TribeX

After seeing the need for entrepreneurs to come together and support each other, Rachelle & I decided to create a tight-knit family of business owners. People who want to co-elevate each other personally and professionally. Not once, but by being true partners in each other's journeys...

TribeX is an international collective of impact-driven entrepreneurs who are into personal development.

A community for:
- masterminding
- expertise sharing
- accountability
- collaborations
- business friends around the globe

Online-first but with 2 yearly global gatherings and quarterly chapter meetups in major European cities 🏙️ 

Members are selected with great care based on Character & Integrity.

We believe those are the key factors for a supportive business family🫶🏽

We kicked off in September 2023 with 14 founding members spread across Europe!

If you want to join us (first session = free), go to www.tribex.community

Co-Founder & Leader @ TribeX

Growtribute

Do you want a business empire AND personally thrive while building it? We help ambitious entrepreneurs to get on the fast lane to business success & personal happiness.

I founded Growtribute together with my wife Rachelle Leerling. Our journey of "Rollercoaster Entrepreneurship" (the highs and the very lows) inspired us to create an academy for ambitious entrepreneurs - enabling them to have a massive business impact in a sustainable and enjoyable way.

Results while working with us:
✅ Feel completely in control of the business & your days
✅ Step into your CEO role - execute on a clear vision, strategy and momentum.
✅ Be indistractable, less available & needed in the business
✅ Have more time for yourself, family, friends & sports by working smarter
✅ Truly turn off your head and be present on evenings and weekends

What other entrepreneurs say:

⭐ "I'm being stronger with clients, setting boundaries. And as a result, having more space to think and not feel overwhelmed. Old me might have panicked a lot more last week. But I had the structure behind me this time. Now it's about making the structure stronger & stronger and I feel clearer about how to get there, improving week by week" - J. | UK 

⭐ “My first week was literally amazing, no joke. I feel so much better mentally & physically. My gf says the same, she hasn’t seen me like this in a long time" - J. | Germany 

⭐ ”It was my most productive day in the last few weeks. I’m beginning to notice the first signs of improvement from having the new structure of my day. I fall asleep faster, and I wake up with greater energy”. - M. | Poland

⭐ "I read enough about habits and routines to know what I needed to know. But I needed to make it happen. I needed that push from you guys. And in these 3 months, I can really build something for the future." - M. | Israel

www.growtribute.com

Co-Founder | Business Confidant for High Performing Entrepreneurs

Travis the Translator

The original creator of the AI pocket translator. In 2017 we took the pocket translator concept from ideation to successful launch & shipment. In the same first year we've achieved a milestone of 50,000 units sold, with clear insights on proof of market validation. In 2018 we reached another milestone of 120,000 units and we were chosen as Startup of the Year by Dutch media channel Sprout.

Founder & CEO

Travis Foundation

We’re on a mission to empower people by bringing lesser-resourced and underprivileged languages into the digital world. Everyone has the right to be understood - whether we speak a common or minority language, whether we are in our country of origin or on the other side of the world. Communication and understanding are core aspects of being a human and Travis Foundation is there to close the gap of language inequality and preserve culture.

Founder & Board Member

Venture Café Rotterdam

The Venture Café Foundation is the not-for-profit sister organization of Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC). It aims to create a climate of learning and collaboration for the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities through spaces, programs and conversations. More info on www.venturecafe.nl.

Founding Program Manager

Erasmus Trustfonds

Erasmus Trustfonds and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) have combined forces to generate the largest university philanthropic fund in the Netherlands in order to create the 'University of the Future', with leading scientists, renowned research, and world class education.

Marketing and Communication

Sana Commerce

Managed the department (15 nationalities/20 FTE) that generates leads for ISM’s sales and marketing teams all over the world. Simultaneously implemented an extensive action plan with structural changes.

Manager Lead Generation Department

Under direct supervision of the CEO (recommendation above) I launched new webshop software with SAP-integration in the market and prepared our own organisation for it. To get this done I selected and managed my own team (5 people/4 nationalities).

Project Manager

I co-founded TribeX & Growtribute together with Rachelle Leerling to change the way entrepreneurship is done. We stand for 'humanpreneurship' - the opposite of 'hustlepreneurship'. 

