Marcella Bremer

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DISC Type : DC

Founding partner at the Foresight & Futures Community at Marcella Bremer Foresight & Futures

Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Overview

Marcella Bremer is a culture and change consultant with 30 years of experience helping organizations build agility and resilience. A graduate of Rotterdam School of Management, she co-founded several ventures, including the Foresight & Futures Community. People describe her as knowledgeable, professional, enthusiastic, and adept at making complex concepts tangible.

Based in the Netherlands, Marcella is an author and speaker who emphasizes the connection between positive leadership and a healthy work-life balance. She writes about the importance of nature and disconnecting from the unnatural pace of modern work to foster genuine resilience, creativity, and well-being.

Interesting fact: From 2017 to today, Marcella has been consistently named one of the Top 30 global Organizational Culture Gurus.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Positive Culture
Author of "Developing a Positive Culture where People and Performance Thrive" and co-founder of the Positive Culture Academy to help leaders build agile, future-fit teams.
Future Resilience
Her consultancy and communities focus on helping organizations use strategic foresight to adapt to disruption and turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage.
Change Leadership
Focuses on helping leaders guide transformations by understanding that people often protect what works, rather than resisting change, a key theme in her posts and work.

Media Appearances

Marcella has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Founding partner at the Foresight & Futures Community at Marcella Bremer Foresight & Futures
2018
Founding Partner at Positive Culture & Change Academy at The Positive Culture Academy
8-2008 - 12-2025
Culture and Change Consultant at OCAI-online at OCAI online
10-2004 - 10-2024
Co-Founder and Consultant at Kikker Groep
10-2013 - 10-2023
Co-founder Positive Leadership, Culture & Change Blog at Leadership & Change Magazine

Education

1985 - 1990
MScBA from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
1985 - 1986
Bachelor from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

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Insights For Selling To Marcella

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marcella is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marcella

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marcella move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Marcella take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Marcella

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