The Startup Blender

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 international student in Scotland, where he studied Finance and Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. 🚀

His international student journey was fascinating and adventurous, but to make it even more interesting, he went to Singapore as an exchange student for one year and gained great experience. After valuable learnings, life experiences, and internships, Laurynas landed his first job in his field in London at HSBC Global Banking and Markets, and five great years later, he returned to his home country to come closer to the startup environment and joined Revolut. 🙌🏼

We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about his international student life, the early days of his career, and life at Revolut Bank. So, make sure you tune in. 🎙

Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁

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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. 🤝

But, besides his professional work, Chris has a very interesting background in breaking the Guinness World Records. Yes! You’ve read it right. He is part of the first team to cross the Atlantic Ocean on the Trade Winds II route in around 60-70 days. And this, obviously, is one of the main topics we discussed during this episode. 🔥

Other than that, my today’s guest has been an active traveler, digital nomad, and world explorer, documenting his journey on his blog, Tales of Adventure, and inspiring others to do the same. 🌍

We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about his experience through Guinness World Records, his professional life as a Creative Director, and different exciting projects that he develops on the side. Make sure you tune in! 🎙

Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁

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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 working in a startup field. 🚀

Now, all of those interviews we did were meant for the article in the Startup Adventures publication. However, one of the interviewees was none other than the talk show host (and our old friend), Matt C Smith. Our conversation was sooo interesting that we decided to put it as a bonus episode of the podcast as well. 

Maybe you remember we did a full episode with Matt back in 2021 about his startup story. Episode 18. Anyways…

Matt hosted the Late Afternoon Show during the Latitude59 conference, which was a Late Night Talk Show type of performance on the stage. He had six different entrepreneurs as guests, and the show even had a live band playing music in the background. Honestly, we have been to lots of tech conferences, but this is the first time we’ve seen anything like this. 🙌🏼

In this short episode, we talked about his experience at Latitude59 and the story of how he came up with this original format for the conference. Enjoy!

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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, running an interesting online audio event series on Twitter Spaces about personal branding and writing a weekly newsletter about different actionable ideas from successful entrepreneurs. 🙌🏼

We had a very interesting conversation in this episode, we talked about her professional journey, the power of personal branding, and the challenges of growing businesses online. 🎙

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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 experienced serial entrepreneur and venture partner, Ernerts likes to share his learnings with other founders, helping them work on their solutions and push the development of the Latvian Startup Ecosystem forward. 🙌🏼

We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about his journey to success, the challenges he had to face along the way, and the secrets to organizing such a vibey tech event as TechChill. 🎙

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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 life. Aside from her content series, she works with multiple tech companies to develop their growth marketing strategies and helps them reach wider audiences on a global level. 

We had a very interesting conversation in this episode. We talked about her international life in Estonia, her experience of working with so many different companies, and her online content series “Investing at 25.”

Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁

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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 life full of interesting activities made her realise how important it is to have a fulfilling job that doesn’t drain you. Everyone should have an opportunity to live their life to its fullest. 💡

This is where she decided to solve this problem by becoming an online entrepreneur and launching Remote Rebellion.

We had a very interesting conversation in this episode. We talked about her digital nomad life, the rising trend of remote-work culture, and the challenges that come with building an online business from scratch. Make sure you tune in! 🎙

Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁

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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 experienced Digital Nomad, Desmond is working from different parts of the world and expanding his business along the way. 🌍

We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about his digital nomad life and the challenges that come with running multiple businesses simultaneously. Make sure you tune in! 🎙

Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁

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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 she is doing is encouraging entrepreneurship, building a valuable network, and investing in self-development💡

Originally from the Netherlands, Michelle has been organising events on Madeira Island for three years now. She fell in love with the place, and finally, last year, she decided to move and continue her international life from there.

We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about her story behind becoming a Digital Nomad, the challenges of organising Nomad Escape sessions and living international life in Portugal. Make sure you tune in! 🎙

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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 corporations internationally, which gave him an opportunity to learn more about building products and running businesses. After leaving the corporate world, he decided to share his experiences with early-stage startups and help them grow. He has guided many startup initiatives to success after that.

We had a very interesting chat, and I'd like to share all about it. In this episode, we talked about his international life in Estonia, the challenges of building a tech startup, and the future plans of Snacka. Make sure you tune in! 🎙

Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁

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