Inspirational Interviews

Inspirational Interviews

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Inspirational Interviews episodes

  • DEBBY MULHOLLAND | ACTRICE – MAKE LIVING ABROAD A SUCCESS | LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND – TO SUPPORT YOUR MOTHER
    This conversation is fun, real, hilarious and vulnerable. Meet Debby Mulholland the founder of the biggest English speaking acting school in The Netherlands. How does someone from a small town in New Zealand go out there and start the biggest English speaking acting school in Amsterdam, probably Europe?How and why create a life with hundreds of people always around you, live in a gorgeous Amsterdam apartment, and then, leave everything behind - all the fun and the vibrancy, the community built? Why would someone close the door behind them when everything is working?Listen to this compelling and beautifully rich, real and raw, life story. Listen between the lines, hear the joy, feel the sadness in the truth of what can not be ignored. Connect with the beauty in loves acceptance.Life can not be ignored! Our loved one's can not be forgotten. This is a journey of someones life, who did literally as the advice that she gives.... just going out there into the world and "giving it a go".Beautiful... Simply beautiful! Deb's acting school is called "Mulholland Academy" based in Amsterdam
    1 hr 45 min
  • JOAO M B COSTA | VIDEOGRAPHER -LEAVING YOUR HOMETOWN BEHIND FOR BETTER THINGS
    An award winning Portuguese videographer living in Amsterdam. Meet "Joao M B Costa" Recognised by his confident beard and tattoos. Always to be found somewhere near a stage, in front of a musician or a band, and always behind a camera! Listen to this humble quiet natured down to earth man's life story! Collaborations and awards at film festivals, creating a local brand name in Amsterdam, and would you believe - once upon a time - he worked crazy hours in one of Portugal's local posh fishing towns - Cascais - fish markets. What brought him to The Netherlands, why leave one of Portugals well spoken about fishing towns? Why do people do anything in life...?Join me in hearing this beautiful life story. Distract your mind from your own thoughts, this is where all the magic happens...right?Subscribe for weekly episodes in your personal mailbox.Ps: the name of the award winning film is called: Sex, Drugs and Bicycles Enjoy guys!
    1 hr 39 min
  • REE TREWEEK | AWARD WINNING South African ARTIST! HOW DO SOME ARTISTS SUCCEED
    International globe trotter, Award Winning Artist (Print, Films & Animation, Media, Stained glass, Sculptures ) When you're at school, some people stick out so much, because they are just so brilliant at something - well, in Ree Treweek's case it was art. She was know to be one of the best artists who attended our school! How is it that some people succeed and others don't, even though they are equally good at the same craft? This amazing conversation will teach you exactly why. Listen to Ree's beautiful, natural, down to earth and open hearted life story! It was truly an honour to be able to bring this story to you guys! Enjoy and learn from the wisdom of someone is not only doing what she loves, but making the whole world love what she does and being internationally recognised for it. rightly so - so super proud!!Check out her amazing list of accolades and awards here: http://www.tulipsandchimneys.tvRee is based in Cape Town collaborating with companies all over the world, she lives in Bali for up to four months of the year, and when she is neither working on high end commissions or travelling; she is making friends with the lizards and bugs on Cape Point's wild and elegant terrains. Meanwhile in her head she is creating a whole fantasy world for her next personal love project. Just love this ladies work!!
    1 hr 46 min
  • INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEW | TAMARA HANLEY | LIFE STORY
    Tamara Hanley recently wrote and published a book called "Within Me, every Childs secret to living an awesome life". Tamara is the  Founding Director of Tribe Within, a self help platform, for adults alike to live an awesome life and be their best selves! In this conversation we explore the principals from her book. The three characters which she has created as tools to empower younger children to get a grip on emotionally challenging situations! Tamara was working at a Tony Robbins seminar, and came up with the idea of helping young kids. This combined with her daughter being bullied at school, and we arrive at her book and self development tools for the younger generation! Super cool conversation about a woman who didn’t wait until she got her Masters qualification in something before she thought she was good enough to offer her services to the world! Join me in finding out about Tamara's life. Distract yourself from your own thoughts and lean into her wisdoms with me.
    1 hr 30 min
  • INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEW | THIJS VAN BOKKEM | LIFE STORY
    This story is about a man who lived the perfect life. The perfect job, the house, girlfriend, home, and a proud mama! Everything was going well. He realised at a certain moment is this it though, because its perfect now, but what if there is more. What if I press the reset button?Hear Dutch born and bred Thijs van Bokkem's story of how he left everything behind and pressed the reset button and changed his whole life. Thijs and I talk a lot about values and dreams and how important it is to understand them, visualise them, and hold onto whats important and also put into perspective the things you can't change. Super inspiring story about a man living out his dream. Listen to how he, his life partner and child are building a life on the Azores Island of Portugal, creating an Eco camping and tourism business. This all started with a vision, a conversation ...and a first step. So many wisdoms and tips to be learned. Check out AbbyVille #abbyville
    1 hr 50 min
  • JENS PERSONAL NOTES | 3 TIPS FOR CREATING A BEAUTIFUL HOME
    In this Episode I provide you with ideas taken from how I think about the home. Everyone who steps foot into my house always has something complementary to say. I love interior. I love styling, I love all things "home and beautiful" so its a pleasure to share with you little ways I make my home look nice and also how I started to express myself and create a home that aligns with me, my character, my passions and my interests. It's a personal conversation with you. I hope you like it and would love to know your ideas afterwards:-)... Happy homing guys!!!Please share on with a friend who could do with a friendly voice, some TLC and love.
    31 min
  • INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEW | MILDRED HOFKES | LIFE STORY
    This interview is all about an ambitious high flying woman, Mildred Hofkes. She was born in The Netherlands, and grew up with a close-nit family, and a doting grandfather. Mildred creates her career and world around a set of skills which her beloved grandfather once pointed out to her, would steer her in a true and right direction - Research!She developed an impressive and affective research and analysis model at university, which she has been using in all her businesses and seminars. Her ambition is to analyse, better understand, and empower the healthy heart beat of large organisations and companies!Hear Mildred's open and detailed journey, about how she started her businesses, and also created informative seminars, which gathered top leaders in The Netherlands. Learn how Mildred also came to realise, that parts what she had created herself, was no longer serving her truth at a certain moment. Find out how she made changes to her own creation, so that she could better serve herself, her heart, her family. Its all very well mingling at the top, with all the leaders, but what if this no longer aligns with the direction of your heart?Mildred speaks about her recent trip to India, and that learning about the "family systems", really helped her to understand herself better, and what is important to her in this life time. This is an inspiring story for all change makers, leaders, women and men, business owners and entrepreneurs, and ambitious souls wishing to make their own life count for something! Mildred provides tips and ideas which can stimulate positive change for all!
    2 hr 8 min
  • Self Taught Dutch Artists Life, Living in New York City

