Jef Van Gool
Jef Van Gool is the owner of activate, a position he has held since February 2018, and is based in Begijnendijk. Since July 2015 he has also been founder and CEO of Sherlock SEO Agency.
Between January 2018 and January 2021 he was a franchisee of SmartNinja, and from September to December 2018 he was a public speaker for Google. At BNI® Business Network International he was social media manager from March 2016 to October 2017, and he went on to serve as powerteam coordinator at BNI hekla until June 2018.
Van Gool began at Bedtime Beddenspeciaalzaak as a management trainee in sales marketing from 2008 to 2013, working in sales and marketing at Bedtime from July 2008 and as online marketing manager there from October 2013 to June 2015. From March 2013 to June 2015 he worked as a search engine marketing consultant under his own name.
He studied communication and media studies at AP Hogeschool Antwerpen, webdesign in adult education, PHP webscripting at CVO Antwerpen, programming and JavaScript at SmartNinja, and completed a permaculture design course at aardebloesem.be.
Career
activateOwnerFeb 2018 – Present
- Sherlock SEO AgencyFounder & CEOJul 2015 – Present
- Google#40factoryPublic SpeakerSep 2018 – Dec 2018
- SmartNinjaFranchisenemerJan 2018 – Jan 2021
- BNI heklaPowerteam CoordinatorOct 2017 – Jun 2018
- BNI® Business Network InternationalSocial Media ManagerMar 2016 – Oct 2017
- BedtimeOnline Marketing ManagerOct 2013 – Jun 2015
- Jef Van GoolSearch Engine Marketing ConsultantMar 2013 – Jun 2015
- BedtimeSales and MarketingJul 2008 – Oct 2013
- Bedtime BeddenspeciaalzaakManagementtrainee verkoopmarketing2008 – 2013
- aardebloesem.bePermaculture Design Architect, Permaculture Design Course2020 - 2021
- SmartNinjaProgramming for beginners, Programming for beginners2020 - 2020
- SmartNinjaJavaScript for beginners, JavaScript for beginners2020 - 2020
- CVO AntwerpenOLC Informatica Toepassingssoftware, Webscripting - PHP2012 - 2013
- VolwassenenonderwijsWebdesigner, Webdesign2007 - 2010
AP Hogeschool Antwerpen#35schoolCommunication and Media Studies
- Klein SeminarieHandel
- Koninklijk Atheneum Voskenslaan GentSportwetenschappen
- Sint Lucas Antwerpen#297schoolToegepaste Beeldende Kunsten
- Sint MariaBijzondere jeugdzorg
- Stedelijk Centrum voor Volwassenenonderwijs EncoraWebdesign
- V.T.I. SpijkerSociale Technische Wetenschappen
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