The Future Makers Podcast

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The Future Makers Podcast is a series of in-depth conversations about how future-makers are made, in Cyprus and beyond. Host Annetta Benzar sits down with people who are a leading force in our shared future and looks past the titles. Together, they travel back to the people and moments that shaped them, walk through the choices and challenges they are living through now, and look ahead to the futures they are trying to build. Follow us: https://thefuturemedia.eu/ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/ https://www.linkedin.com/c

  1. 14h ago

    The Legal Brief: You Moved Abroad. Your Taxes Might Not Have I Alina Kulikovska, RELOC8 ONLINE

    You moved abroad. You have a new address, a new tax number, and perhaps even a company in another country. But have you actually left your old tax system behind?What happens when your family, property, or business remains in the country you left? Can you be considered a tax resident in two countries at once? And who is responsible for taxes when you live in one country but work for a company in another?In this episode of The Future Makers: The Legal Brief, host Annetta Benzar speaks with Alina Kulikovska, co-founder and CEO of RELOC8 ONLINE, a Cyprus-based legal technology company specialising in international tax planning and relocation.**Disclaimer:** The views, opinions, and claims expressed in this episode are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect those of The Future Media. This discussion is for general information and does not constitute legal or tax advice.A production of The Future Media.The Future Media: https://thefuturemedia.eu/ https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemediaAnnetta Benzar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/Alina Kulikovska: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-kulikovska-law/#TheFutureMakers #taxrules esidency #relocation

    The Legal Brief: You Moved Abroad. Your Taxes Might Not Have I Alina Kulikovska, RELOC8 ONLINE

  2. Oct 27

    The Investor Playbook: VC Is Not For Every Founder I Linda Brunner

    In this episode of The Future Makers Podcast: The Investor Playbook, Annetta Benzar speaks with Linda Brunner, Founding Partner at Imagine You Know, an early-stage fund investing in cybersecurity and digital infrastructure across Europe. Linda reflects on her move from operator to investor, her experience scaling cybersecurity businesses, and why Europe needs more sector-specific funds led by people who understand the founders they back. The conversation covers technical founders, ambition, timing, AI hype, cybersecurity, trust, regulation, founder-investor relationships, and why VC is not the right path for every startup. For founders, Linda is direct: taking venture capital means choosing speed, scale, sacrifice and the ambition to become a category leader. She explains what she looks for in the first meeting, why she does not back founders treating the company as a side project, why AI should be an enabler rather than the selling point, and why European founders need to think bigger if they want to build global companies. A production of The Future Media. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media⁠ Annetta Benzar: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Linda Brunner: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-brunner/⁠

    The Investor Playbook: VC Is Not For Every Founder I Linda Brunner

  3. Oct 27

    The Investor Playbook: The Best Teams Can Always Figure It Out I Jeremy Brown

    In this episode of The Future Makers Podcast: The Investor Playbook, Annetta Benzar speaks with Jeremy Brown, Investment Principal at Anthemis, about what investors look for in early-stage founders, how technical talent moves from academia into startups, why team dynamics matter, and how AI companies building for regulated industries need to think about trust, compliance, data and customer adoption. Jeremy reflects on his path from geophysics and Stanford to venture investing in Silicon Valley, Berlin and London, before turning to founder-market fit, the difference between impressive technology and technology customers will actually use, Europe’s startup ecosystems, female founders, fundraising conversations, and why entrepreneurial talent should be able to access capital wherever it is based. A production of The Future Media. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media⁠ Annetta Benzar: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Jeremy Brown: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-brown-stanford/⁠

    The Investor Playbook: The Best Teams Can Always Figure It Out I Jeremy Brown

  4. Oct 27

    The Investor Playbook: AI makes tech cheaper. But it makes people more important I Andreas Panayi

    In this episode, Annetta Benzar speaks with Andreas Panayi (Kinisis Ventures) about why early-stage investing is ultimately a bet on people, why Europe stays risk-averse compared to the US, and what founders get wrong when they walk into a first meeting. The Future Makers Podcast: The Investor Playbook is a series of in-depth conversations with investors about the experiences, instincts, and decisions that shape how they back founders and ideas. Host Annetta Benzar looks beyond the deals to understand how investors think, what influences their judgment, and what founders can learn from the way they see the world. A production of The Future Media. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media Annetta: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Andreas Panayi: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/apanayi/⁠

