Here we are, marking the third year of our Improving Entrepreneurial Journey Initiative (IEJI)! It's amazing to look back and see just how far we've come and how much progress we've made together. Over the past three years, this initiative has evolved alongside you, mirroring the path of so many entrepreneurs: from those first bold steps, through moments of growth, and now to building the confidence to shape the future. Each chapter reflects a part of that shared journey, one that continues to inspire and challenge us all.

The entrepreneurial journey is anything but predictable. It's full of surprises, twists, and unexpected challenges. Theory alone often falls short of capturing that reality. That's why, through our initiative, we connect with more than 100 global experts every year to learn from their thoughts and experiences. Their advice isn’t just about big ideas or abstract theories. It’s about real, practical strategies that help bridge the gap between theory and practice. And that’s exactly what our IEJI (Improving Entrepreneurial Journey Initiative) is all about.

So, whether you’re just starting your entrepreneurial journey or already navigating its challenges, be sure to explore our Brochure – Vol. 3 (PDF). In section 3, you’ll discover the advice that over 100 global experts would give their younger selves if they were starting again, armed with all the knowledge and experiences they have today.

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ABOUT OUR INITIATIVE

The initiative was born out of a desire to bridge the gap between theory and practice. To achieve this, we use a dual approach: combining in-depth articles on current trends with insights from over 100 global experts. Together, these create a well-rounded resource to support individuals on their entrepreneurial journey.

While our annual brochure is a key result of the IEJ Initiative, it's just the beginning. The insights we gather lay the foundation for a variety of educational resources we create with the help of universities, startup incubators and other institutions, as well as individual contributors.

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TOPIC OVERVIEW: Empowering the Future of Entrepreneurship

This year's focus is all about helping entrepreneurs look ahead, concentrate on what truly matters, and build businesses that can adapt and thrive no matter what challenges come their way. It's about stepping up, shaping the future, and creating something meaningful with forward-thinking strategies, purpose-driven goals, and resilient, impactful ecosystems.

The Brochure – Vol. 3 (2024), much like our previous editions, takes a dual approach. In addition to featuring advice from global experts, it also includes an insightful article titled "Empowering the Future of Entrepreneurship," divided into three practical chapters.

Chapter 1: Modern Entrepreneurial Landscape                                      
1.1 The Shift Towards Digital-First
1.2 Customers at the Heart of Business
1.3 Navigating Opportunities in a Dynamic World

Chapter 2: Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship
2.1 Building Businesses with a Positive Social Impact
2.2 Incorporating Sustainability in Business Models
2.3 Measuring Success Beyond Profits

Chapter 3: Resilience & Adaptability
3.1 Facing Uncertainty in a World of Constant Change
3.2 Building Emotional Intelligence and Mental Flexibility
3.3 Learning from Failures

PARTICIPANTS – 149 Global Participants

This year, we had the privilege of welcoming 149 exceptional individuals to our initiative. We're amazed and deeply moved each year as more people join us, exceeding our goal of 100 yearly participants. We're so grateful for the continued interest and support our initiative receives, enabling us to carry on this tradition and bring together diverse experiences and perspectives.

In Section 3 of Brochure – Vol. 3 (2024), you’ll find invaluable advice generously shared by this remarkable group of participants. Initiative participants come from all stages of the entrepreneurial journey, bringing a mix of roles, industries, and backgrounds, creating a truly diverse and dynamic group.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this year’s initiative. You’ve shown us the true power of collaboration and reminded us of the amazing things we can achieve when we come together. We're deeply thankful for your contributions and excited about all the incredible things we’ll continue to build together.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Your support, dedication, and passion have made this all possible. 

