Marvy Rieder

Marvy Rieder

She is the Founder of the MarVie Foundation, Advisory Board member of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), and Global Advisory Board member at All is Health (AIG), Institute of Positive Health (IPH) in the Netherlands. At the age of nineteen, Marvy Rieder took her first steps into the world of modeling. She initially wanted to study medicine but was “asked” by a photographer while doing a side job. Curious about what it would bring her, she sought adventure and took on the challenge. She became successful in the fashion industry by becoming the global face of brands like Guess and Armani Jeans, among others. Marvy walked the catwalks from New York to Milan and worked with top photographers. She was also one of the regular Lifestyle and Fashion experts on TV shows, wrote columns regarding ‘self-confidence’ for Cosmogirl and Brilliant magazine, among others, and moderated the Amsterdam Fashion Week for years. She was a self-esteem coach on the program Holland’s Next Top Model and has done numerous (corporate) presentations for World Fashion Centre, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Fabulous Mama, Jaguar, Elite Model Look, JCI International, AED, de Bijenkorf, HC Dinner Concerts, Keune, etc.

Her experience in the fashion industry made Marvy realize there was (and still is) a lot of room for improvement when it comes to creating a safe and healthy work environment. The first step towards realizing this was when she founded “The marVie foundation”. This initiative focused mainly on creating awareness, providing guidance, and raising awareness in the fashion industry on these topics. Supported by the Dutch government, it was time for Step 2; Realizing an even bigger platform to create more impact within the fashion industry and health in general. Marvy is convinced that by making positive changes within the fashion industry, the effects will also be felt in our society. Marvy is a true believer that already one person can make a difference and therefore supports initiatives that embrace important topics such as empowering the new generation to be the change they want to see in the world.

Today, Marvy still serves as the director/initiator of The Model’s Health Pledge Foundation. She is also very involved as a partner in the GameChangers Community, a learning and development company that focuses on unlocking the full potential of people by building empowering working environments for teams in companies and schools around the globe. Recently, Marvy took on the role of Managing Director of the MEA Future Leaders Challenge, a platform to connect stakeholders and realize successful talent and personal development programs for youngsters in the Hospitality and Tourism sector in the MEA region, in order to encourage them to choose the hospitality and tourism sector as their career choice. Last but not least, she has a seat at the advisory board table of the Dutch “Alles is Gezondheid” foundation, a government-funded foundation that is enabling and empowering breakthrough initiatives in the Netherlands focused on well-being and the improvement of mental and physical health among Dutch citizens.

Marvy is regularly asked as a guest speaker, moderator, and advisor to share her knowledge, experience, and vision on important topics such as well-being, female entrepreneurship, authenticity, self-confidence, the effects of (social) media on society, and of course, her own experiences building bridges within the fashion industry.