In this episode, we were joined by Tristan Wright, the founder of Evolve to Grow, all the way from Australia! What an insightful, inspiring, and invigorating talk we had! Tristan achieved his dreams at a very young age - a 7-figure thriving business, marriage - just to lose it all a couple of years later. But as it is with the entrepreneurial spirits - these hurdles didn't stop him. We talked with Tristan about how to learn from failures in life and use it to your advantage, about the difference between what drives entrepreneurs and how that might affect their businesses, and the role mindset ..read more

This podcast episode is all about B2B attribution and entrepreneurship! We were lucky enough to have one of the co-founders of Dreamdata.io – Steffen Hedebrandt – join us for a talk and share his insights on the significance of understanding the B2B sales journey and the challenges we all encounter in marketing analytics. Steffen also shared his journey from having established a successful track record of scaling the businesses and building teams at Upwork and Airtame as the Head of Marketing to embarking on the entrepreneurship and founding Dreamdata. So, tune in if you’re ready to hear an in ..read more

This time our guest is Arttu Hujanen – the CEO and Sales Director of SuperApp. In our conversation, we discuss how he found his way to entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship scene in Finland - how it’s changed throughout the years and where it’s heading. Arttu also shares his tips on how to manage time more efficiently, what it takes to be good at sales, and explains how they’ve adapted these values at SuperApp (pssst find out about their innovative way to recruitment). Last but not least – Arttu’s passion for sales – having lived in Germany and Hong Kong, Arttu describes the differences in ..read more

Informative, interesting, and real is what we think of our conversation with Ilya Sokolov, the CEO and co-founder of Connax. In this episode, we dive into the topic of Internet of Things (IoT), PSD2 and digital identity. Ilya also shares his journey on establishing Connax, the company that connects IoT and the world of payments, what it takes to be a serial entrepreneur and the challenges he had to overcome to be where he is today. So get ready to learn more about all of the above and find out what advice Ilya has for future startup founders! Key Takeaways: *In order to solve data privacy con ..read more

We sat down with Caritta, the COO and co-founder of Tespack, to talk about what it takes to start your own company in a tech field as a woman, how to receive the attention you need to present your company, and how to not let your background define you. Caritta also shared insights about her recent trip to Costa Rica and why she believes it’s the hidden tech gem. We also touched upon Tespack’s future plans and why diversity matters. Last but not least, Caritta emphasizes the importance of “giving back to the community”, shares her tips and tricks on how to prepare for public speaking, and how t ..read more

We sat down with Alena and Slava from Kallkod to talk about the recruitment processes, the need to help autistic people to find a job that fits them perfectly and what to do to get a job within a month! Yes, you read it right; it is possible.  They told us their journey of Kallkod and what is their future going to look like. Get the freshest insight into the recruitment company that is best of what they do - finding people for top IT companies and how they will be helping autistic people to enter the workforce. Key takeaways:  Don't give up on sending out and improving your CV at a ..read more

Electric cars have already existed  for more than 100 years!? Yes, you read it right. That's a fact we learnt from Jiri Räsänen during our conversation in this episode. Jiri told us so much about history of electric vehicles, building a startup with shoes string funding, his opinion on "innovative ideas" and so much more. He shared with us his  fascinating learning journey from being a social worker to a CEO of a startup in electric vehicle charging. Tune in to learn more about Jiri and his startup journey with Parking Energy.  Key takeaways: Long history of electric vehicles ..read more

You probably heard about Finnish culture and their unique way of doing things. How about taking a closer look into it with a Finnish entrepreneur who has been through the startup processes, create different companies in Finland, and been through all the challenges of a tech startup. In today's episode, Joonas will share his own experience about networking and the startup ecosystem in Finland. You will get useful insights together with practical tips. We believe that you can apply those tips to your own companies when searching for new clients or recruiting new people to your team. Key Takeawa ..read more

Join with us in the Nordic Growth Show this time is Tomi Kaukinen. He is a serial entrepreneur whose life changed when he fell into severe burnout during the scaling of his company. He left everything and had to reorganize his life. Today he is a keynote speaker and start-up mentor. His main topics are motivational and the importance of failure but also how depression and burnout are serious problems in work life. Burnout has been an emerging issue among startup founders recently. Not only his story of being a serial entrepreneur but also how he got back on his feet after experiencing burnout ..read more

On this episode, we are honored to have Natalia Rincón, CEO and Founder of CHAOS to discuss about being a female founder in male-dominant industries namely Information Technology, Construction and Real Estate. She dedicates her free time to the Green Party, where She serves as a deputy councilor in Tampere and as a member in several urban planning boards. Despite working in the male-dominant industries, Natalia has not experienced any negative encounters. But she recognized several similarities and differences between male and female when it comes to: traits of personality, pitching to investo ..read more