The Power of Authenticity | Pamela Reif & Chris Kastenholz | TEDxWHU
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- čas přidán 5. 03. 2017
- Pamela is known as the most famous German Social Media Influencer with 2.7 million followers on Instagram and interest in sports, fashion, and beauty. Christoph Kastenholz is Founding Partner of Pulse Advertising, the globally leading Influencer Marketing agency working with over 5,000 social media influencers around the globe.
Looking back at Pamela’s career, it all began four years ago when she started posting photos of herself on social media platforms without having a particular goal or strategy in mind. Pamela simply shared her hobbies and interests, being mainly fitness, beauty, and fashion, with her followers and quickly grew her international following reaching more than 2,7 million people today. Although she loves to post on Instagram and engages with her followers on a personal level she wants to be more than just an „Instagram girl“. Pamela is a 20-year old social media influencer but also a dedicated entrepreneur, who successfully launched her app, her personal fitness program, and a shoe collection. Next month her first book will follow. Above all, Pamela is an inspiration for young women who achieves her goals being passionate and hard-working.
Christoph Kastenholz is Founding Partner of Pulse Advertising, the globally leading Influencer Marketing agency with offices in Hamburg, Germany and New York, USA. Growing rapidly from inception in 2014 to a team of 50, Pulse Advertising has become market leader in its industry.
After studying at top universities in Germany, France and Spain, Chris worked in M&A Investment Banking at GP Bullhound in London. His experiences working with businesses sparked his interest in entrepreneurship, and Chris left London to start a fashion label in Germany with his partner Lara. While promoting his fashion label, Chris found many shortcomings in the traditional advertising methods. He realized the highest ROI in advertising was through the widely untapped influencer marketing field, and decided to pursue this opportunity.
This led to the establishment of Pulse Advertising, and in just over two years Chris and Lara have grown Pulse into the global player it is today.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
this woman has singlehandedly made me go from a really unfit person who couldn’t plan for 10 seconds to now doing a 45 min HIIT workout without breaks. Immense respect, she is authentic and real and a hard worker.
That's great progress! How long did it take you to get there? I've been doing her workouts for some months now and I definitely see changes in my body but I still consider multiple hiit workouts in a row as exhausting.
@@SweetSerenadeXyWem Thank you :) I have been doing her workouts since the beginning of June 2020. Everyone's body works differently in regards to fitness so I would definitely suggest consistency. It can be exhausting but I'm sure you feel great afterwards. All the very best!!
wow thats so amazing! 😍 did you do her weekly plans or did you just do her HIIT workouts?
@@Itssidaaa true!
@@Itssidaaa Thank you!!
1. You dont know how nervous they are, its normal, they dont usually give speeches.
2. English is not their mother tongue and no matter how long they speak it, its nerve racking.
3. I find Pamela is very humble, she knows she is privileged and understands that. Also, just because youre privileged doesnt mean youll be successful. You still need the drive
What do you mean by her being privileged?
@@cosminafedescu3035 I guess it means her family doesn't have financial difficulties, so she has access to many resources.
Isabella ok ohay thanks :)
Also Pamela's quite young, she's like 22 right now or something I think
@Mel Rose next year 25 ;) !
Pamela Reif is 20 years old in this talk. Ya'll quit hatin.
100% !
And english is also not her first language and alot of people gets kind of frozen in stage...
I'm 24 and she looks older than me in this video, fml (also she's gorgeous)
That's incredible!
@@jessr1693 Isn't that a good thing that you look super young? Lol
I love Pamela's workouts, she's beautiful and sweet, the workouts are hard, and the music is always good!
yeeeeeessssss
I agree!!!! I always look up her workouts
Yasss the music
100%
Yes everything true but the music part haha🥴
Imagine presenting your story in a language you’re not completely familiar with, in front of a HUGE crowd. It takes guts. Appreciate the message and stop being judgmental.
And u're only 20!!
Her English is perfect :)
What does she lack? ... she's got the whole package :body, face, brain, voice, vision..RESPECT
She lacks personality and authenticity
@@z.deutch1334 People hate on her just cause she's hot and successful. If it were a person who was poor or had a disability said the same thing ya'll would praise them much more.
