Productivity Mastery

#PERFORM Panel Discussion powered by ThePerformBook.com This time, topic #3 is Roles & Responsibilities! The panel: Cristobal Alonso, an experienced serial entrepreneur (3x CEO), serial early-stage investor (150+ investments), and global executive (leading teams and projects up to 500 people). Cristobal leads as CEO, “el Patron” of Startup Wise Guys. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and is serving...

Meet Patrick Collins - Founder of Prospect Labs, a LinkedIn lead Generation software and the Head of Growth at Startup Wise Guys, Europes largest B2B accelerator. Tune in to hear us talk about the business growth and best practices to accelerate a startup!

#PERFORM Panel Discussion #2 powered by ThePerformBook.com ! This time the topic is #EffectivePlanning. My co-author Cristobal Alonso and I invited 2 successful founders from #NewEurope that were also featured in the book to explore it together in-depth. ➡ How often and how to set company goals and what methods are better than others? ➡ How to master your own self-management as a founder, while ha...

Learn more and get a copy of the book at: https://www.theperformbook.com/ #𝟭 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘 & 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦: ➡ Why is it important for a startup (and any other team) to build a strong culture? ➡ When should founders start to have conversations about it? ➡ What tools and practices work and do not work so well? Participants: Cristobal Alonso, an experienced serial entrepreneur (3x CEO), serial early-stage inv...

Meet Alina Trigubenko - the founder of awarenow and a coach who specializes in working with individual coaches and large-scale organizations such as schools, agencies, and governments. Over the years, Alina has helped hundreds of coaches and organizations to scale and build long-lasting communities. She has worked with schools, agencies, governments, and independent coaches. Alina is also a certif...

Meet Anders Thomsen - CEO & CTO of NoMoreHours which he co-founded almost 5 years ago with his longtime friends Lasse and Rune. Besides being a self-taught programmer, Anders has a background in management consulting (McKinsey & Co) and Private Equity (CataCap). Anders also holds a degree in Finance from Aarhus University. Tune in and hear us talk about Anders' journey, takeaways and advic...

Meet my podcast guest - Viktoriya Blazheva . Viktoriya wears many hats: she is FVP in a leading bank, responsible for its communications strategy, events management, corporate culture, brand management, online communications, sustainability and CSR strategy, sponsorship, and donations, executive, internal and external communications. She has also assumed additional responsibilities as the leader o...

Meet Artem Spiro , a well-being lifestyle influencer, biohacker, certified nutritionist, chef, and professional airline pilot: all in one! Artem keeps himself busy, healthy, and active by being also a co-owner of the flight experience center « TFT.aero » in Dubai, a co-founder at SPIROCOOKING — FoodTech project where they reimagine people's eating habits at a fundamental level and teach...

Meet Mihail Stefanov - a communications advisor and trainer with more than 13 years of experience in the field. Mihail has successfully trained and consulted the teams of many leading corporations and nonprofits, including Mtel (A1), Postbank, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Kamenitza, Graffiti BBDO, SoftUni, Overgaz, America for Bulgaria Foundation, and Bulgarian Donors Forum, among many others. Tune in!

Meet Eliza Vinokurova - a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) specialist, the observer of meditation from the point of view of science (the effects of meditation on the brain: neural, biological, and behavioral changes), popularizer of the modern approach of meditation as a wellness practice, biohacker practitioner. Eliza is a co-founder of the marketing agency A23 (since 2005, RU), organize...

Meet Daniel Ackermann , the CEO of Degordian - an independent digital production & marketing agency based in Zagreb Daniel co-founded back in 2009. Today, it’s one of the largest digital marketing agencies in the region, with offices in Zagreb, Mostar and Beograd. Daniel considers employee satisfaction to be the cornerstone of every successful enterprise, which is why he is so proud of being r...

Meet Farid Singh - a founder of the niche Technology and Creational Strategy consulting firm - Take 3 Innovate Ltd. On a daily basis, Farid wears multiple hats that let him work within both: the Startup and the Corporate field. He is also a Program Director at Startup Wise Guys and a GP to their new Cyber fund. Farid is driven by working with various startups and is passionate about their success....

