Let me talk to you about why the BrandedU seminars work for you!
Am sitting, well actually lying down, here in Greece. I had read an article which stated taking frequent short breaks is better for you than one long holiday. So this is what I am doing!
Recently I have been talking to a lot of women who have followed the BrandedU seminar or E-course. It is wonderful to hear stories of women finding their way, taking steps, making progress and I enjoy listening to stories of how the program has been a real eye opener for some of you.
Laura Wubbe said : “Thanks to the BrandedU seminars, I found answers to some questions I had been struggling with. Things have become much clearer for me, which makes it easier to make decisions. I finally know what I want with my career.ā
I was so happy to hear this. The fact that the seminars are functioning as ātour guidesā but also that the real-life role models make the women realise, through their personal stories, that they are not alone. We all are going through the same issues and hearing how some of us have dealt with their career challenges can help us reach our own goals.
Jonneke de Zeeuw said: āThe diversity of women speaking at the seminars and of the women participating was something I had never seen before and the reason I joined the BrandedU program.”
We really aim for a diverse group of participants. From professionals to artists, to freelancers, to career women. We all can learn from eachother, and having the group be diverse often offers insights you might not get in a group of similar people doing the same thing. Funny enough we are all still likeminded, we all want more visibility and are all very ambitious.
Personal branding is the answer to the question: What do you want to be known for? So I leave you with one of my favorite quotes of someone aware of how important it is to cleary define who you are. āIf I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.ā ā Audre Lorde (Poet, Writer, Activist).
So are you ready to let people discover what you want to be known for? And do you want :
– To be inspired by real-life female role models
– To find out how you can make yourself more visible and achieve your career goals?
– An amazing networking experience with likeminded women
Lemme know and I will help you take the steps needed to reach your goals!
As an extra, we have made it possible for you to get your photo taken by the amazing photographer Titia Hahne, a perfect way to update your LinkedIn profile!
See you in September!
Newsletter : Greece is the word
Let me talk to you about why the BrandedU seminars work for you!
Am sitting, well actually lying down, here in Greece. I had read an article which stated taking frequent short breaks is better for you than one long holiday. So this is what I am doing!
Recently I have been talking to a lot of women who have followed the BrandedU seminar or E-course. It is wonderful to hear stories of women finding their way, taking steps, making progress and I enjoy listening to stories of how the program has been a real eye opener for some of you.
I was so happy to hear this. The fact that the seminars are functioning as ātour guidesā but also that the real-life role models make the women realise, through their personal stories, that they are not alone. We all are going through the same issues and hearing how some of us have dealt with their career challenges can help us reach our own goals.
We really aim for a diverse group of participants. From professionals to artists, to freelancers, to career women. We all can learn from eachother, and having the group be diverse often offers insights you might not get in a group of similar people doing the same thing. Funny enough we are all still likeminded, we all want more visibility and are all very ambitious.
Personal branding is the answer to the question: What do you want to be known for? So I leave you with one of my favorite quotes of someone aware of how important it is to cleary define who you are. āIf I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.ā ā Audre Lorde (Poet, Writer, Activist).
So are you ready to let people discover what you want to be known for? And do you want :
– To be inspired by real-life female role models
– To find out how you can make yourself more visible and achieve your career goals?
– An amazing networking experience with likeminded women
Lemme know and I will help you take the steps needed to reach your goals!
As an extra, we have made it possible for you to get your photo taken by the amazing photographer Titia Hahne, a perfect way to update your LinkedIn profile!
See you in September!
Newsletter : Why does it hurt so bad?
Did I ever tell you about the time I worked with Whitney Houston?
This week her daughter passed away and she was only 22 years old. It hurt just as bad as when her mother passed away. The media said she was doomed from the start and that she stood no chance. Do you agree?
I don’t. We all have a choice and what I try to do is educate women who feel there is no way that there is always a way.
It’s like the story of these two brothers whose dad was a bad alcoholic. One brother grew up to be a successful carpenter and never drank. The other brother ended up being a drinker as bad as his dad was. When they asked the first brother why he didn’t drink, he said that after he saw what it did to his father, he could never bring himself to even try it. When they asked the other brother, he said that he guessed he learned how to drink on his father’s knee.
I’ve learned that even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. This is why I believe in sharing stories from real models. Because if girls can see it they can be it! So we have some real models on the 7th of September.
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Newsletter : “Ba de ya dancing in September”
“Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders,
While chasing the clouds away.”Ā –Ā Earth Wind & Fire
Our speakers are:
– Anneloes van Gaalen, Owner Indie Brands
– Esther Verweij, Sales and Marketing manager Coatright at Biccs B.V. & Mr. Brandā¢
– Fatima Koning, Area Director Sales & Operations at Regus
– Marieke Heesakkers, Marketing Manager Berkvens Deursystemen
– Sylvana Simons, TV Host en entrepreneur
– Yvonne Nassar, Head of Marketing & Innovation at Amsterdam RAI
– Yvonne van Sark, Partner/Advisor at YoungWorks
– Dr. Yvonne Thompson CBE, entrepreneur
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Newsletter : “Harder, Better, Faster, Strongerā
That is the titel of one of Daft Punkās Biggest hits!
But the reason it caught my mind is because of real life role model: S E R E N A. Yes she can be called by just her first name.
This woman just keeps on making history over and overā¦. and over again. And whenever you hit the spotlight, there will be some people trying to take some of that light away. Like what happened over the weekend with people body shaming her (saying she has the body of a man). Am happy author J.K. Rowling put the trolls in their place.
Tennis at Wimbledon, with champagne and strawberries was always supposed to be for certain kind of people. Until the Williams sisters came along and broke through some glass ceilings. Venus is fighting for equal pay, womenās tennis is still valued less. Can you believe it?
But back to Serena. What can we learn from Serenaās personal branding?
1. She took time to built her brand and continues to constantly do so. Remember Branding is long term, there is no trick or quick solution as you can hear from the stories shared at BrandedU. Remember The Williams sisters have been around for almost 20 years!
2. She looks for partners outside her core business. Serena has major endorsement dealsā¦ from Nike (40 million) to Pepsi and this from a woman who has won $72 million in prize money, more than double what No. 2 on the list, Maria Sharapova, has made. Even in your current business the best help or advice might come from someone not even in your business. Always stay open for new thoughts and ideas.
3. She is good at networking, as seen below with her famous friends (From singer Taylor Swift to topmodel Karlie Kloss) and on her Instagram account. Keep on looking for likeminded people who enthuse and motivate you and also are on your āflowā.
4. She does her job well. Need I say more? There is no great success that can ever be achieved without hard work.
5. Family matters, this is one of her core values. She always travels with family members, remember all the photoās of the girls with their dad? In everything that you do stand firm to your own core values.
6. Serena faces the media gaze and pressures more than most but she continues to stay focused and stays true to herself. No matter how successful you become in your business or career being true to who you are is essential because there will be moments when the world will try to define who you should be on their own terms. Define yourself and your success based on your own values.
Talk about a real life role model and a great personal brand!
7th of September I will have more real life role models at our 7th BrandedU event. Here is a picture of me with the first speaker I can confirm : Yvonne Thompson CBE, Britain’s first black self-made woman millionaire. She will be talking about the power of a great Network. I met her last week in London for the first time and she has some really great stories to share!
Hope to see you on the 7th of September!
X Nancy