@@z.deutch1334 come on, everyone has a personality. Pam is a very private and distant person, that's why you can't see her personality maybe. Doesn't mean she has no personality. She is probably more open towards close friends and family
She works so hard for that body....
Z. Deutch I think this comment comes from your own insecurity and jealousy.
After seeing the comments I think we need to rename this to "The power of being Judged by people who have never spoken at a big talk like this". Ouch people!
I know, all ted talks are different and put on by different people right? I'll take Pamela over Bill Gates any day
pov: you're looking for the bad comments but all you find is support 😂
i'm not even looking for bad comments, i just love the support, i love this woman
@@kg7111 me too that's why I was looking for who the heck would hate on her
Exactly 😂
It’s mostly just misogynists complaining that she does her hair and wears makeup, therefore she isn’t a trans parent person. (Like wtf?)
No, she's is not presenting it in the "German way", she's presenting it in her own way. Please stop with your German stereotypes, we're not all always professional, quiet and introverted, we don't all act the same. Just like Americans aren't all extroverts and over the top. She's talking about her life and she does it in her own way. So just appreciate her story and the lessons you can take away from it.
Yes! Thankyou!
She's so cute with her cards :D Who cares if she might be privileged? Life is not fair, so what? She made the most of her opportunities and that's what counts!
I agree!
@brasileiros Silva Pam knows that looks are not everything. She is a hard worker and will always be able to find a Job after being an Influencer. She said in Interviews she could also imagine only posting about food or being a momfluencer or whatever. She will find a way to make money trust me :)
Exactly, not everyone privileged makes it far.
I am shook about the comments. She is telling her story and it is including a great message. Do what you love and what you enjoy no matter what the external standards of your community expect you to do. And for those who don't live in Germany, the pressure to go study and be an engineer, doctor or lawyer to earn good money and do your part by paying tons of taxes for the community is immense. To be able to say "Don't care, I will do what I love" requires a lot of balls. You are judged so easily by everyone if you choose to do something different and that is not the "standard way".
I enjoy her speech more, than anyone else who has empty content but is an entertainer on stage in front of a big audience. Don't know really why people always fall for that.
And stop being jealous about her looks. If you'd actually follow her, this girl stands 100% behind her values and what she believes in. I wonder, who of you would change for her workdays that are 12+ hours and she is even working on weekends. Judge again about her just being privileged
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This also kind of reminds be of societal pressures in Asian countries
@@MademoiselleFelicia Yes, kind of. But I think Asia ist a whole different level. A lot stricter most likely.
People think that she’s fake prob because she’s, on most people’s standards, too perfect to be true. But is it really surprising that she’s the way she is after seeing the amount of discipline and persistence she has? Anyone can be better than mediocre at whatever they do with half the dedication and passion Pamela has for her career.
I clicked on this video because I wanted to hear Pamela speak and omg her voice is so beautiful and her story is amazing!! I love u gurllll
At first he wasnt speaking i thought it was her bodyguard.
I died!! lol
Same😂😂
Same
Bro i thought he was like a translator or something, who'd help her if she doesn't remembera word 😂😂
same
A lot of people seem to criticise Pamelas speech for lack of authenticity. But the speech is a story about how she chose to be authentic to herself and listen to her true passion. :) which is good bc her content is amazing! I always have such a good workout in a short amount of time. I appreciate her work and her influence in health.
Her english is really good
ckosasih what’s wrong with you?
Has she an accent? I am not a native speaker, so for me her speech sounds very good.
@@user-dt6js7uv2f Yes, it is quite noticeable if you have been around a lot of native speakers but she is still really good especially for someone learning English in Germany (like me as well). There are minor mistakes in grammar and pronunciation, but honestly if you have an accent that only means that you know another language meaning you should never judge someone for that :)
@@lenaengert You helped me watch on situation on the other hand - like a person who speak on different language. It's just unbelievable haha. Thank you!
