Ucha Vekua

The Startup Blender

Business EN ↓ 77 episodes

The Startup Blender podcast is a platform that shines the light to exceptional individuals working in the startup field, and gives them an opportunity to share their stories and inspire others. Founders, VCs, tech journalists, copywriters, software engineers – everyone from the beautiful world of tech is welcome to tell us about their everyday lives, challenges, and stories behind their successful careers. The goal is to share experiences and talk about the different aspects of startup life. This project is brought to you by Startup Adventures. Executive producer: Ucha Vekua

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Ucha Vekua

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Organizing World’s Leading Startup Event and the Largest Gathering of VC – Meet Eerika From Finland. #48 23.11.2023 26:23

Welcome to the 48th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Eerika Savolainen from Finland 🇫🇮 Eerika is a CEO at Slush, a non-profit organization that is building the world's leading startup event and the largest gathering of VC – it is truly the most founder focused event on earth. 🌐 The Slush team strongly believes that entrepreneurship is the most efficient way to create...

Mastering the Art of Creative Content Marketing – Meet Mizhgon From Tajikistan. #47 07.11.2023 31:34

Welcome to the 47th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Mizhgon Bakhti from Tajikistan 🇹🇯 Mizhgon is a Content Strategist and Creator, helping B2B brands bring in more customers and revenue through the content she creates. Throughout the years, she has mastered the art of crafting content that helps her power different companies to reach their business goals. 🚀 Originally f...

Making B2B Content More Fun and Enjoyable With Growth Moves – Meet Marie From Ukraine. #46 13.09.2023 31:16

Welcome to the 46th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Marie Skachko from Ukraine 🇺🇦 Marie is a Founder of Growth Moves, a content studio for B2B companies that specializes in the social media field. Their focus is to create engaging and memorable content that humanizes B2B brands to connect with their audience on a deeper level. Helping brands master their growth strategy...

Helping People Worldwide Boost Their Confidence and Become Better Public Speakers – Meet Derek From Canada. #45 11.08.2023 57:27

Welcome to the 45th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Derek Smith from Canada 🇨🇦 Derek is a Public Speaking Coach, Event Host, and the Master of Ceremonies. His goal is to inspire the next generation of virtual and live event speakers. He does it by working with countless aspiring speakers and helping them improve their stage presence. Building people’s confidence and impr...

Simplifying Financial Services All Around Europe – Meet Laurynas From Lithuania. #44 26.07.2023 31:02

Welcome to the 44th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Laurynas Spangevicius from Lithuania 🇱🇹 Laurynas is a Head of Operations at the Revolut Bank, which is simply a one-stop-shop financial app for all things money. His work at Revolut revolves around strategy, operations, and expansion in European markets. But long before Revolut, Laurynas started his journey as an intern...

Building Brands and Breaking Guinness World Records as Part of a Mission – Meet Chris From the UK. #43 06.07.2023 51:46

Welcome to the 43rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Chris Shirley from the UK 🇬🇧 Chris is a Chief Brand Designer and Creative Director at Haus of Hiatus, which is a digital brand agency that has been designing exciting brands since 2002. His role there revolves around creating and enhancing the visual identity and brand perception of various organizations and communities...

Hosting the Late Afternoon Show on Latitude59 Conference – Matt’s Experience as a Live Talk Show Host. Bonus Episode 30.05.2023 16:49

Welcome to the Bonus episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Matt C Smith (again) from South Africa 🇿🇦 Why are we doing this bonus episode? Good question! 💡 So, last week, we went to Estonia’s flagship startup and tech event, Latitude59. The experience was absolutely amazing – we attended captivating talks, met like-minded people, and interviewed interesting professionals worki...

Helping Brands Thrive in an Online World – Meet Ilze From Latvia. #42 17.05.2023 28:57

Welcome to the 42nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Ilze from Latvia 🇱🇻 Izle is a co-founder of a studio called Every Good Idea , where she helps companies and professionals market themselves by offering them all sorts of services, such as growth consultancy, coming up with a brand strategy, and simplifying their messaging. 🚀 Besides that, she is also an online creator,...

Bringing Startups, Investors, and Tech Enthusiasts Together at TechChill – Meet Ernests From Latvia. #41 19.04.2023 36:12

Welcome to the 41st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Ernests from Latvia 🇱🇻 Ernests is the Founder and Chairman of the Board at TechChill, which is the main tech and startup event in the Baltics aiming to bridge gaps in knowledge, skills, and network. The annual tech conference hosts more than 2,000 attendees, 300+ startups, and 200+ investors every single year. 🚀 As an...

Creating Inspirational Content for People in Their 20s – Meet Saniya From Pakistan. #40 22.03.2023 39:56

Welcome to the 40th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Saniya from Pakistan 🇵🇰 Saniya is the founder and creator of the project called Investing at 25. With this project, she wants to help people in their 20s learn about managing personal finances and making their dreams come true. 🚀 Originally from Pakistan, Saniya moved to Estonia a couple of years ago to start a new lif...

Empowering People to Start Their Dream Careers – Meet Michelle From the UK. #39 21.12.2022 22:33

Welcome to the 39th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Michelle Coulson from the UK 🇬🇧 Michelle is the CEO and Founder of Remote Rebellion. She helps people to design their dream life with more freedom and flexibility by getting a remote job that they can do from anywhere in the world. 🌍 Originally from Manchester, Michelle moved to Bali several years ago. Starting a new lif...

