For episode 32 of the Bao Podcast, we invited a familiar face! Sunita Van Heers returns for a second episode. She’s the founder and managing director of SuReal. SuReal is a consultancy firm that supports companies and government agencies in mak

#31 Thomas Vandenbergh (BESIX Group)

Apr 11th, 2024 57m 6s

For episode 31 of the Bao Podcast, we invited Thomas Vandenbergh. Armed with a PhD in Engineering, Thomas is General manager of Besix Technology and CEO of BESIX STAY. These 2 enterprises are part of the BESIX Group.BESIX is a renowned global

#30 Dennis Vangeneugden (Kepler)

Mar 13th, 2024 54m 12s

For episode 30 of the Bao Podcast, we invited Dennis Vangeneugden. Kepler is a new player in the housing market that introduces a new housing standard in terms of technology and energy. With an Energy Level of -15, KEPLER homes are extremely en

#29 Michael Lefeber & Ken Spranghers (Kozo)

Feb 11th, 2024 53m 27s

For episode 29 of the Bao Podcast, we have another dual-guest episode for you, featuring Michael Lefeber and Ken Spranghers, co-founders of KOZO. Kozo designs and builds spaces that adapt to the people who buy them. Whenever something changes i

#28 Wim Pieters & Peter Bertels (CIRCL)

Jan 11th, 2024 48m 7s

Episode 28 of the Bao Podcast marks a special occasion as we host our first-ever dual-guest episode featuring Peter Bertels, CTO, and Wim Pieters, CEO of CIRCL. CIRCL is reshaping the housing landscape with fixed-price, future-oriented single-f

#27 Regina Zirion (Cutr)

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 3m

For episode 27 of the Bao Podcast, we invite Regina Zirion. Regina is Head of Sales at Cutr. Regina was born and raised in Mexico, she studied and worked there until she moved to Amsterdam in 2018. She worked for Uber from 2016, first in Mexico

#26 Patrick Nijssen (NORNORM)

Oct 2nd, 2023 52m 40s

For episode 26, we invite Patrick Nijssen. Patrick is Head of Growth Benelux at NORNORM. NORNORM is a Danish company that was founded in 2020 by former IKEA manager Anders Jespen as well as investor and Skype co-creator Jonas Kjellberg. With 10

#25 Idriss Goosens (PropTechLab, LuxPropTech, RecAp, ...)

Aug 30th, 2023 46m 18s

For our anniversary episode, number 25, we do a part 2 with one of our guests for the first time ever. He was our very first guest and now he's back: Idriss Goossens! Idriss has not stood still since the last episode, 2 and a half years ago. To

#24 Minne Warmenbol (BUURMAN Antwerpen)

Jul 1st, 2023 54m 54s

For episode 24 of the Bao Podcast, we welcome Minne Warmenbol. Minne is a master in Architecture and co-founded BUURMAN 3 years ago.BUURMAN Antwerp is a circular construction market where reused building materials from the region are collected,

#23 Simon Maillet (Cordeel Group)

May 30th, 2023 1h 5m

For episode 23 of the Bao Podcast, we welcome Simon Maillet. Simon is the Group Sustainability Officer of Cordeel Group. He’s originally from Germany and today lives in Belgium since almost 5 years. He did an apprenticeship as an industrial cle

#22 Ismaël Ben-Al-Lal (Futech & iLumen)

Apr 30th, 2023 56m 58s

For episode 22 of the Bao Podcast, we welcome Ismaël Ben-Al-Lal. Ismaël is a visionary entrepreneur and innovator who made a name for himself in the world of renewable energy. After he finished his studies at Groep T at the University of Leuve

#21 Lieven Smeyers (Lito)

Apr 3rd, 2023 1h 10m

Lieven is CEO of Lito. He and his team managed to develop the ‘Litobox’: the Litobox combines a heat pump, solar water heater, PV system, battery storage, rainwater filtering, ventilation, electrical equipment and internet network in one unit.