@@alegalcrepe8162 it isn’t her first language-
comments:
98% defending for Pamela
1% how cute Christ and Pam are
1% hate towards Pam
Christ ? As in Jesus Christ ? omg how could I miss him
@@lenathl9130 no one cares about you
I’m new to following Pamela on CZcams for her workouts and I must say she’s inspirational. She changed my outlook on my self esteem when it comes to my body and it’s abilities. She also is getting me though this pandemic. I commend her for doing a TED Talk because by watching this seminar, Pamela further inspires me on what I will do with life when I graduate in 2 weeks. Instead of judging others by putting them down due to their character flaws, we should be lifting them up for having the courage to get up on stage regardless of them. Be inspired people. 🖤🤍
Pamela is the reason for my fit body, massive respect and gratitude!❤️❤️
This makes me admire Pamela even more. I, too, always felt like I was expected to become a doctor or a pilot because of my grades and work ethic. But to be honest, I’ve no clue what I want to do.
She now has almost 6 M followers on instagram! She grew so much ever since this speech. She helps people all over the globe to grow and get better just with her workouts. She changed my life and she changed so many people's lives. Even though she may not seem authentic, she did way more with her live than all authentic people out there that don't have the courage to risk it all just for the sake of doing what they loves! I have a love hate relationship with her. But the 'hate' is helping me grow and want to do better for myself!
I love her!! And I'm proud for her
I tried her workout, I was in coma for 10 minutes
Same😂
Pamela having 110k on youtube when this came out and now over 5 million.....BUSINESS GIRL I LOVE IT !!!
This was a very good talk. I consider myself business minded and I'm always interested in what others have got to say about the business and their journey there.
It's really nice to listen to the words and truly feel that if you want something you have to be willing to work for it.
To all those listening/ watching with the same mind frame - Good luck with whatever you do. 😊
I’ve been doing her workouts for weeks now. I just started taking my fitness journey serious & when I go jogging I listen to podcasts and CZcams videos. I’m glad I stumbled upon this (: Really inspiring.
Pamela is a beast. People may just assume that because she’s a woman her workouts are for some reason easier, however I can assure you her workouts put 99% of other channels to shame, male or female. I’ll be able to do 3-4 full workouts directed but others, but with her it only takes 1. Absolute inspiration she’s such a beast.
Her workouts are not easier
@@sarabonnet9423 i know whats what i said
Trueeee
I've been following her workout since august, i love her workout so much. What i get from her workout? Not only physical fitness, but also a motivation, insight, n mental strength. Everytime i finished her daily workout i get that confidence that "i also can do it for anything else in my life if i work hard n stick to it".
Idk why anyone would say she is not "genuine". Have you seen her workouts? That's her doing those moves herself, not like she paid someone to do the exercises then just photoshopped her face on to it. That is hard work. Does her beauty help with her getting as many followers as she does? Sure. Still no reason to hate her, though.
I was expecting more from their talk but I appreciate Pam trying to convey a message intended to help. I love her workout routines and that helps me more than anything!♡♡ Thanks Pamela!
Be brave enough to go your own way, not what people around you want but followed what really truly makes you happy. That is what she is saying.
She wants to impower you to go your own way, not what socitiy is telling you. Be yourself. Follow your dreams!!
You really didnt get that? .....
She's a goddess. Before quarantine, I couldn't walk 500 meters without a break but now I do 2 times 45 minutes workout.
Thanks @Pamela
Same!! Specially the 2 times, 45 minutes workout! She is great💖
There will always be haters when it looks like someone has the entire package. Pamela 100% earned her place.
Viewers. Pay attn to their words not their delivery. It's not about that. You can learn a lot from both of them. They trust in themselves and their brand.
agreed. Its interesting to hear their background and how they got to the point they are now.
I love Pamela’s workouts. I’ve also been always curious how she sounds.. now I know, very articulate and very honest & humble as well! 🖤
I really really like her. She is super humble and very likeable,which is kind of rare in 'influencers'. Cute and cool girl, rooting for her. Wish her even more success
I literally love her. She changed my life just by looking the way she does!
Pamela isn’t only an amazing fitness guide, but also intellectual and inspiring, this TED talk is enlightening!
If you want it Go and get it!