Closing High Ticket Sales While Traveling Around the World – Meet Desmond From the United States. #38 13.12.2022 27:54

Welcome to the 38th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Desmond Dixon from the United States 🇺🇸 Desmond is a true sales mastermind. He trains and leads sales teams for small businesses that want to go from 6 figures and get to 7 figures in sales. He connects sales professionals with entrepreneurs while podcasting, consulting, and building his online business.💡 As an experienc...

Escaping With Nomads to Create Meaningful Experiences Together – Meet Michelle From the Netherlands. #37 19.10.2022 26:28

Welcome to the 37th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Michelle Maree from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Michelle is a Founder of the Nomad Escape, which creates impactful experiences, events, and educational programs for digital nomads, remote workers, and online entrepreneurs. They have hosted 1000+ remote workers throughout their programs and mastermind sessions.  The work that...

Encouraging People to Have Meaningful and Intentional Communication Online – Meet Erik From Australia. #36 06.09.2022 54:28

Welcome to the 36th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Erik Bhullar from Australia 🇦🇺 Erik is a co-founder & CEO of Snacka , which aims to be ‘the’ app for communication and collaboration online. This audio & video call app can help users connect people they want to have meaningful communication with. Before starting his startup journey, Erik worked in various corpora...

Living Colourful Startup Life in Estonia and Beyond – Meet Chris From the United States. #35 18.08.2022 40:28

Welcome to the 35th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Chris Raastad from the United States 🇺🇸 Originally from Seattle, Chris moved to Estonia 11 years ago to study Cyber Security. He had a very active startup life from the beginning of his journey here. Working with various startup companies and initiatives gave him good insights on how to build a successful product that wor...

Living the Dream From Different Parts of the World – Meet Julia From the United States. #34 04.08.2022 31:44

Welcome to the 34th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Julia Guerra Slater from the United States 🇺🇸  Julia is an SEO and Social Media Marketing freelancer who has been living as a digital nomad for the last 8 years. She has lived in Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia and spent extended periods of time in the Philippines. Currently, she is based in Barcelona, where she...

Helping Companies Create User-Centric Products – Meet Federico From Italy. #33 24.05.2022 29:56

Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Federico from Italy 🇮🇹 He is a Founder and a product designer at Design Accelerator , a UX/UI studio that combines insights based on data with beautifully simple interfaces. Federico moved to the Netherlands 8 years ago for studies. After graduating, he decided to stay there and explore more about the Dutch startup ecosys...

Creating Global Hackathons and Empowering Tech Talent Worldwide – Meet Mara From Italy. #32 21.04.2022 25:20

Welcome to the 32nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Mara from Italy 🇮🇹 She is the Head of Marketing at Junction Hack, which brings together the most ambitious creators and top-tier partners to build and learn with the latest technologies by creating hackathon events all over the world. Mara is originally from Italy, but she came to Finland for her studies and then she deci...

Helping Companies Engage With Their Employees With Audio – Meet Vlad From Romania. #31 06.04.2022 44:21

Welcome to the 31st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Vlad from Romania 🇷🇴 He is the founder and CEO of Dive.fm - a private podcasting platform for companies to better manage internal communications. Vlad is originally from Romania, but he has been living in Denmark for the past 12 years and during this time he managed to work and collaborate with a lot of startup companies...

Turning International Experiences Into Art Pieces – Meet Marguerite From France. #30 23.03.2022 36:02

Welcome to the 30th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Marguerite from France 🇫🇷 She is an artist and NFT creator with an extensive background in working with international startups worldwide🔥Marguerite has been a venture capitalist, helping startups to grow and scale in VC firms such as E.Ventures and Cheery Ventures. Her startup journey started in London when she was an in...

Sharing Digital Nomad Experiences to the Local Communities – Meet Steve from the United States. #29 23.12.2021 53:06

Welcome to the 29th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Steve from the United States 🇺🇸 He is passionate about visual communication and storytelling. He works with various companies as a copywriter most of the time to help them spread the word and reach more people 🔥 Steve has been active on the video production side as well. He has contributed as a producer, director, editor...

Helping founders find their way to success – Meet Neil from the United States. #28 16.12.2021 41:32

Welcome to the 28th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Neil from the United States 🇺🇸 He is a serial entrepreneur and technology expert running an entrepreneurial software development agency to help startups grow 🔥Neil works as acting CTO for many startups through his company ThinkNimble, where he helps founders build products and plan their fundraising strategy. Other than...

Collecting Moments From Different Parts of the World as a Digital Nomad – Meet Anna Maria From Poland. #27 09.12.2021 45:09

Welcome to the 27th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Anna Maria from Poland 🇵🇱 She is a Business Developer with 15 years of experience in this field 🔥She is very passionate about travelling and meeting new people, and that's the main reason why she is a full-time Digital Nomad. Her lifestyle is full of international experiences and adventures. Currently, Anna Maria is a Di...

Making Impact on European Startup Ecosystem – Meet Naveen From India. #26 04.11.2021 38:10

Welcome to the 26th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Naveen from India 🇮🇳 He is a Founder & Managing Partner of Groups Agilis, where he is managing a mandated portfolio of $4Billion, and the firm is operating in 10+ markets🔥 Naveen moved to France for studies in 2011 - living there for a couple of years gave him great insights into international student life and experi...

Helping Blockchain Companies Spread the Word – Meet Luiza From Brazil. #25 15.10.2021 35:57

Welcome to the 25th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Luiza from Brazil 🇧🇷 She is a Content Creator working with multiple Blockchain companies around Europe 🔥Luiza left Brazil a couple of years ago to do her Master studies at London College of Fashion. After graduating, she moved to Paris to find a job, and that’s she discovered her secret talent - she got into writing and...