Sessions Community

Wow, what an amazing experience yesterday's sailing event was! We worked so hard to make this happen, and it was even better than we hoped. Having over 40 wonderful people join us on the boat was incredible. The focus on inner connection, personal growth, and being open with each other made the day so special. It was really powerful to see everyone share and be vulnerable. We are so proud to have done this together with Bluebird and Powerful People. It was a great team effort, and we couldn’t have done it without them. Thank you Machiel Kunst, Bas Oostenbrink, Wouter Metz, Jorien Licht-Geerts, Joyce Kremer and all members.

We are getting ready for 2025, with more than 50 sessions to make it our best year ever! Right now, we have active leadership communities for sales, marketing, and tech founders in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Which new vertical should we focus on next? Or which city should we grow into?

Looking back, if we had set clear milestones from the start, we’d be surprised by how much we’ve accomplished. To be honest, we didn’t have everything figured out. We just wanted to create sessions that were relevant, different, and challenged the status quo. It’s been intense, but we’ve learned so much along the way. A big moment was expanding to Copenhagen with our community. Thanks to Francesco, Maximilian, Emelie and Jasmine for making it happen! We're thankful to Joyce and Tamara for building such a strong Marketing Sessions community and teaching us so much about marketing 😗. We also want to thank Maarten and Konstantinos for leading Founder Sessions and creating a space where founders can grow and support each other. Thanks to our partners: Bluebird, Salesforce, WINGM, and HelloPrint for enabling us to run this community. Most of all, thank you to our members. Building a community is tough, but it’s so rewarding, especially seeing the same faces and new faces every month for 20 months already! We’ve already got more than 50 sessions planned for next year, and we can’t wait for what’s ahead. Thank you for being part of this journey.

Yesterday we had the pleasure to put 40 sales and CS Leaders back in the college benches and on roundtables afterwards, for an amazing workshop by Jorien Licht-Geerts on 'Building relationships up the ladder'. Some other things that made us walk away with a smile on our faces: - We had our 5 moderators select their 'MVP' (most vulnerable player), to reward the people that were most open to share their doubts and challenges. Svetlana Ruijsch, Olivier DESLOGES, Lauren du Toit, Michael Versluis 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 and Thijs Lambalk! - We found out that CS and Sales is more united than we thought, and are really looking forward to more combined sessions in the future - This amazing photo of Nils Brosch We'll soon share more concrete learnings from last night, but for now: Good luck with the rest of Q4, we'll see you on January 28 for our Special Personal Leadership Session at Lowlander Botanical Beers.

Earlier this year, we attended one of the great Customer Success Snack events in Copenhagen (see picture 😃). Today, we're excited to co-host a Sales Sessions x CS Snack workshop focused on the do's and don'ts of "Building relationships up the ladder and collaborating effectively with leadership teams, CEOs, and VCs." Up to many more collabs with Mick Weijers and thanks for hosting us in your amazing office Datadog and Tim Meijer!

We are so happy with the great response to our Personal Leadership Session in Amsterdam on January 28, 2025! We believe that leadership is about more than just GTM workshops and technical talks. It’s about building the right mindset, improving emotional well-being, and creating authentic connections that help you grow both personally and professionally. If you missed our last session, check out the video where Camille Lefebvre and Nils Brosch, both active members of our community, shared their thoughts on their participation on the last special Session we did in August. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can join us through the link in the comments. Members will receive a special code to register. ps. 09:00 - 14:30 at Lowlander Botanical Beers in Amsterdam Noord.

We will start 2025 with clarity by organising a special session, designed to help you define your personal goals and set the tone for 2025! 🗓 Date: January 28, 2025 📍 Location: Botanical Brewery Lowlander ⏰ Time: 09:00 - 14:30 We’ve worked with several coaches to create a program that helps you grow and take care of your well-being. It’s not just about work success. It’s also about looking after yourself and finding balance in life. This session is the first in a series of 3 next year to help you grow on a personal level too. More details coming soon!

Our very first Marketing Sessions roundtable in Copenhagen is a fact! Over pizza and beers, we came together to share our plans for 2025, reflect on lessons from 2024, and discuss the challenges we face with budgets and roadmaps for 2025. What stood out to us was how marketing leaders in Copenhagen and Amsterdam deal with many of the same struggles. No matter where we work, we share similar experiences. Having a space to talk openly with others who understand makes all the difference. We don’t believe in big, fancy events. We believe in small, honest, and meaningful conversations, because that’s where real connections happen. Thank you to everyone who joined this first session and trusted us to lead the discussion Martha Chrisander, Collette Swindells 🙋🏼♀️, Brad Diamandis, Andreas Obel 🚀, Amber Theil, Alberto Di Risio, Connor Zazzo, Mariela Madzharova Lavric Jim Verho! And a special thanks to Onomondo for being such great hosts. We’re excited to grow the marketing side of the Sessions Community in Copenhagen. Stay tuned for more in 2025; we can’t wait to see you there! Cheers, Emelie and Jasmine.

Appreciation post! We'd like to take a moment and thank one of our most loyal Sales Sessions Netherlands members, Martijn de Reeper. He has been an incredible member of the Sessions Community since the beginning, joined nearly every session, actively contributed bringing in new members, and always brings positivity. More than that, he truly cares about the people around him, not just the achievements. As a next step to his career in sales leadership, he's now starting his own company (still under the radar!). We have no doubt that your passion and dedication will lead this to amazing things, Martijn. Thank you!

It's almost time for the first Marketing Sessions in Denmark! Tomorrow we're welcomed by Onomondo to wrap up '24 together and prepare for '25. We'll have two roundtables, hosted by Jasmine Hansen de Guzman and Emelie Malmquist, focused on budgeting and next year's marketing roadmap. If you're a b2b marketing leader in Copenhagen, then please sign up through the link in comments!