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The TrailBlazers Way

Making decisions together, about what actually matters. With positive impact as the goal, flexibility as the means, and a unique way of working as the foundation.

Positive impact.

At TrailBlazers, we do things differently. Not for the sake of it, but because it works: for us, for our clients, and for the world around us. We don’t just want to deliver good work. We want to leave things better than we found them. And we keep it practical. No big words without action. Like the AED Checker app, helping save lives through smarter AED management.

Everything is open for discussion, and many things are possible.

Once upon a time…

…two guys with a passion for IT decided things could be done differently. From “running a company” to building things that actually matter. Less restrictions, more purpose. A place where people can be themselves, and where everyone’s voice counts. With a shared interest in Sociocracy 3.0, TrailBlazers was founded in early 2018 by Wiro van Schaik and Ruud Rol. Over time, more like-minded professionals and clients found their way to us. We introduced TrailBlazers days, celebrated wins, made our fair share of mistakes, and learned from all of it.

Our mission.

At TrailBlazers, we believe work should be more than ticking boxes or hitting KPIs. It should mean something. It should give energy. Something you can be proud of. Somewhere you feel seen, heard, and, why not, happy. We help organisations work better together and rethink what work can be. Not by telling them how, but by showing it ourselves. Transparent, sustainable, open-minded and always learning. Our TrailBlazers bring their expertise in Java, Agile and Scrum. But also something else: genuine care for people, organisations and the world around us. That’s what drives us.

A unique way of working.

Positive impact. Self-organising, pro-active, agile and flexible people. Making important decisions together. Everything’s up for discussion, with plenty of possibilities. Still with us? At TrailBlazers, we work based on trust and ownership. And yes, a healthy bit of rebellion, too. Because when everyone brings their own perspective, you get further than when one person decides the way forward. Our way of working shows that things can be done differently. We make users happy, clients satisfied, and the world a better place.

What we do
8
Years in progress.
42
Successfull assignments.
80
Technologies mastered.
365
Years of experience.
TrailBlazers over the years.

We love sharing what we learn, and what we’re up to. From meetups to milestones, these are the moments we’re proud of.

Tools for Solving Difficult Problems: A TRIZ Workshop
Yesterday we had a wonderful evening where Natalia helped us understand how to identify and solve complicated problems. She created a window for us to look into the real meaning of TRIZ so we could have a taste of the effectiveness of this tool.To help us understand she had prepared a number of
2nd Trailblazers Agile Open Holland!
After the success of the first Trailblazers Agile Open Unconference in 2024, it was already time for the second one!
Based on the feedback from the previous session, we made some adjustments to the office to make even better use of the available spaces. We also improved the lunch. These changes were
Resuscitation training
During our AED project it was made clear to us how important resuscitation is. The AED application was built for ReanimatieNetwerk Amersfoort. This organisation was so happy with the new maintenance application that they offered us a resuscitation training. And as we want to be true Trailblazers in
Deelnemers aan de Hackaton achter laptops aan een grote tafel en verderop in overleg aan bureau's
5th AED Checker Hackaton
The 5th hackathon was very well attended, and we worked on a wide range of topics:
  • Improving stability
  • Enhancing the customer experience
  • Adding Google Maps functionality
  • Adding images of the AEDs
  • Creating a marketing plan
Research and an action plan for a possible move from
Unfix and M3 -> M3K – The next evolution of leadership

Theo Geelen rolled into the meetup with crates full of serious games! He took us on a fascinating journey, giving us a clear picture of the evolution from Management 3.0 to the unFIX pattern library.

During the evening, we experienced several games, including the inspiring Moving Motivators and

Clinic Floorball Dutch U19 National Team

On April 12, a number of trailblazers in Utrecht attended a floorball clinic given by several players from the Dutch U19 National Team. It was a very fun clinic, but you need to be careful with such a stick! Due to the heat, it was also an intense clinic, but definitely worth

Afterwards, we enjoyed some food and drinks together.

Thank you, U19, for the great clinic!
Liberating Structures Meetup: “How to make more room for the things you wànt to do”

For this Meetup, we invited Robert van Lieshout to facilitate Liberating Structures (LS). We’re already fairly experienced with LS ourselves, but Robert is an absolute expert, so we wanted to learn from him and give all Meetup members the same opportunity.

