I am Frank Rikken – project manager, communications advisor, and social entrepreneur. Since 2006, I have been working under the name Adversa on communication projects, team development, and social issues. With a background in the commercial sector, I have increasingly focused on building impactful projects in recent years. In the Netherlands and beyond.
In 2019, I changed course. After years as an interim manager in communications, I asked myself: what do I really add? That question took me to Cambodia, where I coached young people as they started their careers. Back in the Netherlands, I continued to build on that new passion: through my foundation Smiles of Hope, but also as a project leader for governments, in crisis teams, and on social challenges.
I help organizations and governments realize social projects:
Setting up and coordinating reception locations
Leading multidisciplinary teams
Strengthening work cultures
Clear communication and participation
In addition, I develop communication plans, tools, and trainings for foundations, entrepreneurs, and organizations seeking clarity and energy.
I work for, among others:
Municipalities and safety regions
Social organizations
Entrepreneurs with a mission
Young professionals (in Cambodia and the Netherlands)
After more than twenty years of Adversa, one thing is clear: there is nothing I enjoy more than building people and systems that matter. With vision, structure, and fire. New Fire.
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