Productivity Mastery

In episode #87 of Productivity Mastery, we're paying attention to a very important topic, especially for the female entrepreneurs - The Path to Presence and Confidence. Our guest is the inspiring Milica Radak, whose amazing story you can read below. Milica shared with us a lot of valuable lessons, including: 💡  The importance of embracing your emotions and listening to your body, 💡  Living your womanhood, 💡  How to deal with past guilt, shame and fear, 💡  How to be more mindful and confident, and much more! Milica Radak was born in Belgrade, Serbia and immigrated to Canada when she was 11 years old. She is also a single mom of 2 amazing girls, and someone whose life mission is to live as easy, as joyful and as peaceful of a life as possible. But it wasn’t always this way. Milica grew up believing that “Life is hard. A struggle. A survival game.” Thus, it was not too foreign to her when she started struggling with food and body image during her teenage years. Like most, Milica turned to dieting, starvation, overexercising and desperately seeking safety in her own body. It didn’t feel safe to be at her natural weight, so she forced and manipulated her body through food and exercise just to fit into a social ideal. After having her children, Milica started investing more time into herself and her own well-being. She started seeking answers to the most important questions like: “What do I really want from life?” and “Do I really want to spend all my time thinking about food and how to be skinny?" And once she asked, answers started pouring in...  Milica knew she wanted peace, freedom and joy. "I knew I wanted more, so I went after it with all I had. Now, I have finally come to a place where I can hold space for other people’s stories and guide them to their own path to feeling confident in their body while enjoying the foods they love, still being mindful of their physical, emotional and mental health." Having gone through a massive personal transformation and learned countless valuable lessons on her journey, today Milica works as a mentor and coach. Milica provides personal coaching and uniquely-tailored guidance through highly effective mindfulness and self-awareness techniques, and helps people to break free from their patterns so that they can begin designing the future of their dreams. Find Milica on Instagram as @barenaked_me and learn more via https://barenakedme.com/ Enjoy listening and stay #productive!

This episode will be specifically relevant to founders, investors and anyone interested in startups.    Our guest - Ivo Remmelg is an entrepreneur, investor and author. Ivo has been owner and manager at Telegrupp and Ridango. His portfolio includes more than 40 startup investments. Today, Ivo mainly focuses on investing and consulting startups.   He is the former President and founding member of the Estonian Association of Business Angels EstBAN, a venture partner of the VC fund Superhero Capital and a founding member and partner of the NestCap fund.   Enjoy listening and stay #productive!   #productivity #investments #startups

Tune in LIVE for the very first episode of 2023!    Stoyan's guest is Dr. Ivan Joseph. You might have seen his TEDx talk: "The Skill of Self-Confidence: with over 26 million views, that was named by Forbes as one of the 10 Best TED Talks for Graduates on the Meaning of Life 🍎   Dr. Ivan Joseph is the Vice President, Student Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University known for its exceptional student experience.    He is also:  ✅ an internationally renowned speaker  ✅ bestselling author  ✅ award-winning performance coach  ✅ in-demand consultant  ✅ prominent educator   ✅ and accomplished leader.   Ivan also contributes regularly to publications like University Affairs, The Huffington Post and The Globe and Mail. He has spent his career leading cultural transformation, inspiring people to believe in themselves and creating cohesive teams. He has also shared his remarkable story as an immigrant who has excelled and led a shift to inclusivity wherever he has gone.    Among his many accomplishments at Ryerson, Ivan spearheaded the landmark $100M renovation of the historic Maple Leaf Gardens, created a culture of belonging, spirit and pride across Ryerson’s diverse urban campus, and inspired student-athletes to break records in their athletic, academic, and outreach accomplishments. Under his leadership, Ryerson teams won the first provincial and national championships in the university’s history.  Ivan is also regularly called on to support national team programs. Most recently, he was asked to serve as Head Coach for the Women’s National Soccer Team in his native Guyana. In 2017, he was the high-performance coach for the Canadian men’s basketball team that won the country’s first ever FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.    Born in Guyana, Ivan grew up north of Toronto. He has a bachelor’s in Physical Education and Health, a Master’s in Higher Education Administration, and a PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology. Enjoy listening and stay #productive #podcast #selfesteem #highperformance

