Best Romania Podcasts (2024)

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Digital Marketing Trends in CEE - Conv. with Andra Stuparu, Digital and E-comm Leader CEE at Philips 21:50

1+ y ago21:50

21:50

In this episode, Andra Stuparu, Digital and E-commerce Leader CEE at Philips shares insights into their strategy since the outbreak of the war, key differences between the CEE and global markets in terms of e-commerces trends, smart shopping channels and many more.By Techsylvania

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With surgical precision in frontier technologies— with Irina Haivas, VC Partner at Atomico 25:18

3+ y ago25:18

25:18

This episode of Eastern European Podcast puts Irina Haivas, Partner at high-profile VC fund Atomico, under the spotlight about her career journey from a surgeon to a startup investor. Knowing the healthcare industry from within and having a deeper understanding of it, Irina has a strong eye when it comes to the companies they invest in. Discover mo…

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The Journey Of Great Products In Eastern Europe- Behind The Scenes With Ivan Klaric, CEO Score Alarm 17:02

4y ago17:02

17:02

Ivan Klaric founded the first tech company to introduce native mobile apps to the sports betting industry in 2012 and got acquired by Superbet in 2017. In this episode, Vlad Ciurca discusses with him about his background, entrepreneurial journey and the tech ecosystem in this region of Europe.By Techsylvania

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How To Fundraise With Zero Connections With Fang Yuan, Director At Baidu Ventures 23:15

4y ago23:15

23:15

In this episode of Eastern European Exposed, Fang is helping us understand the traditional VC options as well as identifying some alternative paths. Even if you have a strong business model or an innovation that makes you stand out, there still are some questions that can help us differentiate between a great business idea and a VC-backable idea—di…

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COVID-19 crisis within an 800 person organization with Calin Vaduva, CEO of Fortech 20:54

4y ago20:54

20:54

In this episode, Calin Vaduva, the CEO of Fortech, one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Central and Eastern Europe reveals details about their risk mitigation plan. The COVID-19 situation also affects the workflows within a large company, and Calin talks about Fortech and how its well-defined organizational structure can be the backbo…

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Looking for European Diamonds with Andrei Cionca, Founder of RocaX 15:32

4+ y ago15:32

15:32

in this episode of Eastern Europe Exposed, Vlad is talking to Andrei Cionca, Founder of Roca X, an investment fund that invests in technology startups, bridging early-stage startups with experienced VCs. Find out useful insights on what investors look for when choosing to support the right startups.By Techsylvania

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Romanian IT ecosystem insights with Voicu Oprean, Founder and CEO at AROBS 14:35

4+ y ago14:35

14:35

in this episode of Eastern Europe Exposed, Vlad is talking to Voicu Oprean, founder and CEO of AROBS (https://www.arobs.com/), one of the biggest Romanian IT company. Voicu reveals the challenges of growing an IT company in this landscape and market developing forecasts. He is also exposing his investor’s point of view, listing key startup success …

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European Travel Startup Success Story with Dennis Vilovic, Founder of TroopTravel 16:33

4+ y ago16:33

16:33

in this episode of Eastern Europe Exposed, Vlad interviews Dennis Vilovic, Founder of TroopTravel, a European startup success story. They discuss how they came up with the startup idea, tips and tricks for successful investors pitches and how TroopTravel really works.By Techsylvania

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Technology for a healthy lifestyle with Mikael Fredholm, Founder of Monday App 15:35

4+ y ago15:35

15:35

in this episode of Eastern Europe Exposed, Vlad is talking to Mikael Fredholm, Founder of Monday App, a platform that offers a variety of healthy solutions for improving wellbeing. Mikael gives some insights on their success recipe, but also on his switch from corporate to IT entrepreneurship.By Techsylvania

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#31 Improbabilities, uncertainty and how we feel after reading The Black Swan 56:01

6y ago56:01

56:01

New book-talk: we dissect the lessons we took from reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, The Black Swan, about the random events that underlie our lives: the ones that are impossible to predict, have a huge impact, and, after they occur, we always try to rationalize them. More details about the episde: https://www.theceolibrary.com/improbabilities-…

