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About
Early Friday

At Early Friday, we are excited about our new plans, expanded potential, and enhanced offerings.
We continue to support businesses in making informed decisions based on relevant and reliable data.
Additionally, we now provide Agile business professionals to drive transformations in thinking, working, and organizing.
Our goal is to help organizations become more Agile, enabling them to respond flexibly and quickly to changing circumstances.

What we believe in

Data is important

But only if you effectively turn data into useful information that results in understanding, knowledge and insights.

People are the linchpins!

People are at the core of everything we do. They are the most important part of our company, and the most important part of all our processes.

Our goals

Our goal is to help an organization achieve a transformation in thinking, working, and organizing.

Our goal is to make an organization more agile to respond quickly to changing circumstances.

Our goal is to enable an organization to make the right decisions based on relevant and reliable data.

We're right next to you every step of the way

We work collaboratively alongside your team, transferring our knowledge and methodologies, and making sure we deliver implementation success and reach sustainable results.

The Early Friday heroes

Frits van den berg

Frits van den Berg

Founder & CEO

106 kilos of love and Founding Father of Early Friday. With his endless energy and positivity, backed by years of experience in different technological companies, Frits knows how to turn any problem into a solution. Starting out as a software tester, he's moved through all the different corporate levels, and is the best at making lasting connections and overseeing large challenges.

Arie van Bennekum

Agile thoughtleader & partner

Arie goes by "The Agile Wizard." His journey from healthcare and military life to co-authoring the Agile Manifesto is legendary. Today, he's a guru in Agile transformations and Business Agility, guiding teams worldwide with his practical wisdom. For years, he's enlightened minds on Agile, project management, and squeezing out business value. Arie's magic continues at EarlyFriday, where he's not just a partner but a beacon of Agile brilliance.

Alexandre

Alexandre Martins

Data Engineer

With a master’s degree in physics engineering, this highly motivated, organized and result-oriented data engineer is obsessed with the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of almost anything. He not only loves to orchestrate multiple data pipelines, but also a well-grilled charcoal piece of meat (good ol’ picanha).

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AJ Eenkhoorn

Agile consultant

AJ is our top choice for all aspects of Agile transformation management and coaching. He works at every level of the organization, from individuals to teams and the entire system.
AJ is someone for whom ‘what you see is what you get’ truly applies. He has an exceptionally high energy level, enabling him to help and inspire people in numerous ways.
He is open, positive, and – yes, we'll say it again – energetic. Outside of work, AJ enjoys cooking and good food, likes to walk with his wife, or plays online games with his friends.
With AJ on board, you can be sure you have a dedicated and enthusiastic partner who can take your organization to the next level.

vincent wijma

Vincent Wijma

Data consultant

Vincent was involved in the idea that build Early Friday. He mostly performs in the role of business consultant or business analyst. Helping translate ambition, whishes and strategy into execution-able work.

He’s good in creating new relations, creating new functionalities, creating new insights and doing that together with and for other people.
Vincent has a keen eye for aligning different views and ambitions, forging a clear strategy. He has a 'can do' mentality in both his work as well as in the kitchen. He loves to cook for friends and family and if you catch him on the right evening, he might even treat you to some of his DJ'ing skills.

lusinda brizzolari

Lusinda Brizzolari

Data Analyst

With more than 20 years of experience ranging from data quality specialist to system owner and everything in between, Lusinda lives and breathes data. Her special power is to keep everything simple and clear, while never losing sight of the ultimate goals and the relevant parties she needs to make things happen. She gets out of bed to ensure that data is fit for purpose, but also for her 4 kids and for spending time with friends.

What does Early Friday mean?

Everybody knows the friday feeling. You’re positive, there’s a promise in the air, everything is as it should be. That’s the feeling we aim to give our clients: the reassurance that everything is under control. You can count on us to make every day feel like a friday.