Alexej Pikovsky is the CEO and founder of Alphawell Brands, a holding company under which he currently operates a 7-figure growth agency and a fast-growing wellness ecommerce brand. Early in his career he spent two years at a $3 billion private equity fund, gained board-level experience and led a EUR 226 million sale of a portfolio business. Then he went on to start the UK’s largest CBD marketplace, which he then led through an award-winnign pivot (yes, apparently that’s a thing!) into what’s now a profitable agency and a growing ecommerce brand. Alexej was previously featured in Fortune, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Business Insider, and now finally also The Founders Lounge!

Show notes:

- Investment banking and 100-hour workweeks

- How to do an award-winning pivot

- Scaling an agency to 7 figures

- Buying businesses

- Tech business vs agency vs e-commerce

- Gameplan for successfully selling candles on Amazon

- Networking for 7-figure entrepreneurs

- Building a personal brand

- Performance habits for successful entrepreneurs

- The book that changed Alexej’s perspective on life

Links:

- Follow Alexej on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexejpikovsky

- Follow Alexej on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexej-pikovsky-9743701

- Follow Alexej on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexejPikovsky/

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