Clients' experiences
OUR CUSTOMERS STORIES
Gregorio Matthew-Cheo
Airport Operations Manager | Bonaire International Airport (BIA)
A very valuable and enjoyable teambuilding experience for our team at TCB. Even afterwards, we noticed more awareness, positivity, and connection within the workplace. I’m personally still practicing some of the lessons learned 😊. Thank you, Ellemieke and the Wanna Grow team, for the positive energy and meaningful experience. Highly recommended!
Elesiër Angel
Statutory Director | Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB)
WannaGrow helped us strengthen trust, communication, and collaboration within our team through a unique combination of outdoor experiences and practical team and leadership development sessions.
The process enabled us to openly discuss challenges and define our Core Values together. This collaborative approach gave every team member a voice and created a stronger sense of ownership, alignment and commitment to our shared vision.
Their holistic approach and guidance continue to support us in building a safe, positive and high-performing workplace
Vanessa Tunk
Human Resources Manager & Advisor | Bonaire International Airport (BIIA)
“Unlike many workshops where the learning fades quickly, these WannaGrow sessions created real insight and practical tools I can apply in daily life. The safe and open atmosphere made it easy to share, reflect, and grow. Highly recommended.”
N'Killi Gumbs
Webmaster/Social media Specialist | Government Information Service (GIS) Openbaar Lichaam St Eustatius (OLE)
Working with WannaGrow has clearly strengthened our team dynamics. Since the sessions in June 2025, we’ve seen real improvements and continue to build on them together.
The insights from the program are actively applied in our weekly Supervisor meetings, supported by practical tools like the Stop & Continue sheets. We’ve also embedded a monthly appreciation circle, which has enhanced connection, respect, and a positive team atmosphere.
Overall, WannaGrow has brought structure, reflection, and momentum to our ongoing development.
Martha Ayoubi-Rodriguez
Manager Strategic Sourcing | Group Strategic Sourcing - Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB)
WannaGrow programs are designed to provide a holistic approach that benefits the entire team. My experience was insightful, contributing significantly to my personal growth and development.
Thrase Walters
HR & Communications Officer | Sint Eustatius Health Care Foundation (SEHCF )
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the sessions of WannaGrow. The impact it made on us as persons, professionals and as a team would without a doubt shape us into becoming a MUCH better version of ourselves. The time WannaGrow took to understanding our team before the sessions really paid off as every assignment brought the team closer, and closer. It allowed us to understand that differences/conflict can be used to our advantage if we change our perspective of the word. It REALLY was one of our biggest take aways as what once divided us brought us closer….................
This was worth every penny!
Shahaira Richardson
Teamleader | Guardian, Sint Maarten
First and foremost, WannaGrow supported us in getting to know ourselves as a person which is an important condition for team development. During interactive and playful outdoor and indoor sessions, we learned about each other’s talents and how to fully use them. Besides that, we worked on cultivating a feedback culture by improving on our communication skills and create a safe environment of trust.
The Team Culture survey, based on Patrick Lencioni’s growth model, helps us in understanding how we experience culture, collaboration and happiness at work and is an important tool to be able to measure our growth process.
Thanks WannaGrow for this great support, happy to proceed in 2023!
Lysandra Kooyman
Teamleader Sentro Nos Perseveransia (SNP) | Mental Health Caribbean (MHC), BES-eilanden
During our 2022 strategic leadership team sessions, Ellemieke van Beek and Raquel Weisz of WannaGrow delivered outstanding support! Both their creative and challenging teaser program as well as their facilitation on our strategic dialogue resulted in valuable output. We got insights in how to enhance internal processes and a clear set of priorities which will help us grow as organization.
Thanks for your professional and pleasant way of guiding us to the next level!
Frank Boots
Director | The Caribbean Coastguard
Bryan Irausquin
Partner | Ernst & Young ( EY) Dutch Caribbean
As a CEO of a bank I need no nonsense trainers/coaches that are effective, direct and to the point. That’s Ellemieke. She is able to pick up the underlying current of a conversation / group dynamic, and address it head on. For this reason I asked her to facilitate the strategic session with my team of leaders. The first thing my employees mentioned when she was done was “when are you coming back?”
Thank you Ellemieke for showing us how our Leadership impacts Happiness at the workplace!
Steven Coutinho
CEO | De Surinaamse Bank (DSB), Suriname
To facilitate our strategic session and teambuilding on our 2020 plan, we were looking for a professional organization to guide us. What we found in Ellemieke from WannaGrow , was someone with the relevant knowledge to really inspire us. After this session, we are highly motivated to formulate our common and clear strategy for the future.
Thanks for your help Ellemieke and Natasha!
Conno van der Pijl
Chief Organization | The Caribbean Coastguard
The training of WannaGrow gave me many new insights. One of them is that I learned that we ARE our STORIES. We are the stories we ourselves and others create and that’s not always the true you. Becoming aware of this and taking a step back, enables you to understand behavior of yourself and others. This will definitely help me in my personal development and our company in our team growth.
Lizzy de Jong
Sales consultant | LindenIT Amsterdam, Nederland
Ellemieke is an extremely competent and smart business coach. She provides exciting and excellent workshops for teambuilding and communication through her company Wanna Grow. Indoor and outdoor exercises supported by video material really get the message across in an impact-full way, as we have experienced first hand with our company. Her well prepared, personal and persistently inquisitive approach resulted us in valuable propositions and experiences each time so far!
Andrew Solomon
Managing Director | Ictual, Curaçao
We would like to thank you for organizing our Team Building activities! Many of our colleagues shared that this was a great day. They participated with much enthusiasm, had fun and got the chance to know each other better and most important of all they bonded. You did an excellent job! The activities turned out into a great Team Building experience and I’m confident they will last long into the memories of all. We will gladly recommend WannaGo to improve teams in any industry or setting.
Eric Vesseur
Partner | Baker Tilly, Curaçao
Ellemieke’s WannaGrow sessions are very effective team building exercises. To the point and combined with fun, she is able to create very positive team dynamics in a very short period of time.
Xander Arts
Partner | Amicorp, Curaçao
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