Iskra Petrova is a Clarity and Confidence Coach. She holds an MSc in computer science and has more than 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur in advertising, film production and e-commerce. Iskra's signature method helps her clients develop strong connection with their hearts and intuition. With 25 years of practice and certifications in a broad spectrum of meditation and energy medicine modal...

Meet Viktoriya Vasilenko - founder and CEO of Knowledge Gate Group based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company provides a platform-based solution that connects companies to experts for micro-consultations. They work primarily within the life science sector, having received significant investments from the Danish government. Viktoriya is a graduate of Copenhagen Business School, and the founder of th...

Bryan Cassidy, a professor and innovation expert, is a passionate believer in anyone’s ability to innovate and build new businesses. He has personally built 11 companies in 6 different countries and made money on 8. For the last 8 years, he has been coaching start-ups and scale-ups and trying to help larger companies regain the spirit of start-ups. He has taught at the KU Leuven, The Solvay busine...

Mindie Kniss, MFA, PhD, is a writer, award-winning humanitarian, international speaker, and professional coach. She left a cushy Fortune100 career for the adventure of entrepreneurship, but the "adventure" nearly ended soon after she started her business in 2007. Mindie hit rock bottom financially and was living out of her office after facing eviction, foreclosure, and bankruptcy.  Fast forwa...

Martin Zahuranec is the co-founder and CEO of eyerim , a premium eyewear e-retailer currently operating in 12 countries across Europe, being one of the fastest-growing e-commerce players in Central & Eastern Europe. Martin has spent the formative years of his career in Southeast Asia. In 2012 he joined Rocket Internet and helped launch Vietnam's branch of Lazada, South East Asia's equivalent o...

Meet Jonas Altman , the author of the new book: "SHAPERS: Reinvent the way you work and change the future". Jonas is on a mission to make the world of work more human. As the founder of the award-winning design practice SOCIAL FABRIC , he creates learning experiences that transform people so they can elevate how they organize, collaborate, and innovate. Altman speaks globally about the shape of wo...

Meet Gitte Just - a professional who has more than two decades of senior experience in building organizations within NGOs, art, culture, and design. Her focus has been developing strategies, programs, and content, building community and facilitating networks. Gitte’s experience includes serving as a Programme Director & project manager for the "European Capital of Culture" for two cities: Cope...

Meet Santa Jakoba , an HR professional from Latvia who has collected valuable experience, among other journeys, working at a global production company with more than 1000 employees, and a fast-growing international ad-tech start-up leading a team of young and creative professionals. Her latest endeavor is working with NGO "Iespējamā Misija" to find 100 professionals who would love to change their...

Meet Eva Dimitrova - an entrepreneur by heart and a 2x startup founder, and a Founder Institute Cologne / Bonn chapter Co-Director. Eva has been involved in multiple early-stage startups and has helped to build and launch more than two dozen innovative projects with companies like Vodafone , Google , Amazon , Microsoft , and IBM . Today, Eva is focused on helping early-stage companies to find prod...

Meet Ilma Nausedaite , a co-founder & COO at the Remote Company. It is a remote-first company that stands behind amazing online products: MailerLite, MailerCheck, MailerSend, and Ycode. The team of 103 talented people works from 32 different countries in 14 different time zones. Tune in to hear us talk about the opportunities and challenges that come with building team culture in a remote-firs...

Meet Dr. Remigiusz Smolinski - an Innovation and Negotiations Professor and Advisor who has been teaching Negotiations in HHL Leipzig - Graduate School of Management for more than 17  years. Remi is also the founder of The Negotiation Center, an international think tank that focuses on advancing the understanding of negotiation as a managerial skill. On top of his academic work, Dr. Remigiusz...

Christoffer Weiss is a unique performance coach with a solid background in acting and event production. He has worked with some of the best speakers in the world, supercharging presentations and creating impeccable experiences for audiences. He followed his childhood dream to become a professional actor. Upon graduation, he realised there is more to life than acting. So started going to personal d...

Meet Marian M.P. Temelkov, Founder & Global CEO at Dynamis Group, a Global Executive Search Firm helping leaders to develop their strategic network and enabling them to attract extraordinary teams. As a people-centered leader, Marian has been involved with consultancy on a global level for over 15 years, specializing in executive search and leadership succession. Marian is also an angel invest...