This was a special pre-holiday episode with the co-founder of B1G1 (Buy1Give1) - Paul Dunn and we talked about "The Power of Giving".  Paul Dunn is a 4-time TEDx speaker, award-winning entrepreneur and master presenter. Paul has received numerous honours for his work such as the Global Lifetime Achievement Award for Service to the Accounting Profession – even though he’s very definitely NOT an accountant!    His work as chairman of the revolutionary business-giving movement B1G1: Business for Good has been featured in leading-edge publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Springwise, Mashable, as well as Voice of America. Already, B1G1 has created over 311 million giving impacts around the world   B1G1 is a global giving initiative that’s quickly grown into a global movement. B1G1 helps businesses embed giving right into the heart of their everyday activities. B1G1 makes business giving easy, effective and meaningful. It focuses on connecting small-to-medium-size businesses with more than 500 carefully selected high impact giving projects.    The B1G1 giving movement has brought together more than 3000 businesses and these businesses have created over 311 million giving impacts to date.   #giving #positiveimpact #productivity

In episode #134 of Productivity Mastery, we welcomed Gene Bernier - Co-Active Coach at Pealed Back. Together we explored how entrepreneurship and practical fulfillment intertwine. Gene shared a lot with us, including: 💡What is practical fulfillment and how to achieve it, 💡How not to become Chief Exhaustion Officer, 💡Important questions he asks his clients as a coach, and much more! As a Co-Active Coach, LiveCast Host, Husband, and Father, Gene spent over 20 years in the world of tech as a leader building high-performing teams and delivering predictable results for clients across many industries. Gene has watched as people in business drove themselves into the ground and believing there was a better way, took a step back. Now his mission is to influence people to discover what it would take for them to live their life with direction, presence, courage, and boldness. To live a life beyond the fog. As a Coach, Gene works with clients to step beyond their comfort zone, begin facing their challenges, and to find one thing daily that can bring them closer to the life they desire. Through his show "LiveCast Conversation With", he interviews guests to "peal" back the curtain on the bumps and triumphs of their story. Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #entrepreneurship #podcast #businesslessons

In episode #133 of Productivity Mastery, we welcomed Fo Hussain - the CEO of EEVA and The Smart Fashion Club. We discussed how to make it happen as a business tech founder, but also as a mother and Fo shared a lot with us, including: 💡How she overcame the end of her athletic career, 💡Finding the balance between being a mom and a startup founder, 💡Fighting the stigma of “being perfect”, and much more! Fo Hussain is the Co-Founder and CEO of EEVA and CEO of The Smart Fashion Club. EEVA is a smart solution enabling companies to source their supply chain with 50% less waste whilst measuring and monitoring their environmental impact. Over 10 years in the fashion and supply chain space,  Fo has made the move to apply her knowledge and experience to EEVA, enabling thousands of companies around the world to source their supply chain whilst understanding their impact in real-time. Having launched and successfully run two international businesses in her 20s, EEVA is a natural progression combining her passion for supply chains with purpose with scalable tech to help businesses around the world. Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #podcast

In episode #132 of Productivity Mastery, we welcome to the podcast Zach Nadler, the Co-founder and CEO of one of the most successful speakers bureaus in the world 🔥 He’s worked with USA Presidents, Academy-award winners, and Nobel prize recipients. Zach shared a lot with us, including: 💡 How he founded a business with Gary Vaynerchuk, 💡 VaynerSpeakers’ strategy about clients, 💡 How to become more distinguishable as a speaker, and much more! Co-Founder and CEO of VaynerSpeakers, Zach Nadler has built a career helping luminaries share their stories of impact and inspiration. With his longtime client, and now partner, Gary Vaynerchuk, Nadler founded VaynerSpeakers in 2018, a speakers bureau for the modern event planner. He represents bestselling authors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, thought leaders, and tastemakers, negotiating innovative deals for his clients on stages and screens around the world. Enjoy listening and stay #productive #podcast #garyvaynerchuk #speaker

