Project Kazimierz: Innovation in Central Europe

Summary: In this final episode of Project Kazimierz, Richard reflects on the people he talks to, thanks to his co-founder Sam, producer Adam, and the listeners, explains his motivations for working on the podcast and gives details of the migration to the Entrepreneurship and Leadership channel on the New Books Network. A recent media roundup: … Continue reading The end of Project Kazimierz and a new beginning with NBN → The post The end of Project Kazimierz and a new beginning with NBN appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Adam Davidson is the CEO of the newly listed Trident Royalties. In this interview he explains the history of the company, and the business case for invcsting in royalty based mininig businesses. Trident Royalties PLC is a United Kingdom-based diversified mining royalty and streaming company. The Company focuses on base and precious metals, bulk … Continue reading Richard Lucas interviews Adam Davidson CEO of Trident Royalties (s5ep22) → The post Richard Lucas interviews Adam Davidson CEO of Trident Royalties (s5ep22) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Mike Southon is a serially successful entrepreneur, best-selling business author and one of the world’s top business keynote speakers on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and sales. He specialises in teaching entrepreneurship to University students. Mike is co-author with Chris West of The Beermat Entrepreneur, The Boardroom Entrepreneur and Sales on a Beermat. He has spoken at … Continue reading Interview with Mike Southon, a serial entrepreneur and best-selling author (s5ep23) → The post Interview with Mike Southon, a serial entrepreneur and best-selling author (s5ep23) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Family-man and serial entrepreneur, Peter Harrington has a deep interest in education. Following graduation in York in 1989, he created his first business and over 15 years started and grew companies in the fields of research, marketing, design, print and consultancy. Since 2005, Peter has been at the heart of Venture Simulations Ltd, a … Continue reading Interview with Peter Harrington of Venture Simulations Ltd. – a serial entrepreneur and family-man (s5ep24) → The post Interview with Peter Harrington of Venture Simulations Ltd. – a serial entrepreneur and family-man (s5ep24) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Alex Schey is the CEO and co-founder of Vantage Power, which was founded in 2011 and sold to Allison Transmission in 2019, where he is the Chief Commercial Officer for Electrification. The company pioneered the concept of converting double decker buses to a hybrid deisel electric solution to greatly reduce pollution and increase efficiency. … Continue reading Interview with Alex Schey, founder and CEO of Vantage Power (s5ep21) → The post Interview with Alex Schey, founder and CEO of Vantage Power (s5ep21) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: The New Books Network has over 800,000 downloads a month. NBN enables authors to talk about their books with a specialist host. Founded in 2007 by Marshall Poe – formerly a Russian history Professor from the US, it has grown to be probably the most downloaded podcast of its type in the world. https://newbooksnetwork.com … Continue reading Interview with Marshall Poe the founder and editor of the New Books Network (s5ep20) → The post Interview with Marshall Poe the founder and editor of the New Books Network (s5ep20) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Mel Rosenberg is a microbiologist best known for his research on the diagnosis and treatment of bad breath (halitosis). His research led to several successful commercial products addressing the problem. He is also the creator of a wildly popular TED-ED video on the topic. and is an active part of the TED-ED community. Mel … Continue reading Richard Lucas in conversation with Mel Rosenberg, Entrepreneur, Educator, TED-ED-ster (s5ep19) → The post Richard Lucas in conversation with Mel Rosenberg, Entrepreneur, Educator, TED-ED-ster (s5ep19) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Mark McKergow spoke at TEDxKazimierz in 2018 on the topic of host leadership. Dr Mark McKergow brings new ideas into the world of business and management, with an inimitable combination of scientific rigour and performance pizzazz. Mark is best known for his work on introduction the ideas of Solutions Focus (2002) and Host Leadership … Continue reading Richard Lucas in conversation with Dr Mark McKergow – author, scientist, and speaker (s5ep18) → The post Richard Lucas in conversation with Dr Mark McKergow – author, scientist, and speaker (s5ep18) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Michael Sliwinski is a productivity guy – he’s the founder and CEO of Nozbe – a project management and collaboration tool for busy professionals and their teams. Nozbe is a web-based tool with apps for all the major platforms. Michael is also a speaker, author of best-selling books, a podcaster and a blogger. He … Continue reading Michael Sliwinski – founder and CEO of Nozbe – a leading productivity tool (s5ep17) → The post Michael Sliwinski – founder and CEO of Nozbe – a leading productivity tool (s5ep17) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: John Murn is a marketing strategist based in Taipei, Taiwan. After starting his career in 4A agencies, he now plies his trade in the adtech world, where he’s spent time working on e-commerce, streaming, mobile video advertising, and programmatic advertising optimization. In addition to his day job, John is a serial networker, which led … Continue reading John Murn – Founder of All Hands Taiwan, a fast-growing networking platform (s5ep16) → The post John Murn – Founder of All Hands