Season 2
Jan. 28, 2026
Making Elephants Run: Reinventing Every Business at the Speed of AI
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...
Jan. 21, 2026
“I Thought You Meant…”: The Hidden Assumptions Breaking Your Business
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...
Jan. 14, 2026
Hero Ball or Healthy Systems? The Truth About Supply Chain Resilience
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...
Jan. 7, 2026
The AI Intervention: Rescuing Decision-Making from Overwhelm - with Nissim Titan
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...
Dec. 31, 2025
Trust Elasticity: What Bends, What Breaks, What Bounces Back
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...
Dec. 24, 2025
Episode 75 Holiday Special: Gratitude, Scar Tissue, and 5 Business Gifts for 2026
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...
Dec. 17, 2025
Red Clouds & Quick Wins: Mapping Your Way Out of Chaos
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...
Dec. 10, 2025
Dissecting Influence: How Leaders Lead with Their Voice - Dr. Laura Sicola
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 ...
Dec. 3, 2025
Heroics Are Not a Strategy: Early Signals, Better Bets, Less Chaos
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...
Nov. 26, 2025
IP in Motion: Repurpose, Partner, Rebrand; Create Value
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...
Nov. 19, 2025
The Banker Who Wrote the Book on Business Momentum
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...
Nov. 12, 2025
To AI-ify or Not to AI-ify? That Is the Question
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...
Nov. 5, 2025
Scaling Through Experience, Not Just Sales; Disney Magic for B2B
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...
Oct. 29, 2025
Ears on the Track: Actionable Measurement for Real Growth
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 ...
Oct. 22, 2025
The Cost of Silence: Five Tough Talks Your Business Keeps Dodging
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...
Oct. 15, 2025
Beyond the Books: Diagnostics That Save Companies
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...
Oct. 8, 2025
Hollywood Flow Hacks for Distributed Teams with Steven Puri
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 ...
Oct. 1, 2025
The Value Triage Tool: Prioritize What to Fix First
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...
Sept. 24, 2025
When the Quietest Voice Saves the Company
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...
Sept. 17, 2025
Partnering Smarter With Your CFO: Financial Vital Signs
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 ...
Sept. 10, 2025
Why Business Exits Fail and How to Protect Hidden Value and Legacy
Most business exits fail not because of flawed numbers but because the hidden value of people, culture, and legacy is overlooked. In this episode, Maartje van Krieken explores why exits are among the most personal and emotion...
Sept. 3, 2025
Quit Answering, Lead Humans, and AI Smarter
Most leaders spend far too much of their day answering questions, and Atiba De Souza believes that habit is holding businesses back. How much more progress could you make if your time went into vision and strategy instead of ...
Aug. 27, 2025
The Revenue CPR Your Business Needs
More leads won’t save your business if your revenue systems, lead quality, and sales pipeline health aren’t working the way they should. Maartje van Krieken talks with Mark Osborne, a fractional chief revenue officer for bout...
Aug. 20, 2025
Smarter Due Diligence in a Fast-Paced World
Most business failures can be traced back to weak or rushed due diligence, and that gap often turns into costly business risk. When the stakes are high, whether you are hiring a key leader, buying a company, or entering new p...