2024 INITIATIVE PARTICIPANTS:

1. William Douglas Harward (Founder & Chairman of Training Industry)
2. Rune Theill (Co-Founder & CEO of Rockstart)
3. Pierre Boutin (Group Managing Director & CEO of Volkswagen Group Ireland)
4. Mohamed Al Banna (Founder & CEO of LEAD Ventures)
5. Folajimi Daodu (Founder & CEO of Vault Hill)
6. Daniel Cohen (CEO at PayU GPO)
7. Alessandro Rimassa (Founder & CEO of Radical HR)
8. Raphael Sauleau (CEO at IYC (The International Yacht Company))
9. Davide De Vido (Founder & Owner of FiDeAL)
10. Sasha Kranjac (CEO at Kloudatech – Estonia | CEO at Kranjac IT Training and Consulting)
11. Andreas Lindgreen Borgmann (Co-Founder & CEO of Kcal Group)
12. Jan de Jong (Co-Founder of Webpower Adria & Daidream | President of Digital Nomad Association)
13. Angelo Coletta (Co-Founder & CEO of Zakeke)
14. Jan Bruckner (Founder of 10Xpansion | Director Germany at Austrian Business Agency)
15. Christi Maherry (Co-CEO at Snode Technologies | Co-Founder of LAWtrust)
16. Gregor Rosulnik (Founder of GORR)
17. Jo Wright (Co-Founder of Coaching Culture | Founder of Jo Wright Speaker & Coach)
18. Damarys Zampini (Founder & CEO of SUSTRATEGY)
19. Primož Zelenšek (Co-Founder & CEO of Chipolo)
20. Peter Sorgenfrei (Founder, CEO & Founder Coach at Sorgenfrei)
21. J. Allen Brack (Co-Founder of Magic Soup Games)
22. Usama Naeem Nini (Co-Founder of Qureos)
23. Thomas Siersbæk Heller-Njor (Co-Founder & CEO of CostBits & CostAdvisory)
24. Rok Makovec (Founder & CEO of IT Melona)
25. Andrew Wrobel (Founding Partner at Emerging Europe)
26. Morenike Fajemisin (Co-Founder & CEO of Whispa Health)
27. Siddhi Mittal (Co-Founder of yhangry)
28. Marin Mrša (Founder & CEO of Peekator)
29. Aaron Marko (Co-Founder & Master Ice Pilot at Hansen Beck)
30. Gali Bloch Liran (Founder & CEO of The Human Founder)
31. Sukesh Tedla (Founder & CEO of Kryptos)
32. Dagmar Turkova (Co-Founder of INova Global Solutions)
33. Rok Kokalj (Co-Founder & CEO of Nevron)
34. Farha Fiona Kirubi (Co-Founder & CFO of Your Social Smile)
35. Paul Dennis (Co-Founder of Bourne Associates | Managing Partner at RGH-Global | Business Advisor at ERP Works and Nectra Consulting)
36. Alenka Bezjak Mlakar (Co-Founder & CEO of MeetPoint)
37. Nick Fawbert (Founder & CEO of Mutiny Consulting)
38. Liesbeth Ceelen (CEO at BioLizard)
39. Tine Lugarič (Co-Founder & Creative Director at Trampolin)
40. Erik van Doorne (Founder & Owner of Masters of Media)
41. Erez Bousso (Founder & CEO of Move/holidayheroes)
42. Tatiana Dudyez (Founder of MetaChief)
43. Robert Cash (Founder & CEO of Skye Capital)
44. Peter Vidmar (CEO & Partner at Agencija 101)
45. Paola Origel (Co-Founder & CEO of Hyla Fund Management)
46. Charul Chaturvedi Jaitly (Co-Founder of Mātiti Group | Creator of CCJ (personal brand))
47. Alya Annabi (Founder of GreenPush)
48. Daniel Puértolas Blanco (Co-Founder & CEO of Numéricco)
49. Mariben Christine Tan Eustaquio (Founder & Managing Director of EZONE)
50. Nedim Mavric (Founding Partner & CEO of Living Impact | Founder of DeleieBolig)
51. Maja Schreiner (Founder & CEO of Sharing Tribe)
52. Sonja Klopčič (Co-Founder & CEO of AEIOU Universe)
53. John Castillo (Founder of Scratch Takes)
54. Melissa Saoudy (Founder & CEO of The Why Impact Consulting)
55. AnaMaria Onică (Co-Founder & CEO of VOXivers)
56. Sławomir Paśko (Founder & CEO of Neti)
57. Sanad Karkar (Founder of ZeroCodeLabs)
58. Bill Ferro (Co-Founder & CTO of Paren)
59. Kayode Odeleye (Founder & CEO of Caena)
60. Ophira Melamed (Co-Founder & CEO of NitroFix)
61. Nitin Kumar (Co-Founder of zbyte)
62. Efi Ben Artzy (Founder of Effective Improvement Global Ventures)
63. AJ Green (Founder & CEO of AI Advantage Agency)
64. Damjana Pirnar (Co-Founder of Go4Panda)
65. Belén García de Pablos (Co-Founder of Blue Ocean leading drivers (BOld))
66. MG Gurbaxani (Co-Founder & CEO of Cuvama)
67. Lam Lin (Co-Founder of iisopack Technology)
68. Sheena D. Franklin (Founder & CEO of K’ept Health)
69. Andreas Gallasch (CEO at Software Factory)
70. Victoria De Mercadante (Founder of Victoria’s Luxury Services)
71. Marko Udovč (Founder of REVESTUM Real Estate Agency and Investments)
72. Cornelia Kawann (Founder & CEO of energy-on!)
73. Tom Martin (Group CEO at HEALM)
74. Luka Banović (Co-Founder of Hummble)
75. Rafał Trzeciak (CEO at SmartDust.me)
76. Mirko Lampe (Founder of IIoT GUIDANCE | Co-Founder & CEO of iMouse Solutions)
77. Primož Cigoj (Founder & CEO of PC7 & PandaChat)
78. Shahd Abdelhadi (Co-Founder of Women Who Invest)
79. Nik Primc (Co-Founder & CEO of Elinor)
80. Robert Lee Goodman (Founder, CEO & Chief ImpleMentor of CEO RESOURCE)
81. Michaela Tzvetanova (Founder of Qalb Communications Agency)
82. Ana Garcia (Founder & CEO of Elite Fablane Luxury)
83. Rafael Masters (Co-Founder & CEO of Vulcan Augmetics)
84. Ana Mineva (Co-Founder & CEO of DGLegacy®)
85. Rasha Aburas (Founder & CEO of The Daily ME | Co-Founder of Arrive)
86. Neja Gozdnikar (Co-Founder & CEO of Open Pledge)
87. Alexey Grebennikov (Co-Founder & CEO of Aionys)
88. Bettina Kaemmerer (Founder & CEO of Bee-Comp)
89. Michele Wong (Founder of ESG Access | Managing Director at MLW Consultancy)
90. Marko Pavičić (Founder of Unity Method)
91. Anas Ben Lassoued (Owner & CEO of Musiek SA ETS)
92. Katerina Hayes (Founder & CEO of Naked Kimchi & Co | Founder of MyFounders.Club | Angel investor & Ambassador at Mint Ventures)
93. Julia Pehtereva (Co-Founder of TE-D (Tara Energy Drink))
    