If anyone is reading this I want to remind you that you don’t necessarily need to be privileged in order to achieve your goals. You don’t need wealthy parents who have a happy marriage! You don’t need to be a perfectionist to be happy. The only thing it takes is motivation and self love and knowing that you deserve the best.
Theres a video on youtube that made me rethink about motivation.
Motivation is great but DETERMINATION is the thing that will take you places.
I can be motivated to lose weight but DETERMINATION will make that happen. Dream vs. Action
amen to that!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Lol saying pamela is not authentic like 'you know her personally gurl??' you just see her vids ppl.. *Big support to you pam!!! You did great!* 💞
What an important message! It's so important that we pursue our own interests and be our true selves so that we can live full out.
I'm very confused by the comments... I thought they both did great.
I've done workouts from so many different people and hands down Pamela's videos carry a different vibration that really caught my attention and drew me in. Even before seeing this talk, I could see very clearly that she is truly doing what she loves in every way. Even the fact that she sometimes does her workouts in beautiful locations such as city streets or a boat shows that she's not only doing what she loves but doing it with joy and authenticity while also living her best life. She is amazing. Her workouts literally leave me feeling refreshed and joyful. A joyful life is contagious!
I didn't realize that she was an influencer but she certainly has influenced and inspired me (an aging old 60 plus male) to take up exercising daily which I can't thank her enough for. Good luck to her in what ever she does in the future.
She is beautiful, smart, and successful. I have been woking out with her videos for many weeks and I love it. I would never feel bored when I was working out while playing her videos. I would focus on what she said instead of the way she presented. Not everybody good at giving speech in front of public. Even some professors in universities who have been teaching for many years are not good at speaking in class. We should pay attention to the ideas and the story.
Her videos are the best. They get to the point AND you see results incredibly fast. So happy I found her.
Love what you do. Gain your independence. Then do what you love. ❤️
She’s a gem. Love her & her workouts!!
YASSSS
I don’t know how she does it but her workouts are insanely good and transformative
She’s a phenomenal fulfilled happy human being!! There’s nothing more in life than that!!
Pam is even more beautiful and more successful now. I am so happy seeing her working assiduously on something she genuinely loves and proving her worth.
She's still shy now that's why I like here exercise videos,direct to the point😁
I think they might have missed the translation but their point was to follow their passions and being unique. I don't see anything bad about it. I bet if the title was "The power of following your passion" or something similar wouldn't have disappointed our expectations, if it did :)
I liked the point about advertising, it would seem that in order to benefit from advertising in certain situations in these times you need a much larger machine behind the product.
Great video ! love Pamela . Authenticity really is key. Doing something hat you hate your whole life is depressing and draining , Thanks ted
They're really nervous but I'd be just as nervous. They did a great job pushing through until the end. And I found value in this content so I'm glad they did this!
omggg i looove her workouts!!
Loved this. They did an amazing job! Their stories are inspiring to say the least.
I have a lot of respect for this woman.
I love her workout videos.
Wow I’ve only ever followed her workouts (which are very challenging) but it’s great to see her in a TedTalk
She is so pretty I'm here from her workouts as well and basically she distracts me with her beauty while me potato self just has heart eyes while looking at her :)
Woaaaa i love ted program, i love pamelar and i'm so surprise as i see her here❤
Loved the talk
Pamela is everything for us ❤
Amazing message and thank you 🙏🥰
This is like a high school presentation lol
I agree. There's absolutely nothing remarkable about their stories. His English is excellent and hers is pretty good but she relies on cue cards whereas he's working without them. This is not a rags to riches tale. It's boring.
No. It's not. Pay attn to the words. Her delivery needs work. But the introspection in a different voice and inflection would be powerful. We care to much about the package and care less about the content or key words
😂😂😂🤣ja
German people arent very expressive...
@@themusicianyouthdid-serve5756 i don't know, dude...
Wahhh this is the first time I saw this video, Pam is my favorite on CZcams!!
I can't believe that she is Germany girl ,, accent wonderful ,,i watched her all videos and now have 6 packs ,,many thanks teacher pamela
Love this video. It openned my eyes whats really important but still don’t know how to find what I really want.
