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Welcome to The Unplugged Leader, a podcast in which I dive deep into the transformative journeys of the people who have experienced our powerful Unplug 48 retreats. I'm your host, Carlien Cavens, founder of Unplug 48. In each episode, we'll explore the trials, triumphs, and transformations of our guests, digging into their pre-retreat life, their retreat experiences, and how they've evolved since. Let's unplug and start the conversation.
Note: This used to be 48 Minutes, a podcast series in which I interviewed inspiring leaders, to discover what makes them stand out.
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"I used to believe in a linear life. You start somewhere and go up the ladder and there is only one way to go there. And now I believe in circles. You close one circle and move on to the next one. Actually it's totally not linear at all. The more you understand that, the more the world opens up with endless possibilities. It's so exciting to just build your own unique puzzle. But you have to start believing in yourself and the uniqueness you bring to the world. Once you've built t...
"Ik werk op jaarbasis ongeveer acht tot twaalf weken en de rest van die tijd ben ik gewoon aan het zijn.""We zijn op een bepaalde manier geprogrammeerd met zoveel angsten die ons tegenhouden om de vele mogelijkheden van het leven te omarmen.""Het is vaak de illusie van veiligheid die ons vasthoudt in een systeem waar we eigenlijk liever uit willen.""Doordat ik nu zo dichtbij de natuur leef, ervaar ik enorm veel rust. Ik voel me gelukkiger en meer geconnecteerd met mezelf. Lonneke Boonzaaijer ...
“We women tend to downplay our normal feminine biology, whereas actually there is huge power in it.” Emma Russell is a biologist and executive coach who helps female leaders to thrive by embracing their female superpowers. She will be joining me on April 26th for the FLOW day retreat on female energy management at Bleyckhof.In this episode you'll learn about:- The four seasons of the female cycle - How to use the female cycle to manage your energy more efficiently- The impact of bir...
“Ik denk dat ik letterlijk zou crashen als ik niet systematisch de dag alleen zou kunnen starten.”Louis Lammertyn is gepassioneerd om passagiersvervoer koolstofarm te maken en werkt momenteel bij HINICIO op SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) en groen waterstof. Hij nam deel aan een UNPLUG retreat omdat hij nieuwsgierig was naar wat het hem zou kunnen brengen.In deze aflevering praten we over:- Het nut (of onnut) van discipline - Louis' nood om de dag 's ochtends alleen te beginnen- De ...
“My life was all working out for me and still I was really hurting. I wasn’t sure about anything. I lived a life that, from the outside, was great, but I was constantly doubting whether that’s what I wanted. It felt very meaningless. What am I actually doing with my life? And all these questions started popping up in my head but I was very good at pushing them down. But at some point I was so tired of pushing them down. So I decided to take some time off. I thought I was just overworked.”&nbs...
On this next episode of 48 Minutes: Paul Van Oyen, the outgoing CEO of Etex. Etex is a multinational construction materials company with roots in Belgium. Their slogan is “Inspiring Ways of Living”, which intrigues me by the mere fact that it contains the word “inspiring”. Paul and I met each other through the Belgian’s 40 Under 40 program, where he interviewed me and caught my attention within the first five minutes of talking to him.I got to know Paul as an atypical and purpose dr...
In this episode I talk to one of my personal role models Jerry Colonna. Jerry is a world class executive coach and is often referred to as the CEO whisperer. He coaches many Silicon Valley startup CEOs and coached amongst others Brad Feld from the Foundry Group, Chad Dickerson from Etsy and Alexander Ljung from Soundcloud. People would describe Jerry as “the best in the world”, “ a life savior” and “A trojan horse of the best kind”. He is also the co-founder of Reboot, a c...
In deze aflevering spreek ik met Lieven Vanlommel, CEO van Foodmaker en StarMeal, twee voedingsbedrijven die gezonde voeding naar de massa brengen. Momenteel zijn ze actief in België, Nederland en Frankrijk, maar de ambitie reikt veel verder. Lieven zijn droom is om een wereldleider te worden in gezonde maaltijden en meer te verkopen dan McDonalds in alle landen waar hij actief is. Lieven won verschillende prijzen voor zijn ondernemingszin, waaronder de Mercuriusprijs met Foodmaker, een prijs...
In today’s episode I talk to Steven Peleman, who is a sustainability and circular economy expert that recently left his golden cage at Deloitte and started his own venture, Triple Helix. With Triple Helix, Steven plans on building circular and sustainable material companies and using his knowledge and skills to make the world a better place. Earlier this morning he got the newspaper front page with the announcement of the opening of SurePure, a recycling company for polyurethane.I got to know...
