Episodes

When a deepfake CEO can move $25 million before you finish your coffee, crisis leadership becomes a race against machine speed. That is the reality Maartje van Krieken and crisis communication strategist Ann Marie van den Hur...

A beehive may hold the clearest blueprint for how leaders can sense disruption early, close cycles cleanly, and move an entire organization as one. In this conversation, Maartje sits down with Philip Atkinson, beekeeper, lead...

Most businesses don’t lose value because of one bad decision. They lose it slowly, while everything still looks fine on paper. This episode delivers a clear reality check on how business valuation quietly erodes when leaders ...

The conversations leaders avoid are the fastest way to lose trust, stall performance, and weaken credibility. In this episode, Maartje van Krieken speaks with executive coach Emma Collyer to explain why leaders hesitate to sa...

The real risk of AI is not the technology itself, but what happens when leaders hold on to identities built for a slower world. This episode of Business Emergency Room explores why reinvention has replaced transformation as t...

The most expensive failures in business rarely come from bad strategy and instead come from assumptions no one ever said out loud. Maartje van Krieken looks at how unspoken assumptions quietly undermine decision making, weake...

This conversation on The Business Emergency Room looks at why supply chain resilience often decides whether a company absorbs disruption or stays stuck in recovery mode. Maartje van Krieken and Brent Hagan unpack how dashboar...

Most leaders believe they are making data-driven decisions, yet under pressure many are still reacting on instinct with better dashboards layered on top. What changes when leaders stop responding to problems and start choosin...

Disruption does not have to break trust when leaders respond with clarity, care, and honesty during uncertainty. Maartje van Krieken sits down with Kim Bohr, President and COO at SparkEffect, to explore how trust in disruptio...

Most businesses do not break in a single moment. Pressure builds quietly, decisions get heavier, and strategic focus starts to slip long before a crisis forces attention. In this milestone 75th episode of The Business Emergen...

Most companies grow by accident instead of design, and this episode reveals how intentional process mapping transforms chaos into predictable value creation through true operational excellence. Maartje van Krieken and Joe Boc...

If your title says leader but your voice still sounds like a stressed out project manager, this episode will feel uncomfortably honest in the best way. Maartje van Krieken talks with leadership communication expert Dr. Laura ...

Strategic risk, early signals and decision quality sit at the center of this conversation with Maartje van Krieken as she speaks to leaders who feel risk piling up while their systems stand still. Where does your business fee...

Intellectual property becomes a strategic power tool in this conversation as Michele Baillie reveals how companies can repurpose their inventions, spark high-value collaborations and unlock new growth when markets shift. This...

Business momentum becomes far easier to build when you understand the physics behind growth and start seeing your company through a banker’s eyes. This episode breaks down why many entrepreneurs feel busy but stuck and how mo...

Before you bring AI into your business, ask yourself: are you ready for it, or are you about to automate the chaos you already have? In this episode, Maartje van Krieken breaks down AI readiness through the lens of business t...

What if your business could create the kind of loyalty people feel for Disney? Maartje van Krieken talks with former Disney leader and customer experience strategist Vance Morris about what truly sets unforgettable brands apa...

Many leaders rely on goals and KPIs to measure success, yet how often do those numbers reveal what’s actually working? In this episode, Maartje van Krieken talks with Radhika Dutt, the author of Radical Product Thinking: The ...

Most businesses don’t crumble from bad strategy but from the hard conversations their leaders never have. Maartje van Krieken takes an honest look at why conflict avoidance shows up in leadership communication and how it quie...

When a business starts to stumble, the real problem usually isn’t hidden—it’s just misread. Maartje van Krieken talks with Elisabeth Vealey, founder of Sophius LLC, about how business diagnostics reveal what’s really happenin...

Remote leadership works best when people have the space to enter flow states that spark ideas and move projects forward. In this episode, Maartje van Krieken talks with Academy Award winner and entrepreneur Steven Puri about ...

Business valuation is more than a price tag at exit. It’s a running assessment of your company’s health, credibility, and resilience. Maartje van Krieken shows how valuation can serve as a practical management tool for everyd...

Leadership isn’t always loud, and sometimes the quietest voice in the room is the one that steadies the ship. Maartje van Krieken sits down with Greg Weinger, SVP of Product Management at SheerID and host of The Powerful Intr...

Most business emergencies don’t appear out of nowhere. They build slowly through overlooked financial red flags that leaders often miss until it’s too late. How do you know if your books are truly in order, or if the numbers ...