The Naked Truth About - a fascinating podcast series

Daniëlle Hellebrand, Beverley Wilson-Wünsch
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The Naked Truth About - a fascinating podcast series

Welcome to "The Naked Truth About"-Podcast. Let’s start with sharing with you what this podcast is all about. We are Daniëlle Hellebrand, executive coach, keynote-speaker and columnist at Better Brains at Work and Beverley Wilson-Wünsch, Professor at a an International University in Germany. We are constantly creating open, meaningful, challenging conversations about subjects that affects us all. We are talking to fascinating people who share their backgrounds and stories with us. More than ever people are hungry for the truth. And truth is not always easy; it can be hard and forces us to go beyond our comfort zone. Tune in and let's learn out loud together with us and all the other fellow travelers on this journey called "life".

  1. Episode 13 - The Art of Hospitality

    06/20/2023

    Episode 13 - The Art of Hospitality

    In this episode we talk to Stephanie van Oorschot, a Hotelier and Educator at heart. She is a graduate of Stenden University’s International Hospitality Management Program and holds an Executive MBA from Nyenrode Business University. Currently she is the Industry Relations Officer at the Hotel Management School NHL Stenden in Leeuwarden. Stephanie and Beverley met years ago at the European Mise-en-Place Cup (EMCUP) Competition, which is held yearly in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The main goal of this event is to attract and inspire future talent to choose a career in the hospitality and tourism industry. 01:45 - We started the conversation with the question’ Talk to us about who you are, so our listeners can get to know you?’ 03:18 - What does a hospitality mindset or one may also call it a service mindset, mean to you? Why do you prefer to call it a hospitality mindset and not a service mindset? 03:55 - ‘The Art to make people feel welcome’ and having and showing respect to others and being judgement-free. 04:40 - Stephanie gives us a little history of how she got to where she is today. She switched her plans from law to hospitality. She made a career working for more than 10 years in a big International Hospitality Company where, amongst others she organized the EMCup and HotelloTop (a platform and network for likeminded Hotellos). 07:35 - During Covid it was time to broaden her horizon, she took a few months off and then joined her alma mater, Stenden in Leeuwarden. 07:56 - About the big shift from working in an entrepreneurial environment to education! 08:45 - Taking her wise Dad’s advice to heart to work for a Hotel Management School. 09:08 - The importance of building bridges between education and the Hospitality Industry to work more intensively together. 10:25 - Are women in the hospitality industry treated different from men? 14:25 - On the ‘waste of knowledge’ and lack of soft-skills back in the days that women were hardly found in management-positions. 15:25 - Stephanie now works in a management team where 70% is female, which is different from her former job where the majority was male. What are her challenges at the moment? 18:50 - Are there things that you underestimated in your career? For example, the ongoing weight of responsibilities on your shoulders and learning to build on the people around you. 20:45 - About being on the edge of a burnout because of the pressure she put on herself. 22:37 - The importance of having a role model and knowing we are also role models to other women. 26:30 - Why we should talk to other people about the challenges we face and even talk to a coach to ask for help and put things in perspective. Sharing is caring. There is a lot of strength in being vulnerable. 33:40 - Why there is freedom in being disciplined! Attitude matters and the way your carry yourself. 35:10 - What is the aim of HotelloTop (which in 2024 will celebrate its 20th anniversary) and what is Stephanie’s role? 35:38 - Why every company should have a ‘Hotello’ on their payroll! 30:04 - What is a truth you can bring to the table today that not many people know about you? 30:02 - What drives you to do all the things you do?