In episode #131 of Productivity Mastery we talked with Patrick Hamilton Walsh – prior head of talent for the City of Stockholm and co-founder of Glotal and the Sweden Talent Foundation about his newly published book – “Talent Cities”, and we explore the topic of a holistic approach to talent and its value for societies. Patrick shared many things, some of which are: 💡 The importance of talent value proposition, 💡 The 8 ‘A’s of talent mobility, 💡 Successful Nordic practices for attracting talent, and much more! I look forward to welcoming back to Productivity Mastery the author of the newly published book: Talent Cities - Patrick Hamilton Walsh.    A problem-solver with an unquenching thirst to explore, Patrick Hamilton Walsh is an award-winning author and keynote speaker from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who has presented his insights and work to audiences, governments, and corporations across the world.    Working to ensure everyone receives an equal chance in life, he has focused extensively on creating solutions to global megatrends for the benefit of all.   Currently based in Stockholm, Sweden, Patrick has been working within the city’s famed ‘unicorn factory’ tech scene since 2014.    Prior to co-founding Glotal and the Sweden Talent Foundation, he served as head of talent for the City of Stockholm, advising on global talent mobility, European pandemic response leadership, and business intelligence and growth.   Having qualified as a chartered accountant and taxation lawyer with PwC and Grant Thornton in Dublin, Patrick has over 25 years of domestic and international experience in advising and growing start-ups, multinational corporations, major accounting firms, and governments.   Patrick spends his spare time backpacking, having traveled to over 140 countries across seven continents building relationships with people of all backgrounds, faith, and outlook.    Enjoy listening and stay#productive! 🤗 #talent #podcast #business

Don't miss our new format 🚀 PERFORM in Times of Crisis 🚀 We will interview experienced business leaders and include some of the best examples, strategies, and stories in our upcoming book with the same name (and co-author, Cristobal Alonso). In episode #130 we had as a guest Ilma Tiki - a culture-driven leader who has a lot to share on how to lead in times of crisis. She shared a lot with us, including: 💡Why you need to “leave the basecamp”, 💡How to create a team that would help you through a crisis, 💡How to take care of yourself, so that you can deliver at 100% always, and much more! Ilma is a cofounder & CEO at The Remote Company. She's also a co-founder of MailerLite, a marketing automation platform that got acquired by Vercom for USD 90+ million. Ilma is also an investor and author of the book "Leaving Base Camp". Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #podcast #leadership #crisismanagement

In episode #129 of Productivity Mastery, we welcome to the podcast Mike Radoor, a serial entrepreneur with 3 successful exits (at the age of 36) and multiple business ventures. More than that - he is not stopping anytime soon. He's one of the most passionate and driven people you will ever meet. 🔥 His energy is contagious, least to say. Miked shared a lot with us, including: 💡 Some of his best strategies for peak performance, 💡 How to attract mentors that could later become your friends, 💡 How not to “run faster than you can manage” as a startup, and much more! 🚀 MORE ABOUT MY GUEST🚀 Mike Radoor is the co-founder of a number of great companies such as miinto.dk, playbookapp.io, ocast.com and schoolparrot.com. He is a trained Master Coach (lifestyle coach), Behavioral Coach and Performance Nutrition Coach, but one of Mike's absolute strengths is his mindset and approach to everyday life. He manages to make complex things simple. Mike has incredible drive and is passionate about everything he starts. Enjoy listening and stay #productive! 🤘 #productivity #entrepreneur #business

