The CEO Library Podcast

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-uncertainty-and-how-we-feel-after-reading-the-black-swan-12852.html

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.theceolibrary.com/yaro-starak-12209.html ‎

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 or business development. For all the links mentioned in this interview: https://www.theceolibrary.com/audrey-russo-9532.html

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: https://www.theceolibrary.com/everyone-hates-marketers-how-louis-grenier-built-a-podcast-out-of-love-for-true-marketing-11099.html

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-8204.html

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 books she'd recommend. For all the resources mentioned in the...

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 that challenges the status-quo of the lingerie market. For all the links mentioned in this...

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.theceolibrary.com/what-stuck-with-us-from-made-to-stick-book-club-talk-10861.html

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 all the links mentioned in this interview: https://www.theceolibrary.com/stephen-lew-8408.html

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 Mihăilescu, 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 that would support every key role of a finance manager. For all the books mentioned in this interview:...

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 FJ Labs, which he co-founded with Jose Martin. For all the links mentioned in this...

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 related matters (we'll probably record a sequel). All the books mentioned in this...

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 way are books similar to movies. All books mentioned in this episode: https://www.theceolibrary.com/andi-dumitrescu-8141.html

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 episode and find out. All the links mentioned in this...

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 books mentioned in this episode: https://www.theceolibrary.com/antonio-eram-7568.html

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.

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. For all the links mentioned in this podcast: https://www.theceolibrary.com/marvin-liao-6846.html

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.

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 all the links mentioned in this interview: https://www.theceolibrary.com/stephen-lew-8408.html

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 clarity in his decision-making process, reasons why he didn’t want to make his music public - and how he overcame them. Links and info mentioned in...