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The Business Emergency Room: For Leaders Facing Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguity (VUCA)

Maartje van Krieken | The Chaos Games Consulting
Leadership
Artificial Intelligence
Decision Making
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic Partnerships
Delegation
Exit Planning
Emotional Intelligence
Oil and Gas Industry
Hyzon Motors
Communication
Intellectual Property
Psychological Safety
Assumptions
Valuation
Venture Capital
Growth
Sparkeffect
Strategic Risk Management
Crisis Management

Scaling a business isn’t just about strategy—it’s about navigating chaos, making fast but sound decisions, and keeping teams aligned under pressure. The Business Emergency Room helps leaders, founders, and decision-makers sharpen their decision-making mechanics, master people dynamics, and build resilience in uncertain markets. Host Maartje van Krieken shares battle-tested frameworks to eliminate ... more

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After one hundred episodes of watching organizations fail, Maartje van Krieken has identified the eight vital signs that were almost always present before the crisis hit.

To mark one hundred episodes, Maartje does something fitting: she pulls from t... more

Most businesses don't fall apart overnight. They stop learning, stop listening, and stop evolving long before the numbers ever show it.

Patrick Noel Daly has spent his career building companies, developing IP, and advising founders across industries... more

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When a business hits turbulence, the instinct to go quiet on marketing is nearly universal, and nearly always the wrong call.

Adrienne Wilkerson, co-founder and CEO of Inc. 5000-recognized Beacon Media and Marketing, has watched this pattern repeat ... more

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Business crises rarely arrive without warning. They build slowly, through small compromises and delayed decisions, until one day all the cracks line up.

Maartje revisits two real business emergencies from a prior episode and goes deeper on what actu... more

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Patrick Noel Daly
Entrepreneur, inventor, and author who has founded and developed ventures across multiple industries
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Episode: When Growth Flatlines: Re-Energizing a Business Before It Stalls
Adrienne Wilkerson
Co-founder and CEO of Beacon Media and Marketing
Beacon Media and Marketing
Episode: Invisible in the Storm: Why Silence Damages Businesses
Logan Yonavjak
Co-founder and CEO of The Readiness Engine
The Readiness Engine
Episode: Execution Risk: Can Your Team Handle Complexity?
Adam Spector
CEO of Chore, four-time founder, angel investor, host of Entrepreneurial Excellence Podcast
Chore; Entrepreneurial Excellence Podcast
Episode: Operational Overload: A Concentration Risk in Disguise
Laurie Barkman
Growth strategist, speaker, CEO, founder of The Business Transition Sherpa, and author
The Business Transition Sherpa
Episode: Flatlining at Exit: When Your Business Isn’t Sellable
Bushra Khan
CEO of Leading with BK; professor at University of Ottawa; expert in emotionally intelligent leadership
Leading with BK; University of Ottawa
Episode: AI Won’t Replace Leaders; But It Will Expose Them
Rashmi Airan
Former Wall Street lawyer and keynote speaker with a personal story of navigating decision-making under pressure
Independent speaker/consultant
Episode: Decision Drift: How Good People End Up Making Bad Decisions
Matthew Whyatt
CEO of TechTorque Systems; B2B tech growth partner
TechTorque Systems
Episode: When the Referrals Stop: The Tech Growth Emergency
Holli Moeini
CFO and M&A advisor; strategic architect for business owners
Freelance / Independent consulting
Episode: The Dead Bodies on the Balance Sheet: Where Fraud and Missing Millions Hide

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Maartje van Krieken
Host of The Business Emergency Room

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 111 ratings
  • Navigating Challenges into Opportunities

    Well respected and talented woman in the business world. Would trust Maartje to handle any crisis in our firm.

    Apple Podcasts
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    MS800
    United States2 years ago

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Host asks sharp, practical questions and keeps it focused.
Great mix of executives and subject-matter experts; insightful anecdotes.
Quality production and concise episodes that respect time.
Guests consistently bring real-world frameworks you can apply immediately.
Clear, actionable takeaways for crisis leadership.

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When Growth Flatlines: Re-Energizing a Business Before It Stalls
Q: What's the practical five-day diagnostic process you use when a business plateaus?
Spend two days collecting data from finance, sales, R&D, and operations; one day analyzing possibilities; two days proposing and refining solutions with leadership and frontline staff; and one day presenting on the top-level strategy.
When Growth Flatlines: Re-Energizing a Business Before It Stalls
Q: How do you approach proposing changes to leaders who may be emotionally attached to a product or line?
Present succinct, data-informed options with clear definitions, acknowledge emotions, and build a case using external validation and market feedback to gain buy-in.
When Growth Flatlines: Re-Energizing a Business Before It Stalls
Q: What are the symptoms of an organization with the DNA to be innovative?
Strong leadership with a clear vision, a democratically developed roadmap, and ongoing internal and external communication that aligns brand messaging with reality are key indicators of a culture ready to innovate.
Why Leaders Need a Flight Plan with Peter Brandl
Q: Peter, would you mind starting off telling us a little bit more about how you take the concept of being a pilot into the leadership space?
The core idea is that aviation emphasizes human factors and CRM; by training leaders to recognize limitations, communicate clearly, and prepare crisis protocols, you can transfer cockpit resilience to business contexts.
The Revenue CPR Your Business Needs
Q: How should teams approach new tools and AI in a world full of rapid changes?
The advice is to pursue focused execution with a regular inflection point (e.g., every 90 days). Evaluate tools only if they fit the defined process and metrics; avoid opportunistic changes that derail progress, and prioritize the foundational systems first.

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