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#30 Yaro Starak, Founder of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com: "There’s no such thing as failure, there’s only stepping stones to success" 55:18

6y ago55:18

55:18

Yaro Starak‘s an entrepreneur and content creator, founder of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com and co-founder of InboxDone.com. He's made it his life’s mission to teach others how to make a full-time income from blogging. Find out more about the books that shaped his journey and the lessons he learned from them. Full transcript and links: https://www.thec…

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#29 Audrey Russo, President & CEO of Pittsburgh Technology Council [Sunday Interviews] 6:00

6y ago6:00

6:00

Audrey Russo is the President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. The Pittsburgh Technology Council helps new businesses grow by connecting them to the right capital source or helping them grow their workforce. Their platform is a combination of elements that are key for a thriving business, such as government relations, talent retention …

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#28 Everyone Hates Marketers - How Louis Grenier Built a Podcast out of Love for True Marketing 1:00:12

6y ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Cristina, our co-founder, interviewed Louis Grenier, Chief Podcaster Chef at Everyone Hates Marketers and Content Lead at HotJar, about his fight against bullsh*t marketing techniques, entrepreneurship, how to earn people's trust (and get your first clients), and why sometimes it takes a failed business to find meaning and success. Resources here: …

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#27 Ryan Len, Founder & Design Director at The Workbench [Sunday Interviews] 4:07

6y ago4:07

4:07

Ryan Len is the Founder and Design Director of The Workbench, a Singapore-based graphic design studio, whose purpose is not to create the most beautiful designs, but to create solutions that enable their clients to become better versions of themselves. All the books mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.theceolibrary.com/ryan-len…

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#26 Armina Sîrbu's Journey: Building Successful Businesses by Learning how to Talk to People 43:36

6y ago43:36

43:36

Armina Sîrbu is a Romanian serial entrepreneur who started her first business when she was 18, and has 15 years of experience as a trainer. Listen to Theo interviewing Armina and you'll learn more about her entrepreneurial journey, how she sold her first company, how she hires and manages a remote team, fear of public speaking, and, of course, the …

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#25 Bogdan Lucaciu, Adore Me's CTO [Sunday Interviews] 7:20

6y ago7:20

7:20

Bogdan Lucaciu has been an entrepreneur for his entire adult life, a journey that started back in 2003 at System & Network Solutions (SNS) – a company specialized in programming and system / network administration. Five years later, Bogdan started a software development company, Sinapticode. In 2013, he merged Sinapticode into Adore Me, a company t…

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#24 What Stuck With Us From “Made to Stick” [Book Club Talk] 49:31

6+ y ago49:31

49:31

In our new book-club talk we cover "Made to Stick", a book released more than 10 years ago and highly recommended by business leaders across various fields. Chip and Dan Heath analyze what makes certain ideas stick, and explain how we can use apply those lessons to make our own stories memorable. Here's what we learned from it... https://www.theceo…

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#23 Stephen Lew, Director of The School of Positive Psychology [Sunday Interviews] 9:48

6+ y ago9:48

9:48

Stephen Lew is the Director of Training and Development of The School of Positive Psychology, a leading higher education and training facility based in Singapore. Find out more about the books that pivoted his journey towards personal development and human excellence, but also the ones he’d recommend to those who want to become better leaders. For …

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#22 Tudor Mihăilescu, Finance and Business Enablement Manager [Sunday Interviews] 13:10

6+ y ago13:10

13:10

This interview is a must-read for anyone interested in working and performing better in the finance field. We had the chance to talk to Tudor Mih?ilescu, Finance and Business Enablement Manager at a top multinational corporation, over South East Europe Operations. Find out what books had an impact on his professional and personal life and the ones …

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#21 Fabrice Grinda, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor [Sunday Interviews] 5:35

6+ y ago5:35

5:35

With over $300 million in exits and 300 angel investments, Fabrice Grinda is one of the world’s leading tech entrepreneurs and investors. He has served as CEO for three multinational companies and was as an early investor in Alibaba, Delivery Hero, BrightRoll and many others. Fabrice is currently investing in startups and building companies through…

