Exceptionals: The Podcast

Exceptionals: The Podcast is a leadership podcast about the origin stories of exceptional leaders and their Identity Intelligence™: the superpower everybody has, but nobody measures. Until now. Hosted by Ingrid Tappin and Pim Blom, each episode maps one leader’s lived experience, assessment result and leadership edge through the lens of Identity Intelligence™. Not the polished success story. The story behind how they lead. New episodes every two weeks from 25 June 2026.

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  Episode 05: Constantijn van Oranje – The Translator Who Leads Across Different Worlds

  Aug 20, 202644 minS0

  <p>Prince Constantijn van Oranje is one of the most recognizable voices in the Dutch and European tech ecosystem – but being recognized is not the same as being known.</p><p>In this episode of Exceptionals: The Podcast, Ingrid Tappin and Pim Blom use the Identity Intelligence™ lens to explore how growing up between different worlds shaped Constantijn’s patchwork identity: an ability to translate between founders and institutions, public and private, individuals and systems – while navigating the assumptions that come with being a prince.</p><p>This is a conversation about identity, assumptions and leadership. Constantijn shares why he learned...

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  Episode 04: Corinne Aaron – The Leader Who Never Stopped Reinventing Herself

  Aug 6, 202643 minS0

  <p>Corinne Aaron has built her career by continuously reinventing herself.</p><p><br></p><p>From Trinidad & Tobago to the United States, across Europe and into leadership roles at Tesla, Lynk & Co. and General Motors, she has learned that true leadership isn't about fitting into new worlds—it's about staying true to who you are while learning how to navigate them.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Exceptionals: The Podcast, Ingrid Tappin and Pim Blom use the Identity Intelligence™ lens to explore how being underestimated shaped Corinne's underdog drive: a determination to create opportunity where others see...

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  Episode 3: Mews CEO Matthijs Welle - The Underdog Who Built a Different Kind of Company

  Jul 23, 202639 minS0

  <p>Matthijs Welle, CEO and co-founder of Mews, found old school reports showing how profoundly he had been underestimated. Through the Identity Intelligence™ lens, he explores how that underdog experience shaped his drive, his ability to recognise value in difference and his determination to scale Mews without losing his moral compass. A candid conversation about power, productive conflict, emotional intelligence in the AI era—and the one-question habit that makes people feel seen.</p><p>Take the Identity Intelligence™ Assessment: https://weareexceptionals.com/assessment</p><p>Produced in partnership with Sijthoff Media and STMPD Studios.</p><p><br /></p>

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  Episode 02: Mattias Scheek - The Outsider Who Built What the Industry Said Was Impossible

  Jul 9, 202634 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Exceptionals: The Podcast, Ingrid Tappin and Pim Blom sit down with Mattias Scheek, industrial designer, investor, and former CEO of Mayht, the Dutch deep-tech audio company acquired by Sonos for $100 million.</p><p>Before recording, Mattias completed the Identity Intelligence™ Assessment. His result opens up a conversation about outsider identity, self-confidence, challenging the system, and what it takes to build something the industry says is impossible.</p><p>Together, Ingrid and Pim explore what shaped Mattias’ leadership: early experiences of being different, bullying and exclusion in high school, the role his parents played in building his...

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  Episode 1: Jacqueline van den Ende on psychological safety, climate and system change

  Jun 25, 202641 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Exceptionals: The Podcast, Ingrid Tappin and Pim Blom sit down with Jacqueline van den Ende, founder and CEO of Carbon Equity.</p><p>But this is not a conversation only about Carbon Equity.</p><p>Before recording, Jacqueline completed the Identity Intelligence™ Assessment. Her result opens up a conversation about the Outsider Identity, justice, intuition, psychological safety, and the leadership range required to build ambitious companies around urgent missions.</p><p>Together, Ingrid and Pim explore what shaped Jacqueline’s leadership: the life choices that guided her, the environments that sharpened her instincts, the role of i...

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