Jan de Graaf, PhDbusiness consultant for European trade with Asia, specialized in the food industry and China — Business consulting executive for international companies and their business development and expansion in China as well as other East Asian markets. Working in Asia since 2001, more than 15 years in China.
Robert Vlachbusiness consultant and founder of Freelancing.eu — I’m a business consultant specialized in supporting freelancers and business owners. I wrote the bestselling book The Freelance Way, started one of the largest national freelance communities in Europe and Europe’s first think-tank for freelancers.
Lucie Strechovasenior event project manager and a globetrotting producer of exhibition stands and showrooms — Impress your clients and business partners with a perfect exhibition stand or showroom at an international trade fair, conference, etc. The full service includes planning, design, production, hiring, installation, and stress-free execution.
Miroslav VolovecShopify developer and React Native mobile app developer — Shopify developer and mobile app engineer with 15+ years of experience in IT, specialized in two areas: building and scaling Shopify e-commerce stores, and developing cross-platform mobile applications in React Native. Extensive references.
Mirek Rohliceksenior web developer specialized in WordPress and WooCommerce, SEO consultant and digital marketer — Make your WordPress website or WooCommerce online store work for you, both visually and functionally, driving more online traffic, leads and sales. Full-service web development of existing or new websites. Fully focused on WordPress since 2015.
Tomas BilekIT consultant and Solution/Enterprise Architect focused on digitalization and digital transformation — Digitalization and digital transformation of companies, including designing the enterprise architecture or the digital architecture of entire companies. Degree in Cybernetics and Robotics from CTU and 15 years of experience in IT.
Martina Galandovatranslator, interpreter, and founder of a translation agency — A translator and interpreter, and founder of a language agency offering all-purpose translations and interpretation between English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Estonian. Express services 24/7.
Are you running your freelance business, or is it running you? In a recent article on the Wisepreneurs blog, Nigel Rawlins challenges the way independent professionals think about strategy. Drawing on the work of Peter Compo, the article argues that most solo practices aren't failing at one specific thing; rather, the owner is spread too thin trying to do everything.
As Compo states, "When everything matters, nothing matters." Rawlins argues that a real strategy is not a 5-year plan or a list of goals. Instead, it requires you to: Identify the single constraint holding your business back.
Does AI read for you? Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, explores why AI summaries erode our capacity for deep reading by systematically deleting critical caveats, doubts, and nuance. Citing recent research, he warns that bypassing the friction of reading leads to shallow, homogenized thinking—reminding us that "deep reading fosters empathy, imagination, critical thinking, and self-reflection."