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#20 From Paper to Screen: Are Movies as Good as the Books They're Based on? 57:43

6+ y ago57:43

57:43

Kings, Lords, Counts & Alchemists... can you guess our favorite fiction books? In today's episode you get to listen to us (Cristina, Theo, Vlad) talk about the fiction books that marked us at different moments in life, the movies that trump books they are based on, how you can apply in life & business what you learn from fiction, and many other rel…

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#19 Andi Dumitrescu, Musician & Visual Artist [Sunday Interviews] 5:30

6+ y ago5:30

5:30

Andi Dumitrescu is a Romanian visual artist and musician, leader and co-founder of the folk-rock band Bucium. When he’s not busy creating music, Andi is working as a video producer, director and editor for ads, documentaries or music videos. Find out more about the books that left deep marks on Andi, helped him along his career path, and in what wa…

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#18 Can a 1936 Book Help You Win Friends and Influence People in 2018? 51:46

6+ y ago51:46

51:46

Can a 1936 book help you win friends and influence people in 2018? Of course, we’re talking about Dale Carnegie’s classic. What could we possibly dislike about a book that’s highly recommended by almost everyone and has been in the top best-selling nonfiction books of all time? You’ll just have to listen to our book-club talk / turned podcast episo…

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#17 Antonio Eram, CEO of NETOPIA mobilPay [Sunday Interviews] 9:52

6+ y ago9:52

9:52

Antonio Éram is a Romanian entrepreneur and angel investor, CEO and co-founder of NETOPIA mobilPay, always seeking new projects that can take the world by storm. Learn more about the books that helped him grow on both personal and professional levels, how he looks at past business failures and red flags he pays attention to when investing. All the …

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#16 The Amazing Journey of a Marketer: Irina Nica [Podcast Interview] 1:09:33

6+ y ago1:09:33

1:09:33

Podcast interview with Irina Nica - a driven marketer, specialized in influencer campaigns, content and SEO. Irina's currently living in Dublin, where she works as a Senior Marketing Manager at Hubspot. Listen to our talk and you'll find out more about her amazing journey as a marketer & the books that impacted her.…

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#15 Marvin Liao, Partner at 500 Startups [Sunday Interviews] 11:10

6+ y ago11:10

11:10

Marvin is a Partner at the micro venture capital fund 500 Startups, running the accelerator program based in San Francisco, and investing in seed stage startups. Find out more about his passion for reading, the books that helped him, what red flags he’s looking out in entrepreneurs’ pitching process, and common bad advice in the startup industry. F…

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#14 Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Read Business Biographies & Memoirs 51:12

6+ y ago51:12

51:12

A talk about the biographies and memoirs that influenced us, the team behind The CEO Library. Find out what books we read and recommend, what we learned from them, why we were disappointed by some, and how sports memoirs helped us (and our mental health) more than business literature.

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#13 Stephen Lew, Director of The School of Positive Psychology [Sunday Interviews] 9:52

6+ y ago9:52

9:52

Stephen Lew is the Director of Training and Development of The School of Positive Psychology, a leading higher education and training facility based in Singapore. Find out more about the books that pivoted his journey towards personal development and human excellence, but also the ones he’d recommend to those who want to become better leaders. For …

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#12 Interview with Steve Benjamins: Confessions of an Entrepreneur & Musician 1:04:56

6+ y ago1:04:56

1:04:56

Steve Benjamins is a designer, software developer and musician living in Toronto. Steve runs Site Builder Report, the ultimate resource for choosing the best website builder. Listen to Cristina’s talk with Steve about his entrepreneurial journey, ethical challenges of monetizing through affiliate marketing, daily routines, how journaling brought cl…

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#11 WHY you should always start with WHY? [Book Club Talk] 56:49

6+ y ago56:49

56:49

Lots of entrepreneurs recommend the book Start with Why by Simon Sinek, so we were curious to understand why. We all read it and debated it in our book-club - turned into this podcast episode. Besides debating the ideas from this book, we also talked about our own WHYs: both personal and The CEO Library's WHY.…

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#10 The CEO Library Podcast in Review: What we Learned so far & Future plans 57:35

