Activism - Short bites. Episode #10. Virginie Glaenzer

Name: Activism - Short bites. Episode #10. Virginie Glaenzer
Uploaded: 2020-03-30T23:04:59+00:00
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Channel: Virginie Glaenzer
Description: In this episode, Virginie Glaenzer opens a discussion on the widespread loss of trust in traditional authority figures—doctors, priests, parents, and…

30 Mar 2020 · 1 min

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In this episode, Virginie Glaenzer opens a discussion on the widespread loss of trust in traditional authority figures—doctors, priests, parents, and institutions—and how this erosion impacts marketing and business. She shares her personal journey of abandoning reliance on external leaders and turning to intuition or gut feeling as the sole guide, acknowledging the difficulty of depending solely on herself. Through this self‑reliance, she discovers a growing sense of resilience, describing moments when she feels like a warrior standing strong, even though she never identified as an activist before. Virginie frames this emerging personal strength as a "new form of activism" and invites a participant named Steve to lead the conversation about staying motivated in a world lacking trustworthy leaders.

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I'm very excited by this discussion, not only because the lack of trust is having a profound effect in the marketing practice and in business in general, but also because as an individual, I have completely lost trust in leaders or in anyone who used to have a trusted voice, like doctors, priests, my parents, as well as in any other organization for that matter. So I'm left alone, and I know that I don't know. I've been practicing trusting my gut feel for some time now, that some people call intuition, which is really the only thing left. But it's been a real challenge, because I have to rely on myself more. I have to show up and make choices. Interestingly, when I do, I can sense some resilience. And at times, I felt like a warrior, Standing Strong, even though I've never considered myself as an activist. So I'm excited to discuss a new form of activism and how to stay motivated in a world where there's no trustworthy leaders. So let's begin this conversation, and perhaps Steve, who is going to lead us into that conversation, if you'd like, you could start by just telling us what is going on. Oh, if only we knew.