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A D AY I N T H E L I F E
Willem van de Kletersteeg
BAM video content is an advertising
agency owned by NHTV alumnus Willem
van
de
Kletersteeg.
The
company
makes video marketing and corporate
films together with a small team.
After Willem starts his day with a nice cup
of coffee, he checks LinkedIn for prospects,
leads and other sales opportunities. To
avoid distraction, he checks his emails
only once or twice a day; a good tip
for everyone who is easily distracted!
For Willem, his work has become his
lifestyle; he no longer counts his working
hours, because it is always on his mind.
He is in the office anywhere between 20
and 80 hours a week, but as he stated:
Willem’s team consists of himself, being a
producer, director and boss of the company,
a full-time intern and two part-time
employees, that is according to him, always
gezellig. They share their office with PR
agency (DOK30) who work with two to three
people, depending on the day of the week.
Working in the production industry demands
a lot of time. Most filming days are long and
outside the office hours, so there is little time
left at home; the deadlines for clients also
contribute to a difficult balance between
work and personal life. I try to keep work
and private life somewhat separate, but for
me it sometimes feels like it’s all the same.
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Willem van de Kletersteeg visited the Calvé
Pindakaas factory a few years ago; a bucket
list highlight according to him. Another
great achievement for him was directing
Droomkamers, a show on Nickelodeon,
where children were surprised with extreme
bedroom make-overs. Two seasons have
been produced already and the third season
will start in two weeks. I never really thought
of what I wanted to become later, I just did
what I thought was fun and did it step by step.
Interested in Willem’s work or would you maybe
even like to get in contact with him or see more
of his work? Visit: https://bamvideocontent.nl