Mark van der Heijden

Founder. Speaker. Conscious Leader.

Empowering Conscious Leaders, Brands and Organisations for Global Impact.

As the Founder of Conscious 500, I unite conscious leaders to integrate mindful practices, tools for wellbeing, and multi-generational thinking into their business strategies. My mission is to harmonise leadership from within, creating environments where inner well-being alchemizes into positive global impact.

“Your inner world creates your outer world:”

How we can work together

  • Speaking

    Immersive keynotes and workshops to empower conscious leadership and well-being.

  • Consulting

    Implementing conscious leadership practices for organizational growth and development.

  • Coaching

    Personalized public speaking and leadership coaching to global changemakers.

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2023-Present
Conscious 500 Network / Founder

Creating an alternative to the Fortune 500, bringing together 500 conscious leaders on a mission to elevate business for good.

2023-Present
Mmm Cacao / Co-founder & Partnerships

Giving life to a new Cacao brand that helps people connect with themselves, nature, and others through multi-sensory experiences.

2014-2016
32 Companies / The Backpacker Intern

Quit my job to travel the world as ‘The Backpacker Intern’ and worked at 32 companies in 27 countries on all 7 continents. Invited by TEDx, Nile Rodgers, The White House.

2007-2014
Ad Agencies / Creative Copywriter

Award-winning creative copywriter at several advertising agencies. My favourite place was in the studio to record voice overs, radio commercials and music for campaigns.

2016-2020
Wanderbrief Worldwide / Co-founder

Bootstrapping Wanderbrief, a platform for 10.000+ Digital Nomads, while travelling the world for 5 years. Featured by Forbes, Adweek. Acquired by Unsettled in 2020.

2020-2022
Inner Peace Network / Creative Director

Co-creating Inner Peace Conferences, Concerts, Courses and Podcast with wisdom teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Scilla Elworthy, and many more.

Always in good company

  • "Seldom have I had the opportunity to work as closely and transparently with such a creative maestro as Mark van der Heijden. Highly recommended and enthusiastically endorsed."

    Arnold V. Strong

    CEO

  • Mark's talk was inspirational and humorous and for someone who has a lot of experience at such a young age, he shared incredibly humble his life wisdom and vision."

    Sabine Eevers

    Managing Director

  • "The authenticity of his storytelling and making meaningful connections made working with Mark an inspiring one. His keynote set the right tone and theme for the event."

    Polina Jones

    Partnerships Manager