Don't miss our new format 🚀 PERFORM in Times of Crisis 🚀 We will interview experienced business leaders and include some of the best examples, strategies, and stories in our upcoming book with the same name (and co-author, Cristobal Alonso ). Our guest in episode #128, Georgi Malchev, is a Managing Partner of Xplora BG - a digital marketing agency. He has an inspiring background and he shared a lot of insightful lessons with us, including: 💡 What’s the 3S Framework, 💡 What being a “mother-friendly” company means, 💡 Communicating with your clients, team, and partners during a crisis, and much more ! Georgi Malchev, is a Managing Partner of Xplora BG - a digital marketing agency. It took only 12 months after its creation for the agency to become one of the leading digital marketing agencies in Bulgaria. The agency has over 70 team members - strategy, content, creative, performance, and over 100 active clients in Bulgaria and abroad - FMCG, B2C, B2B, B2B2C. Georgi is Managing Partner as well of www.xplora.academy - a company for corporate trainings and workshops, consulting and a platform for online video courses for digital marketing. Georgi has over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications and business development, as well as operations management - as a manager, director, and COO. He graduated magna cum laude from the eMBA program at the American University in Bulgaria. Georgi is an active blogger on leadership, personal development, and marketing – www.malchev.net Georgi has been a member of the Board of IAB Bulgaria from 2016 to 2021. He teaches classes in marketing, advertising and communications to masters and bachelors at New Bulgarian University. He is a moderator and keynote speaker at business, marketing, digital marketing and HR forums. He is a co-host of Xplore Marketing - a podcast in which professionals from brands, agencies and media/tech platforms share best practices and useful resources for a specific topic - branding, content marketing, AI in marketing, employer branding, email marketing, marketing tech infrastructure etc. Enjoy listening and learn more about #marketing and #crisismanagement ✅

Introducing a new format: 🚀 PERFORM in Times of Crisis 🚀 We will interview experienced business leaders and include some of the best examples, strategies, and stories in our upcoming book with the same name (and co-author, Cristobal Alonso).    Our first guest Howard Behar is the former president of Starbucks Coffee Company International and the author of "It's Not About The Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks".  He shared a lot with us, including:  💡 A few stories about major crises at Starbuck and how they solved them,  💡 Reacting to a crisis with authenticity, vulnerability, and honesty,  💡 How your values can get you out of a crisis, and much more!   Mr. Howard Behar's career in business spans over 50 years, all in consumer-oriented businesses covering several industries. He retired from Starbucks Coffee after 21 years where he led both the domestic business, as President of North America, and was the founding President of Starbucks International. During his tenure, he participated in the growth of the company from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores spanning five continents. He served on the Starbucks Board of Directors for 12 years before retiring.   Mr. Behar is currently a Trustee for the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation and is on the advisory board of Anthos Capital. He formerly severed as a board member for Starbucks, GAP, Shurgard, University of Washington Foundation, and IDTech to name a few. Mr. Behar is committed to the development and education of our future leaders and has been a longtime advocate of the #ServantLeadership Model*.    Enjoy listening and learn more about #leadership and #crisismanagement ✅

In episode #126 of Productivity Mastery, we present you Ersin Üstün - an energetic and inspiring individual with whom we talked about Why Evolving Yourself Is Key To Growing Your Startup. Ersin shared a lot with us, including: 💡 Where to find inspiration, 💡 How can we be sure in our mission, 💡 The yellow polo and its consequences, 💡 What is Ersin’s guidance in life, and much more! I met Ersin a couple of weeks ago at PIRATE Summit 🇩🇪 and after 30 minutes of deep conversations on the topic, I had to invite him to share his ideas on the podcast too. Ersin Üstün is COO at BRYCK.COM . He started with professional education in Banking. He studied Business Informatics and worked as Sales Rep for several IBM products. He learned hard core Sales and successfully sold 1.5 Mio IT Project only via phone. Ersin also worked for 12 years as Management Consultant at EY (Ernst & Young), with a focus on strategic IT Transformation Programs. He did projects for companies like Novartis, Volkswagen, Lufthansa & Qiagen. During this time he learned how to make change happen. Since 2019 he is engaged in shaping the Startup Ecosystem in Germany's largest Metropolitan Region (The Ruhr Area). Get your coffee ready and enjoy listening! ☕ #productivity #startup #podcast

