Meet "other Jan", aka Simo.

Jan - known around the office as “the other Jan” aka Simo - may have trained as a programmer, but his heart has always been in hands-on projects. Entrepreneurship pulled harder than textbooks. He dove into digital marketing before he even had his diploma in hand. No better classroom than the real world, or as they like to call it in his beloved Ghent: Dampuurt University, baby!

Long before it became a buzzword, Jan launched his own web agency: Websauce. Founded in 2010, it’s still going strong and has become a household name in the local start- and scale-up scene. Stef had worked with Websauce before and knew he had to get Jan on board at MyGrid.

His drive? A passion for smart tech, renewable energy, and the kind of electric vibe only found in ambitious start- and scale-ups. MyGrid brought all those elements together, so it clicked right away.

Thinkers like Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, and Tim Ferriss shaped his perspective. No self-help fluff, yet sharp insights that stick. He’s a sucker for entrepreneur biographies… unless he’s lost in the epic worlds of Brandon Sanderson. The Stormlight Archive is his nightly ritual, the perfect way to unwind.

As self-declared proud geek, Jan finds joy in tech, gadgets, fantasy, and code. When he’s not working, you’ll find him outdoors, running, hiking, or carving down a snowy slope on his snowboard.