Fly For It

Andrei Potekhin
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#Fly For It -podcast: Are you frustrated by stagnation? Hungry for self-improvement? Do you need just that one little spark? Fasten your seatbelts and prepare to skyrocket along with two ambitious business students, Andrei Potekhin and Jenni Meesit, who will fuel you along their path towards upgraded versions of themselves. Along the journey, you will be accompanied by inspiring guests with valuable experiences in our discussions. Each episode of Fly For It will fuel you with the hacks, resources, inspiration, and encouragement for you to reach your goals. Don’t just go for it. Fly For It!

Episodes

  1. #10: Pauli Turunen - Building indomitable team spirit

    06/06/2022

    #10: Pauli Turunen - Building indomitable team spirit

    How to build indomitable team spirit? Prepare your seatbelts for today’s episode with Pauli Turunen where you will hear what part leadership and the team members play in building an “A-class” team. “Imagination is our biggest limiting factor” -Pauli Turunen About Pauli: Pauli sees himself as an entrepreneur and a team builder.  He has worked in different teams in different environments. He has seen platoons in action as a military instructor to working as a business developer in highly competent researcher-based teams. Currently, he is doing his doctorate in team-building and is part of different companies. Taekwon-Do is an important part of his life. Pauli is driven by the love of seeing the journey of team members’ development. From this episode, you can expect to hear answers for example; How team members looking after each other and having same values enables their success? Reasons for how acceptance is so important in order to improve? Why you should trust the process vs. goal and how does it contribute to success? How building a common vision in multicultural teams due to different backgrounds is so hard? What are in Pauli’s opinion the 5 steps to building a team with indomitable team spirit? Stay tuned to get fuelled up. *** Links Fly For It on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gick8nGJAndrei Potekhin on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/g77XgEsVJenni Meesit on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gZvPsNPj Pauli Turunen on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/eFqi7z-5 Forest Service Turunen Ltd. / Metsäpalvelu Turunen Oy - www.metsapalveluturunen.fi/in-english/ Youtube video: The Title of "CEO" Needs to Go | Simon Sinek - https://bit.ly/3yqIAo6 Salsa Group in Joenuu - salsadeleste.com *** #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Tools #Inspiration #Hustle #Projects #Visions #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    2h 9m
  2. #9: Ali Giray - Thriving despite the environment

    14/05/2022

    #9: Ali Giray - Thriving despite the environment

    How to thrive despite the environment? Prepare your seatbelts for today’s episode with Ali Giray where we talk about how your environment, mindset, and path influence your success. “As an entrepreneur, you have to always create paths for others” -Ali About Ali: Ali bought his dad’s company at age of 18. Despite rough childhood, he managed to grow the pizza-making company to 3 locations, Co-founded interpretation services providing Youpret and is continuing to help people by working as a business coach at Business Joensuu. Ali encourages others to help - even - when it is not their job. From this episode you can expect to hear; How Ali saw an interpretation problem that nobody wanted to solve and turned it into business (Youpret) Why his philosophy as an entrepreneur is to always create paths for others About surrounding yourself with the right people and the power of listening in order to thrive How to appreciate things and not take them for granted by working hard for them What Ali would tell his 22-year-old self about life and success Stay tuned to get fuelled up. *** Links Fly For It on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gick8nGJ Andrei Potekhin on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/g77XgEsV Jenni Meesit on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gZvPsNPj Ali Giray on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aligirayjoensuu/ Youpret - https://www.youpret.com/fi/ *** #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Tools #Inspiration #Hustle #Projects #Visions #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    1h 28m
  3. #8: Heikki Immonen - Systemizing Balance in Life and Business