    40 min
  2. Episode 12 - Be you to be free

    04/07/2023

    Episode 12 - Be you to be free

    In this episode we talk with another wonderful guest, Cesar Mulet Andres, joining us from Amsterdam. Cesar studied hospitality at the universities of Paris and Barcelona. He is presently the Marketing Manager at MapsTell, in Amsterdam. MapsTell is a tool based on the DISC model and is visual way of showing human behavior and interaction…. It literally MAPS-out behavior! He is also an empowerment trainer at the GameChangers Community where all three of us serve. For you listening, GameChangers is a Learning and Development Community supplying Empowering Human Capital tools for their partners… with the goal to unlock the full potential of individuals, teams and/or their organization by offering Consultancy, Training and Workshops, Keynotes Speeches, and Coaching. In our community, we help guide companies to be FIT for the Human Capital Change. What we love about this community is that it affords us the opportunity to implement change on a larger level. A larger part of the commercial revenue that GameChangers invoices goes back to help those in need. Through our foundations, youths, schools, non-profit organizations serving minorities can access our tools and use them for their personal development. 02:01 - Cesar talks about his roots in Spain and now his life in The Netherlands, Amsterdam. LOVE brought him to this city. 03:01 - Talks about his life living in different parts of the world. 03:30 - Purpose is discussed. Cesar thinks that humans try to complicate things too much. 04:37 - Cesar enlightens us to what makes him happy. At a young age he visited the dark side of life as he didn’t love himself and couldn’t look into a mirror without crying. 04:57 - Discovered he is homosexual. 06:02 - Talks about connection with his body and soul. 07:09 - How he changed his mind set at age 18! 09:37 - That we all need people to love us. We should not seek love and approval from social media. 11:33 - Talks about embracing our perfect imperfection and not be superficial. 12:46 - He believes in the Ying and the Yang. 14:21 - Talks about his greatest strengths. 15:26 - Gives some insight into his relationship with his grandfather and the wisdom gained. On boredom, his grandfather said: “Children need to learn to be bored, so they can become creative and curios, adults who get bored are idiots.” 16:03 - Cesar enjoys learning. He says his curiosity shifts constantly, that he never become really a master on any one thing thoroughly. 17:19 - talks about his artistic self. Publication of a book of poems, and doing art. 20:28 - Talk to Learners and encouraging learners in university. 21:30 - He found purpose and have reasons to keep going on. 22:27 - finding reasons to live bigger than ourselves. 23:00 - Says we should look for meaning in life. 23:49 - Says he cherishes daily the connection with my body, sport, Supporting people unlock their potential, art, love. 26:49 - Self-care is important, eating healthy, Feeding the soul as well. 29:17 - Speaks about what he is most grateful for and not afraid of death, because he has lived! 30:50 - The idea that the world will go on without us. 32:25 - His grandmothers’ words about keeping his bag pack light is his mantra. 33:50 - Says he would like to see more connection with the energy of life, love the planet. 34:33 - Speaks on Love for others, faith in our society. Believes in an animal body, a human mind and a spirit which is energy of life that connects us with our surrounding. 38:09 - we connect through our beliefs! 40:42 - He admires Pablo Picasso and his wisdom and found his gifts and I keep on giving them to the world „The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life

    44 min
  3. Episode 11 - Unlock your potential

    02/26/2023

    Episode 11 - Unlock your potential

    A warm welcome to another episode of ‘The Naked Truth about…Podcast’. In this episode Prof. Dr. Beverley Wilson-Wünsch and I talk to Anouk Lagae. Anouk is the CEO of Accent Jobs in Belgium. Accent is a temp-to- permanent recruitment agency with the largest network of specialist branches in Belgium. What is amazing, is that Accent Jobs has been voted a Great Place to Work for 17 years in a row! We met Anouk at the Happiness @ Work conference in Antwerpen in Belgium last year, where she gave a wonderful keynote. We liked her energy and wanted to get in touch with her. 03:07 Anouk wants to create value and impact in daily lives with respect and balance for all its ecosystems. When did this appreciation for the interconnectedness started? 04:18 Why did Anouk gain a huge fascination for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TMC)? 05:27 About her love to surround herself with bright passionate people and be the catalyst so people can be at their best and flourish. Because in all business it always comes down to people who thrive. 07:30 People are gold! 08:58 Why we must change the name ‘Human Resources’ into ‘Resourceful Humans’. 09:46 There is no ‘war for talent’ because there is an abundance of talent everywhere. Growing a company is about growing people. 11:08 We now come to realize that if you want to regain talent and follow your goals as a company, you need to take care of your people. There is a rebalance going on. 12:29 How does Anouk combine purposeful leadership with profit and economics? The mission of Accent Jobs is to embrace every talent to spark joy in their lives. It’s not about creating volume but about creating value with respect to the eco-system. 15:10 Accent Jobs wants to be the ‘Apple of HR’. Accent dares to go different ways. People want to be part of Accent. 17:15 We talk about ‘inner engineering’, which is an absolute necessity as a leader. It’s about doing the inner-work, for example by working with a coach. 19:48 About authentic leadership; leading strong but with empathy and kindness. It’s yin and yang. About balancing the male and the female energy in this change of era. It’s both…and…! 23:19 Why listening to Anouk’s vision on people is music to our ears 😉 23:30 Do educators/schools/universities provide the skills companies are looking for? Society is changing so fast, and education still ingrained in old ways of working. We are still so trained on just knowledge and not enough on soft skills. So, there is a gap. Accent now has its own training company to re-skill and up-skill people. 26:35 Education should work more on unlocking the potential of people. Working on soft skills. 28:20 About the views different generations have on the world of work, especially how generation Y and Z want to live and work. Some of them are ‘slashies’. About the multipotential of all of us. 30:45 How Accent dares to reinvent itself, starting from within. And the importance of collaboration. 32:34 What does Anouk, as a parent, want for the generations to come? She thinks that the answers will be in their hands! They all want to have more quality of live. And we, as parents, agreed on that. 36:04 What is a truth Anouk can bring to the table today that not many people know about her?

