The Business Simplicity Podcast

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Duncan Oyevaar, the Founder and Partner of Openbook.works in the Netherlands. Duncan shares how, since 2011, he has been working with teams around the world to create much better performance and engagement by creating a mind shift in commercial awareness.  He explains the mini-MBA where they train people on how to read business metrics to create value for the customer, the organization and the employee at the same time, and then follow-up with a 100 day action learning program to discover incredibly impactful actions to improve top & bottom-line results. He is on a mission to bring Business Savvy into every Boardroom to create Business Savvy Employees! Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/duncan-oyevaar/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Kristjan Knigge, the Film Director and co-founder of Longship Films from The Netherlands. Kristjan shares the journey from an idea sparked at a film festival in Cardiff to having directed two feature films with a new method of movie production.  The approach can be called ‘seat of the pants filmmaking’ or even ‘agile filmmaking.’  We talk about the experience of the latest feature, Exposure, and how that went from almost complete failure to marvellous story.  As Producer on these project, Chris also shares his perspective on the journey.  This conversation is part of the 48 Hour Film Project series. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/kristjan-knigge-longship/ More in this series: https://ebullient.com/podcast/48-hour-film-project/

Part 2 of the Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Marc Prensky, discussing how 'empowerment is the new play' from the United States. Marc and Chris have a discussion about the changing dynamics around empowerment are impacting both children and their parents.  This conversation is part of a series that is being facilitated by Planet Pilots in support of Marc’s upcoming book on the topic.  This discussion diverts from the typical conversation on this podcast, however in a way we are seeing that parents and children alike are needing to challenge their beliefs and values in entrepreneurial ways. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/marc-prensky/

Part 1 of the Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Marc Prensky, discussing how 'empowerment is the new play' from the United States. Marc and Chris have a discussion about the changing dynamics around empowerment are impacting both children and their parents.  This conversation is part of a series that is being facilitated by Planet Pilots in support of Marc’s upcoming book on the topic.  This discussion diverts from the typical conversation on this podcast, however in a way we are seeing that parents and children alike are needing to challenge their beliefs and values in entrepreneurial ways. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/marc-prensky/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with the Planet Pilots, who are sharing their vision for 2021 from everywhere. Lars Lin Villebæk, one of the facilitators of Planet Pilots, shares the ambition of the programme and how the Pilots have created their vision for 2021 and how they are preparing to have their dream machine be selected by MyMachine to be actually built. We then have a series of marvellous short conversations with some of the amazing small people from around the world. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/planet-pilots-vision/ Parental consent has been provided for all the pilots included in this episode.

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Hannah MacPherson, the Writer and Director from the United States. Hannah shares her journey from coming from an artistic family to successfully writing and directing multiple television series and feature films.  She shares how her experience competing in the 48 Hour Film Project set her up for later success, and how she relied on the friends made at that time to make many of her commercial projects.  We dive pretty deep into what is behind her creative perspective and professional passion.  This episode is part of the 48 Hour Film Project series. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/hannah-macpherson

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Jonathan Zuck, the Director from the United States. Jonathan shares his journey from software developer to having directed multiple feature films and countless shorts.  He has recently moved to Los Angeles to bring his career to a whole new level and has achieved ‘green light’ for a dark comedy that will be shot in Florida. We have a fun conversation about what he has learned about filmmaking over the last 20 years. He has been a contributor and participant with the 48 Hour Film Project since it’s founding in 2001.  This episode is part of the 48 Hour Film Project series. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/jonathan-zuck/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Mark Ruppert, the Founder and CEO of the 48 Hour Film Project from the United States. Mark shares the origin of the 48 Hour Film Project from an activity with friends in 2001 through to the global community it has become. We talk about what it is like as a participant in the 48HFP, and what keeps Mark and his team motivated after almost 20 years. Chris was a Local Producer in Amsterdam and Utrecht, and this experience was truly meaningful. We talk about how the experience has benefited so many people around the world to make their dream come true – to make a movie.  Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/mark-ruppert/ More in this series: https://ebullient.com/podcast/48-hour-film-project/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Dan Hendry, the Founder and CEO of Unified Purpose from Australia. Dan shares his journey from entrepreneurial activities to his current project in helping experts around the world sell their knowledge more efficiently.  Inspired by the Exponential Organisations (ExO) framework and the OpenExO community, Dan is working to help this diverse group of people connect with possible clients and projects where they can add the most value. Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/dan-hendry/ More in this series: https://ebullient.com/podcast/openexo/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Callum Chambers, the Head of Digital with S&S in the United Kingdom. Cal shares his journey from being a digital marketeer for the state governing body of Basketball back in Australia to joining S&S in London and helping them creating their brand and community.  He explains a lot of the thinking behind the ‘community before commerce’ approach of S&S and how he has used different channels and media to bring this to life.  We have a fun conversation about advice he gives executives in their network on how to improve their personal branding, which is based on his 3C’s model: Content, Community and Courage! Learn more: https://ebullient.com/podcast/callum-chambers/ More in this series: https://ebullient.com/podcast/sullivanstanley/

Episode 101 of Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere with Chris, the host of the podcast, about the lessons and stories from the first 100 episodes. Chris shares the journey of the podcast over the first 100 episodes.  He shares some statistics about the guests and some fun stories about what has gone wrong.  He also shares what was successful and what needs more work. There are some sneak peeks about what we will focus on for the next 100 episodes! Learn more at: https://ebullient.com/podcast/chris-parker-101/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Jon Stine, the Executive Director of the Open Voice Network in the United States. Jon shares his journey from observing the trend of voice assistants in the market to creating the Open Voice Network and serving as its Executive Director.  If you are interested in learning, and perhaps joining, the group of people literally creating the future of voice assistants, this episode will be very interesting for you.  As Jon shares in the conversation, it is likely that most or all AI will be communicating through voice as an interface.  We also bring the conversation to the very practical, with some tips and advice on how to start your own journey into voice. Learn more at: https://ebullient.com/podcast/jon-stine/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Nienke Bloem, the Customer Experience Expert from the Netherlands. Nienke shares her journey from having different corporate roles to making the decision to become an entrepreneur.  Over the last six years, Nienke has become a renowned international speaker and a sought-after Customer Experience Management expert.  We dive into some of the reasons why some people think Dutch customer service sucks, and she shares a lot of practical tips on what companies can do to improve their performance. Learn more at: https://ebullient.com/podcast/nienke-bloem/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Timo Haaker, the Founder of Starboard Boats from the Netherlands. Timo shares his entrepreneurial journey from starting the tourism portal, We Are Amsterdam, which eventually triggered the founding of the tour boat operator - Starboard Boats. We discuss how this passion for tourism started through his own traveling, and how the Corona Crisis has impacted the industry.  His team has most recently started a concept Stroomboot, which is part of the Startup in Residence programme with the city of Amsterdam. Learn more at: https://ebullient.com/podcast/timo-haaker/

Everyday Entrepreneur Everywhere conversation with Brian Smits, the Business Development Manager of Circularise from the United States. Brian shares his journey as Business Development Manager with Circularise, a startup providing truly innovative solutions to provide transparency into complex supply chains.  We discuss the broad picture of Circularity in general, and specifically how their blockchain solution can provide these insights.  Circularise is part of the Startup in Residence programme with the city of Amsterdam. Learn more at: https://ebullient.com/podcast/brian-smits/