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 episode: https://www.theceolibrary.com/armina-sirbus-journey-building-successful-businesses-by-learning-how-to-talk-to-people-11118.html ‎

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 interview: https://www.theceolibrary.com/bogdan-lucaciu-8530.html

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: https://www.theceolibrary.com/tudor-mihailescu-7512.html