A VEZETŐ IS EMBER, Inspiráló tréning azoknak, akik szintet szeretnének lépni
2025. február 25., 9:00-17:00, Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
A VEZETŐ IS EMBER, Inspiráló tréning azoknak, akik szintet szeretnének lépni
2025. február 25., 9:00-17:00, Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
I'm like a training partner in the boxing ring. My job is to coach you and develop your resilience. I do this so that you can achieve your goals as quickly as possible while feeling better.
I'm not more intelligent than you, and I don't know your business better than you do.
I'm curious about you, your challenges, and how I can help you find good solutions.
I can put myself in your shoes and give you new perspectives that will lead to new ideas, solutions, and opportunities.
CEE digital marketing expert, Growww Digital Managing Partner, DKSZ és, CEEDA board member
"I have known Zoli for over a decade now, during which time we have had multiple opportunities to work together in various roles. Without Zoli, Growww Digital would almost certainly not be what it is today. We found common ground since the very first second we met, we clicked instantly.
We have had long discussions during the defining moments of my company. With Zoli's over twenty years of experience in building companies, he used his keen insight to ask the most important - and often, the most painful - questions, which pushed me out of my comfort zone and toward finding the right solution.
I highly recommend Zoli to any business leader or owner. After our inspiring conversations, I can guarantee that his sparring partner will gain weeks' worth of ammunition."
"Since 2022, working with Zoli has shaped how I handle complex business situations. His unique ability to listen, ask thought-provoking questions, and offer practical yet creative solutions has been crucial in managing challenging relationships with partners and suppliers.
He brings a fresh perspective that complements my own, helping me grow as a leader and make confident decisions. Our conversations, while sometimes intense, typically leave me feeling supported and more assured in continuing to challenge the food system."
"Without exaggeration, I can confidently say that if it weren’t for Zoli, I would never have embarked on the most significant professional challenge of my life. I came from the business world and later worked in business development in the public sector. That was my comfort zone. By this time, I had already tasted the world of diplomacy, but I neither wanted nor dared to dive into it.
At the beginning of 2018, an opportunity arose to apply for an ambassadorial position. At the time, I neither saw a real chance of success nor felt I had enough knowledge to succeed. That’s when I sat down to talk with Zoli. That conversation was the turning point. By then, Zoli and I had known each other for almost ten years and had a close, trusting relationship. He was like an optician. He asked me to focus on the point ahead of me (my problem) while he kept switching lenses and frames, always asking, “And now, how do you see it?” Slowly, we circled the issue. He didn’t want to give advice. Quite the opposite. He patiently listened to my weakest excuses. I could say that I made the decision, which is true, but he gave me the right lenses. He understood why I was hesitant, why I was uncertain. If you take on such a task, you should only do it if you aim to perform at a professional level and, if possible, flawlessly. I was aware of my shortcomings, and he helped me address them significantly. We crafted a strategy, and through his connections, he introduced me to experts who worked with me intensively to fill the gaps in my knowledge as much as possible.
Dear Zoltán, my friend, thank you for the glasses. I still use them to this day."
"I enjoy working with Zoltan not only because he clearly understands the Hungarian market from business, cultural, and political perspectives but also because he has valuable experience supporting top executives in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and even Romania.
Good leaders recognize when they need external help, new perspectives, and opportunities. Zoltan is the ideal solution for leaders who want to develop and illuminate obstacles or opportunities from a different angle and are not afraid to be pushed out of their comfort zones."
GKID Leading consultant and partner, ecommerce, logistics and digital media expert
"I've known Zoltan for almost 15 years, and we've worked together several times in different positions. The best indicator of our business relationship is mutual trust.
He was one of the first people I called for advice before every critical step of my career journey. His positive, always upbeat personality continues to energize me to this day.
Zoltan is a partner who values quality, speed, and out-of-the-box thinking.
For me, he is an unmistakable mentor character who lifts me, motivates me, and can bring out 150% of everyone's potential. He is an actual building leader who already sees the potential and goal when others don't even know where to look.
Without his encouragement, I most certainly would not have built my own business. He is also an excellent partner in building businesses, providing career advice, and finding your inner motivation. Reach out to him!"
"I received a lot from Zoltan in emotionally difficult situations.
I always knew what I should do, but I didn't consider the emotional charge of the situation.
I remember one particular case. Zoltan asked me, not only as a company director, but as a good host, if this was the best way to invest and spend my money.
In this situation, this question was enough to make me rethink and re-evaluate my strategy. The company would probably have gone bust if I had not done so.
Zoltan's deep understanding and insight are such that even a well-directed question can straighten out the process, help me get through a difficult period, and move on to the next phase.
Thank you."
"During my long acquaintance with Zoltan, I have turned to him on several occasions when I have come to an important professional crossroads or felt stuck and in need of external feedback and "push".
The real value of these conversations was that Zoltan never tried to tell me 'what to do' but instead helped me find my solutions.
Zoltan's exceptional skills and experience make him highly credible, and I highly recommend him to any management-level professional open to deep, value-creating dialogue."
"Zoltán helped me as a mentor at a critical time in my professional life when I had to make an important decision about my career. Despite his busy schedule, he found the time and energy to focus on my personal challenges with care and without interest. The quality time spent with him is a true inspiration, and I can only recommend him for his high exceptional value."
"Some people are particularly smart, interesting people, who we think are geniuses, and we believe there's no one better until we meet people who make us feel like geniuses.
Zoltán is a thinker of such originality and stature that he is also incredibly thoughtful, caring, and human. I love myself around him; he is motivating and energetic to work with. I have learned so much from him during our projects and many walks together that he has only told me about himself. This humility, dedication, and inspiration make him a true friend to many of us."
