Stand Up Talk: Recent Episodes
Natalie Vandergraesen & Marnick Vandebroek
Everybody can learn how to express themselves in a powerful way, pitch their business, rock a stage or lead a team with confidence. No matter what other people claim. Having a voice in this world and being heard, is not a gift, it's a choice. Time for you to STAND UP and inspire yourself and others into taking action on your ideas, so you will STAND OUT in life and business. It starts with you, your story and how you bring it. The Stand Up Talk podcast will show you exactly how to that. We will explore and talk about the winning mindset, storytelling, public speaking, corporate culture and what great leaders are made of. Until AI goes completely Terminator on us, we are still people dealing on a daily basis with other people and our ability to communicate, tell stories and reinvent ourselves every single day, is what makes us human. Natalie and Marnick have a professional background in fashion, retail, HR and marketing. They have been together for 15 years, are college sweethearts, married for 5 years and run their own Stand Up Company. Having already used their passion for strong relationships and impactful communication to help over a 100 multinational brands and start ups. Now they want to bring those experiences, connections and insights to you through this podcast. Download, subscribe, like and enjoy the journey of finding your voice and getting things done. #standuptostandout
Pitch, work or school presentation, workshop or keynote, the impact all depends on the power of the story you tell.
But building an inspiring story can take a lot of time: how to start, how to end, how not to lose track of your message under pressure.
A good story structure will help you with all of that and it's only 4 elements you have to take into account:
- Relate
- Offer
- Explain
- Achieve
Master this storyline and you will turn your message into a great story in under 20 minutes.
More on standupcompany.com
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Brain Farley has been in baseball his whole life. First as a player with one of the quickest fast balls of his time, then coaching the Dutch national team to a world championship victory in 2011, becoming sport coach of the year.
After numerous years working in multinational companies, applying what he learned on the field in the boardroom, he started his own business and is now a frequently asked and passionate keynote speaker and leadership coach.
In this episode of the Stand Up podcast I pick his brain on leadership, team culture and peak performance and got overwhelmed with insight. A must watch, also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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The host, the MC (master of ceremony) is not a monkey that reads names from a card. A host is the glue of an event, bringing everyone and everything together. The narrator of the story that is the event. Making sure all the speakers get a warm and energetic audience, tailored to their speech and the organizer has nothing to worry about and can sit back relax and see all the hard work and budget come together in an insightful and entertaining show.
As an event organizer, don't go easy over the selection of the host for your event and as an aspiring host, know you have an important role to play. Pick up that role and rock your stage!
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Busy is the new sexy. Everybody is super busy, but at the same time a lot of people are getting nowhere in life and are miserable or burnout. Just like I did years ago.
But how come some people run marathons, build businesses, travel and others have the same 24 hours, but can't even manage the to-do list at work? We all have the same amount of time in a day, how you deal with that time and with what mindset you start, will decide how much you get out of it and still be able to get your 8 hours of sleep ;)
The 3 tips in this podcast, changed my perception on time management and changed my life and business.
Hope it helps!
There are many definitions on what good leadership is and what defines a strong leader, but I was most inspired by how author Sam Walker described it after his extensive research within sport teams in his bestselling book 'The Captain Class'.
You don't have to agree, but Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi are stars, because others make that possible by being the glue of the team.
Video version of this episode, like always, on youtube.com/marnickvandebroek
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In this episode I share with you the story of the sawmill employee and his box of sawdust and how it stands for us being too busy to actually do our jobs. Let's turn that around and save time to perform better as leaders.
As a leader it isn't always easy to keep focus on the things that actually matter in the everyday chaos of work and life. It's a normal reaction to become so occupied and adopt tunnel vision that the mass of details becomes blinding. As a leader you can only plan, offer guidance to your team and carry the water if you give yourself space to think, reflect and act upon the right things.
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Peter Snauwaert (psgrow.com) is a master connector, networker, sales coach and an all out stand up guy. He has been supporting Stand Up Company for years now and his positive, motivating and rooting mindset is contagious.
