7 Questions with leaders of small and medium enterprises
Read insights and thoughts from leaders of small and medium enterprises around the world.
Thank you to the amazing leaders of SMEs who have answered our 7 questions so far, we hope you find their answers helpful for you in your leadership journey!
7 Questions with Peter Strohkorb
Name: Peter Strohkorb
Current title: Founder
Current organisation: Peter Strohkorb Advisory
What’s My Story?
After 10 years’ owning and running several startups and another 20+ years’ in sales and marketing leadership roles in multinational technology corporations like Sony, 3M, Canon and CSC (now DXC), I was ready for a change.
I was frustrated seeing the same old mistakes being made when businesses try to accelerate their sales results.
So, I set myself the task to offer proven and scalable solutions that deliver real revenue results and give customers a better buying experience. Since 2013, my business has helped clients in Australia, USA and Europe to win more sales, faster.
Now, how can I help you?
7 Questions with ANDRES ROJAS
Name: ANDRES ROJAS
Current title: CEO
Current organisation: GRUPO CONSULTOR EMPRESARIAL
Entrepreneur with an entrepreneurial spirit, 20 years of professional experience in accounting and financial activities at an international level, social leader, good husband and exemplary father.
7 Questions with Ayoub ESSABIR
Name: Ayoub ESSABIR
Current title: Founder & CEO
Current organisation: LumyMe
Ayoub ESSABIR is the founder and CEO of LumyMe, an artistic and tech platform providing OnDemand photos, videos and VRs.
Prior to LumyMe, Ayoub spent more than 10 years in the Software industry, mainly within SAP, where he closed some of SAP's biggest and most transformational deals.
Ayoub is a Software Engineer, graduated from ENSEIRB in Bordeaux. Ayoub also holds a Master in Project Management from Kedge and Certificate in Business Communication from the University of Toronto.
7 Questions with Kofi Wellborn Nunekpeku
Name: Kofi Wellborn Nunekpeku
Current title: Co-Founder and CEO
Current organisation: WELL & WILL CORPORATIONS
Kofi Wellborn Nunekpeku is currently Co-Founder and CEO of WELL & WILL CORPORATIONS, a privately held Company located in Togo, West Africa. The activities of the subsidiary WELL & WILL’S TOGO led by his brother Kwami Wilson Nunekpeku, Co-Founder and CEO include the production and distribution of Liha Drink on the Togolese market.
Inspired by a traditional West African drink, Kofi W. Nunekpeku together with his brother Kwami Wilson Nunekpeku, they have innovated and launched in 2019 the “Liha Drink” a fermented corn and caramel based soft drink.
Kofi W. Nunekpeku has gained an extensive experience in the Financial Services Industry where he held several roles in internal auditing and controlling after graduating from “INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE GESTION (ISG PARIS)” a French Business School in Paris.
The Liha Drink project has been carried out while in his role as Compliance Manager at HSBC in France.
7 Questions with Hanns Schempp
Name: Hanns Schempp
Current title: Founder and CEO/COO
Current organisation: Miota Marketing Advisory/Cyttraction
Hanns Schempp is founder and CEO of German strategic marketing advisory Miota plus Co-founder & COO of Estonian cybersecurity-as-a-service provider Cyttraction. As an early digital age news television freelance, startup founder and seasoned communication, sales and marketing executive, most recently as Head of B2B Marketing Europe at Deutsche Telekom, he is today advisor to leading scalers and company builders, among them cdt.digital Group and Proof Analytics. He also shares his experience in international events, lectures and trainings. Without the least respect for industry myths.
7 Questions with Kara Brown
Name: Kara Brown
Current title: CEO
Current organisation: LeadCoverage
Kara Brown is the Chief Executive Officer at LeadCoverage, a B2B demand gen, sales, and PR consultancy specializing in the supply chain, heavy industrial and technology industries. Brown was one of the first employees at Echo Global Logistics which grew quickly in three years and her name is on the company’s 2009 IPO press release [NYSE: ECHO]. In 2017 after a successful corporate career she partnered with Will Haraway, another industry veteran, to start LeadCoverage. The company focuses on all the pieces of the B2B conversion cycle: mar-tech stack building (CRM/Automation), sales/marketing operations and enablement, inbound/outbound content, SEO/SEM, social conversion, PR, and measurement. Brown is also an active force in empowering women leaders. She is on the board of the Entrepreneur's Organization Atlanta chapter, LaunchPad2x, and co-founded CloseHer, a community for women in sales.
7 Questions with CK Taneja
Name: CK Taneja
Current title: Director Strategy and Business Transformation Coach
Current organisation: Chinmayam Consultants Inc
CK has very rich experience and strategic perspective in solving daunting business problems for clients in Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Healthcare and Media and Content, spanning over 30 years. He has 20 years of program/project and change management experience, 16 years of experience in Agile, 9 years of experience as an Agile/DevOps Coach. He is skilled across all facets of Program / Project management using WATERFALL, AGILE (SCRUM, KANBAN, SCRUMBAN, SAFe, Scrum@Scale, LeSS and hybrid frameworks, including, developing process, protocols & systems.
7 Questions with Kinny Ahluwalia
Name: Kinny Ahluwalia
Current title: CTO/Co-Founder
Current organisation: Unimbu
After over 25+ years working for various enterprises in different industries, I have set up an independent boutique technology consultancy specializing in helping organizations leverage technology capabilities to innovate, disrupt, transform, and grow.
7 Questions with Patrick Bennett
Name: Patrick Bennett
Current title: Managing Director
Current organisation: Successful Consultants Limited
Patrick is an Associate Certified Coach, ACC accredited by the International Coaching Federation and a Business Transformation Expert. His clients are leading luxury brands, CEO’s, entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, founders and change focused individuals from around the globe.
Patrick has over 24 years of experience in luxury consumer products manufacturing and leadership and has previously worked with global brands such as David Yurman in the US and Pandora the worlds largest global jewelry company.
Patrick is dedicated to sharing his experience using a unique combination of coaching and change consulting to help his clients and their businesses reach their maximum potential.
