee and reading a good book. Her most beautiful trip was a road trip across Sicily, end to end. Two intense weeks of breath-taking landscapes, blue sea and incredibly delicious food. On her bucket list is a backtrip from Colombia to Patagonia.
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Youri Beekink
Assistant support NL
Youri studies Tourism Management and he works on support in both the UK and the Netherlands as well as conducting research in conversion optimisation. With a passion for travel and tourism, Youri has visited many places around Europe. His greatest wish is to one day tour Scandinavia in a motorhome. Youri experienced the ultimate sense of freedom when he went on a road trip with friends in Morocco.
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Vincent Witteveen
Online Marketing assistant NL
Vincent will be writing an online marketing strategy aimed at expansion in the UK. Furthermore, he will be involved in supporting the marketing efforts of Goboony and learning more wherever he can. He feels free when he is abroad and finding his way in a big city on his own. The most beautiful trip he has ever made was along the west coast of the United States. High on his bucket list is a trip across South America.
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Nikita van Boom
Assistant marketing & communication NL
Nikita is part of the marketing department and works on link building and writing blogs. She feels most free when she can relax on holidays. Last June she took the chance to visit China for the second time in her life and in the future she would love to travel to South Africa. She wants to experience a safari and the beautiful city of Cape Town.
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Julia Pieters
Assistant supply NL
Julia works on improving the quality of the listings on Goboony in order to offer better service to (potential) renters. Her ultimate feeling of freedom is experienced during a holiday where the final destination is still unknown and where she can do what she wants every day. So far her favorite trip was island hopping in Greece and she would love to travel throughout southern Europe for a whole summer long.
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Demi de Groot
Assistant supply NL
Demi is part of the Supply Team and will be investigating which markets in Europe are interesting for Goboony. The trip she enjoyed most in her life was to Lapland, where she met Santa and went on a husky safari! Her ultimate feeling of freedom, however, was on a trip through Iceland. She still dreams of going on a trip to Patagonia and Antarctica, but Madagascar is certainly at the top of her bucket list!
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Julian Dubbe
Assistant support NL
Julian is involved in the support process and wants to positively increase the full customer experience at GoBoony! He has already been travelling around south-east Asia where he felt ultimate freedom by standing on top of a Bali volcano at sunrise. The most beautiful trip he’s ever made is discovering the Halong Bay in the north of Vietnam. In the future he wants to travel between Costa Rica, Bolivia and Peru and do some hiking there too!’
Advisory Board
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Ronald Zwartkruis
Entrepreneur / Investor
Ronald has been an entrepreneur since 1999 and has his roots in Online Market Research. After he successfully sold his company back in 2015, with a short break setting up a sharing economy company himself, Parkyourcar, he now is back and acts as managing director of his own company NETQ Healthcare founded in 2008, serving the healthcare industry. As an investor in both Snappcar and Goboony, Ronald utilises his broad experience and network to advise Goboony on their strategic topics and growth. When Ronald is not working he will be mountaneering, a big passion of his.
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Stan Stolwerk
Managing Director NKC (Europe's largest motorhome club)
Within NKC is Stan is responsible for vision and strategy develpment. Stan inspires and is a connector, who gives people freedom and responsibility, these traits have been key to his success. With his network and knowledge of the market, Stan helps Goboony from within the Advisory board to grow the company to new heights.
Where does the name Goboony come from?
In the boonies is an expression from New Zealand which means ‘go on a journey, go your own way and don’t let anyone guide you’. That is exactly the feeling you get when travelling with a motorhome. Combine that with two enormous travel and motorhome fans, Mark and Foppe (founders of Goboony), who met during a journey through New-Zealand with a motorhome, and that’s when the idea for Goboony started.
Goboony support office
32 Salamanca Rd
6012 Wellington
New Zealand
Chamber of Commerce number: 62857452
VAT number: NL854986285B01