It was a fun, energetic, and educational

Thanks to all the participants, and especially to Robert!
Voxxed Days 2025
On April third the first ever Voxxed Days Amsterdam were organised in Pathé Amsterdam Noord. We were there with a stand and a large group of employees. Our eager duckies were fortunately tracked down by the participants and brought back to us. At the end of the day three happy attendees went home
Ontwikkelaars aan het programmeren achter hun laptop op het kantoor van TrailBlazers tijdens de Hackaton van 11 januari 2025
Coding Dojo
I recently attended the coding dojo where we paired up and applied pair-programming to tackle the requirements of a coding kata. I learned a lot by discussing and debating different approaches and solutions with my peers. This kind of collaborative problem-solving really sharpens your thinking and
4th AED Checker Hackaton

After the AED checker had proven its value in practice for a while, we looked during the hackathon at the possibilities of making the web application available as a native app as well. In addition, several people worked on test automation and the build pipeline so we can release more

During the day, we made great progress in both areas.
Thanks to everyone for their efforts to improve the AED checker application.

 
Would a gilded rose by any other name smell as sweet?
On October 17 Marc Evers and Rob Westgeest came to our office to speak about code smells and refactoring. It was once again a well attended Java Meetup.In a live coding demo they took us along on a journey to improve our code in small steps while still keeping it working. They mostly showed us
Collage van foto's genomen tijdens de TrailBlazers 2024 Agile Open
First TrailBlazers Agile Open Unconference a great success!
Our first Agile Open Unconference on Friday September 27th, was a great success. With almost all tickets sold, several TrailBlazers colleagues present, and a large organizing committee, all corners of our office were being used to accommodate several larger and smaller groups of people, who were
Collage van 2 foto's, links het publiek en spreker Hanno Embregts en rechts het Indonesische buffet.
Full house at the Java Meetup with Hanno Embregts
We got a full house at the Java Meetup on Thursday evening, September 19th with Keynote speaker Hanno Embregts. Luckily we arranged some extra chairs so everybody got a seat. The highly appreciated diner beforehand was served as an Indonesian buffet catered for by Pondok Java from Weesp. Hanno
A magical closure of 2023
Last weekend, our office was the stage for a Christmas dinner with an extra festive (read: magical) touch and special character! In honor of Ruud and Inmar’s birthdays, the annual dinner was transformed into a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts-themed event. Curious how they turned our office into a
We were there @ J-Fall 2023
It was time again for our annual autumn event: the largest Java conference in the Netherlands. A day where technology and sustainability came together at our booth. Participants blended their own fruit smoothies and took a chance at winning a little extra luck with our Tony's Chocolonely raffle,
5 years TrailBlazers!
TrailBlazers is celebrating its 5th anniversary, and that calls for a party! On July 1st, we traded our computer screens for the fresh air and gentle ripples of the water surrounding Weesp. Together with colleagues and partners, we set our course for an unforgettable boat trip. As we navigated the
TrailBlazers aan de grote tafel op kantoor
Goals for 2023 approved!
This moment was carefully captured, because on our first TrailBlazers day of 2023 we approved the budget and our goals for this year! To celebrate we added a nice New Year's drink to it. We've split our goals into these areas this year:
  • Recruit and meet
  • Learn and innovate
  • Finance,
  • Collaborate with external parties
  • Organize and structure
The overall theme in all our goals is growth! With this theme in mind, we want to invest in professional growth for our TrailBlazers and of course for our customers. We also want to continue to grow in social involvement and impactful initiatives. Wondering if your ambitions match ours? Give us a call!
A great ending to 2022
During the TrailBlazers Christmas dinner, we enjoyed delicious dishes with all of our colleagues and a number of partners. We were spoiled enormously by 2 great cooks from Kookers.nl (Weesp, the Netherlands) who turned part of our office into an instant professional kitchen for the occasion. The
Groupphoto of TrailBlazers at Trees4All event
The start of our food forest in the Achterhoek
Well packed and armed with a few shovels, we travel to the Achterhoek. The destination: our food forest in Neede. An important task awaits us: planting the first trees of our forest. In cooperation with Trees for All, we and other sponsors are helping the Mekking family transform their former
TrailBlazers officewarming: a day full of beautiful people and great moments!
With a nice mix of family and friends of colleagues, neighbours, clients and other relations, our new place in Weesp was properly inaugurated during the officewarming. It was an evening full of fine moments with a beautiful speech by the chairman of the VvE, an overflowing gift table, delicious
Our first Devoxx4Kids workshop
We like to bring positive social impact to the younger generation. In collaboration with the Devoxx4Kids foundation, we therefore provided a workshop at an elementary school for the first time. To a group of about 150 students from the upper grades of elementary school 'Jong Geleerd', our team
Blue squad in tropical shirts rocks J-Fall
It was time again for the fall edition of the largest Java conference in the Netherlands, and of course we were there. The Pathé in Ede was packed with speakers providing information, inspiration and master classes during J-Fall 2022. Our blue squad in tropical shirts manned our busy booth and had
Devoxx Belgium: Lego Challenge and great meetings
Devoxx in Antwerp, how we enjoyed every minute of it. Not only did our nerve-racking Lego Challenge attract a lot of attention, we also met a lot of nice people. We were able to tell our fellow enthusiasts about our special way of working together and our drive to make an impact. But above all, we
Two brand new TrailBlazers added to the team!
At the TrailBlazers Day on September 22 we were pleased to welcome Inmar Los as a new team member. Inmar starts November 1 and she will join Ruud and Wiro in TrailBlazers related matters, such as finance and human resources. Besides Inmar, we are also very happy with the arrival of Sam Dadfar. We
The very first TrailBlazers day in Weesp
Our new place in Weesp was well inaugurated during the monthly TrailBlazers day. Quarterly figures were shared, inspiring sessions were given and appointments were made. Our friends from the branding agency Schwung came by to present the 3 initiatives that came out of the impact session and there
We have moved!
All of our stuff left the Almere office, the door of the office has been closed for good and the building in Weesp has been taken into use. We have really moved now! We informed our business relations of our new accommodation with a VIP (Very Important Package)...
We received the key to our new office!
Yes indeed, we are moving! As of August 1, 2022, we will trade our office at the Wisselweg in Almere for a beautiful canal house in Weesp. This new place gives us more space to make a positive impact. Today Ruud Rol received the key with a big smile. A beautiful milestone for TrailBlazers!
Good people, great to work with
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  • Wiro van Schaik