Taiwan, a fast-growing networking platform (s5ep16) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Marek Jankowski is the host of Mała Wielka Firma – one of the most popular business podcasts in Poland launched in 2009. He wrote two books for entrepreneurs: Mała wielka firma (Little Big Company) and Pułapki small biznesu (Small Business Pitfalls). Marek is also a former radio journalist, who in 2004 started his own … Continue reading Marek Jankowski – the host of Mała Wielka Firma, an author, entrepreneur and a former journalist (s5ep17) → The post Marek Jankowski – the host of Mała Wielka Firma, an author, entrepreneur and a former journalist (s5ep17) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: David Troy is a serial entrepreneur and community activist in Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently CEO and product architect at 410 Labs, maker of the popular e-mail management tools Mailstrom.co and Chuck. He has been acknowledged by the founding team at Twitter as the first developer to utilize the Twitter API, with his project … Continue reading David Troy: Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, TED Speaker, and TEDx organiser (s5ep15) → The post David Troy: Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, TED Speaker, and TEDx organiser (s5ep15) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Alex Hoskyns – Founded the Chatty Cafe Scheme. Cafes that take part have a ‘Chatter & Natter’ table which creates a space for people to talk; whether it is for five minutes while you drink a tea or coffee, or for an hour of good conversation. We’re not trying to build friendships – just … Continue reading Alex Hoskyns – Founder of the Chatty Cafe Scheme (s5ep12) → The post Alex Hoskyns – Founder of the Chatty Cafe Scheme (s5ep12) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Fred Schmidt (nee Fernando Klemens Jan Borys Czochralski-Schmidt) MBE is Director of International Affairs at Capital Factory, a top U.S. incubator – accelerator – investment fund nurturing over 700 tech startups in downtown Austin Texas. There he oversees Touchdown Austin, a soft landing program for foreign companies seeking to expand into the U.S. market, … Continue reading Fred Schmidt – International Director of Capital Factory in Austin Texas USA (s5ep13) → The post Fred Schmidt – International Director of Capital Factory in Austin Texas USA (s5ep13) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Jon Powell is Chair of Enterprise Educators UK – a membership organisation for Universities, Colleges and private sector organisations to support enterprise educators. Head of Enterprise and Innovation Services and resident expert on enterprise education and business Growth Hubs at Lancaster University. Jon Powell has experience in supporting technology and knowledge-based start-up companies including … Continue reading Jon Powell – a leading enterprise educator and entrepreneur (s5ep10) → The post Jon Powell – a leading enterprise educator and entrepreneur (s5ep10) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Chris Bomgaars – worked with his father to build up to a $100 million dollar revenue pig farming business from 2003-14 managing pigs on 350 farms. Based on his experience of what was needed to improve the way pig farms worked, he decided to create Everypig – a simple yet powerful pig health and … Continue reading Chris Bomgaars – CEO and Founder of Everypig.co (s5ep11) → The post Chris Bomgaars – CEO and Founder of Everypig.co (s5ep11) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Kai Parsons is a young South African entrepreneur who believes that entrepreneurship is the key to solving some of societies biggest problems. He is the Co-Founder of Air Alert (a social enterprise that is creating an awareness of harmful gasses released by fossil fuels in informal settlements). He also Co-founded Silicon Development, a web … Continue reading Kai Parsons – TEDxYouth@CapeTown speaker and a young entrepreneur (s5ep9) → The post Kai Parsons – TEDxYouth@CapeTown speaker and a young entrepreneur (s5ep9) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Paul Kulon is Head of Operations at the Foundation Supporting #OMGKRK which works to build a world-class innovation ecosystem in Krakow. A recent media roundup: OMGKRK website omgkrk facebook group Paul’s Linkedin Don’t miss an episodes of Project Kazimierz – Sign up on i Tunes here The post Paul Kulon – Head of Operations at the Foundation Supporting Krakow Startup Community (s5ep8) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Aleksandra Pedraszewska is a Co-Founder and Head of Commercial at VividQ – a UK-based start-up offering revolutionary software platform for next generation holographic display. Aleksandra co-founded VividQ when completing her MPhil degree in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School. Today, she heads up VividQ’s sales, marketing, and operations teams based in London. She … Continue reading Alexandra Pedraszewska – Polish non-technical co-founder of a tech startup in Cambridge/London (s5ep7) → The post Alexandra Pedraszewska – Polish non-technical co-founder of a tech startup in Cambridge/London (s5ep7) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Alex Mcleod has a background in infrastructure and educational social entrepreneurship, having helped found Bak USA, a social enterprise company based in Buffalo, NY that now hires 100+ employees from underserved communities and refugee populations. Prior to Bak USA, she developed the business plan and helped obtain a $250,000 USAID grant for Surtab Inc, … Continue reading Multi-cultural business and social entrepreneur Alex Mcleod (s5ep6) → The post Multi-cultural business and social entrepreneur Alex Mcleod (s5ep6) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.