Artificial intelligence, IT law, international trade and real estate law expert
"I would be happy to recommend Zoltan to anyone who wants to improve not only professionally but also on a personal level. Working with him has given me personalized and inspiring support, which has helped me to look at my challenges from a new perspective.
Zoltán has an excellent sense of individual situations and offers unique solutions and advice that not only help me professionally but also allow for personal development. He has helped me think more creatively and find new ways to solve my problems. Working together has broadened my horizons while allowing me to respond more effectively to my clients' needs.
Zoltan's personality, attitude, and professional experience are impressive. I recommend him without reservation to anyone who, besides professional success, is open to internal development and wants to improve their creative potential.”
You gain a partner who thinks alongside you. An experienced, thoughtful external perspective that is curious about you, your challenges, and how we can collaboratively find effective solutions.
We map and understand your inner motivations, assess your needs, and create a roadmap to achieve your set goals. Together, we determine where you want to go and how to best navigate the obstacles that arise along the way.
Leaders are human too. This training is designed for leaders or business owners facing tough decisions and seeking inner confidence. It’s for those who want to level up in their business.
For those who feel their company’s growth has stalled and are searching for new perspectives. For leaders who want to better understand and motivate their teams. For those open to learning from the successes and failures of others.
I recommend this to companies that value offering their leaders new perspectives.
Leadership commitment, inspiration, vision creation, fostering a climate of trust, supporting change, tracking goals, and giving constructive feedback are just a few of the topics we’ve covered in customized training sessions. We assess the areas in your company where development or support is needed and address those during the training process.
I want to stand out, move forward, and be visible. I need professional branding and help to find my USPs, which I can build myself around.
I need a new strategy. I want to discover what new doors open as the old ones close. I need to rediscover what my core values are that I need to focus on to get back in the flow. It's important for me to see what I need to learn, not to feel like I'm falling behind.
I would like to find or groom the right successor, someone who can continue the journey I have started. I would like to move on and retire, but I don't want to lose what I have worked for. It is important that my company continues along the values and path that I have started.
I want my colleagues to take responsibility for their work and be there for me, not me for them. I need supportive colleagues who push me forward, not pull me back. I don't want to feel like I'm the smartest in the room.
I want to stay in the flow and maintain this momentum. I want to keep the strategy in focus and maintain the good results. Despite many stimuli and new challenges, I want to stay on track with growth, turnover, and profitability. I need sustainable development that doesn't eat up my colleagues or me.
I want to work efficiently, within a framework, to do what is most important: be with my loved ones, grow, and live. I want to find balance, to see the next step, the way out. I want to create a sustainable, lovable work-life balance in my life.
I feel burnt out. I'm tired of what I'm doing now. I want to start something new. I want to reinvent myself and find my way back to myself. I want to define who I am and who I want to be. I want to figure out what I want to do, what makes me feel good, what gets me in the flow.
In the long term, my decisions will determine my company's culture, structure, and values. My mistakes today will narrow the trajectory my company can take in the future. I have never built a company (this big) before. I have no idea how to motivate larger teams. I want to give vision, become a real leader, and get the best results from my company. In the meantime, I don't want to burn out and lose myself, to burn up. I don't want to lose my way at work or personal life.
Things are not going according to our plans. If this continues, we will need crisis management. If we continue to give the usual solutions to the usual problems, our company will not move in the right direction, and we won’t develop. We need to change. We cannot change the mindset of our colleagues from within.
Intellectual personal trainer.
The Sparring Partner gives you support in how to deal with whatever situation you find yourself in. A partner who cares about you but has the advantage of not being involved in the day-to-day operations, not knowing how to do what you do, and not knowing what you can’t do. A prepared, experienced, thinking outside eye who has led teams, gained experience leading small, medium, and large companies in several Central European countries.
for the grocery stores opening in my home village thanks to the regime change. In the more than 35 years since then, a lot has happened, successes and failures. I have tried to learn as much as possible from them and pass on as much of the knowledge I have gained as possible.
I am Zoltan Kaprinay, a serial entrepreneur, innovator, founder, and builder of several successful businesses. I am also a business sparring partner and intellectual personal trainer for senior executives, top managers, companies, and teams. Although I started my career as a journalist, I have had the opportunity to start, build, or even turn around several businesses from the brink of bankruptcy to profitability.
I have worked in large international companies and had a one-man business. I have led teams in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. I'm the founder of Index.hu, Bónusz Brigád, CreativeDock Hungary, and Ipsilon Group, the first head of A38 Ship, and one of the innovators of T-Mobile (Westel). I am a Central European solution and connection man called upon when new perspectives, actionable strategies, or senior management support are needed.
I believe that people are always the most important.
for the grocery stores opening in my home village thanks to the regime change. In the more than 35 years since then, a lot has happened, successes and failures. I have tried to learn as much as possible from them and pass on as much of the knowledge I have gained as possible.
I am Zoltan Kaprinay, a serial entrepreneur, innovator, founder, and builder of several successful businesses. I am also a business sparring partner and intellectual personal trainer for senior executives, top managers, companies, and teams. Although I started my career as a journalist, I have had the opportunity to start, build, or even turn around several businesses from the brink of bankruptcy to profitability.
I have worked in large international companies and had a one-man business. I have led teams in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. I'm the founder of Index.hu, Bónusz Brigád, CreativeDock Hungary, and Ipsilon Group, the first head of A38 Ship, and one of the innovators of T-Mobile (Westel). I am a Central European solution and connection man called upon when new perspectives, actionable strategies, or senior management support are needed.
I believe that people are always the most important.
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