    Wiro van Schaik

    Company Traffic Controller / Co-founder
  • Linda van der Pal

    Linda van der Pal

    Scrum Master / Java Developer
  • Regina ten Bruggencate

    Regina ten Bruggencate

    Senior Java Developer
  • Jos Rutten

    Jos Rutten

    Senior Java Developer / Software Architect / Scrum Master
  • Boudewijn van Langerak

    Boudewijn van Langerak

    Scrum Master / Agile Coach / Team Coach
  • Peter van Kempen

    Peter van Kempen

    Senior Java Developer
  • Ruud Rietveld

    Ruud Rietveld

    Scrum Master / Agile Coach / Team Coach
  • Ruud Rol

    Ruud Rol

    General Manager / Co-founder
  • Jorden Schrama

    Jorden Schrama

    Senior Java Developer / Scrum Master
  • Martijn van Leeuwen

    Martijn van Leeuwen

    Scrum Master / Agile Coach / Team Coach / Change Agent
  • Dikran Dono

    Dikran Dono

    Senior Java Developer
  • Fred Bonsu

    Fred Bonsu

    Senior Java Developer
  • Inmar Los

    Inmar Los

    Financial Administration / Back-office
  • Stein Overtoom

    Stein Overtoom

    Java Developer
  • Ward Bergmans

    Ward Bergmans

    Scrum Master / Agile Coach / Team Coach / Innovator

Standing strong together.

The right people, at the right time.
  • Java professionals, Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches.
  • One person or a full team.
  • A quick match, with knowledge that moves you forward.
  • Temporary support, lasting results.
  • Deciding together, with plenty possibilities.

Sounds good? Give us a call!

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