Interview Bas Bouwman

Pushing boundaries together: that is the mission of Coppa Group. The group consisting of Coppa, Hospitality Group, VFM facility experts, pro10 and Arlande, now has nearly 400 consultants who advise on procurement, facility, digitalization and organizational issues. And the ambitions reach even further. However, the basis remains the same: "Above all, we want to do nice and beautiful things together," says founder Bas Bouwman. "Then the rest will come naturally." We spoke to him about the strength of Coppa Group.

It began as "a boyhood dream," Bouwman says. "It was 1997. I had just finished the Hotel Management School in Maastricht and started business administration at Radboud University. My expenses were higher than my student loans, so I wanted to do something on the side. And selling advice seemed a lot more interesting than waiting tables."

Read the entire interview at Consultancy.nl

My spending habits exceeded my student loans, so I wanted to do something on the side. And selling advice seemed a lot more interesting than waiting tables.

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