94. Alicia Zurita Negro (Founder & CEO of Lubets)
95. Andrei Kamarouski (Co-Founder & CEO of Pythia)
96. Cristian Dina (Co-Founder of Tekpon)
97. Hasret Smajlović (Founder of Techdio)
98.  Pilar Stella (Founder of Stellina Partners)
99. Andrii Bezuglyi (Co-Founder of Implex)
100. Slava Hraichenko (Co-Founder & CEO of Implex)
101. Julia Draghici (Co-Founder & CEO of CPV One)
102. Shayma Kurz (Founder & CEO of digital advice consulting)
103. Felisa Vicente (Founder of Movehability)
104. Surprise Potgieter (Founder & CEO of Sisur Media)
105. Michael Zankl (CEO at Embers Call Center & Marketing)
106. Matjaž Dover (Co-Founder of Roakon)
107. Jens Eide Solvang (Co-Founder & CEO of Vengell & Scoutlly)
108. Hiren Sanghvi (Founder & CEO of Syndell Technologies)
109. Maja Švener (Co-Founder & CEO of Orbs Lab)
110. Simon Fee (Founder of FeeFi & Ravers In Dubai)
111. Connor Olivier (Founder & CEO of OTP Media)
112. Alistair Chegwidden (Founder of Amplify X)
113. Coco Thamm (Founder of EMPIRE OF LOVE)
114. Carl Rodrigues (Founder of Joining the Dots)
115. Valeska Rimele (Founder & CEO of Zavemo)
116. Adriane Niepel (Founder of Ninja Adventures)
117. Hosea Pwakodikai (Co-Founder of Medical Identification)
118. Alex Seagull (Founder & CEO of Obriy Design Büro)
119. Ervin Prislan (Founder of Product Hub & Conversion Design)
120. Salman Rajput (Founder of Cadogan Asset Management)
121. Tammy L. Michelle Scarlett (Founder of White Lotus Global Initiative)
122. Alexander Benkendorf (Founder & CEO of Benkendorf Group)
123. Elena Yepes Evangelista (Founder of Ekay 2020 | Financial Advisor & Wealth Manager at Quadriga Asset Management)
124. Priya M. Nair (Founder & CEO of zwag Ai Solutions)
125. Miha Štefančič (Founder of The Friday Reading)
126. Doha Gazel (Co-Founder of Gazels Group)
127. Nuha Gazel (Founder & CEO of Gazels Group | Founder of GPRO)
128. Selim Wahdan (CEO at GPRO)
129. Sebastian Konkol (Co-Founder of Sport Vision Technology)
130. Sašo Nožič Serini (Founder & CEO of DigitAgro)
131. Tracy Tilbury (Founder of Pink Pepper)
132. Daniel Titov (Co-Founder & CEO of ChicHub)
133. Mohamed Zakaria (Founder & CEO of Zak Architects)
134. Mitja Jakopič (Franchise Owner of Network In Action Baltic)
135. Tim Šfiligoj (Founder & CEO of 350life)
136. Uroš Ferlin (Founder & Brand Strategist at Time Hacking & FACT)
137. Sharene Lee (Co-Founder & COO of Takadao)
138. Bigirimana Feston (Founder & CEO of Global Green Project)
139. Leon Škrilec (Founder of Smart Checkin)
140. Udaya Bhaskar Kamisetty (Co-Founder & President of Sollys Consulting and Solutions)
141. Miha Berčič (Founder of BTAR Solutions)
142. Maksat Rysaliev (Co-Founder & CEO of SentiCam)
143. Salman Mustafa (Co-Founder of Ambeego)
144. Muhammad Maarij Zeeshan (Founder & CEO of BeFound Social)
145. Arian Saddam Hossain (Co-Founder & CEO of DdF (Designers do Futuro))
146. JC Rodriguez (Founder of Lettrcraft)
147. Kristijan Popovski (Founder of MSOS (Macedonian Student Organization in Slovenia))
148. Shashank Narayanan (Founder of Compound)
149. Rok Bojanc (Founder of Bojanc Cyber)

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