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"Sandra, you are excellent on camera! Well done! I went ahead and forwarded this to Joe Polish so he can become more familiar with what you do.”
“Turned out great Sandra! Thank you so much for all the time you put into it and for letting us be your first documentary!"
“Very nicely done Sandra, and incredibly valuable that I was able to discuss the purpose and activities of the Driessen Foundation with you. ☘️"
“What a great documentary it turned out to be Sandra! Really cool to see what is happening in Helmond in terms of placemaking. Keep up the good work, Helmond!"
“Turned out great, amazing developments in Helmond and nice that opportunities are being looked at. Happy with the beautiful collaborations that have emerged. Great that you and several boards of the Municipality of Helmond support it."
“Turned out wonderful Sandra. I know what has been developed by the parties involved in the city, but when you see it all together even I am still impressed."
“Beautiful documentary Sandra! 👍 I enjoyed working on it. Hopefully the story of the #brainporthumancampus will give inspiration to people and companies to engage in work happiness, also in the environments where they work themselves."
Beautiful old historical building… love the transformations planned, Sandra! Thank you for creating this documentary for all to see and maybe look at they own backyard for old buildings that might be re-purposed. Bravo Sandra!”
I absolutely loved this video! Now I’m inspired to visit the beautiful Helmond campus! It sounds like chatting in September would work best for you. In the meantime, I’ll appreciate that the captions are in English – thank you!”
“A must watch, with a lot of stories about the past, present and future of the unique central ‘Markthal’. The Mokum monument where we with the ‘Markt Centraal’ foundation can contribute culinary and cultural as ‘quartermasters’!"
What an incredible project! I hope to visit the market hall when it’s all done. Love the video, editing and how poised and beautiful you are. Lastly, I am a fan of the name of your biz! Warms my heart!”
"A beautiful documentary! And nice to see the work happiness radiating from it. Because after all, that was our mission in the design and execution. Power of collaboration. #workhappiness”
“Nice work Sandra. You have inspired Helmond."
"Awesome documentary! You can be proud of that :)"
“A wonderful documentary! So nice to be able to work here. 😍"
“Turned out very beautiful.”
“Very beautiful!”
“Beautiful Sandra! I look forward to the next one."
Awesome work!”
Congrats!! Big achievement!!! (Glowingplaces is Going Places)”
Amazing! Well done!!“
“Viewed with great interest! Keep up the good work."
“Beautiful story, beautiful thought and perfectly (over the years) put together. Inspiring for current and future employers!!!"
What a beautiful and inspiring story, Sandra!”
That was fabulous, Sandra! I have “goosebumps” for the interest and excitement you generated in your conversations. You were so eloquent and poised. I admire you so! Congratulations! I am so happy for you! I am happy for Amsterdam, too! It’s almost like a little self-contained open-space Mastermind is soon to emerge there in Market space. So exciting! Thank-you for sharing!”
Bravo and YES, please do more documentaries such as this. The transformation planned is so wonderful to see and inspiring for many to take a look at their environments that may have buildings that are waiting for a special touch to re-purpose and come alive again. Bravo, Sandra!”
“I thoroughly enjoyed it! What an inspiring place and interesting history! If your programs were broadcast on NPO, I would definitely record them to make sure I didn't miss any!
I hope your videos get national exposure!!!! Good luck with the next video! Looking forward to it!"
“🎥 Insanely proud of this documentary that Sandra Poelman, redeveloper and director of Glowingplaces made about our Brainport Human Campus in Helmond.
Discover in this documentary what happens when genuinely human-centered urban development projects. When not as used finances, architecture and procedures are leading, but the work happiness of people. #workhappiness #peoplework #glowingplaces #redevelopment #urbandevelopment"