    01/05/2022

    #8: Heikki Immonen - Systemizing Balance in Life and Business

    Are you struggling to find balance in life and business? Why and how should you have meaning in your actions? How a system can make you perform as efficiently as possible? Prepare your seatbelts for today’s episode with Heikki Immonen where we talk about how meaningfulness improves effectiveness and how to design a powerful workflow. “Take serious things seriously” -Heikki About Heikki: Heikki has been a coach in the DRAFT program for a long time and he is currently a lecturer in entrepreneurship. He is deeply interested in time management, entrepreneurship, creativity, work-life balance, and utilizing mindfulness. You will also hear Heikki’s journey on how he has shaped himself from an impulsive person to a more analytical and engineered-minded business person. From this episode you can expect to hear good tips on; How does mindfulness helps you become more effective? Why approaching systems like a cooking recipe can lead to a better life? What happens when you can see things on a larger scale? The importance of seeing relations in systems - not just from your own point of view - but how it affects others as well. Heikki’s thoughts about DRAFT-program Stay tuned to get fuelled up. *** Links Fly For It on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gick8nGJAndrei Potekhin on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/g77XgEsVJenni Meesit on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gZvPsNPj Heikki Immonen on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/374tPfw Book - Keskittymiskyvyn Elvytysopas by Minna Huotilainen & Mona Moisala - https://lnkd.in/gywxGXzh Website / 4x4x48 Goggins Challenge - https://www.gogginschallenge.com/ Website / Draft Program - https://draftprogram.com/ *** #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Tools #Inspiration #Hustle #Projects #Visions #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    2h 8m
  4. #7: Henry Klefström - How to start, handle and exit a business

    22/03/2022

    #7: Henry Klefström - How to start, handle and exit a business

    What is it like to start a business, handle it and then exit from it as an entrepreneur? Prepare your seatbelts for today’s episode where successful entrepreneur Henry Klefström shares his tips on entrepreneurship fuelled by his own journey. According to him - you only learn business by doing business. But to start a business - you need to have the spark for it. Becoming an entrepreneur today is easy, but succeeding requires patience and dedication. Know also, when to give up. “Stop when you have turned every stone” -Henry About Henry: Only at the age of 25 - Henry has already done 2 successful business exits and has been part of many businesses including FREE.fi and Free-Talent. He is currently the CEO of RokApp. In the future, he is looking forward to continuing working with more great people and projects. Stay tuned to get fuelled up. Links: Fly For It on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gick8nGJ Andrei Potekhin on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/g77XgEsV Jenni Meesit on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/gZvPsNPj Henry Klefström on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-klefström/ RokApp website - https://www.rokapp.com/ FREE.fi website - https://free.fi/ Freetalent.fi website - https://freetalent.fi/ Yoosh - Messenger-like notes organizer - https://www.yoosh.io/ #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Intrepreneurship #Communication #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Views #Tools #Resource #Inspiration #Encouragement #Hustle #Projects #Dreams #Visions #Fearless #Ideas #Opportunities #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Upgrade #Potential #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughnes

    1h 57m
  5. #6: Mikko Kettunen – Scouting, Business, Researching, Information gathering, and Physical challenges

    28/02/2022

    #6: Mikko Kettunen – Scouting, Business, Researching, Information gathering, and Physical challenges

    “You need to know what is the ACTUAL situation and what is the situation IN your head” -Mikko Meet Mikko. Mikko Kettunen is a former army instructor with +16 years of military scouting experience - so he is loaded with both mental and physical toughness. Currently, he is the company owner at Karu Survival which specializes in teaching bushcraft and survival skills in Finland. In all situations - Mikko’s 1# value is Honesty. In today’s episode, we talked about Mikko’s scouting philosophy from the military and how he applies it in both business and physically difficult environments. Information gathering, making decisions based on it, calming down, and exploiting the environment as best as possible go a long way. You will also hear an emotional story about how he helped MS patients to reach their goal of hiking about 110km to Halti. We would also like to give a big thanks to Tovari marketing for providing us with the equipment to make this podcast episode possible. To hear more, stay tuned and get fueled up! *** About hosts: Andrei is a 24-year-old first-time startupper and student at Business Academy in Joensuu. He is currently working on Yoosh, a mobile app that aims to help students manage their studies without hassle. Andrei is passionate about product design and wants to learn how to turn ideas into meaningful products. He is also interested in sports, technologies, public speaking, student entrepreneurship, and business in general. Fun facts about Andrei: - Vegan - Raised cumulatively €9K for project ideas in business idea competitions - Favorite movie: “The Dark Knight” Jenni Meesit is a 22-year-old business student from Karelia University of Applied sciences in Joensuu. In 2020 Jenni has completed voluntary military service for women. She loves finding positivity, meaning, inspiration, and growth potential in almost everything. Her interest sparks from topics related to marketing, sales, leadership, communication, pitching, sports, well-being values, and emotional intelligence. Fun facts about Jenni: - Has been naked in a commercial - Has a background in martial arts: - Most important values; attitude, honesty & appreciation *** Links: Fly For It on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/80984690/admin/ Andrei Potekhin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/potenusa/ Jenni Meesit on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennimeesit/ Mikko Kettunen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikko-kettunen-8a6910130/ Karu Survival website - https://www.karusurvival.com/ News about the MS Patient campaign  - https://www.pielisjokiseutu.fi/uutiset/item/1732-ms-tauti-ei-esta-haltin-huiputtamista-kontiolahtelainen-mikko-kettunen-vie-vaeltajat-perille-ja-takaisin Facebook group: Karussa Lapissa - Miljoona askelta Haltille - https://www.facebook.com/MsHalti2018/ Mic Set Up sponsored by Tovari Marketing - https://tovari.fi/ *** Keywords: #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Intrepreneurship #Communication #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Views #Tools #Resource #Inspiration #Encouragement #Hustle #Projects #Dreams #Visions #Fearless #Ideas #Opportunities #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Upgrade #Potential #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    1h 58m
  6. #5: Playbook - Riikka Räsänen