Excellent talk about the future of brands
Pamela you are so inspiring!!! Thank you so much!!!
I love her video chanel , no matter what people saids about her talk show , i still love what she dose , keep sharing your motivation video for us Pamela 😘😘😘
you wouldn’t judge a person who didn’t have a great upbringing so why her? she didn’t choose to be more privileged than others, and the fact that some of you are using that against her and overlooking the amount of work she put in to get where she is is sad. dismissing the hard work that people put in just because of how privileged they are is pathetic. privilege is in no ones control. no one chooses to be privileged.
When you're Pamela, there are people and opportunities to catch you when you fall. This is why everyone isn't jumping on the "Pamela is so brave" train. If she wasn't successful at being a fitness sweetheart, she would have a dozen other careers lined up for her. That doesn't mean her personal hard work should be ignored. In fact, its admirable that she decided to carve her own path. Still, lets not pretend that Pamela's struggle is set to the same difficulty as most of ours.
Philip Shaw that’s the thing about people like you..you like to think you have more difficulties..of course it makes you feel better..you think what you face is harder than others..when someone judges you, you say you don’t know how it feels like to be me..but you do the same to others..you think you’l have a better life if you were born as someone else but the truth is you will never be satisfied..i honestly av no problem with rich people..some are spoiled but i know a lot who works hard..just because you can’t relate to their problems doesn’t mean their problem is smaller than yours..
kstmich well said.
Kstmich,,Philip shaw both our you are actually correct
@@OriginalPhil Rich people have rich people's problems, they are not better problems or easier problems, just a different set of problems, and apparently one of those problems is that people think nothing you do ever means jack just because you're rich.
I love her so much 😭✊
Two very inspiring people that did the work to create success authentic to who they are.
Her story is soo relatable , I am 18 years old and I still don't know what to do with my life 🙂
Me too 😔
I am 28 and I still didn't figured out... The only advice is try different things and you will find you.
loved this ted talk!!
Pamela, many thanks to you 🙏 ! You are the best!
Being authentic is different than being genetically gifted in the looks department. I love the incredible instagram images she posts, and I was hoping to get a glimpse into something deeper and see her personality watching this. But her robotic-like speech and cliche "motivational" advice just leaves me wishing for something more, like humor, self awareness, humility: in a nutshell, realness.
Tiffany P tbf though she isn't speaking her native language and whenever I have to speak my 2nd language I do find it harder to use comedy or sound less robotic
I live in Germany, these are some of the funniest and charismatic Germans I’ve ever seen. Germans are just very different to Brits and Americans.
Of course coming from her second Language or third ifbitvwas her native language i bet she wpukd be much better cmon woman u bully.
@@candiceblack86 agreed
Tiffany P it is a taboo to talk about the benefits of being pretty. She doesn’t exploid her deepness in life but plats with her beauty. Why not being honest about it? There is no deepness in this s...
I think both Pamela and Chris have amazing stories to speak about and I understand how their stories complement each other, but I also think that the way this was put together didn't really allow either of them to shine as much as they could have. What do you guys think? How could they have changed their presentation to be more effective? also this isn't criticism! they did an amazing job!)
Great talk, really inspirational !!!
Isn’t anybody gonna comment about how the guy kinda reminds of Chris Evans
Maybe cause of his face structure
I want to draw attention to the fact that Germans have a habit of appearing aloof and distant, which might be what you witness here. It doesn't take away from her message! They are just private people, not very buoyant or open when you first meet them
I am german and honestly she is distant even for our standards
same thing with norwegians haha
@@msfawcette tbh i think it depends on the person
@@ruth078 I disagree. I am german as well and it SO MUCH depends on your personality. I am always told I am so distant, disinterested or stuff whenever I hold a speech or presentation - just because my way of handling my nervosity is getting as calm as possible, often with the disadvantage that I do not come over passionate. Once I was asked if I do not like the project I worked on my PhD! And believe me I loved it ;) so I can totally relate to her here and I do not agree that she's unusually distant for a german ;-)
wir Kölner sind eigentlich sehr offen 😋
Omg Pamela!!! I love her she's amazing
the perfect billboard
Hard working, value-adding and gorgeous woman - it takes determination and consistency to grow a business and following. Way to go!!!
