The Growth Pod

#50: 100M€ turnaround in early childhood education with Pilke CEO Mari Puoskari


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As CEO of Pilke, Mari Puoskari has driven rapid growth and achieved profitability at Finland’s largest private early education company. Now also CEO of Dibber Sverige, Mari joins us to discuss the Nordic model of early childhood education, employee well-being, leadership, personal habits, the future of childcare, and more.

Learn more:

https://generogrowth.com/⁠⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mari-puoskari-b0ab69

https://pilkepaivakodit.fi/

https://www.dibber.com/


(0:00) Introduction

(0:45) The business of early childhood education
(5:40) Priorities as a CEO
(9:30) Employee well-being and labor shortage in the industry
(15:18) Growing from 100 to 150 million euros and turning profitable
(18:00) The Nordic approach to early childhood education
(22:10) Sweden vs Finland
(26:00) Screen time, physical activity, and other trends related to children
(32:53) How curiosity drives success
(35:50) Corporate strategy and internal communication
(41:11) Routines, habits and personal productivity

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