Hey. I'm Kristyna.
A world traveler, entrepreneur, coach, and writer.
The wild ride of my life has so far led me across 58 countries to a whole bunch of unforgettable experiences.
Volunteering for months at the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Building an online platform for entrepreneurs at London's Google Campus
Teaching digital skills to knowledge-hungry students in Iran, Algeria, and Morocco
Organizing workshops for entrepreneurs in urban slums of Kenya and South Africa
Promoting social entrepreneurship in Brazil (and ending the nights at iconic favelas)
Or hosting the World Bank's green technology bootcamps in the Caribbean
All that topped up with my latest chapter as a mother of twin boys, who have inherited the nomadic blood of their parents and enjoyed their first van trip across Europe with us when they were only 4 months old.
Always up for an adventure,
I've never been afraid to dream.
As a university student, I worked throughout my entire studies to support myself financially and to be able to intern abroad on a budget.
After getting my Master's Degree in International and Diplomatic Studies, I launched my "official" career behind a desk at the European Union in Brussels. Seeking financial independence and greater impact of my work, I decided to quit the well-cushioned 9-5 job not long after, only to move to the Middle East, where I had never set foot before.
Without a safety net in place – learning Arabic and staying with nuns at a Christian monastery for the first long and hot weeks in the country – I then began building my own business, learning to put my ideas into writing, and eventually supporting other entrepreneurs with mentorship, training, and guidance.
Fast forward to many years, countless conversations, hundreds of written pages, and one book later, I help my clients create better choices for themselves... even if they believe there are none left.
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For me, it has been an amazing experience. Thank you!
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Elijah, Antigua
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Wow! Kristyna gave me so much insight and value.
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David, USA
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I'd like to thank you for sharing your inspirational message.
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Narjiss, Morocco
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Thank you so much for helping us! We will not stop.
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Bevon, Jamaica
You can’t create a better life for others until you’ve created the life you want for yourself.
MY STORY IN POINTS
MASTER'S DEGREE
After six years, two foreign internships – one of them at the embassy in the mind-blowing city of Belgrade, and having successfully defended my thesis on EU-Serbia relations, I graduated in International and Diplomatic Studies at the University of Economics in Prague.
EUROPEAN UNION
A 9-5 job at an international organization helped me save up money, so I could donate most of my clothes to charity, pack one suitcase and move to Lebanon, where I volunteered at a refugee camp, studied Arabic, and slowly started my first own business.
DIGITAL TOOLS
Working as a digital consultant and a freelance writer, I’ve taken my passion for technology and built a massive collection of simple and affordable business apps to help entrepreneurs get much better results with much less effort.
MAQTOOB
The first version of an online platform designed to discover and review business apps was born on a small Indonesian island. Over the 5 years of its existence, I curated more than 3,500 digital tools in 150 categories, for a global community of entrepreneurs.
GOOGLE CAMPUS
The whole team moved to our new home in the Tech City to participate in a startup accelerator. It was the Silicon Roundabout hub where I organized my first workshops to pioneer tech-enabled entrepreneurship.
COACHING
As more and more people would come to me with questions after my events, I began to work one-on-one with entrepreneurs looking to raise the bar in their business and life, to help them create a new reality they could love.
ON THE MOVE
I co-launched a social initiative, School of Digital Skills, whose aim was to show future leaders that sustainable innovation was possible even with limited resources. In the following years, we organized 70+ training events to promote digital empowerment in the UK, Lebanon, Morocco, Iran, Kenya, South Africa, Algeria, Brazil, and the USA.
GOING VIRAL
I published my most viral blog post so far, which listed the best learning software and which has been viewed by 3 million people and republished all over the internet by various outlets, such as TIME or Observer.
WORLD BANK
I was hired by the World Bank Group to assist in planning and executing the Green Tech Startup Bootcamps for idea-stage entrepreneurs in Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, and Dominica, under the World Bank Group program to promote innovation in emerging economies.
MY BOOK
I got the idea to write a book for mindful entrepreneurs during my stay in Rio de Janeiro in 2015, typed up big parts of it in New York, Beirut, and Kuala Lumpur, and finished the last chapters in Dubai two years later.
BORN TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR
When the book was done and finally hit Amazon, I flew to Portugal and walked 280 km of the Camino de Santiago.
TWIN BOYS
I brought two tiny humans into the world. It broke me and rebuilt me in the best possible way, and opened up a whole new level of adventure and bravery.
PSYCHOSOMATICS
I’ve completed my year-long training in psychosomatics, physiology, and embryology, which has given me an advanced understanding of the five aspects of human health – biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and energetic.
MINDFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
In addition to my followership of 36 thousand readers on Medium, I've created my own blog space.
BORN TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR II
After a year and a half of creative work and collaboration with a team of designers and illustrators, the 2nd edition of my book is available for you.
COVID
Y'know.
SOCIALS
After years of resisting, I've finally decided to delve into TikTok and Insta reels.
DERANGED MERMAID
I've founded a brand dedicated to women who who have believed (for way too long) that being a good girl was the only way to earn recognition and approval.