#20 Filip Timmermans (Skilpod)

Mar 2nd, 2023 57m 57s

Filip is the founder of Skilpod. This is a company that builds houses using a prefab system. All parts of the houses are made in the factory, and set on site in an incredibly quick way. With this, Skilpod wants to disrupt the traditional constr

#19 Sarah Parent (Go Forest)

Jan 31st, 2023 56m 46s

Sarah is founder and CEO at Go Forest. Go Forest is a young company, established in 2020 that plants trees all over the world for companies and individuals who want to work towards a greener environment. Go Forest aims to restore nature by plan

#18 Axel van der Donk (Bao Living)

Jan 1st, 2023 1h 8m

For our Christmas Special of the Bao Podcast, we welcomed someone very special: Axel van der Donk! Axel is CTO and co-founder at Bao Living. We thought it would be fun to dedicate an episode to what we do here at Bao Living and the learnings of

#17 Kristof De Jaeger (Inhout & Mobble)

Nov 25th, 2022 53m 23s

For episode 17 of the Bao Podcast, we had the honour to welcome Kristof De Jaeger. Kristof is the director of Inhout, a company specialising in timber frame construction. Here they focus on sustainable business using bio-ecological materials. S

#16 Özturk Taspinar (KPMG)

Oct 27th, 2022 56m 11s

Özturk Taspinar works at KPMG as Digital Innovation Consultant and is very passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation and anything that’s digital such as AI, Blockchain, robotics et cetera. With the ever-growing PropTech industry that's clos

#15 Margaux Lespagnard (PhD Researcher VUB)

Jul 3rd, 2022 56m 7s

For the last episode of this season, our guest is Margaux Lespagnard. Margaux is a PhD researcher at VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel - in architectural engineering. In her research, she aims to develop circular design guidance for architects w

#14 Johan Klaps (Madaster Belgium)

Jun 9th, 2022 1h 9m

Johan is director of Madaster Belgium. This Dutch company developed a digital materials passport for buildings. This passport is a crucial link to make circular building possible. It’s a digital platform where users can list all the materials t

#13 Xavier Leclair (Slow Cabins)

May 12th, 2022 1h 1m

In the 13th episode of the Bao Podcast, we welcome Xavier Leclair. Xavier is founder and CEO of Slow Cabins. This is a Belgian company that allows guests to rent cabins placed in secret locations across the countryside, and has plans to soon ex

#12 Sven Grooten (B-architecten)

Apr 21st, 2022 58m 37s

In episode 12 of the Bao Podcast, we welcome Sven Grooten. Sven is one of the founders of B-architecten. Throughout the years, he started two spin-offs named B-bis and B-city. Today, B-architecten, B-bis, and B-city have grown into a combined o

#11 Jérôme Constant (Rise PropTech Fund)

Mar 29th, 2022 34m 58s

For our podcast episode for the month of March, our guest is Jérôme Constant. Jérôme is managing partner at Rise PropTech Fund, a venture capital fund dedicated to Late-Seed and Series A startups active in the PropTech sector. They invest in co

#10 Jan Kriekels (Jaga)

Feb 24th, 2022 1h 12m

After a short winter break, we’re back with a bang! For our tenth podcast episode, our guest is Jan Kriekels. Jan is the owner of Jaga Climate Designers, a radiator manufacturer using innovative heating and cooling technologies. Jaga employs ov

#9 Hans Verboven (Sustacon)

Dec 9th, 2021 1h 9m

Hans is the founder and owner of Sustacon. With Sustacon, he advises Flemish family businesses on (among other things) strategy, organizational development, and sustainability. They are specialized in helping companies to work more sustainably

#8 Rik Neven (Architectura.be, Circubuild.be)

Nov 11th, 2021 1h 6m

Rik is the founder of editorial office Palindroom, specialized in writing articles on construction and architecture. With Palindroom he creates websites where they publish the latest news about the construction industry. One of these websites,