In this episode, you will get to know the truly transformational story of Lauri Ruhala. He started just as a sales manager in a Finnish software agency and later became a CEO and transformed the agency into a product company. Salesframe now is scaled to 700k€ ARR and continued growth. Salesframe is fully bootstrapped which is unusual for a current VC money market. Enjoy and let us know what you think! Check Lauri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriruhala/ Check Roman: https://linktr.ee/romanhelsinki Click this “Follow” button so you never miss an episode. 💥 Tags: #startup #getcrackin #business #vc #investment #bootstrapped #ceo #career #roleofamanagerinanorganization #managerrolesandresponsibilities #managerroleandskills #managementconsulting #roleofamanager #managerroles #directorrolesandresponsibilities #directorvsmanager #managervsdirector #spontaneoustrip #teenagemotivation #financemotivation #schoolofhardknockclips #managingdirector #businessmotivation #investingmotivation #businesstopic #manager #investing #businessadvice #schoolofhardknocks #youtubeshorts #CEOPodcast #FromManagerToOwner #EntrepreneurJourney #SuccessStory #OvercomingChallenges #BusinessGrowth #LeadershipTips #InspiringInterview #CareerTransformation #MotivationalContent #TheDiaryOfACEO #podcast #thediaryofaCEOpodcast #lifelessons #CEO

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In this episode, you will hear the conversation between two business immigrants and dive deep into the story of Mehdi who moved from Iran in pursuit of his global business ambitions.

He shares insights and key learnings.

On the agenda:

-Why would you listen?

-How to get from the Middle East to Finland

-How to become an entrepreneur

-What are the tips for repeating the journey

- from the Middle East to Finland

-How to become valuable for any company

-Importance of the Mindset

-What are the challenges of running a business in Finland as an immigrant?

-How to adjust to different markets?

-How to do Business in Finland?

-Difference of doing business in Germany, Finland, Spain-How to sell

- Ideal Customer profile

-How to create a network?

-Content as a part of sales

-Final tips for entrepreneurs

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In this episode, you will hear the story of Linda who experienced burnout due to her high energy and drive towards great results.

Now, she co-founded BeyondSapience and helps high-performance people optimize for their health and wellbeing which leads to a better performance without damage to health.

The episode is relevant to anyone who wishes to go faster and feel better.

Check Linda:

IG - https://www.instagram.com/linda_gronfors/

LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-gronfors/

Beyond Sapience - https://beyondsapiens.co/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLcAyvERuwo4jhzKXBGW30Q

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https://linktr.ee/romanhelsinki

In the episode:

- Who is Linda and what makes her an expert in Holistic Human Optimisation

- Why people should care about improving their lives?

- Sociological aspects of growth

- Is the desire for self-expression generational or universal?

- How to be more conscious?

- What works for high-performance people?

- Roman is committing to the marathon

- Understanding the holistic self to get better (Physical, Mental Sociological)

- Story of Linda

- from entrepreneur at 14 to burnout at 23

- Humans can do everything

- One practical tip to take away

- How are you, really?

- One major tip to become a high performer?

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In this episode Sunny and Roman talk about where are they in their entrepreneurial journeys and what are the important elements of being an entrepreneur.

Sunny is a real estate investor and landlord. He is mostly involved in short-term rentals (Airbnb, Booking.com) but also does some other real estate-related activities. He asks life-changing questions from Roman and shares his insight. Do not forget to check his first episode as well as the YouTube video about one of his rental properties.

Connect with guest:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunny-singh1/

Your host - Roman: On the self-improvement journey, building and scaling things. Connect:

• https://linktr.ee/romanhelsinki

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Get Cracking podcast is - knowledge on what to do and where to start from people who have done it.

We are growing towards being the biggest English-speaking podcast in the business category in Finland.

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In this episode:

1. Intro to the pod
2. What Roman is up for currently?
3. Creative journey
4. Own journey
5. What gives energy?
6. Importance of sleep and exercise
7. Relax and switch off
8. Influence of content on people
9. Things will go wrong
10. Story of a broken TV
11. Glamping as a business idea
12. How did Sunnys year go.
13. Goal setting
14. 2 tips Sunny would give to himself a year ago
15. Learnings from networking
16. It seems that Entrepreneurship remonetized
17. Business Ideas for Real Estate - Software
18. Embrace the hard times
19. “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than have an opportunity and be not prepared”

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Your host - Roman: On the self-improvement journey, building and scaling things. Connect:

• LinkedIn⁠ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanhelsinki/
• ⁠Instagram⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/romanhelsinki/

About:

Get Cracking podcast is - knowledge on what to do and where to start from people who have done it.

Our mission is to accelerate each one of us to happiness.

We are growing towards being the biggest podcast in Finland and the next step is the most prominent English-speaking podcast in Finland, we invite you to join our mission by clicking the “Follow” button and joining forces.

