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Ukraine: Perspectives from Moscow - Vadim Belyakov
Taking the Leap
English - August 07, 2023 00:27 - 1 hour - 197 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Careers business entrepreneurship leadership mentorship gig economy freelancer freelancing startup business ownership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Vadim Belyakov is from Moscow, Russia and has been a serial entrepreneur since 1999 when ROST XXI Group was founded. ROST main activity was the importation and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) throughout the entire Russian Federation and it quickly became Russia’s leader in brand sales. In recent years, the company has shifted focus providing real-estate development and back office solutions to medium size multi-national companies doing business in Russia. Vadim is also the President of Uniland, a trading company that distributes a wide range of products to consumers in the Urals. He is a member of YPO and has won multiple awards to including Best Regional Learning Officer, Best Large Personal Event, and Best Overall Experience.
He has his Master of Arts from the Russian Academy of Economy and is a graduate of London Business School and Harvard Business School. Since 2017 he has been working on the NotAlone App, which is an application for young people who feel alone, depressed, and struggle with Anxiety. The app uses innovative and life-changing technology like an AI bot, online forums, and 20 years of established clinical psychological experience to provide users with various strategies to meaningfully connect and deepen healthy and positive self-awareness.
Show Notes:
"The most American thing we can do is think for ourselves, question authority, and demand transparency. When we are faced with the rare moments where we find the unusual convergence of consensus narrative forming...double down on all of the above."