“Now is the best time to get into entrepreneurship”, Joonas Ahola – CEO & Founder of MeetingPackage
Solving a problem is at the core of entrepreneurship and is exemplified with Joonas and his company MeetingPackage
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“If you want to become an entrepreneur because of the money I think you have the wrong motives”, Joonas Korgan – CEO of Identio
Joonas Korgan learned how to be an entrepreneur, learned how to lead a team and certainly learned how to do marketing. On a constant journey of self-education and personal development, Joonas has become a successful entrepreneur with a mantra “don’t take any risks you can’t survive”
“We agreed to commit to this journey 100%, but without sacrificing our families” – Denise Johansson Co-founder and CEO of Enfuce License Services, COO of Enfuce Group
“I said YES before even knowing what we were about to do” – Denise Johansson Co-founder and CEO of Enfuce License Services, COO of Enfuce Group
“I adore everybody brave enough to be entrepreneurial in their work environment”, Elisa Kitunen, Country Manager at EEX Oy
With a background in innovative communication, Elisa Kitunen is an ambassador of entrepreneurship & open dialogue. She is currently Country Manager at EEX Oy – a startup that offers an entrepreneurship exchange program – a unique learning experience for corporate leaders and startup entrepreneurs. EEX Journey deploys corporate leaders and key talents to help startup entrepreneurs as advisors.
“I believed that I would retire from the same company for which I worked all my life” Iiro Lindborg, Co-founder and VP Customer Solutions & Concepts at Groke Technologies
Iiro was born and grew up in the Western Finnish city of Rauma. He worked with the same company for 15 years, thinking that he will continue to do so until retirement. But life has other plans for him, so in 2019, out of their love for innovation, Iiro and the other three co-founders started Groke Technologies.
“Do not rush into entrepreneurship without proper preparation”, Igor Soroka – Independent Software Consultant at Soroka Tech
An independent software consultant who always finds great opportunities and continuously learns throughout his working experiences, no matter how hard the situation is, Igor Soroka still manages and thrives for success. Entrepreneurship has become a part of Igor, and it means more than just businesses.
“Money is only a by-product of value created!” – Kelvin Chikezie, CEO & Co-Founder at Digital Growth Boost
Driven by an urge to make the world a better place, even after he’s gone, his hunger for knowledge and willingness to learn taught him entrepreneurship is truly about helping people and providing value, rather than just making money
“When one thing doesn’t work out, try something else. Failing at one thing may be exactly what enables you to succeed at something else” – Erasmus van Niekerk, CEO and Owner at SEP Solutions
Growing up in South Africa taught Erasmus the value of the family and how to tell a good story, but the tight budget pushed him to entrepreneurship in high school, where he became a “candy dealer”. How did he get from there to get vetted distributors in 40 countries interested in his and his wife’s products? Read on to find the whole story!
“We built our prototype by using hot glue and nail polish” – Janne Kyllönen, Founder & COB at QuietOn
Janne Kyllönen is Chief Product Officer and Chairman of Board at QuietOn Ltd. His team develops earplugs that use active noise cancellation and are designed to reduce low frequency ‘bass’ noises that traditional products can’t block, such as the hum of aeroplane engines, snoring, and normal background noise. QuietOn is the only active noise cancelling device which can be used for sleeping and has more than 50000 happy customers all around the world.
“Finnish education is great, but you don’t learn how to sell & present yourself there”, Sirkku Hahn – Founder & CEO of INARI Arctic Cosmetics
Sometimes the passion for entrepreneurship can come from the people around you but Sirkku Hahn discovered her’s through doing it herself. The enthusiasm she found being an entrepreneur, even at the age of 12, stuck with her