She’s smart, beautiful, motivated and privileged? She’s got it!
this video came in the moment i needed it the most
I love her so much 😍
Shes awesome
Wow! This is powerful! I didn't know that Pamela had talk in TED I used to follow her workout vids on YT. Both love TED and her❤
Loved this!
Love you, Pamela!!!
Watching this got me reflecting on my own life. I’m only 17, it isn’t that old, I’ll be 18 in June. But this actually got me crying for half a hour lmao.
I feel like I could’ve done way better with everything in my life. I used to be so motivated with everything, I used to be the best student of my class (until 2 years ago), I was very social and I was genuinely happy.
But I’ve been feeling so damn low these past 2 years, I became extremely introverted, I don’t have many friends, my grades are so bad and I feel so lonely and horrible every single day. The only thing that makes me forget all of this for a moment is watching romantic movies and listening to music that reminds me of 2015-2017 lmao. I don’t have any motivation for anything at all.
I don’t have any dreams, I don’t know what I want to achieve and I don’t know what to expect from the future.
And I ask myself everyday what went wrong. So seeing Pamala and the guy talking about their achievements in their life at such a young age, made me realise that I’m a mess, I’m nothing compared to them. So I’ll just continue crying in bed :)
English isn’t my first language, maybe I made a few mistakes :’)
Hello there beautiful soul!
First of all I think, it takes courage to express personal feelings and thoughts here, so I have much respect for it. ^^
I honestly can relate so much.
I also don't know where I should go in life or what my passions are. I must admit it is pretty scary.
But, when you are feeling lost, please remind yourself this is a blessing.
It sounds a bit odd, isn't it? Why should something like this be a blessing?
Well, in this episode of your life you will try out many different things and face various opportunities.
So why not enjoy this special time?
Also, whenever you feel discouraged or disappointed in yourself, finding yourself comparing yourself to other great, successful people and wondering why you can't be as amazing as them, I want to tell you that it's okay feeling this way.
(I also tend to worry a lot ^^)
Do you think those amazing people started from the top? Surely not. They started at the bottom, maybe from where you are/were.
So why shouldn't you be successful and happy?
Talent or skill often don't really matter. Your will and determination do.
If you are going through a hard time right now, please know that I respect you a lot.
I'm sure these times will pass and you will grow stronger from it. Although these days may be hard they are still important.
I genuinely wish the best for you and I believe in you!
(English also isn't my first language so you might notice some mistakes ^^')
@@leyna-rc5mr hi, thank you for your reply, I just saw it. Your comment made me cry haha, it's so sweet! Thank you so much, and lately I'm feeling way better and I wish you the best. I believe in you too!
Just because your parents are well off doesn’t make your privileged, it means your parents worked their butts off to have what they have and anyone can do the same. It’s all about drive. So many people go from 0 to thousands not from being lazy ;)
this is an amazing talk!!
I love her 😍
love you Pamela!!
Besides they told me that this is a talk about authenticity, there hasn't been taught much about 'the power of authenticity'. An the ending was basically a wrap up of every motivational instagram quote she has ever read like 'go your own way', 'listen to your dreams', 'believe in yourself'.
Well, maybe because those quotes are the essence of life. Nothing new, but instead of finally living it people will keep looking for more motivational quotes, just to be crying in the corner at the end of the day about how bad their life is and looking for more motivational quotes instead of taking your life in your hands and to do something.
Well, believe in yourself. Such a generic quote but it's not that wrong, there are many powerful quotes on instagram, the problem is that y'all choose to just keep scrolling and don't really take action. They took action, maybe their story could help or maybe it won't do much to you.
I like the speech!
i really really love Pam and my keyboard and me are always ready for her
I was 16 when I was graduated from school and obviously people told me that I have advantage from the others, that I cannot waste time and I should start college as soon as possible.
Biggest mistake ever, I regret it so hard and there is no going back.
Please don't let anyone or the society decide about your future, life is so short and if you stop to look back it's already gone.