Some of our clients
"When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines, or cultures, you can combine existing concepts into a large number of extraordinary new ideas"
bend & stretch provides the intersection to co-create the extraordinary with guidance, direction and execution to go from idea to realized vision
About bend & stretch
Our founder, Maryama Marong is your partner in Strategic Innovation & Impact Projects. Maryama translates your vision into a solid strategy, storyline or program.
She can lead teams from conceptualization to execution as an intermin Strategic Innovation Lead.
At bend & stretch it’s all about helping companies and professionals better serve their mission through strategic tactics.
Maryama’s background includes over a decade of professional experience in strategic consulting, marketing and communications. She holds an MBA and was trained at INSEAD, and is a certified Agile Coach.
Maryama has worked with: Conscious Business Institute, Nivon, TNW – Financial Times, Tradler, FEM-START, ABS, Bunes & Ferenczi, De Upstarter, Heineken, Fédération Internationale Automobile, Groei & Bloei, Mentos, Unibail-Rodamco Westfield, CBRE, Eneco, Sanctum, Zadkine, Summa College and ROC van Amsterdam.
Co-creation and Innovation
Bringing people, whether it’s experts, stakeholders or teams, together can lead to many great new things. Community building, improving the connection to self and co-creation are prerequisites for business success in today’s landscape.
bend & stretch has co-created over 20 new and innovative educational programs with partners such as TUI, ASML, Securitas, VDL, Hoya Vision and many others. By bridging the gap between education and the workplace, we’re creating future proof programs.