In episode #125 of Productivity Mastery, we present to you, Henry Mang! I was fortunate to come across Henry: a UX/UI designer, Yoga Instructor and owner of Hatu Manor. I was with the #Fintech batch of Startup Wise Guys, and we were wandering across the Estonian countryside on a Saturday when we decided to visit Hatu Manor.  We had a fascinating discussion and I knew I had to bring Henry on the pod. And here he is! 🚀 Henry shared a lot with us, including: 💡 What happens when you commit to meditating for 1,000 days in a row, 💡 How can meditation help you be happier and grow your business, 💡 How can you find time for meditation, 💡 What meditation could work for you, and much more! Henry is a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor since 2009 and a Meditative Healer. His passion for the teachings has grown into deep dedication. He practices Meditative Healing, a holistic and complementary healing approach, which leads far beyond the known and expected. He is an initiator and the team leader of the Aquarian Festival and has also served the community for many years as a board member of the National Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association. Henry is a dedicated yogi and a sensitive healer who applies the teachings and yogic lifestyle in his daily life. Enjoy listening and let's explore together the power of meditation! #productivity #meditation #podcast

In episode #124 of Productivity Mastery, we devote ourselves to the very thing that got us all together here - podcasting. It is a powerful tool to consider for your business. That’s why we invited Collin Mitchel - the Host of the top 1% podcast, Sales Transformation. Collin was incredibly insightful and shared a lot of practical ideas, including: 💡Why podcasting could be good for your business, 💡 A useful strategy for starting a podcast, 💡 The one thing that will help you grow your audience, 💡How different platforms work and how to use them wisely, and much more! Collin is an entrepreneur, Go To Market leader, podcaster, and  Dad of 4. Collin grew up poor, was raised by a single Mom, and never went to college. He was a VP of Sales at 24 and started his first company with his wife at 25 which they scaled from 0-5M ARR in 26 months. Today Collin lives in LA with his wife and four children. He invests in early-stage startups, is the CRO at Salescast, and is the Host of the top 1% podcast, Sales Transformation. Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #podcasting #growth #startup

In episode #123 of Productivity Mastery, we present to you Ellie Gosheva - an energetic and inspiring individual with whom we talked about Measuring the Unmeasurable: Leadership Due Diligence. Ellie shared a lot with us, including:   💡 What is Leadership Diligence and why is it so important,  💡 What makes a great leader,  💡 How not to allow your mind to be lazy,  💡 How to perform in times of crisis and much more!   Elitsa Gosheva is a Managing Partner of Dynamis Group, a high-value Talent Consultancy, supporting some of the most caring leaders in their professional trajectories and helping them make a positive impact in their communities. Her work in Dynamis focuses on developing and delivering a range of bespoke solutions, including Executive Search, Leadership Due Diligence and Onboarding, in order to help organisations address strategic leadership decisions globally.   Ellie has always had a natural affinity to understand the global and intercultural dynamics through a local lens. By the age of 26, she had already lived, worked and studied in 4 countries, and had developed a natural curiosity to understand what motivates people both within the context of the corporate world and the larger social structures. After spending time focusing on politics in Washington, D.C. Ellie made the transition to the world of Corporate Consultancy where eventually she saw an opportunity to help establish a company that is built on the concept of care for its teams and partners alike.   Enjoy listening and stay #productive!   #leadership #podcast #business

In episode #122 of Productivity Mastery, we welcomed Hedi Mardisoo - an energetic and inspiring individual with whom we talked about Attracting and managing an effective (startup) team. Hedi shared a lot with us, including: 💡 How to make people want to stay and grow with you, 💡 Views on the Estonian economy, 💡 Team culture and values when your team grows, 💡 Advice for founders who want to build amazing startup companies, and much more! Hedi Mardisoo is the co-founder and CEO of Cachet, a financial services ecosystem on a mission to create a better platform economy. Cachet has been listed two years in a row among the top 100 Insurtech in the world. Hedi is passionate about designing services that help people to be smarter about and benefit more from their data. In 2020, Sifted listed her among Europe’s “Women to Watch in Fintech”. Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #leadership #startupfounder #productivity

