Episodes
40
Latest episode
Oct 2025
Language
EN
In the world of business, it's very easy to get disconnected. Although we spend more time on social media, more time in meetings and definitely more time solving problems and adding value for our clients, it becomes very easy to forget the human side of business. The human side of business is the people that comprise it. Individuals with unique experiences and knowledge we can learn something from. At Portera, we spend most of our time solving problems, adding value and building meaningful solutions for our clients. In this series called "Connect", we focus on specifically the people.
In this episode, Baris Kavakli sits down with Ozlem Fidanci, Chief of International Region at Philips to talk about her story, where she comes from, ideas of leadership, purpose, authenticity and strategy.
In this episode, Waleed Siraj sits down with Poyraz Gursoy to talk about his story. Insightful conversation around digital, strategy, AI and purpose.
In this episode, we're joined together with Serdar Akin - Chief Product Officer at OLX Group. We sit down to talk about his journey, his personal and professional philosophy and what drives him.
In this episode, Waleed Siraj sits down with Utku Barış Pazar, Chief Strategy & Digital Officer at Beko to talk about his story, where he comes from, ideas of leadership, purpose, digital & history.
In this episode, Waleed Siraj sits down with Frederik Maris, Head of EMEA at Zoom to talk about his story, where he comes from, ideas of leadership, purpose, authenticity and sales.
In this episode, we're joined by serial entrepreneur who's interested in inspiring founders and leaders with growing pains to ignite them to the next level. We talk about his journey, where he comes from, the evolution of his life and his ambitions for the future.
In today's episode, we're joined by Kick van der Staak, VP Omni Customer Experience at Footlocker. We talk about his journey, where he comes from, his approach towards success, happiness and much more. Kick, thanks for joining us.
In this episode, Baris Kavakli sits down with Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken. Both Bart and Floris are part of Team Portera and have put themselves on the map by winning the World Title in the 49er class for the 3rd time in a row. The Dutch duo also won Gold at the 49er test event in Marseille and recently won the World Sailor of the Year Award. In this episode, we sit down to talk about their journey, where they come from, competitive sailing and how they've been able to stay at the top-level for so long.
In this episode, Waleed Siraj sits down with Maxime Jonker. Maxime is a world-class sailor that competes in the ILCA6 class, with a 1x World Championship Medal and a 2x European Championship Medal to her name. They talk about her journey, where she comes from, how she defines success and her ambitions for the future.
In this episode, Waleed Siraj sits down with the dynamic duo of the 49’er class, Annette Duetz & Odile van Aanholt, who have their names etched in sailing history with their Conny Rietschoten Trophy win. With 4 world-titles combined, and ranked #1 in their class, Annette and Odile are at the very top of their game approaching the Olympics this year. We talk about their roots, origins, purpose, sailing, communication and the ultimate ambition.
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