Messy and Masterful

A great conversation with Dr. Charles Wiles about entrepreneurship, education, software and AI.

Charles shares with Aldo his experience and insights on working for and building technology companies and explains what drives him to ensure his current endeavour will be a big success. Find out more about Dr. Wiles company Zzish here: https://www.zzish.com/

A deep conversation about career choices, family life and health with professional negotiator and Headhunter Laurence Dewaele.

Aldo speaks with Laurence about her journey from being a lawyer at one of the top firms on the planet to becoming an expert in negotiation and Executive Search. Laurence speaks about the book she co-authored called 'Eat Sleep Negotiate!' together with Katia Tieleman. The Dutch version of this book will be available as of March 2024 and you can pre-order it here. https://www.lannoo.be/nl/eat-sleep-negotiate

A frank conversation with Nandita Vij Tan who speaks about her journey coming from India to France, studying to become a journalist at one of the best schools in the country. Nandita shares her professional insights and experiences (good and bad) on telling stories, what makes them different when told online and sheds a light on how to deal with confused information through social media manipulated with AI or into fake news or alternative facts. You can read more about Nandita's work as Editor-in-Chief at ArtExplored here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-does-art-mean-you-nandita-vij-tandan/

Aldo speaks to serial entrepreneur Seb Francis about his turbulent journey starting a company in Education and creating his very own tequila.

An open conversation about what does and doesn't work when starting your own business. Find out more about Seb's EdTech company Titus Learning here: https://www.tituslearning.com/meet-co-founder-seb-francis/ More on Seb's tequila brand Hacien is available here: https://www.hacien.com/

Aldo speaks with Dr. Marion Debruyne, Dean of the top-ranked Vlerick Business School about her remarkable career to date. Dr. Debruyne speaks about how she is finding her way through the hallways of business and academia, her ambitions to grow Vlerick and what we should look for when searching for optimal happiness in our careers. Find out more about Vlerick Business School here: https://www.vlerick.com/en/ You can order Dr. Debruyne's book 'Making Your Way' (with Dr. Katleen De Stobbeleir) here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Making-Your-Way-by-Marion-Debruyne-Katleen-De-Stobbeleir/9789401472760

Aldo speaks to Anthony Ward Thomas, founder of one of the biggest removal companies in the United Kingdom. In this Episode this very grounded guest shares more about his life-long career building a huge company from nothing. Anthony speaks about what motivated him to start packing boxes, what brings him joy in running a company with hundreds of employees and why it is important to know yourself. You can find more about Anthony and his company here: https://ward-thomas.co.uk/

This is an Episode for those who love to write!! Aldo speaks to the wonderful Alison Jones, founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing about her journey as an author, coach and publishing entrepreneur. Alison shares the details of her adventurous journey through the world of books and reveals why it so important to read and write, every single day! Find out more about Practical Inspiration Publishing here: https://practicalinspiration.com/ Alison coaches (first-time) book authors to get their books published via the Proposal Challenge and will welcome a next cohort as of January 15th, 2024. Click here to find out more: www.proposalchallenge.com

Amy Brand is an American Academic and the Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated Documentary 'Picture A Scientist'. She is the Director of MIT Press and a cognitive scientist by training. Aldo speaks to Amy about her life-long career in and for academia, why there is still a lot of work to be done to get more women in STEM and how sounds, syllables & words play a crucial role in human development. Find out more about 'Picture a Scientist' here: https://www.pictureascientist.com You can find out more about Amy's work for MIT Press here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/

Yes, yes, yes! We are ready for a next Season of Messy & Masterful. And we are opening with an absolute smasher as we have an in-depth conversation with Annelies Verlinden, the Belgian Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reform and Democratic Renewal. We loved talking to Annelies about what it is like to become a Minister overnight. What life is like to be in the public eye 24/7 and which difficulties she encountered trying to improve things for the better. As a Call to Action, the Minister asked us to take a look at the Lean In Movement, which you can find here: https://leanin.org/ And do check out Annelies website to find out more about all the many things she is working on: https://verlinden.belgium.be/en

It feels so good to be back!! Hope you missed us!:)