About me
I'm Mark!
– Elektronček Group – Family Office (Member of the Baord)
– Kolektor Group -multionational company (Senior Director Business Development Kolektor Digital)
– Fitbeat – blockchain metaverse company (Co-founder),
– 1337Works – Swedish VC Fund (Director)
– KraftPal Technologies (Strategic Advisor)
– Beyond Leadership – podcast show (Founder)
– Estable AB – Swedish startup (CEO)
– Business Angels of Slovenia (Member of the Management Board),
– BTC d.d. (Head of Innovation Office and New technologies)
– Geneplanet d.o.o. (Head of Business Development)
– EUNEX (VP of Business Development and Finance)
– Advisor and worked with several blockchain projects (Eligma, Origintrail, RealLife, EUBCHUB…),
– Was part of digital group formed by the government of Republic of Slovenia,
– Head of working group for Smart Cities and Logistics at Blockchain Tink Tank Slovenia,
– Member of Manager’s Association,
– Member of AmCham,
– Member of British Chamber of Commerce
– MBA (Drury University, Springfield, MO, USA)
– M.Sc. in Project Management (Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA)
– M.Sc. in Health Promotion and Wellness Management (Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA)
– M.A. in International Business (Faculty of Economics – University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
– Bachelor’s degree in Management (Faculty of Economics – University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
– Bachelor’s degree in Tourism (Faculty of Economics – University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
– Certificate Ethical Leadership in a Changing World (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
– Certificate Growth Hacking – TopTech Edition (Slovenia)
I am efficient, enthusiastic, highly motivated, reliable, eager to meet challenges and quickly assimilate the newest and latest technologies, skills, concepts, and ideas. Proven relationship-builder with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Always striving to find the most efficient way of operating. The diverse background and foreign cultural understanding; worked in different countries.
My Skills / My traits / My know-hows
During my career, I have worked in various roles and industries, learned from amazing people, and have discovered new dimensions of leadership, new talents and a recipe for success.
Entrepreneur
I was lucky to have been a part of several startups like Estable, FitBeat, Eunex, EUBCHUB, Webot, Beyond Leadership and others. Scaling and innovation management are my forte.
Project manager
I worked on bigger projects like transforming the culture of the company BTC, the first Bitcoin City, Smart Voice, Eligma, digitizing BTC Logistics, Smart City Platfrom.
Mentor
I absolutely love working with young minds. Currently I am a part of AmCham First Mentor Program, where I mentor 2 students, as well as I am a mentor to 3 startups.
Lecturer
I often help as a guest lecturer at Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, where I work with prof. dr. Judita Peterlin, prof. dr. Sandra Penger, prof. dr. Aleša Saša Sitar.
Innovator/ Trend setter
I am the founder of FitBeat and Beyond Leadership, as well as I focused on establishing innovation ecosystems and transformations of cultures and organizations, and establishing high-performance virtual teams.
Public speaker
In the past 3 years, I have spoken at more than 40 different events like Days of Slovenian Tourism, AmCham Slovenia, BSCC, TIA Summit, STARTUP3, RTV SLO 1, Youth Center Brežice, Ljubljana Forum, Hong Kong and Tokio's Blockshain Summit.