6+ y ago57:35

57:35

This week we have a special edition episode. Cristina and Vlad dissect all 9 episodes released every week for The CEO Library podcast. We're looking at how we improved, what feedback we received, and what were the most appreciated episodes. You'll also find out what to expect from now on: in what ways will the podcast change (or not) and what we're…

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#9 Our first podcast guest: Mike Benkovich [Self-Improvement Lessons from an Entrepreneur] 1:10:21

6+ y ago1:10:21

1:10:21

The ninth episode of The CEO Library podcast is a very special one, and that's because we have our first guest. You'll get to listen to Cristina (The CEO Library's co-founder) interviewing Mike Benkovich, a web developer and entrepreneur based in Sydney, Australia. They talk about business, daily rituals, productivity tips, digital addiction, stoic…

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#8 Just Launched: The 12-Month Reading Plan for Early Entrepreneurs 49:33

6+ y ago49:33

49:33

Bobby Voicu, our CEO and co-founder, created a 12-month reading plan for any early entrepreneur. In our new podcast episode we cover the reasons why he made it, what you can learn from it, and how to access it (spoiler alert: subscribe here: theceolibrary.com/newsletter). We also talked about The CEO Library newsletter - what we experimented with u…

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#7 Lessons Learned from The Lean Startup & How we Put them into Practice (Book Club Talk) 57:47

6+ y ago57:47

57:47

The Lean Startup, one of the most recommended books by entrepreneurs, is the subject of our latest book club talk. We believe that not sharing knowledge is a cardinal sin, and you’ll see this reflected in this episode. We (the four members of The CEO Library team) openly discuss what we learned from Eric Ries’ book, our experience of how we applied…

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#6 What to do With Only 24h in a Day? (How Books & Experiences Shaped Our Productivity) 50:42

6+ y ago50:42

50:42

Are you making the best use of your time? Or are you always anxious, under pressure, drowning in an ocean of things that need to be done? If the latter version is closer to the truth, this episode might help. We can't teach you how to organize your life better, but we can share the lessons we learned from our own experience. We talk about productiv…

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#5 Is it Possible to Read 100 Books per Year? (A talk about how to read more in 2018) 1:06:18

6+ y ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Lots of the business people we look up to read a lot, some even 100 books per year. If they can do it, why can’t we? We’re not going to give you a specific formula for how to read more books in 2018, but we can share what we learned from our experience and stir up your thoughts. This is what the new podcast episode is about: our reading habits and …

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#4 Our Reading Year: The Books We (the Team Behind The CEO Library) Loved in 2017 56:25

6+ y ago56:25

56:25

In 2017, we founded The CEO Library as the place-to-go for books recommendations from business people we look up to. Since then, we added more than a thousand titles but never got the chance to talk about the books that we, the team behind The CEO Library, personally read and recommend. We're now taking advantage of the last days of 2017 to come wi…

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#3 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A Talk About the Feedback We Received 1:11:28

6+ y ago1:11:28

1:11:28

What advice we chose to ignore and what we kept? What changes are we going to make and why? Yes, this is what the third episode of The CEO Library podcast is about. After reading the book "Thanks for the Feedback", it only felt natural to apply what we learned from it. So we laid out in the open all the feedback we received for our podcast: the goo…

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#2 Giving and receiving feedback is a skill (Book Club Talk: Thanks for the Feedback) 1:07:44

6+ y ago1:07:44

1:07:44

The second episode of our podcast is here! And this time you get to listen to the complete team: Cristina, Bobby, Vlad and Theo. Not long after we started The CEO Library, Bobby came up with the idea that we should start a book club (an extremely small one, just for our team :) ). So, once every two weeks, one of us chooses a book that we all read …

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#1 Octopus, octo...pussies? (A discussion about how we interview people on The CEO Library) 1:16:55

6+ y ago1:16:55

1:16:55

Our first episode of The CEO Library podcast is here! You now have the opportunity to listen to us (Cristina, Bobby and Vlad) talk about books, businesses, and The CEO Library - its current status, what we learned in the past three months since we launched it, and what we want from it in the future. Here are five reasons why you should give us a ch…

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