TribeX is an entrepreneur collective across Europe - a caring business family & business booster

Growtribute is an academy for entrepreneurs who want to be unchained from their business & own limitations.

We don't believe that your business should decrease your life quality & freedom and that doing it all yourself (aka the lone wolf) is the way to go.

Instead, what if entrepreneurship could provide you with wealth, freedom, fulfillment, and a rich social life? Having an amazing human experience while you run a meaningful business.

Our academy teaches entrepreneurship based on setting boundaries, stepping out of operations, high-impact moves, and leading a team really well. We do that through courses, retreats, and group coaching

Our tribe is a tight-knit collective of successful and kind-hearted business owners who are all into personal development. We help each other to drive more positive change through our businesses and share each other's best strategies.

Prior to this, I've been a tech startup founder/CEO. I co-founded Travis, the original creator of the AI pocket translator back in 2016. We proudly shipped over 200,000 devices all around the globe.

I've been living abroad since 2020, in Cyprus, Portugal, Mexico and Spain. 

Just hit me up if you want to know more or for a (virtual) coffee!

Lennart van der Ziel

Doug George

Invited

• Leading adult tennis programming for Hasentree Country Club.

Head Professional, Racquet Sports Operations

Assistant to the Director of Racquet Sports - overseeing facilities operations, budgeting, programming and revenue operations for Hasentree Country Club; part of Invited Clubs.

Racquet Sports Professional

Athletic Move LLC

Athletic Move LLC provides private tennis instruction, coaching and hosts private events to high & ultra high net worth individuals across the Hamptons & LA markets. 

Supporting fewer clients with higher-quality training, and more robust client experience — focused on individual training, and group coaching using tech, & AI-enabled solutions, as well as organizing private estate parties, corporate meetings, events, mixers, and home-based charity events. 

Scaled, and expand into LA market, while simultaneously building AI / SaaS startup, Klothed. 

Clients from: Apollo Global Management • Conti Group • Goldman Sachs • J.P. Morgan • Morgan Stanley • Henry Schein • Tao Group Hospitality • MSG Entertainment Group • KLM Equities • Yale, Super Models and others of Celebrity-status.

Notable Achievements: 

• $0 -> 6-figures within first 12 months
• 100% organic, referral-based growth
• Zero customer acquisition costs  
• CNBC “Make It” Interviewee  
• Interviewed by Wharton Professor of Management, Matthew Bidwell for new book (release 2025) around startups and entrepreneurial pathways

Owner

Bold Metrics Inc.

Advisory Board Member

Life365

Life365 is a leading B2B SaaS remote patient care management solutions provider. Patients with various conditions, can access remote-care monitoring & self-care management, that results in more efficient outcomes. 

Responsibilities included supporting Life365’s business development, marketing and fundraising initiatives; supporting Life365’s Series A round and strategic partnerships. 
• Reported to Ryan Changcoco, VP of Government, Investor Relations & Stakeholder Engagement.

Strategic Advisor

Klothed

Developed by a UC Berkeley Professor of Computer Science, Klothed is a patent-pending SaaS platform enabling virtual clothing try-ons for consumers, using generative AI and machine learning. Shoppers could make informed decisions prior to purchasing, helping eliminate friction, improving conversion, while reducing emissions and textile waste. 

Following a $1,800,000 pre-seed raise, my responsibility was overseeing all business operations, GTM (go-to-market) strategy and strategic initiatives. 

Highlights: Developed our brand strategy, content, launched our closed beta, managed six-figure budgets, landed two strategic partnerships, and crafted investor decks that secured $1,200,000 in LOIs before our co-founders decided to exit.

Director, Business Development & Strategic Initiatives

HamptonsFit

HamptonsFit began as a B2C SaaS platform for on-demand sports & fitness training. Think: Uber for sports training in the Hamptons market. 

I wore several hats as a partner in a high-growth startup, including, supporting existing clients, sales development initiatives, driving account upsells, and operations initiatives.
• Increased revenue through business development initiatives, strategically entering the B2B market to support private clubs with amenity-based offerings
• Became one of the most recognizable mobile sports training startups after expanding across NYC, The Hamptons, and Greenwich markets; achieving a low 7-figure valuation. I exited April 2022 to launch my startup, Athletic Move.

