Koos van Plateringen

Koos van Plateringen is a speaker, author, and coach for ambitious professionals and high performers who long for a life of freedom, without numbing themselves and with full connection to themselves. He specializes in the underlying dynamics of alcohol use among people who appear to have everything under control, but struggle internally. Koos knows better than anyone how alcohol can become intertwined with status, survival, and success, and what happens when you stop running away and start feeling.

In 2017, at the height of his television career as an entertainment expert on Shownieuws (SBS6), Koos made the radical decision to stop drinking. This decision proved to be life-changing. His life became clearer, more authentic, and freer than ever before. It led him to leave his television work behind and fully dedicate himself to his mission: guiding people towards a life in 3D, a life without numbing.

Koos van Plateringen as a Speaker

As a speaker, Koos van Plateringen is disarmingly honest, human, and confronting without being harsh. He does not share anecdotes, but lived experiences. He dares to say what others leave unspoken, and that is precisely what creates space. His stories reveal what often remains hidden in professional environments: how numbing can quietly become intertwined with success, how alcohol is connected to survival, and how liberating it is to truly feel again.

In his talks, he discusses alcohol use among professionals and leaders, numbing as a survival strategy, leadership through awareness, and the power of freedom and personal transformation. A keynote by Koos is not a standard lecture, but an invitation to pause, to look honestly, and to have the courage to ask the real questions—not because you have to, but because life can be more meaningful, lighter, and freer.

Career

After a successful career in the media, Koos van Plateringen consciously chose a different path in 2017. He developed into an expert at the intersection of alcohol, behaviour, and leadership. As the founder of the online platform Drankjeminder.nl, he supports people in an accessible way through online training programs. His podcast Eerlijk over Alcohol has now been listened to more than one million times and is valued by a growing audience of professionals, policymakers, and people who feel that things can be different.

His book 'Onverdoofd – Leven in 3D'  was warmly received and praised for its openness, insights, and hopeful tone. Koos regularly appears in the media as an expert and uses his personal story and sharp perspective to bring a new dimension to conversations about alcohol-related issues. Not from a place of shame or guilt, but from awareness and liberation.