    20/02/2022

    #5: Playbook - Riikka Räsänen

    In sports, a playbook is a book that contains descriptions of the different offensive and defensive plays that are used by a team. Can a playbook be implemented in work projects and personal life? Prepare your seatbelts for today’s Fly For It podcast episode where we talk about the philosophy of a playbook and how American-Finnish teacher and coach Riikka Räsänen implements it in projects and personal life. In today’s episode, you will hear Why knowing your team players is essential to be able to execute the playbook better How applying the playbook to the team forces collaboration, and therefore, improves the performance of the team. Why scheduling hobby time makes you more productive How can you come up with your own playbook? Stay tuned to get fuelled up! *** About guest: Riikka Räsänen works as a team coach at Karelia University of Applied Sciences' Business Academy (Y-akatemia), where the goal is to guide university students in creating their own businesses, working in multidisciplinary teams, learning through innovative projects, and networking domestically and internationally with different business academy teams. She is a chill badass with strict rules on her work-life balance and speaks up her own mind when needed. As a goal and result-oriented person, she has finished 2 Bachelor’s and 1 Master’s degrees. Even while working as a lecturer she still sees herself as a student because she loves learning. Even though she is strict about her playbook philosophy - she emphasized having an understanding and adaptable mindset. Riikka tries to have a holiday about every 3 months and aims to travel to a new place at least once a year. About hosts: Andrei is a 24-year-old first-time startupper and student at Business Academy in Joensuu. He is currently working on Yoosh, a mobile app that aims to help students manage their studies without hassle. Andrei is passionate about product design and wants to learn how to turn ideas into meaningful products. He is also interested in sports, technologies, public speaking, student entrepreneurship, and business in general. Fun facts about Andrei: Vegan Raised cumulatively €9K for project ideas in business idea competitions Favorite movie: “The Dark Knight” Jenni Meesit is a 22-year-old business student from Karelia University of Applied sciences in Joensuu. In 2020 Jenni has completed voluntary military service for women. She loves finding positivity, meaning, inspiration, and growth potential in almost everything. Her interest sparks from topics related to marketing, sales, leadership, communication, pitching, sports, well-being values, and emotional intelligence. Fun facts about Jenni: Trains Taekwon-Do Has been naked in a commercial The most important values are attitude, honesty & appreciation *** Links Riikka Räsänen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/riikka-rasanen/ Fly For It on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fly-for-it-podcast/ *** #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Intrepreneurship #Communication #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Views #Tools #Resource #Inspiration #Encouragement #Hustle #Projects #Dreams #Visions #Fearless #Ideas #Opportunities #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Upgrade #Potential #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    1h 52m
  7. #4: Being Present - Antti Hodokainen