Partner | Head of Business Development

HamptonsFit is a SaaS-enabled platform for in-person, private sports & fitness training. We help clients across the Hamptons, NY, save time through contactless, on-demand bookings, back-office management and physical sports training. 

• Reporting to the Founder & CEO, first full-time hire overseeing sales, BD & customer experience.

Business Development Manager

Estero Country Club

• Oversaw 40+ player Junior tennis program, with 2 part-time assistants. 
• Directed sales & revenue-generating activities through mixers, social programming, events and player sourcing. 
• Managed adult tennis programming & operations, league schedules for 16 teams across 6 leagues. 
• Oversaw clay court operations & facilities maintenance.

Head Tennis Professional

• Developed & operated 2nd largest junior program in SWFL. I revitalized the program from 4 kids to 42+ year-round kids across red, orange and yellow ball. 
• Developed 4 players who went on to compete in NCAA D-I, D-II and NAIA. 
• Facilitated weekly clinics for ladies, men’s and mixed doubles competitive teams 
• Conducted 52+ hrs of private instruction per week

Assistant Tennis Professional

Victoria's Secret

• Directed asset protection, operations & compliance across NYC, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island stores - managing 15+ 
• Instituted directives that coincided with district sales leadership, mitigating $200,000+ in operational losses.

Regional Manager, Asset Protection & Operations

Head of Asset Protection operations for Victoria’s Secret Global Flagship in Herald Square, NYC.

• 8 direct reports protecting company assets of the Global Flagship, comprised of 600+ employees, 30k daily visitors and $100M+ in annual revenue. 
• Mitigated external theft by 18% year over year during my tenure, increased internal theft investigations & successful closures by 26%

District Manager, Asset Protection & Investigations

Nordstrom

• Initiated complex investigations for 16 Nordstrom Full Line & Rack stores across the Northeast, stemming from internal theft, fraud, dishonesty, organized retail crime and supply chain losses. 
• Conducted 200+ investigations, closed 130 successful cases worth $260,000+, recovering $192,000 in losses & merchandise through restitution, and recognized as a top 5 investigator nationwide (of 84).

Corporate Investigator 

We Help Brands Attract the Right Customers | Partner & Head of Growth @ Verbatim | Marketing & Branding | Follow me as I talk about my real life journey across sales, development and business |

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I’m Doug 👋

💥 A ‘traditional’ path ended after college. With many interests, I traveled different roads; realized the likes, dislikes, challenged myself to accomplish anything, and gained lifelong skills along the way, knowing I was never handed anything. 

💥 Building genuine relationships, learning new things, being challenged, connecting around business, real estate, investing, SaaS / tech, and  cool startups — all things that get me going professionally. 

💥 Tennis, book shops, local coffee shops, walking trails, perusing quaint towns & enjoying time with my partner and cat is sacred - watching movies and trying to emulate “Chopped” in the kitchen are a close second. 

👉🏼 Previous 5 years ⤵️ 


⭕️ 1000s of clients, multi-six figures in revenue for my own businesses 

⭕️ Partner, Head of Ops/BD in a Sports-tech startup (Think: Booxi or MindBody) in the Hamptons, reaching 7-figures (Exit) 

⭕️ Owner, Consultant & Director of Client Services for Athletic Move LLC - Built entirely through word-of-mouth and referrals, to six-figures 

⭕️ President / Director of Business Development & Operations for a SaaS startup focused on Generative AI, raised $1.8M, raised another ~$1M in LOIs before exiting. 

Currently ⤵️ 

✅ Head Professional, Racquet Sports Operations at Invited Clubs - The Hasentree Club 

What’s next ⤵️ 

👉🏼 I’m open to an AE, Account Manager, Customer Success role in a Pre-seed to Series B org, where I can lean into strengths of building successful relationships early and be part of the growth story. 

“When you put yourself out there, do the right thing, and work hard, good things happen.” 
    
New York-born ❤️ 
Florida-raised 🏄🏻‍♂️

Manager, Sales & Business Development

Oversee all aspects of B2B Wellness and Account Management services, B2C sales and expansion revenue. 

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• Lead generation, closing and nurturing new & existing accounts (generalist)

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