In episode #121 of Productivity Mastery, we welcomed Hanan Cohen - the Head of International Sales at NielsenIQ Activate. He shared with us his philosophy about professionalism and how he mastered B2B sales. Hanan shared a lot with us, including: 💡 A recipe for professionalism, 💡 Being professional in everything you do, 💡 How to change your perspective on sales, 💡 3 rules without which you’ll never make a sale, and much more! Hanan is a seasoned business executive, building trust and generating value with people and companies to eventually resolve real-life business and operational problems (compelling events) with effective enterprise technology solutions. Hanan and his team achieve results through critical thinking, avoiding the “follow the stream” approach and instead examining, embracing and resolving challenges through different perspectives, understanding the context, creativity, innovation and putting the prospect, customer and our company in the first place. Constant “hunger”, high energy, drive for excellence, planning and preparation before execution and focusing on doing the right things (effectiveness) and then doing these things right (efficiency), are KEY elements. Hanan is a true believer in the “Trust and Value” foundation and maintains a healthy balance between strategy and day-to-day need for financial, delivery and customer satisfaction results. Hanan’s first professional decade was all about software engineering, R&D and delivery and the over the last 2 decades, Hanan has been leading regional and global enterprise SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, complex sales(buying)-cycle, sales and account management, through well-orchestrated processes and a focused “understanding of the required achievement” and “the WHY?” approach. Enjoy listening and stay#productive! 🤗 #leadership #podcast #business

In episode #120 of Productivity Mastery, we dive into the deep waters of How we can #PERFORM in Uncertain times. And luckily we’re in good hands, as Yael Rozencwajg is our guest today. She’s a very inspiring woman, with a vast background in entrepreneurship and technology. Keep in mind that she founded her first startup only at the age of 20! Yael shared a lot with us, including: 💡How her first starup failed & how to know when to stop, 💡 Not everybody can be a leader, but everybody can take ownership, 💡 Mental toughness in uncertain times for leaders, 💡 Building a strong team that can put up through a crisis, and much more! Yael Rozencwajg is the Founder and CEO of The Road to Sustainability, and Nevelab Technologies, a purpose-driven platform for large enterprises. She is 20+ years serial entrepreneur in tech, working with corps, startup advisor. And last but not least, she is running a podcast. 🚀 I'm looking forward to hearing more about her passions, the businesses she runs, and most importantly, HOW SHE PERFORMS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES. 😎🤗 Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #leadership #podcast #creativity

In episode #119 of Productivity Mastery, we cut the fluff and talk about a really important topic - Using Failure as a Tool for Growth. And the best person to discuss it with us is the incredible Nina Mueller, a Global Program Director at Butchershop Europe, who invented a whole method for preventing failure. Nina shared a lot of practical advice and tools with us, including: 💡Using failure as a tool and not a hurdle, 💡 The Big Failure Method, 💡 The opposite of Success is Lack of clarity, 💡 The three Ps of a company - Play, Plan, Produce, and much more! Nina Mueller is the Global Program Director of Butchershop® Global, a growth and transformation company with offices in the US, Europe, and Mexico. Butchershop connects consulting, creativity, and technology to help brands break into emerging markets or break out to lead them. Services include five core offerings: Strategy and Consulting, Brand and Content, Digital and Product, Performance and Media, and Venture and Incubation. Throughout her 10+ year career, Nina has worked with some of the world’s most successful brands, ranging from early and late-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies. Nina and the Butchershop team have turned an unwavering emphasis on clarity into the Beat Failure™ methodology, helping leaders steer through the challenges of inflection points ᠆ whether they be at a moment of growth, scale, evolution, transformation or launch. Nina was born and raised between Germany and Silicon Valley, and kicked off her career in Product Marketing at Cewe HQ in Oldenburg. After spending 7 years in San Francisco working at creative branding agencies, Nina returned to Germany in 2020 with her husband Felix. They recently welcomed their first child, a son named Leander. Enjoy listening and stay #productive! #leadership #podcast #creativity