About Global One

Built from a simple idea. You should have more than one option.

Global One was built around a simple belief: where you were born should not determine where you live, how you structure your business, where you bank, or what options are available to you.

Global One / 01 Amsterdam · International
Hessel Broekstra - Global One
Founder-led.
Globally connected.
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01 / The Story

From online business to international thinking.

Hessel Broekstra

My interest in international structuring did not start because I planned to become an adviser.

It started because I was trying to understand my own options.

I grew up in the Netherlands and started building online businesses while I was still young. As those businesses became more successful, questions around tax, companies and where to live became increasingly relevant.

Coming from Western Europe, where top personal income tax rates can exceed 50%, I started looking at how entrepreneurs elsewhere structured their lives and businesses legally across borders.

What began as curiosity quickly became something I genuinely enjoyed.

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“International planning rarely works well when viewed through the lens of one country.”

I started studying different tax systems, residency rules, corporate structures and banking jurisdictions. I spoke with advisers, lawyers, accountants, entrepreneurs and people who had actually moved abroad.

The deeper I went, the more obvious something became:

The best answer is rarely found by looking at only one country, one profession or one product.

02 / Why Global One

Most advisers start with their jurisdiction. We start with the client.

International planning becomes fragmented very quickly. Tax, residency, corporate structuring and banking are often handled by different people, each looking at only one part of the picture.

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Tax Adviser

Looks primarily at tax exposure, often from the perspective of one country.

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Immigration Firm

Focuses on residency and visa options, but not necessarily how they interact with the rest of your structure.

03

Corporate Provider

Helps establish companies, but usually starts with the jurisdictions and products they already offer.

04

Banking

Solves account access and financial infrastructure, but rarely the wider international strategy.

Global One

We look at the entire structure.

Personal tax residency. Corporate residence. Company ownership. Banking. Immigration. Family considerations. Exit planning. And how each decision affects the others.

THE PRINCIPLE

Global One was created to bring those decisions together. We are not tied to one jurisdiction or one solution.

We compare the available options, then bring in the relevant expertise to execute them properly.

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02 / How I Think

More options.
Less dependence.

I have never liked the idea of being completely dependent on one country, one bank or one system.

That is ultimately what drew me into international structuring. Not simply paying less tax, but understanding what options exist and how they can be used legally and practically.

Countries change. Tax systems change. Banks change their policies. Your circumstances change.

The more options you have, the less one decision outside your control can dictate what happens next.

1,000+ U.S. companies
established
30+ Jurisdictions
covered
4 Continents
worked across
One Global
perspective
03 / The People

Built internationally. Connected locally.

International work is rarely done by one person. I work alongside specialists and partners in different jurisdictions when their expertise is needed.

GLOBAL ONE NETWORK

As Global One grows, so does the network around it: tax professionals, immigration specialists, corporate providers and banking relationships across the jurisdictions we work with.

Global One

More countries.
More options.

Build an international setup around where you want to go, not simply where you started.

Explore Your Options →
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