Mark Owen

Entrepreneur and Business Analyst in Ede, Netherlands

Mark Owen

Entrepreneur and Business Analyst in Ede, Netherlands

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Learning new stuff is what I like. I love finding out about new things, delving into them, and then finding other related things that interest me.

I started out in the area of document management & compliance and moved into Business Analysis - working with others to help them identify opportunities.

On a personal level, I am also interested in other diverse subjects such language, psychology, philosophy and history.

I am an outdoors kind of a guy. Love nature. Grew up in New Zealand breathing the fresh air, and climbing the mountains. Love carrying a pack on my back and heading off for a couple of days carrying everything I need (and sometimes, more than I need).

Best learning I had was at Outward Bounds in Anakiwa NZ. This is a place where you are challenged. You're in a group of 13 other people from different backgrounds, and you are challenged. If you are a loner, you are challenged to be part of the group. If you are a social person, you are challenged by the remoteness of the location, and the solitude. If you are not fit, you are challenged physically, and if you are fit, you are challenged by having to do everything at the pace of the slowest person. I did this 20 years ago and the valuable things I learnt there still influence who am I and how I handle things.

I work in IT, having moved from being pure technical to now being more business-oriented. But...

...that's not what defines me.