    39 min
  4. Episode 10 - Doctor Happiness

    01/30/2023

    Episode 10 - Doctor Happiness

    A warm welcome to another episode of ‘The Naked Truth about…Podcast’. In this episode we talk to Dr. Elia Gourgouris, …….‘The Happiness Doctor’ who is joining us from Colorado USA. ‘Happiness is a choice and a skill set’, he says. He is on a mission to make this world a better and happier place, and help us live a more balanced and healthy life. Dr. Elia focuses on corporate wellness, mental health, positive leadership, and building resilience and agility. He is the Executive Producer of the Reality TV show Cash Cowboys (where he is following a group of people saving the landscape after several naturally occurring disasters) and is currently doing a new Reality TV show called The Kindness Factor. There are so many things we can do for each other, to support each other and make the world a better place! He wrote the #1 Amazon Best-Selling book "7 Paths to Lasting Happiness!" In his latest book, "7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis" which he co-authored with Kon Apostolopoulos, he provides insights to help minimize the negative impact of a lot of things that can happen in our lives like the pandemic, or natural disasters, financial meltdowns, or any other major disruptions in our lives. There is so much KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, GOOD VIBES and LAUGHTER to share in this episode. So TUNE IN!!! …………………. 02:03 Dr. Elia Gourgouris shares with us why he thinks that happiness is a choice and a skill-set. 02:55 We dive into the background of Dr. Elia. 04:35 Kindness is now more needed than ever. We need more uplifting positivity. 05:20 The 7 keys of Navigating a Crisis and the 7 Paths to Lasting Happiness books. 06:48 Dr. Beverley talks about the possibility of bringing the franchisable TV Show, The Kindness Factor to Europe and why that would be a good thing. The format is there, but we also need the finances to do it over here. 08:30 We all have been through a lot the last couple of years. We need things that unite us and uplift all of us. We have more in common than what divides us. We all want to be happy. We want that for ourselves and our children. 09:53 Why are we so lonely and unhappy in a world where we have so much! What are we lacking? 11:25 What happened with the teenage brains during the pandemic? They aged by 4 years (not matured, but aged!!!!!!). 12:22 You cannot be in a state of gratitude/happiness and being depressed at the same time. Gratitude is vital for our wellbeing. Nature is vital for our wellbeing. 13:31 We suffer from lost connections and loneliness. How can we contribute to a less lonely society? What are Dr. Elia’s thoughts on that as a clinical psychologist? 15:25 Why does Dr. Elia love to work with young people? What can we learn from them? 17:21 We talk about multi-generational-connection and why Reverse Mentoring is so important and why we should put our ego’s aside and open our hearts. ‘Heart-set’ is even more important than ‘Mind-set’. 19:01 We need a good relationship with ourselves and with the people around us. We are social beings. 20:08 The importance of self-care and doing a ‘health-check’ every month. Keep track on how you are doing in life. Please look at the Personal-Health-Assessment Dr. Elia Gourgouris created. 21:24 With toxic people in your life it is difficult to stay happy and healthy. So have HOT (Honest, Open, Transparent) conversations with the people you interact with from a place of love, not anger. We must treat each other with Love, Kindness and Respect! 23:17 Can happiness truly be learned? Or is it in our genes? It is both! 24:24 On the importance of compassion, forgiving and being grateful. 26:20 There is growth when you get out of your comfort-zone. 27:22 Forgiveness equals freedom and is the attribute of strong people. 27:50 We talk about Happiness at Work and finding your purpose. But how do we deal with mental health issues at work? 30:11 Happy and healthy employees tend to be more innovative, creative, more engaged. 30:40 H30: Hea