    24/01/2022

    #4: Being Present - Antti Hodokainen

    Are you going too fast and now a bit lost? Do you find yourself procrastinating and not being able to focus on people, things, and most importantly - yourself? Is it affecting your wellness, ability to concentrate, and makes you feel restless? Loosen up your seatbelts for today’s episode with Antti Hodokainen where we talk about the importance of being present and how it affects well-being, focus and calmness. Antti Hodokainen is a 23 years old Business Y-academy student from Karelia University of Applied sciences. Being present is important for him because it directly contributes to his mental well-being. Antti has also finished a marathon with his dad. From this episode you can expect to hear good tips on; how can you be more present around others how to cycle your presence throughout your day to maintain focus the importance of listening to yourself to not get lost. why should you prioritize where you want to be present We also shared our own views on what being calm meant to us. Stay tuned to get fueled up by our 4# episode of Being present with Antti Hodokainen. Don’t just go for it. Fly For It! *** Links Antti Hodokainen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/antti-hodokainen-1720461a4/ Book / The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6708.The_Power_of_Now Book / Keskittymiskyvyn Elvytysopas by Minna Huotilainen & Mona Moisala - https://www.suomalainen.com/products/keskittymiskyvyn-elvytysopas Book / Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41721428-can-t-hurt-me Book / Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31823677-tools-of-titans App / Focus To-Do - https://www.focustodo.cn/ *** About hosts Andrei is a 24-year-old first-time startupper and student at Business Academy in Joensuu. He is currently working on Yoosh (yoosh.io), a mobile app that aims to help students manage their studies without hassle. Andrei is passionate about product design and wants to learn how to turn ideas into meaningful products. He is also interested in sports, technologies, public speaking, student entrepreneurship, and business in general. Jenni Meesit is a 22-year-old business student from Karelia University of Applied sciences in Joensuu. She loves finding positivity, meaning, inspiration, and growth potential in almost everything. Her interest sparks from topics related to marketing, sales, leadership, communication, pitching, sports, well-being values and emotional intelligence. *** #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Intrepreneurship #Communication #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Views #Tools #Resource #Inspiration #Encouragement #Hustle #Projects #Dreams #Visions #Fearless #Ideas #Opportunities #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Upgrade #Potential #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    2h 18m
  8. #3: Performance – Genevieve Allen [part 1]

    19/12/2021

    #3: Performance – Genevieve Allen [part 1]

    Are you an ambitious person who wants to better yourself? Do you want to improve your performance because it is an integral part of your life - may be in music, business, fighting, or just generally? In today's episode, we are going to talk about PERFORMANCE and how it shows while being on stage, sports, nutrition, preparation, and generally. The guest for today's podcast episode is Genevieve Allen. To this Canadian-German girl, performance has been such an integral part of her life such as in both music and martial arts. She has performed music since she was 6 years old, biked every day 30 km during her trips to school and back home, and to her, practicing martial arts has taught a lot about performance. Gen is a 23 years old student with a background in biochemistry. She shares interesting insights about how she approaches nutrition in her own life. She is currently doing her Master's degree in Environmental Law and Policy as an exchange student at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. During our 2 part podcast episode about Performance, you can hear about how pitching and musical performance have almost the same elements; what they require in order to succeed in improvising them, and how preparation affects the performance. When you reach a certain level in performance you are able to flavor it during your improvisation. You can also hear how grandma can help you boost your performance. Jenni Meesit is a 21-year-old business student from Karelia University of Applied sciences. She loves finding positivity, meaning, inspiration, and growth potential in almost anything when discussing self-improvement such as in enhancing performance. She is interested in topics related to marketing, sales, leadership, communication, pitching, sports, and values. Andrei Potekhin, 24, is a student at Business Academy and a first-time startupper. He is working on the student collaboration app called Yoosh, where he is mainly focusing on design and product development. Andrei is interested in technologies, startups, and design and wants to learn how to build meaningful it-products. *** Links: The book about preparing a TED talk - https://www.ted.com/read/ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking Gen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieve-allen-70b2971b9/ Jenni’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennimeesit/ Andrei’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/potenusa/

    59 min
  9. #3: Performance – Genevieve Allen [part 2]

    19/12/2021

    #3: Performance – Genevieve Allen [part 2]

