AntiFool with Norman Chella
My name is Norman Chella, and I'm on a mission to create the antidote to foolishness, so we can understand the world and ourselves better.My role is simple: I play the fool, I ask the questions, you get the answers. We'll have conversations crafted for the curious, the vulnerable, the human. I interview authors, scientists, entrepreneurs, creators, movers all across the board. Those with a powerful message, and there are those who have gone through a number of struggles, trials and tribulations. My interests range far and wide - we can go from tech in one episode to philanthropy in another, topics spanning across nations to concepts and predictions about the future. All of the macro and micro topics you can think of.Join my conversations with amazing people, and become all the more wiser.
AntiFool with Norman Chella
Finding your Why and taking the leap of faith across cultures w/ Yannis Dimitroulas
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In this episode, we have someone very interesting and varied in his experience.
Yannis Dimitroulas is an expert in marketing currently leading a content marketing team based in the Netherlands. He's done quite a number of marketing consultant work, been part of a team to sell chocolate all around the world, and most of all he is a good friend. We've known each other since 2007, and I know from seeing his journey until now that there's going to be some amazing wisdom from him.
We talked about:
- Vulnerability and what we can learn from it
- Finding your why and its importance
- Being a cross-cultural kid and living among cultures
- We talked about the observations we have of the world, from philosophy to business models and more
Yannis is the marketer, the riser, and a brother in the pursuit of wisdom. He is the AntiFool.
Enjoy!
Timestamps
- 03:12 Learning to be quiet in a room full of valuable voices
- 06:05 Empathy, becoming a pillar of support
- 12:41 Inspirational figures make impact beyond cultural borders
- 18:10 How do we build a school to encourage ambition and character?
- 21:23 Lead vs. Being Led: when listening has opened doors for Yannis
- 27:45 Life as an adventure, and joining Tensail
- 34:34 Jumping into a market Yannis knew nothing about
- 37:40 "What is your philosophy?"
- 40:58 Teal Organisations: Companies with no roles, only employees and coaches
- 46:50 Worried Optimism on the Future of Work
- 51:16 The rise of women leaders
- 58:11 Why we don't want to be wrong
- 1:02:52 Alienation in cultures, from the Netherlands as foreigners to other countries
- 1:09:21 To know nothing about philosophy, and Yannis' favourite timeless wisdom
- 1:16:02 Finding the meaning behind our existence
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