Liberland in Georgia

Samuela Davidova

The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.

Episodes

  1. 05/28/2023

    #S02E08 Creative Director Giorgi Avaliani About Branding & Standing Out | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    What is it like to live in a conservative country as a controversial person? How to approach the branding to stand out, while being real?Giorgi is a leader in the country's creative industry and brings it to international representation with his projects. In the interview, he discusses with Samuela his recent outstanding projects that attracted attention. The interview is a great mind-expanding perspective on standing for oneself, and thinking about branding and creativity. As usual, we cover the topic in the Georgian context.If you want to support Franklin Club:Account Number / TBC: GE06TB7796936080100008Receiver: Franklin ClubDescription: DonationAbout Giorgi Avaliani:One of the loudest voices of the flourishing Georgian creative industry, Giorgi began his career at Leavingstone, Tbilisi with focus on social media, viral stories, digital experiences, and fun in all forms and sizes. After scoring a wave of “firsts” for the agency and the country - the first Cannes Lion, the first Webby Award, the first Awwwards SOTD, the first Eurobest Young Creatives Gold Medal, and the very first spot for Georgia on the Cannes Lions jury, he moved on to launch his own creative studio Holy Motors with Nick Kumbari, acclaimed art director, in 2019 - diving deeper into creating memorable brands from scratch. Giorgi is a member of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and has served as a jury at numerous creative festivals - Webby Awards, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Art Directors Club of Europe * Lithuania, Kyiv International Advertising Festival, Ad Black Sea, BalticBest, etc.Giorgi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avalianiyGiorgi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avallah Giorgi’s Website - Holy Motors: http://holymotors.co 🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast:The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.🟡 About Samuela Davidova, Liberland Representative & The Freeist:Samuela Davidova is a thinker & doer & speaker who lives long-term in Georgia. She's promoting Individual Freedom with her Freeist project, which encourages people to rethink their life & work opportunities. Becoming a Representative of Liberland in Georgia in the summer of 2022, Samuela has been working to broaden nation-state awareness in live events and her podcast Liberland in Georgia. Her primary motivation to become the Liberland representative was her alignment with the country’s values of freedom and her desire to be part of a movement that seeks to broaden perspectives.

    55 min
  2. #S02E07 Milan Lupac @ Presto Ventures: Foreign Investments in Georgia | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    05/14/2023

    #S02E07 Milan Lupac @ Presto Ventures: Foreign Investments in Georgia | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    Milan arrived in Georgia for a few days to close the investment into already the third Georgian startup in the Presto Venture [CZ-based] portfolio and to attend a startup & investment regional conference. Besides, he provided some great insights about the startup ecosystem in the new podcast episode! With Samuela, they spoke about how he perceives the Georgian startup community, ecosystem, opportunities, and gaps. They discuss what a startup must have to attract an investor, what are the variables that determine the success of the investment. You will also get insights into how to successfully make the whole ecosystem & community grow or why a Czech investors fund organize a whole conference in Georgia in September. Surge Summit Conference mentioned in the video: https://www.surgesummit.io/ DeGameFi Web3 Investors & Founders Club mentioned in the video: https://degamefi.io/degameficlub 🟡 About Milan: Milan is an Operating Partner at Presto Ventures, where he helps portfolio companies structure their operations and processes. He also participates in Presto’s portfolio investment process, specializing in industrial tech and medtech startups, as well as startups focused on improving efficiency. Milan began working with startups in 2017 as a freelance consultant, conducting a number of M&A projects. He later served as a hands-on CEO or CFO at various distressed companies, helping them navigate out of their crises. Meet Milan:https://latitude59.eehttps://www.bitsandpretzels.com Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milan-lupac Host’s Website - Presto Ventures: https://www.prestoventures.com 🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast: The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress. Liberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgia Email to the Liberland Representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    26 min
  3. 05/14/2023

    #S02E06 Ilia Kekutia - Tax Advisor Expert on the Georgian Taxation | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    In the episode, Samuela interviewed Ilia Kekutia, a Georgian Tax Advisor Expert. In the interview, Ilia introduced the various most common taxation options in the country. In the episode, Ilia also advised what to be aware of when it comes to the taxation perspective in Georgia. Despite Georgia being a low-bureaucratic country, it is still recommended to find a local tax advisor, especially when it comes to crypto-related or business-oriented taxation.🟡 About Ilia KekutiaIlia Kekutia is a tax advisor expert running his Tax Consulting company specializing in Georgian taxes. He makes use of his 11 years of experience at the Revenue Service, a local Governmental Financial Office. He stays up-to-date with the current regulations and tax policies. He has vast experience also with cryptocurrency-related clients.Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilia-kekutia-38100a132/Host’s Website: https://taxconsulting.geContact: Contact@taxconsulting.ge and +995 599 911 125🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast:The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.🟡 About Samuela Davidova, Liberland Representative & The Freeist:Samuela Davidova is a Remote Work Ambassador, who lives long-term in Georgia. She's promoting Individual Freedom with her Freeist project, which encourages people to rethink their life & work opportunities. Becoming a Representative of Liberland in Georgia in the summer of 2022, Samuela has been working to broaden nation-state awareness in live events and her podcast Liberland in Georgia. Her primary motivation to become the Liberland representative was her alignment with the country’s values of freedom and her desire to be part of a movement that seeks to broaden perspectives. Liberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgiaEmail to the Liberland Representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    33 min
  4. 05/14/2023

