Productivity Mastery

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...

Meet Angela Podolsky - an award-winning entrepreneur with expertise in public speaking, corporate training, sales, and business consulting. She is the founder of Kinesics.com , a consulting firm that helps the business achieve their full potential by mastering the art of body language and non-verbal communication. A couple of weeks ago our common friend Galit Ariel introduced us, and I was very cu...

Meet Mario Krivokapic - a sales professional with over 20 years of experience, including leading peak-performing teams in positions like Senior Account Executive at Content Insights AD (SaaS Sales). Mario also loves helping startups to grow, and he's been a Lead Sales Mentor at Europe's leading B2B startup accelerator - Startup Wise Guys .  Apart from that, he is a certified Erickson & PC...

Meet Natalie Turner - the inventor of The 6 'I's® of Innovation®, an integrated methodology and assessment tool that helps individuals and organizations measure their innovation strengths. She is the author of the book 'Yes, You can Innovate', selected in 2018 as a business book of the month in the UK and Singapore. Natalie is also a global keynote speaker, experienced innovation and leadership de...

Meet Andrey Sergeyev , an Entrepreneur, Digital Strategy & Leadership Advisor, Author, International Speaker, with more than 20 years of unique international business experience - from startups to help build multi-million dollar businesses in different countries and industries. Currently, Andrey is responsible for a global growth strategy at Vendon (a global IoT company). He also enjoys advisi...

Meet Danielle Brown - a 5 time World Champion and 2 time Paralympic Gold medallist, winning gold in Beijing 2008 and retaining her title on home soil in London 2012. She also became the first disabled person to represent England as an able-bodied competitor at the Commonwealth Games, where she won gold. Danielle now works as a keynote speaker, trainer and coach. She specialises in helping others u...

My guest this time is Melissa Rosenthal, a former CRO / Executive Vice President at Cheddar . Melissa was part of the founding executive team, building out revenue models and products and growing the company revenue from <$1mm to $50mm in 3.5 years, to eventually scale the company to its acquisition by Altice USA in 2019. Melissa is also a former Vice President at Buzzfeed , where she led globa...

Meet Scott Morrison FRSA , co-author of "Creative Superpowers", co-founder and bringer of The Boom! Scott is leading creativity thought leader, international speaker, and also just a cool dude. He's previously worked for companies such as Diesel , Levi Strauss & Co. , Saatchi & Saatchi before starting on his own journey to empower the world's leading brands to Unblock, Unlock and Unleash (...