My story
I have always considered myself a "problem solving" enthusiast. I was born in Slovakia - a poor region of Europe where the possibilities were limited. This fact made me more "creative" during my teenage years when wanted to travel. Hitchhiking, couch-surfing and other low cost options were my way to go. No problem was big enough to stop me from my dreams - this mentality persisted until now.
Scholarships, studies & jobs abroad
My passion for travelling motivated me to work hard enough to apply & receive multiple scholarships, get jobs abroad and get to experience multiple lives on in multiple countries. Here is just list of some of them:
Multiple exchange studies & job internships in Germany
Scholarship at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan
Scholarship at Kookmin University in South Korea
Scholarship at San Diego State University in California, USA
Passions, sports, hobbies
People that know me think of me I can't sit at one place for a moment - and they might be right. If I am currently not traveling I love to do sports like snowboarding, surfing, wakeboarding, swimming, biking or squash. I am also big nerd into new tech, early adopter of all new services or whatever makes my life easier and more automated. I love making videos - from traveling, doing action sports or just random vlogs.
Certifications & Voluntary work
During my studies I obtained several certifications, mostly related to my foreign language proficiency like:
City & Guilds
TOEFL
Goethe Zertifikat
CCNA Cisco certificats
It is important to me to share all the knowledge and experience I received. The key areas where I try to help the most are:
Protecting the environment - I spoke at several conferences & events about importance of this topic as well as created a service to sell leftover food for cheaper prices.
Social inclusion - Slovakia is full of minorities with a lot of prejudices. I am happy to be a consultant for Pontis Foundation - the larger NGO in Slovakia
Support startup community in Slovakia - being mentor in Femme Palette (organization to support women in business) as well as speaking / judging at several startup events gave me a lots of opportunities how to share what I have learned.
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Things I still want to get better at
Public speaking has been always for me a place where I lacked "natural talent" but always strived to improve. I consider myself mostly as "extroverted" person until I am placed on the podium where my "introverted IT geekiness" comes to light. During my studies in the US I took several classes focused on improving my public speaking skills which was a pleasant change from typical Computer Science subjects like advanced algorithms or mathematics.
The other skill would be sales where my lack of impatience shines. As a founder of several startups I have always struggled with this part and therefore was never able to scale and create truly global company.