    Sebastiaan Bremer is a self made and taught artist! Born in The Netherlands, he is from Amsterdam. As a young boy he worked in comic book stores, and it was there, that his love for drawings and the art world started to emerge.This is a story about a man who wanted to leave his home city and become an artist, and he did.  www.basbremer.com

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Inspirational Interview | Sebastiaan Bremer |Life Story

    Sebastiaan Bremer is a self made and taught artist! Born in The Netherlands, he is from Amsterdam. As a young boy he worked in comic book stores, and it was there, that his love for drawings and the art world started to emerge.This is a story about a man who wanted to leave his home city and become an artist, and he did. Studying was never appealing to him, and he chose to go down the self educating route! After establishing the genre that spoke to him, things started to fall into place. Sebastiaan takes photo images or photo paper, and he adapts them with his imprints and signature style!In this inspiring interview we talk about life, love for the craft, how to develop concepts, the philosophy behind some of his work in relation to the times we currently live in, and of course...we talk about life in a time of Corona chaos! Sebastiaan provides meaningful insight, for all of us to be inspired by! This is a super cool easy personable conversation with a successful artist who currently exhibits across the world in three galleries, Amsterdam's - Ron Mandos Gallery, New York's -Edwynn Houk Gallery and London's Hales Gallery .



    Watch our first face to face interview in his childhood Amsterdam home HEREYou can check out Sebastiaan's website out here: www.basbremer.com












    1 hr 12 min
  • How to Deal With Life, Motherhood, Business and the Balance

    Marleen Basart, founder of the successful Amsterdam food company, Bites we Love, is an entrepreneur and a mom and a life partner. She is one big fabulous blended smoothie of all these delicious gifts in life.She has a deep love for food. She plans her whole life around food in fact, and well...what do you do when you have an entrepreneurial spirit and a love for food, and a partner who is also a chef? You start your own food business.This conversation is very open, informative, light and inspiring. Marleen shares her life story with us. She shares how she is doing all of the above in a time of a global outbreak with the Corona Virus. Marleen talks about motherhood, the challenges she faces, how she is trying to establish a balance in life, be kinder to herself, and readjusting the business to changes in the market. Finally, she shares her perspective and tips on how to deal with life, family and business during this time of change. started her business around five years ago.

    1 hr 5 min

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