In this episode of the Stand Up Talk, Peter and I talk about creating the right selling mindset, overcoming failure and the secret to really closing big deals without selling your soul.
You can also find the Stand Up Talk podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
What exactly is great leadership and why are we craving for it in the next normal? What does it take to develop a team and help them reach their full potential?
These and many other related questions get an answer from leadership and human development expert Wojciech Zytkowiak (PhD, MBA). He takes you through his own thoughts and opinions on the matter and lays the foundation for his next book in this podcast. A must listen if you are in a leadership or HR role.
More on standupcompany.com/podcast or connect with Wojciech via Linkedin.
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How 3 sisters went from having an idea in school to growing it into a fashion empire. All based on the idea of making couture, high fashion accessible and affordable.
In this Stand Up Talk https://standupcompany.com/podcast/ we talk to @cliohendrickx, co-founder and marketing director for the Les Soeurs brand (www.lessoeurs.be) about working with sisters, growing your staff, the relationship between ecommerce and physical stores and how to take the entrepreneurial jump.
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In this episode we do a deep dive in the post-covid development of our society. What the next normal will be according to the data and the vision of trendwatcher Herman Konings. We talk what mega shifts businesses should be focussing on and what the power is of storytelling, empathy, resonance and Pieter Bruegel paintings :)
Herman Konings is a master in psychology and the chairman of the Antwerp trend and future research agency nXt and has given more than 2000 talks in over 150 countries.
More via www.nxt.be or connect with Herman on Twitter @soeproza
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In this episode we dive into purpose, mindset and making your life matter more with motivational expert Sasha Sadri. An American, Persian, Belgian high energy basketball fan that helps people unlearn bad habits, adopt life strategies and live a better and more meaningful life. The golden nuggets of insights in this episode is through the roof. 1h15 of pure value.
You can find Sasha Sadri on Twitter via @SadashiDST or via his Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sashalifestrategies/
The purpose method he talks about is called 'Ikigai' Google it ;)
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Laurien Celis is a very experienced social media manager for the Blue Zoo agency. Working for brands like Q8 and BMW Motorrad Benelux, she lives and breaths social media. In this fun and entertaining conversation we pick her brain on everything Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook and how to rock your online presence as a brand.
You can connect with her via @lauriencelis on all channels and you can find the links she mentions in the episode below:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJGu2W9d - Netflix Tiktok example
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJGuNjdN - San Diego Zoo Tiktok example
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJGmvtLt - F1 Tiktok example
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJGmTXVH - One minute board games Tiktok example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZgD89VYkVc - Bean Farts commercial
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How to start your own business. How to find and work with a co-founder. What is peak performance really about and how does it all link to marriage and esports... That, any many more insights is what you will get out of our interview with Niels Peetermans, successful serial entrepreneur and a true Stand Up guy.
The honey badger video that Niels mentions during the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
Connect with Niels via:
Twitter: @nielspeetermans
Instagram: @nielspeetermans
Or check his company at www.qallo.com
You can also listen to this Stand Up Talk interview on Spotify or iTunes or via www.standupcompany.com/podcast
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In this episode you will learn the 5 elements of persuasion and get more confident in standing up for your ideas within your organization. Master the art of storytelling and rapidly earning attention and trust, so you can inspire people to take action on those ideas and in the end, make you stand out in business.
More on www.standupcompany.com
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Leading teams, retaining and finding the right talent, building and maintaining a strong culture have always been fundamental to a running a successful business. The pandemic just bumped it up to the top of the agenda and along with it, employer brand leadership. Employer branding is not an HR function, it's a business function, that touches every aspect of, in the end, keeping your workforce happy and engaged.
But how do you cope with this as leaders, what skills do you need? How do you build and maintain a culture via Zoom and keep connecting people globally? Together with Brett Minchington https://www.linkedin.com/in/minchington/ global employer branding expert and one of the founding fathers, we discuss the answers to these questions.