    #S02E05 Andrew Thornhill - Fintech Entrepreneur & Visionary | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    In our new episode with Andrew Thornhill, an American long-term residing in Georgia, we dive into a wide range of fascinating topics, including the concept of sustainable profitability, the ease of doing business in Georgia compared to the United States, cultural integration as an American living in Georgia, or the adoption of fintech projects, blockchain, bitcoin, and access to technology in this dynamic country.We also delve into the digitalization of public services in Georgia and discuss whether the Georgian government and banks are crypto-friendly. Our guest, Andrew, shares an innovative use of blockchain in the wine industry, where Georgia is leading the world in verifying wine appellation.We take a closer look at the efficiency of public services in Georgia and uncover the secrets of getting government support for projects. We also explore the unique traits of Georgian wines and the passion with which Georgians approach everything they do.🟡 About Andrew Thornhill:Andrew Thornhill is an American businessman and FinTech pioneer who has created unique payment gateways for a number of large businesses and banks around the world. From the late 1990's Andrew has moved effortlessly through banks, processors, large merchants and even governments in his bid to provide the most complete, end-to-end financial service to the online industry possible. He has lived and worked on four continents to partner with several of the largest warehouses, ports, gaming companies and most recently digital currency exchanges that utilize his payment systems. 🟡 Andrew has been working in the Republic of Georgia since 2007, where more than $1 Billion of payments have transited through the companies, systems and programs he developed. He has lived in Tbilisi, Georgia since 2016, has invested in various businesses such as IT Consulting, Solani Creative, Saidanaa, Baia’s Wine, among others. He is also co-founder of the Cosmic Crypto Meetup and holds the position of an ambassador to the Cardano Blockchain Foundation to Georgia. In February 2021, Andrew was elected to the executive board of the Georgian Baseball and Softball National Federation.Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-thornhill-194817/ 🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast:The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.Liberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgiaEmail to the Liberland Representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    36 min
  5. 05/14/2023

    #S02E04 George Paliani - CEO @ Paliani Business Consulting | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    Samuela got in touch with George via their common interest in Liberland. As two open-minded libertarian thinkers and doers based in Georgia, in this episode, they provide various angles on the benefits and possible limits of the libertarian approach to the blockchain industry, or ease of doing business. They also address the challenges of Georgia.🟡 About George Paliani:George Paliani is the CEO of palianibc.com, a Business Consultant, and the Investor Relations Manager. George is currently based in Georgia and his areas of interest are diverse - from the Diplomatic perspective to the Cryptocurrency, Business, and Investment industries.Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgepaliani Host’s Website: https://palianibc.com 🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast:The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.🟡 About Samuela Davidova, Liberland Representative & The Freeist:Samuela Davidova is a Remote Work Ambassador, who lives long-term in Georgia. She's promoting Individual Freedom with her Freeist project, which encourages people to rethink their life & work opportunities. Becoming a Representative of Liberland in Georgia in the summer of 2022, Samuela has been working to broaden nation-state awareness in live events and her podcast Liberland in Georgia. Her primary motivation to become the Liberland representative was her alignment with the country’s values of freedom and her desire to be part of a movement that seeks to broaden perspectives. Liberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgiaEmail to the Liberland Representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    1h 1m
  6. 05/14/2023

    #S02E03 Guri Koiava on Investment & Start-up Scene in Georgia | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    In the new episode of Georgia in Liberland, Samuela talks to Guri Koiava, a self-made investor & start-up business founder. The interview will provide you with great insights from the industry transition perspective, how the business scene is evolved and been created in the country, and further insights on the Georgian perspective - related to the investment, business & life scene.You will get to know:▪️How Guri got from the Event Management of the Fuckup nights in Georgia to the start-up scene community.▪️How the startup scene evolved in Georgia - and how it can evolve anywhere.▪️Some fresh insights on the Georgian background for the new talents.▪️The (de)centralization of the startup business development in Georgia.▪️How does Georgia stand on the global level?▪️Is Georgia good for making business?▪️What potential Georgia could still fulfill?▪️What makes the Georgian startup scene different and the country stand out?▪️What still must be done in the country to grow the business scene?▪️What gaps do the startup & business scene still have in Georgia?🟡 About Guri Koiava:Board Member at EBAN | Co-Founder at Axel & Startup Büro | Co-Director at Founder Institute Georgia | Advocating for Entrepreneurial Growth and DevelopmentGuri’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurikoiava🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast:The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.🟡 About Samuela Davidova, Liberland Representative & The Freeist:Samuela Davidova is a Remote Work Ambassador, who lives long-term in Georgia. She's promoting Individual Freedom with her Freeist project, which encourages people to rethink their life & work opportunities. Becoming a Representative of Liberland in Georgia in the summer of 2022, Samuela has been working to broaden nation-state awareness in live events and her podcast Liberland in Georgia. Her primary motivation to become the Liberland representative was her alignment with the country’s values of freedom and her desire to be part of a movement that seeks to broaden perspectives. Liberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgiaEmail to the Liberland Representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    35 min
  7. 05/14/2023

