From a cleaner to an elite scholar, from investment banking to the colourful start-up world, from Finland over Spain to Asia. And finally into a burn-out.
I had the honour to interview Tomi Kaukinen, who is a successful serial entrepreneur and one of the most-wanted keynote speakers in the Finnish business sector.
Graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics, he quit is well-paid job in an investment bank after 6 years to found his own business. He has managed to build up a start-up that connected him with nobody less than the famous Spanish football club Real Madrid. But the hard work and the hunger for success left their traces.
This episode is the first part of the (very long, but definitely not boring!) interview with Tomi, in which he shares
Why he returned to school to graduate with straight A’s
What disillusionment he experienced when starting his career
Why you should have a safety net when quitting your job
Why it is important to fail to create a successful start-up
How the WiFi at McDonald’s secured him the collaboration with a Spanish football club 😉
Feel free to connect directly with Tomi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomikaukinen/
I would be happy to support you in your skillful self-presentation and showing your true, authentic self to a company! Therefore, this podcast is based on three pillars:
· Self-confidence & self-esteem
· Managing your emotions
· Concrete communication techniques based on NLP
And in each episode, you will hear about one of them. – Subscribe to not miss any important points!
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Keywords: Skilful self-presentation, Successful career, fulfilling career, important for career, successful in my job, self-confidence, entrepreneur, founding a start-up, quitting my job, get an investor, burn-out
