The Startup Blender

By Ucha Vekua

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.

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The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

The Startup Blender episodes:

August 04, 2022 Living the Dream From Different Parts of the World – Meet Julia From the United States. #34
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 is part of one of the fastest-growing Digital Nomad communities in Europe.
You can connect with her on her blog on Medium at @JuliaGuerraSlater.
Our conversation was very interesting. In this episode, we talked about her international and adventurous life, the challenges of living location-independent life, and maintaining a work-life balance as a freelancer. 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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32min
May 24, 2022 Helping Companies Create User-Centric Products – Meet Federico From Italy. #33
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 ecosystem.
He has started many interesting initiatives since then, including a global FinTech startup, Bittiq, and Design Accelerator. Both of these projects have given a lot of insights into the importance of team dynamics and values. 💡
Our conversation was very interesting. In this episode, we talked about his international student life, the challenges of scaling a FinTech startup in the Netherlands, and the most important learnings throughout his startup journey. 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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30min
April 21, 2022 Creating Global Hackathons and Empowering Tech Talent Worldwide – Meet Mara From Italy. #32
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 decided to stay there 💡
Her story is very interesting. In this episode, we talked about her international student life in Finland, Junction Hack, challenges to organise global events and more. 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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26min
April 06, 2022 Helping Companies Engage With Their Employees With Audio – Meet Vlad From Romania. #31
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 and organisations 💡
After years of working with multiple startup founders and initiatives, he decided to start his own initiative and create Dive.fm platform to help companies engage with their employees through internal podcasts 🔥
We had a very interesting conversation about his journey and adventures in this episode - 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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45min
March 23, 2022 Turning International Experiences Into Art Pieces – Meet Marguerite From France. #30
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 international student there 💡
After years of working with multiple startup founders and initiatives worldwide, she decided to start a new journey as an artist and create her own NFT collection. As a result, she spent 5 months exploring Africa and creating her art 🎨

We had a very interesting conversation about her journey and adventures in this episode - 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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37min
December 23, 2021 Sharing Digital Nomad Experiences to the Local Communities – Meet Steve from the United States. #29
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, cinematographer, photographer, and writer in that field ✒️

Other than that, he likes travelling and exploring new places. That’s why he became a Digital Nomad earlier this year and relocated from New Jersey to Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, he is a Special Guest Digital Nomad Ambassador, sharing his knowledge and experience with the community💡

We had a very interesting conversation about his journey in this episode - 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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54min
December 16, 2021 Helping founders find their way to success – Meet Neil from the United States. #28
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 that, he has started countless initiatives from an early age, including a student-led entrepreneurship incubator in Georgetown university💡We had a very interesting conversation about his entrepreneurial journey - 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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42min
December 09, 2021 Collecting Moments From Different Parts of the World as a Digital Nomad – Meet Anna Maria From Poland. #27
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 Digital Nomad Ambassador in Zagreb, Croatia. Sharing her experience, knowledge, and insights with the local communities here. 💡Our conversation was very interesting. In this episode, we talked about her story, Location Independent lifestyle, and challenges to be a Digital Nomad - 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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46min
November 04, 2021 Making Impact on European Startup Ecosystem – Meet Naveen From India. #26
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 experience as a professional. After that, he moved to Germany, where he learned about startup culture more in-depth 🙌🏼 Naveen has built his ventures from scratch, scaling them to seven-digit sales in the first year. Besides being a successful entrepreneur, he is also an active early-stage investor, mentoring startups in venture programs such as EIT, Cocoon & Startupbootcamp💡 His inspirational story has been featured in high profile publications worldwide, and today he is with us to tell us all about it. This episode is very interesting - 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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39min
October 15, 2021 Helping Blockchain Companies Spread the Word – Meet Luiza From Brazil. #25
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 content creation with a tech company that was built on Blockchain technology. After several months of working with them, she mastered this skill and now she works with multiple companies in this industry 💡Our conversation was very interesting! We talked about her everyday life as a creator, what are the challenges to grow her business, and how she is planning to grow her initiative on this market. Definitely tune in! 🎙
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
Follow us on Linkedin and Instagram 😊
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36min

FAQs about The Startup Blender:

How many episodes does The Startup Blender have?

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.