    #S02E02 George Gvazava - Chief Crypto Officer at Bank of Georgia | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    🟡 The interview is perfectly suitable for those:✔️ Interested in the banking system in Georgia;✔️ Curious about the blockchain and bank relationships in Georgia;✔️ Willing to see how flexible and adaptable a country can be when it comes to economics freedom;Samuela, the Liberland representative to the country, proudly brings attention to Georgia, since she finds it very progressive and she doesn’t want you to miss out on any current updates. Make sure to follow the channel and enjoy a new episode bi-weekly.🟡 About George Gvazava:George Gvazava is a Chief Crypto Officer at Bank of Georgia currently. He has diverse experience from companies like Deloitte, Galt & Taggart, and CryptX Group. He is also a Finance Expert at Toptal, an exclusive network of experienced freelancers. George is an active early-stage investor both in Georgia and internationally, interested in Startups from various industries like Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Cyber-Security, AI, Biotechnology, etc. George is also a Visiting Lecturer at several universities and a Forbes 30 under 30 winner in Georgia. He is an ACCA member and a CFA Charterholder.🟡 About The Liberland in Georgia Podcast:The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.🟡 About Samuela Davidova, Liberland Representative & The Freeist:Samuela Davidova is a Remote Work Ambassador, who lives long-term in Georgia. She's promoting Individual Freedom with her Freeist project, which encourages people to rethink their life & work opportunities. Becoming a Representative of Liberland in Georgia in the summer of 2022, Samuela has been working to broaden nation-state awareness in live events and her podcast Liberland in Georgia. Her primary motivation to become the Liberland representative was her alignment with the country’s values of freedom and her desire to be part of a movement that seeks to broaden perspectives. Franklin Club - Educational liberal think-tank based in GeorgiaFranklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeoHost LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-gvazava Liberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgiaEmail to the Liberland Representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    36 min
  8. #S02E01 Mikheil Didebulidze | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    05/03/2023

    #S02E01 Mikheil Didebulidze | Liberland in Georgia 🇬🇪

    S02E01 Liberland in Georgia & Mikheil Didebulidze - მიხეილ დიდებულიძე 🇬🇪🟡 The Liberland in Georgia podcast is back with its 2nd season dedicated to the Business Perspective of Georgia. The tech & business environment in the country is on the rise and the globe shouldn’t miss out. The podcast is in English.🟡 In the first episode, you’ll see Mikheil Didebulidze, the founder & investor in the start-up and web3 industry. He discusses with Samuela Davidova, the podcast moderator & the Liberland Representative to the country.🟡 The episode is dedicated to the history and evolvement of the start-up & web3 environment in the country, the perception of Georgia on the global startup scene, the upcoming projects, including the Founder’s club meetups, masterminds for the start-ups, or the biggest web3 conference in the regions and much more.🟡 The talk will be especially interesting to the investors & founders considering the investment or relocation to Georgia. Mikheil introduces the investment into the Georgian companies, how it transformed from the regional perspective to the global with the web3 projects on the rise and will guide you through the local environment. You’ll find out how it works in Georgia and how you can be part of it.🤝 If you’re an investor or founder who’d love to join Mikheil’s mastermind or Founder’s club, or just connect for a like-minded perspective, connect with him on the LinkedIn link below.Mikheil’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikheil-didebulidze-77548444 Degamefi conference website: https://degamefi.io - October 7-8, 2023 in Tbilisi, GeorgiaLiberland in Georgia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liberlandingeorgiaEmail to the representative: georgia@liberland.org Franklin Club - Educational liberal think-tank based in GeorgiaFranklin Club: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinClubGeo

    26 min

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The Liberland in Georgia podcast aims to interconnect Liberland and Georgia based on their shared value - freedom. In the 2nd season, Samuela Davidova, the Liberland Representative to Georgia, talks to the driven Georgian Entrepreneurs who bring the country to the international level. This includes the libertarian founders of the companies in blockchain, metaverse, or tech industry. Samuela wishes to show Georgia from an international perspective to the global libertarian audience and accent its recent progress.