The Mile Makers
Bas Veldkamp launches podcast 'Milestones Full of Stories': honest growth stories from the event industry
The Mile Makers|
September 30, 2026

There are plenty of success stories. Stories about what preceded them are rarer. Yet that is where the growth lies. Listen to the podcast and benefit from it.


Starting Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Bas Veldkamp, ​​owner of The MILE Makers, is launching the podcast ' Milestones Full of Stories '. Every two weeks, on Wednesday, Bas shares his conversation with an entrepreneur or decision-maker from the event industry. While walking, he talks with the person about the milestones in their career: not only the breakthroughs, but also the setbacks and the learning moments.


"Everyone loves to share a success story. Almost no one tells what led up to it," says Bas. "Yet that is precisely what makes the difference between an entrepreneur who is growing and one who is standing still. I walk my guests through the milestones in their careers: what steps have they taken on their entrepreneurial journey, and what can you, as a listener, learn from that? No studio, no script. Just an honest conversation, outdoors."


In the first episode, Bas speaks with Philip Lamers, owner of Bern Hospitality Group (Gooiland, ORYN, and Blended in Hilversum), about the day Philip, as a twenty-year-old with no money, convinced a property owner, about the period when placing too much trust in staff cost him a lot of revenue, and the moment he received the advice that led to substantial growth while in Curaçao with his last bit of money in his pocket.


With The MILE Makers, I help event companies grow constructively. This podcast is an extension of that. I want to convey that growth is never a straight line, that setbacks are just as much a part of the process as breakthroughs, and that a strong organizational foundation is crucial for growth.


'Mijlpalen vol Verhalen' can be listened to here via Spotify starting Wednesday, September 30. A new episode will be released every two weeks on Wednesday. More information at themilemakers.nl.

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