Mariska Kesteloo
Grief is your greatest gift
Entrepreneur, author, international speaker, digital nomad and Past-President of Meetings Professional International in Belgium. With more than 20 years working experience in tourism and the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Events) sector, she’s an authority in the industry. Passionate about storytelling, Mariska founded her company Word of MICE in 2017. Her company connects the MICE industry with the right influencer, to tell and spread the story in an authentic, creative and professional way. She is convinced of the impact and potential of B2B influencer marketing and her mission is to create a global active community of influencers, content creators and ambassadors.
In January 2020 her husband got diagnosed with a brain tumor and since then her personal life turned upside down. She decided to share her experiences in a book. On top, she’s dedicating her time to support patients and their loved ones who are going through a similar process in an association as a board member.
Struggling with the grieving process after losing four of her loves ones in five months’ time in 2021, including her husband, she decided to support this particular group of people. She shares openly her challenges but moreover how to remain positive and grateful in life. This process made her vulnerable and stronger at the same time. She speaks about her journey nationally and internationally and organizes events for widows to support them in their grieving journey.
Mariska is a visionary, forward thinking positive entrepreneur and loves new challenges.
Entrepreneur, author, international speaker, digital nomad and Past-President of Meetings Professional International in Belgium. With more than 20 years working experience in tourism and the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Events) sector, she’s an authority in the industry. Passionate about storytelling, Mariska founded her company Word of MICE in 2017. Her company connects the MICE industry with the right influencer, to tell and spread the story in an authentic, creative and professional way. She is convinced of the impact and potential of B2B influencer marketing and her mission is to create a global active community of influencers, content creators and ambassadors.
In January 2020 her husband got diagnosed with a brain tumor and since then her personal life turned upside down. She decided to share her experiences in a book. On top, she’s dedicating her time to support patients and their loved ones who are going through a similar process in an association as a board member.
Struggling with the grieving process after losing four of her loves ones in five months’ time in 2021, including her husband, she decided to support this particular group of people. She shares openly her challenges but moreover how to remain positive and grateful in life. This process made her vulnerable and stronger at the same time. She speaks about her journey nationally and internationally and organizes events for widows to support them in their grieving journey.
Mariska is a visionary, forward thinking positive entrepreneur and loves new challenges.
The power and impact of ambassadors in 21st century
Why do we need ambassadors in the 21st century?
Why should we invest our precious time, energy and money to set up and maintain an ambassador program? In times where we have access to information and the use of technology.
A new generation is entering the workforce and has a different way of working, their ethics, their standards, including their way of communication and how to do business. This digital generation is used to having everything in one...
The untouched potential - B2B influencer marketing
B2B influencer marketing is not a priority for companies, because we simply don’t know what it means.
This is exactly the mission of Mariska by explaining why B2B influencer marketing should be part of every company's strategy or association, small or large. Besides the fact that the potential is immensely underestimated.
Mariska is an industry expert and walks the talk. Starting her company in 2017 in B2B influencer marketing dedicated...
Grief is your greatest gift
Losing four of your loved ones in just 5 months time, how do you go through this particular time in your life as a human, as an entrepreneur in a post covid time?
More importantly, how do you discover joy and happiness in your life again and how to move on?
We don’t receive any guidelines in our lives on how to deal with death, loss and grief. And next, how to shape your rebirth; because going through a grieving process is a...
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