Want to know more about employer branding and join the biggest employer branding community worldwide? Go to https://www.worldemployerbrandingday.community/ and join Brett and leaders from +52 countries on the 4-5th of November 2020, completely digital.
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Covid-19 took the world by storm and brought us a tornado of fake news, face masks, facetime and free webinars. Our screen became our only window to the world. Our only source of entertainment, information, company gossip and the closest thing we got to checking if our loved ones were doing ok.
We started out apologizing in meetings for our kids in the background, not wearing any pants and that the laundry room became our office. But we quickly stopped caring and proudly added interchangeable backgrounds of beaches and pirate ships and were able to invite an actual alpaca to our Zoom calls. Just to spice things up.
Because if there is one thing most online meetings and webinars have in common, is that they are often….boring.
Want to know more, connect via IG @marnickvandebroek or go to www.standupcompany.com
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Buying a new car is exciting, joyful, maybe a bit scary, but if you have the funds and an interest in these four wheel metal beauties, an overall great experience. Doing research and comparing brands on Youtube, looking at shiny pictures of model versions you can’t afford, visiting ultra clean dealerships, pretending to be the Stig while test driving and secretly hoping that this time, your car is an Autobot and will turn into a Transformer. The joy of buying a new car, petrol heads and electric enthusiasts, we all love ‘new car day’. There is only one thing left to do….selling your old car and that isn't always the most fun and easiest job.
Natalie and I sold our car in one day using the same techniques we use in any form of communication. In this episode we share 3 of them so that they may help you become more confident and more relaxed in selling and dealing with negotiations and under pressure conversations + we answer some very good questions from people that reached out around this topic on Instagram @marnickvandebroek
Enjoy!
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Almost 90% of internet content is video. Social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Youtube and business platforms like Linkedin have all been going all-in on video for years now. Leveraging the power of video is essential for any business, but knowing and wanting this, isn't the same as feeling comfortable making them :) That first video is always awkward and a big step to take. Talking into a camera, a lens staring at you, saying, "What do you got?!"
Videos are our biggest means of sales, so how did we get started and how did we step out of our comfort zone and pressed record. In this episode we talk about what is stopping you from starting and what you need to keep in mind to begin creating your first piece of content today.
Want to know more? Check www.standupcompany.com for free downloadable content, get in touch for video coaching or let us know if you are interested in our 5 lesson video course for beginners that we mention in this episode. Or connect with us on Instagram via marnickvandebroek and natalievdg .
Have fun in front of the camera and enjoy the positive feedback you will get once you launch it. Make your business grow, with video ;) #standuptostandout
This episode is a short motivational ear present for our listeners. A 3 minute rant to get you pumped up just before your walk, run or on days when you are just in need of that motivational boost to get you started. Enjoy, focus on what you love and rock it! #standuptostandout
In this episode we will zoom in on our relationship as a married couple and as business partners. How do you make it work without scratching each others eyes out? And what are, according to us, the key ingredients to a strong and healthy relationship. We will talk about how we met, what stops us from having energy draining fights and what guidelines we gave ourselves on the work floor. If you like what you are hearing, share, like, subscribe or connect with us on https://www.instagram.com/natalievdg or https://www.instagram.com/marnickvandebroek or visit https://www.standupcompany.com Enjoy & any thoughts on the matter are always welcome.
Hi, we are Natalie and Marnick and are super excited to join the podcast community with Stand Up Talk. Seeing you are reading this, we already like to welcome you to our podcast. In this kick off episode we want to give you a quick peek into who we are, what you can expect from the upcoming episodes and already share two valuable tips to overcome the fear of trying something new. If you like it, want to keep listening and support us in this new journey, please subscribe before you rock the rest of your day. Connect with us on Instagram via @marnickvandebroek & @natalievdg or go to www.standupcompany.com to learn more. #standuptostandout