In deze aflevering van 48 minutes spreek ik met Jeroen Wils, criminoloog, journalist en ondernemer. Hij was één van de sleutelfiguren in de verslaggeving rond de Dutroux affaire in de jaren 90 en was nadien onder andere chef nieuws bij VTM. Hij had ook zijn eigen misdaad documentaireprogrammas. Nadien ontwaakte de ondernemer in hem en richtte hij meerdere PR en communicatiebedrijven op die later werden overgenomen door MediaFin. Recent nam Jeroen de beslissing om een professionele break te do...
In this episode I have the honor to talk to Bart De Smet, who is the former CEO and current Chairman of Ageas Group, an International insurance group, active in 14 countries and employing around 45000 employees worldwide. Bart holds several board positions in Belgium and abroad and is the president of the Federation of Belgian Entreprises. Before joining Ageas he was active in Fortis, ING, Nationale Suisse and Argenta. In 2016 he got the prestigious Manager of the year Award by the busin...
Today in 48 minutes, Elke Geraerts. Elke is the CEO and founder of Better Minds at Work, a company that focuses on the human capital of their clients. What’s unique about them is that they translate scientific research into a day-to-day approach to promote employee wellbeing and growth. If a company takes care of their employees, the rest will follow. We talked to Elke about her passion for interior design, the Covid-19 crisis and the vaccination strategy as well as some of her thoughts ...
In this episode of 48 Minutes I speak to the one and only José Woldring. José is the founder and CEO of The Media Nanny and SEG Artists. The Media Nanny offers global PR services for artists, events and brands in the entertainment industry and beyond. She has worked with DJs like Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Gianluca Vacchi and our very own Charlotte De Witte.Last year The Media Nanny joined forces with Sport Entertainment Group, a talent management company that represents hundreds ...
In deze aflevering van 48 Minutes praat ik met Joost Callens. Joost is de CEO en voorzitter van het bouwbedrijf Durabrik. Daarnaast zetelt hij in de raden van bestuur van Mixx, Alides, Mathieu Gijbels, Itam, en Vlaamse Confederatie Bouw, en is hij voorzitter van de raad van bestuur van Konekt. Hij is stichter van het sociaal impact fonds Toontjeshuis, geïnspireerd op zijn zoon Toontje, waarmee hij een eigen thuis wil creëren voor voor volwassenen met een beperking. Tot slot is hij ...
Welcome to another episode of 48 Minutes.Our guest today is Dirk Brossé.Dirk is an internationally acclaimed conductor and award-winning composer. He is currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and Music Director of the Ghent Film Festival and has guest-conducted many top orchestras, all over the world, among them, the London Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and I could go on like this for a little while. Besides this Dirk has pro...
Welcome to another episode of 48 Minutes.Our guest today is Ronnie Leten. Ronnie is the former CEO of the global industrial player Atlas Copco with headquarters in Stockholm, but active in more than 180 countries and employing almost 40000 employees . He has also served as chairman of the board at Electrolux. Today Ronnie is a board member at SFK Group and serves as the Chairman at Epiroc, Piab and Ericsson, all Swedish companies. In 2013 he received the prestigious Trends “Manager ...
Welcome to another episode of 48 Minutes.Our guest today is Marc Bogaerts.Marc is an international choreographer with over 800 productions on his counter. He has designed choreographies for amongst others Cirque du Soleil, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Hooverphonic, Pragha Khan, Washington Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet. Besides that, he has countless of other artistic projects ongoing which makes him, in my opinion, an artist ‘pur sang’. I recently got to know Marc via a friend...
Welcome to another episode of 48 Minutes. Today we are honored to introduce to you someone with a truly unique and inspiring life story. Olivier Onghena - ‘T Hooft, a noble purpose entrepreneur and the founder of the Global Inspiration & Noble Purpose Institute and Wisdom Encounters. He has dedicated his life to inspire CEOs, entrepreneurs and political leaders around the globe to serve the interest of something special, something that transcends their own self. I know Olivier ...
In this episode I talk to David Dessers, the Founder of Cresco Law Firm and author of the book “Innovate, Collaborate, Grow”. Cresco is an innovative, entrepreneurial and somewhat pioneering firm in the Belgian legal market. They mainly serve entrepreneurs, companies and investors.I talked with David about his book, his routines to stay balanced and growth.
Our guest today is Theo Vaes, one of the most inspiring social entrepreneurs I know. Theo is the founder and driving force behind ArmenTekort, which is a social organisation in my hometown, Antwerp, that focuses on multi-generational poverty. They believe self-esteem is key in solving this problem and therefore they launched a buddy network in which underprivileged people are matched with privileged people. The idea is that these buddy couples regularly spend time together, listenin...
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