{"id":37109,"date":"2026-05-14T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speakersacademy.com\/nl\/?post_type=sa_person&#038;p=37109"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:37:59","slug":"marie-leontine-de-graaf","status":"publish","type":"sa_person","link":"https:\/\/www.speakersacademy.com\/nl\/team\/marie-leontine-de-graaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie-Leontine de Graaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CEO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drijfveer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voor Marie-Leontine draait het werk bij Speakers Academy\u00ae om het zoeken, vinden en verbinden van de juiste mensen. De perfecte match maken tussen een vraag, een publiek en een expert met bewezen kennis en ervaring blijft haar iedere dag inspireren. Ze werkt met bevlogen, eigenzinnige en inspirerende vakmensen van over de hele wereld, die ieder een verhaal te vertellen hebben dat gehoord mag worden. Juist door ruimte te geven aan verschillende perspectieven en nieuwe stemmen, gelooft zij dat kennis mensen dichter bij elkaar brengt. In een wereld die soms verdeeld voelt, ziet zij kennisdeling als een van de krachtigste manieren om verbinding te cre\u00ebren en samen de wereld een beetje wijzer te maken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wat collega&#8217;s zeggen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Marie-Leontine is een bevlogen leider met een heldere visie. Ze ziet kansen waar anderen uitdagingen zien, weet mensen te verbinden en inspireert het team om iedere dag het beste uit zichzelf te halen. 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