<![CDATA[The ACE Masterclasses Podcast]]>Practical conversations about the hard skills companies expect but rarely teach.

Nick Breukelman and Mark van der Burgt spent years working in consulting and large corporate organizations before starting ACE Masterclasses. In this podcast, they talk through the things they had to learn on the job: how to structure information that arrives as a mess, build a storyline people can follow, write a slide that says something instead of simply describing what is on it, put together a business case, and understand where AI helps and where it still does not.

No lengthy theory or corporate fluff. Just practical skills you can use the next morning.

]]>https://www.ace-masterclasses.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:57:19 GMTMon, 27 Jul 2026 09:18:05 GMT60ACE Masterclasses<p><b>Practical conversations about the hard skills companies expect but rarely teach.</b><br /></p><p>Nick Breukelman and Mark van der Burgt spent years working in consulting and large corporate organizations before starting ACE Masterclasses. In this podcast, they talk through the things they had to learn on the job: how to structure information that arrives as a mess, build a storyline people can follow, write a slide that says something instead of simply describing what is on it, put together a business case, and understand where AI helps and where it still does not.<br /><br />No lengthy theory or corporate fluff. Just practical skills you can use the next morning.</p>episodicACE Masterclassesinfo@blackfield-consulting.comno<![CDATA[Ep 01. Why Didn’t Someone Teach Me This?]]>Why do companies expect people to communicate clearly, structure complex information and build decision-ready presentations, while rarely teaching them how to do it?

In this pilot episode, Mark and Nick have an open conversation about the hard skills that made the biggest difference in their own careers and eventually led them to start ACE Masterclasses.

People kept asking for the full conversation after the clips, so here it is.

Listen to the episode and let us know what you think of the format and what you would like them to explore next.

]]>6a866351-079f-4e4f-ba21-3f590ecc4e58Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:51:26 GMT<p><b>Why do companies expect people to communicate clearly, structure complex information and build decision-ready presentations, while rarely teaching them how to do it?</b><br /></p><p>In this pilot episode, Mark and Nick have an open conversation about the hard skills that made the biggest difference in their own careers and eventually led them to start ACE Masterclasses. <br /><br />People kept asking for the full conversation after the clips, so here it is.</p><p>Listen to the episode and let us know what you think of the format and what you would like them to explore next.</p>no00:27:4011Ep 01. Why Didn’t Someone Teach Me This?full