Tim van der Wiel

Founder @ GoSpooky | Forbes 30 Under 30 | Daily posts on all things social, tech & commerce.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Co-founder of GoSpooky, a global agency made for the social era. We’re redefining advertising and setting new standards that make traditional old-school agencies look outdated. Our clients include Amazon, LVMH, Nike, Disney, Samsung, Verizon, JBL, and Coca-Cola. And we’re official creative agency partners for TikTok, Meta, and Snap. -- Forbes 30 under 30 in Media 2017 -- Named as one of the top 10 most influential people in advertising by Adformatie. -- Agency of the Year 2022 - The Netherlands. -- Public speaker at Collision, Cannes Lions and The Next Web. Based in Amsterdam and New York.

Experience

  • Founder at GoSpooky
    2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    A global agency made for the social era. Met co-founder through a Facebook group, and without any ad industry experience, we launched in one day. Just one year later, as I was finishing high school, GoSpooky was named Best New Agency of 2017. Five years later, we became Agency of the Year, opened a New York office, and working with the people I always wanted to work with for the brands I always dreamed of.

  • Social Media at Spinnin'​ Records
    2013 - 2017 · 4 yrs

    Worked on social strategies for some of the biggest DJs on the planet. Build and managed “upcoming” platforms like Snapchat, Twitch, Musically, and WeChat.

  • Building communities at Twitter
    2011 - 2015 · 4 yrs

    At 13 years old, I founded a Twitter community that became the biggest in the Netherlands, starting from zero. Within three years, it grew to over 1 million followers with more than 3 billion yearly impressions. All organically. I earned my first online money by selling ads for €50 per tweet.