    The Investor Playbook: AI makes tech cheaper. But it makes people more important I Andreas Panayi

  5. Oct 27

    The CMO Sessions: The FMCG Playbook That Changed iGaming Marketing I Valentina Bagniya

    What does it take to build a marketing function from scratch in one of the world's fastest-moving industries with no playbook, no team, and no prior experience in the sector? In this episode of The Future Makers: The CMO Sessions, host Annetta Benzar speaks with Valentina Bagniya, Chief Marketing Officer at SOFTSWISS, about why she brought an FMCG mindset to iGaming, how brand strategy became SOFTSWISS's biggest competitive advantage, and what most B2B marketers get dangerously wrong in their first year. The CMO Sessions is a Future Makers series of in-depth conversations with CMOs and marketing leaders from global companies, unpacking the strategies behind breakout growth. Host Annetta Benzar sits down with the people making the decisions — on brand, performance, org design, measurement, and what it actually takes to build marketing that moves a business. A production of The Future Media. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media⁠ Annetta: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Valentina: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentina-kukut/

    The CMO Sessions: The FMCG Playbook That Changed iGaming Marketing I Valentina Bagniya

  6. Oct 23

    Real Estate: The Legal Mistake Buyers Keep Making In Cyprus Real Estate I Viktoria Iatsiuta

    In this episode, host Annetta Benzar speaks with Viktoria Iatsiuta, CEO of MySpace Real Estate and Vidigroup, about what serious buyers ask for today, why clarity around legal aspects can make or break a transaction, and how demand is changing as Cyprus becomes a “safe haven” market for new regions. Future Makers: Real Estate Series follows Cyprus real estate from the inside. The conversations cover demand, pricing, negotiations, and the legal details that decide whether a deal holds or falls into the cracks. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media⁠ Annetta Benzar: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Viktoria Iatsiuta: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktoria-iatsiuta-01800a206/

    Real Estate: The Legal Mistake Buyers Keep Making In Cyprus Real Estate I Viktoria Iatsiuta

  7. Oct 23

    HR Leaders: Stop Saying “We’re A Family” At Work I Jolita Strasunskaite

    In this episode of Future Makers: HR Leaders, Annetta Benzar speaks with Jolita Strasunskaite, Group Chief People Officer at payabl., about what HR really means inside a fast-growing company. Jolita challenges some of the biggest assumptions about people leadership: that HR works only for employees, that culture belongs to HR, that AI will replace people teams, and that companies should describe themselves as “a family.” From scaling payabl. from around 30 people to almost 300, to building a people strategy across diverse teams, Jolita explains why HR needs to be both deeply human and commercially grounded. HR Leaders is a series of conversations with people leaders on hiring, culture, leadership, workforce change, talent strategy, learning, performance and building the workplace of tomorrow.  A production of The Future Media. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media⁠ Annetta Benzar: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Jolita Strasunskaite: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolita-strasunskaite-879396225/⁠

    HR Leaders: Stop Saying “We’re A Family” At Work I Jolita Strasunskaite

  8. Oct 23

    HR Leaders: If You Lie To People, They Know I Elena Dolya

    In this episode of Future Makers: HR Leaders, Annetta Benzar speaks with Elena Dolya, Chief Administrative Officer at AdTech Holding, about the role HR plays when companies are navigating change, uncertainty, and fast-moving expectations at work. Elena explains why HR should not be seen as a “psychological helper” or the department responsible for fun, but as a business function that connects leadership with employees and helps both sides work better together. HR Leaders is a series of conversations with people leaders on hiring, culture, leadership, workforce change, talent strategy, learning, performance and building the workplace of tomorrow.  A production of The Future Media. Links: The Future Media: ⁠https://thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefuturemedia⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@the.future.media⁠ Annetta Benzar: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetta-benzar-13645710a/⁠ Elena Dolya: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-dolya-04a72640/⁠

    HR Leaders: If You Lie To People, They Know I Elena Dolya
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The Future Makers Podcast is a series of in-depth conversations about how future-makers are made, in Cyprus and beyond. Host Annetta Benzar sits down with people who are a leading force in our shared future and looks past the titles. Together, they travel back to the people and moments that shaped them, walk through the choices and challenges they are living through now, and look ahead to the futures they are trying to build. Follow us: https://thefuturemedia.eu/ https://www.youtube.com/@thefuture-media https://www.instagram.com/thefuturemedia.eu/ https://www.linkedin.com/c

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  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    48
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