    Are you an ambitious person who wants to better yourself? Do you want to improve your performance because it is an integral part of your life - may be in music, business, fighting, or just generally? In today's episode, we are going to talk about PERFORMANCE and how it shows while being on stage, sports, nutrition, preparation, and generally. The guest for today's podcast episode is Genevieve Allen. To this Canadian-German girl, performance has been such an integral part of her life such as in both music and martial arts. She has performed music since she was 6 years old, biked every day 30 km during her trips to school and back home, and to her, practicing martial arts has taught a lot about performance. Gen is a 23 years old student with a background in biochemistry. She shares interesting insights about how she approaches nutrition in her own life. She is currently doing her Master's degree in Environmental Law and Policy as an exchange student at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. During our 2 part podcast episode about Performance, you can hear about how pitching and musical performance have almost the same elements; what they require in order to succeed in improvising them, and how preparation affects the performance. When you reach a certain level in performance you are able to flavor it during your improvisation. You can also hear how grandma can help you boost your performance. Jenni Meesit is a 21-year-old business student from Karelia University of Applied sciences. She loves finding positivity, meaning, inspiration, and growth potential in almost anything when discussing self-improvement such as in enhancing performance. She is interested in topics related to marketing, sales, leadership, communication, pitching, sports, and values. Andrei Potekhin, 24, is a student at Business Academy and a first-time startupper. He is working on the student collaboration app called Yoosh, where he is mainly focusing on design and product development. Andrei is interested in technologies, startups, and design and wants to learn how to build meaningful it-products. Links: The book about preparing a TED talk - https://www.ted.com/read/ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking Gen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieve-allen-70b2971b9/ Jenni’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennimeesit/ Andrei’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/potenusa/

    1h 35m
  10. #2: Inspiration, Motivation & Discipline

    29/11/2021

    #2: Inspiration, Motivation & Discipline

    - What inspires us? - Why we should not always rely on inspiration? - When discipline is required? - How does discipline keep you going even when you don’t have the motivation? In today's episode, Jenni and Andrei are going to talk about inspiration, motivation, and discipline and how they perceive them. Andrei really likes the sniper's point of view on discipline and Jenni thinks that the black belts are the paragons of the discipline itself. They also shared some ideas on how professionals might approach inspiration and discipline. Learn more about how and why they see these things this way. Maybe you can relate to them too and find value. *** Links: Jenni’s Instagram: instagram.com/bakajenni/ Jenni’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jennimeesit/ Andrei’s Instagram: instagram.com/potenusa/ Andrei’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/potenusa/ Mentioned video of a sniper - youtube.com/watch?v=T_xWinz_rIQ David Goggins - instagram.com/davidgoggins/ Mark Manson - instagram.com/markmanson/ Lenni Laukkanen - linkedin.com/in/lennilaukkanen/ *** #Podcast #Community #Fuel #Spark #FlyForIt #Joensuu #Entrepreneurship #Intrepreneurship #Communication #Leadership #Ambition #Improvement #Growth #Value #Hacks #Ideas #Views #Tools #Resource #Inspiration #Encouragement #Hustle #Projects #Dreams #Visions #Fearless #Ideas #Opportunities #Students #Productivity #Startups #Business #Wellbeing #Upgrade #Potential #Discipline #Challenges #Flow #Motivation #Mentaltoughness

    47 min
  11. #1: Upgrading Yourself

    13/11/2021

    #1: Upgrading Yourself

    In this episode, we talked about how challenges can help you become an upgraded version of yourself. Sharing our personal stories, we tried to showcase the benefits of challenging yourself on purpose.

    36 min
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#Fly For It -podcast: Are you frustrated by stagnation? Hungry for self-improvement? Do you need just that one little spark? Fasten your seatbelts and prepare to skyrocket along with two ambitious business students, Andrei Potekhin and Jenni Meesit, who will fuel you along their path towards upgraded versions of themselves. Along the journey, you will be accompanied by inspiring guests with valuable experiences in our discussions. Each episode of Fly For It will fuel you with the hacks, resources, inspiration, and encouragement for you to reach your goals. Don’t just go for it. Fly For It!

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  • Creator
    Andrei Potekhin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andrei Potekhin
  • Show Website
    Fly For It