Mark Hillen

Pronouns: he/him

Mark is co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Social Enterprise NL. He is also (co-)author of the books Improve the world, start a business (2013), Iedereen werk, iedereen winst (2014), Zaken die je raken (2018) en Sociaal ondernemen, van ambitie naar meervoudig rendement (2018). Furthermore, Mark can be found on a stage almost every week to tell people about social entrepreneurship, preferably going into the subject in depth. 

You recognize Mark by:

… a burgundy jacket, the ringtone of his Fairphone and his manners (he is the only one who eats his sandwich with a knife and fork). He likes to be a early adopter of good entrepreneurs and good products. 

Superpower:

If Mark could choose a superpower, he would like to be able to make sure that every person in the world would spend 5 minutes every hour empathizing with others.

Likes social enterprise in addition to:

…staying in his cottage in Jisp, growing his own fruit and vegetables (and oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds), eating tasty but healthy food, reading, writing, philosophy and Africa.