    55 min
  5. Episode 9 - Wisdom Unfolding

    11/27/2022

    Episode 9 - Wisdom Unfolding

    Wisdom unfolding, profound thoughts on ancestral wisdom, and inter-connectedness, connecting with each other and with nature. Dr. Florian Besch is Founder, Managing Partner and Coach at Nevo - Training, Coaching, and Development. He is coach and facilitator at Nevo where he focuses on organizational as well as personal change processes within companies (trainees, high potentials and executives). His work spans areas of personality formation, mindfulness trainings and integral development, conflict resolution, health prevention and stress relief, appreciative company culture, team lead and management. He works quite a lot with children and 'difficult' youths especially on social competencies, violence prevention and self-assertion. Florian is an Anthropologist specialized in medical anthropology and his research is focused on Asian medicines (Tibetan, Chinese and Indian) and alternative medicines in Germany. Florian uses adventure based counselling, and budo (Qi Gong, Tongbei Chuan, Shorinjiryu Karate-Do) in his work. He and his team won the ‘silver medal’- the second prize- , at the HR Award in Vienna -Switzerland- with an amazing tool which they use; which is called MapsTell . MapsTell is a cartographic representation of the way in which we behave, communicate and react- it’s designed to provide more insights into the differences between people…to get the best out of ourselves and the people around us.

    42 min
  6. Episode 8 - Youth Empowerment

    10/29/2022

    Episode 8 - Youth Empowerment

    In this episode, we are talking to Katrijn Tack, a young psychologist from the Youth-At-Risk organisation. Katrijn also works as an empowerment trainer and MapsTel guide for the Game Changers Community.

    34 min
  7. Episode 7 - Reverse Mentoring

    09/18/2022

    Episode 7 - Reverse Mentoring

    In this episode, we are talking to Julian Staar. Julian has an interesting background. He studied Biology at the University of Salzburg, Austria, followed by Hotel Management in Salzburg. He is Sommelier and Cheese Sommelier. Julian is also a Core Team Member of the Identity Project Group and Project Leader Identity Project Republic South Africa. He is a MapsTell Guide and a Game Changer! In 2021, he launched ‘GastAmo Consulting' mainly helping Hospitality firms maximize their goals. In addition to his personal revelations about the bullying he experienced as a teenager while in school, Julian talks about: - Reverse mentoring - What drives him and - his purpose in life So tune in with us and with all the other fellow travellers on this journey called life. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and be kind. The world needs a hospitality mindset…

    36 min
  8. Episode 6 - Happiness @ Work

    07/31/2022

    Episode 6 - Happiness @ Work

    We welcome two special guests to this episode: Jeena Earthiva and Jim Lippens. Jeena is an Award-winning composer, music producer, singer and songwriter from India and she is the inventor of The Conscious Music Code – a unique music based technique for personal growth and wellbeing. Jim is the inventor and founder of ‘4D Lean’, which also means ‘organisation from the heart’. Jim spend over 20 years in various sectors to understand every secret of lean management. He brought the ‘Harada method’ to the Benelux and started to focus more on personal leadership, motivating employees and sustainable employability. They both are the Heart&Brain behind the Happiness@Work Conference that took place in Antwerpen in June 2022. We are talking about the importance of happiness at work. The mind-body-connection, the importance of music, purpose, spirituality and a lot of personal revelations. So tune in with us and with all the other fellow travellers on this journey called life. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and be kind. The world needs a hospitality mindset…

    1h 14m
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Welcome to "The Naked Truth About"-Podcast. Let’s start with sharing with you what this podcast is all about. We are Daniëlle Hellebrand, executive coach, keynote-speaker and columnist at Better Brains at Work and Beverley Wilson-Wünsch, Professor at a an International University in Germany. We are constantly creating open, meaningful, challenging conversations about subjects that affects us all. We are talking to fascinating people who share their backgrounds and stories with us. More than ever people are hungry for the truth. And truth is not always easy; it can be hard and forces us to go beyond our comfort zone. Tune in and let's learn out loud together with us and all the other fellow travelers on this journey called "life".

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