In this episode:

1. The value - you got this! There are so many failures but keep on crunching.
2. The podcast is one year old.
3. A lot of learnings - equipment, team, set up, people and schedules, guests, interviews, questions, growth.
4. YouTube is the Future
5. Romans Entrepreneurial journey
6. Last year's fails: Marketing agency, Electronics trading, Startup Studio, Fintech Solution, Amazon trading, SUP board rental.
7. Focused now:
8. What do you think of this podcast?

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David is a co-founder of an award-winning b2b marketing agency - The F Company. He shares insights of his journey and wisdom about happiness he learned on the way. The F Company demonstrates over 2M€ in yearly revenue and employs over 15 people. David has started several companies and now became a partner in Precis Group which acquired the F company. David is also big on content creation and public speaking about all things marketing.

Connect with guest:

• Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidblinov/
• The F Company - https://thefcompany.com/

Your host - Roman: On the self-improvement journey, building and scaling things. Connect:

• LinkedIn⁠ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanhelsinki/
• ⁠Instagram⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/romanhelsinki/

About:

Get Cracking podcast is - knowledge on what to do and where to start from people who have done it.

Our mission is to accelerate each one of us to happiness.

We are growing towards being the biggest podcast in Finland and the next step is the most prominent English-speaking podcast in Finland, we invite you to join our mission by clicking the “Follow” button and joining forces.

In this episode:

1. Intro to the pod
2. From where did it all start
3. Why B2B marketing
4. The F Company
5. Is it a good idea to start the company with friends?
6. What are the major difficulties on the journey of the F company
7. The problems of scaling
8. Building the company with exit in mind
9. Due Diligence process and exit
10. Deal structure
11. Are you happy?
12. What does happiness mean?
13. Show empathy to self and others
14. The magic of schedules and understanding self
15. B2B Marketing - what works
16. How to do B2B Marketing better nowadays

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It started with IQM closing the biggest seed round in Finland's history and now IQM is on a mission to build world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind. Juha shares his experience and knowledge about quantum computers and building a remarkable company in our age. IQM has closed over €200M in investments and is now expanding to the US, with market-ready quantum computers already in place. While it's not yet clear the full range of applications for these computers, it's undoubtedly the technology of the future.

Connect with guest:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vartiainen/
• IQM - https://www.meetiqm.com/

Your host - Roman: On the self-improvement journey, building and scaling things. Connect:

• LinkedIn⁠ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanhelsinki/
• ⁠Instagram⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/romanhelsinki/

About:

Get Cracking podcast is - knowledge on what to do and where to start from people who have done it.

Our mission is to accelerate each one of us to happiness.

We are growing towards being the biggest podcast in Finland and the next step is the most prominent English-speaking podcast in Finland, we invite you to join our mission by clicking the “Follow” button and joining forces.

In this episode:

1. Intro to the pod
2. Biggest seed round in the history of Finland (11.5 M€ )
3. From where do IQM Quantum computers come from
4. What is Quantum Computer
5. What is the potential application - Pharmacy, Ai, Decryption, Encryption
6. Can Quantum computers and AI bring harm to humanity?
7. Do we even need this technology?
8. What is the potential application of this technology
9. Hardware VS Software as a startup
10. Lessons learned from building a hardware company
11. IQM expansion to the US
12. How to start a business?
13. Learn to tell stories
14. How to build teams
15. How to build a culture
16. Is IQM hiring?

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Caritta is an entrepreneur, VC Investor, and mother. She runs a successful company Tespack that has contracts with UN, EY, Audi, and Zambia, to get energy and internet to the places on Earth where it is not common yet. She is a keynote speaker - TEDx, SLUSH, Arctic15. Investor at Spintop Ventures.

This episode will be especially relevant for anyone interested in starting a company and raising funds. Caritta is a truly inspiring person with a lot of knowledge. Remember to send this episode to someone who needs to hear that!

Connect with guest:

• Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carittaseppa/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/carittaseppa/

Your host - Roman: On the self-improvement journey, building and scaling things. Connect:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanhelsinki/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/romanhelsinki/

About:

Get Cracking podcast is - knowledge on what to do and where to start from people who have done it. Through interviews with professionals, we help to solve directional and actionable problems.

Our mission is to accelerate each one of us to happiness.

We are growing towards being the biggest podcast in Finland and the next step is the most prominent English-speaking podcast in Finland, we invite you to join our mission by clicking the “Follow” button and joining forces.

In this episode:

1. Intro to the pod
2. Is it difficult to wear 2 hats professionally (Founder and Investor)
3. Multitasking?
4. The story of Tespack. Shaping the business and business model
5. Influence of COVID, War, supply chain crisis
6. What kind of learning has been on the way of the company?
7. What drives Caritta? Combining business and impact
8. About investing and VC funds
9. How to become a VC investor if you are a founder
10. How to explain - what exactly your company is doing
11. Investment funds differences
12. What is a startup?
13. What are the options for raising money for your company?
14. Go Global
15. People are being invested - how to build a team
16. Can everyone be a Founder?
17. Women in tech and women founders
18. What is passion

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