Entrepreneurial Journeys Unveiled

Entrepreneurial Journeys Unveiled

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Entrepreneurial Journeys Unveiled episodes

  • Erik Stettler: The Inequality Demolisher
    Erik was born in New York and is grateful for the amount of cosmopolitan people he met in the Big Apple. He is passionate about leveling the playing field in terms of working in global tech, according to Erik, this should not be determined by where you were born. His company Toptal is tearing down these geographical boundaries by using the power of the internet to allow people everywhere to access jobs, without having to move countries. In this episode, he talks to Joe about the brain drain, the Gates foundation and the importance of empowering local people to solve their own societal problems. Check out this episode here!
    52 min
  • Elizaveta Vratskikh: The Mental Health Enthusiast
    Elizaveta Vratskikh teaches meditation as a core practice, and she wishes she had known how to be in the optimal mental state when she first started founding companies. She is a serial tech founder and says that this knowledge made her a better founder. In this episode of Entrepreneurial Journeys Unveiled, Elizaveta and Annick talk about common mental health issues that founders experience including loneliness and identity crises. Annick learns some of Elizaveta meditation techniques and also about psychitecture. If this subject sparks your interest- listen to this episode here!
    28 min
  • Barnaby Ferrero: Finding Your Inner Prodigy
    Barnaby graduated in math and felt like finance was an obvious career path. He started off working in investment banking but soon realized it wasn’t the field he wanted to be in. He moved from a very large company to a company that felt more like a start-up, before starting his entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, Barnaby tells us how his company, Prodigy, aims to bring joy and efficiency to global hiring processes, allowing recruiters to make the most of their talent pool. He and Annick discuss the ingredients that make up good co-founders and the positive and negatives of being a solo entrepreneur. Give this episode a listen here!
    21 min
  • Chris Yeh: The Boss of Blitzscaling
    Chris is the co-author of Blitzscaling, a book that explains how to build valuable companies at lightning speed. The concept of blitzscaling involves prioritizing speed over everything else in order to become a first mover at scale, such as Amazon and Airbnb. Joe and Chris discuss some fascinating topics related to the fashion industry, such as the controversy of Shein and how 3D printing will shape the future of fast fashion. They also discuss how AI might revolutionize leadership and how we should consider reducing the working week. Click here to listen to this interesting contemplation of the future!
    45 min
  • Klaus M Nielsen: The Happiness Guru
    Klaus spent seven years living and studying as a monk in India, then traveled the world to teach the culture and meditation practices he had learned. Today, Klaus lives in London and offers mentoring to CEOs, a venture he calls “leadership by meditation.” During his conversation with Joe Haslam, they unpack why many people are unhappy living their “dream life.” He says that people tend to look for external reasons to be happy, when actually, happiness resides in our souls. Klaus gives advice on how to be less materialistic, and says that meditation should be a human obligation because, like showering, it makes you a better version of yourself to present to the world. Listen to Klaus’ fascinating story here.
    30 min

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Join us on a thrilling voyage into the world of entrepreneurship with Entrepreneurial Journeys Unveiled. In each episode, your hosts, Joe Haslam and Annick Janssens, will sit down with visionary…