CEO | Entrepreneur | Investor | Author | Executive Coach

Leaders need perspective and broader thinking to create success. I can help you achieve that success. 

After almost three decades as a CEO, entrepreneur and investor, I have navigated organizations large and small, struggled through recessions and successfully managed companies to success who were once drowning in poor management or deeply in debt. I have grown business organically and through acquisition; and I have exited two companies as an entrepreneur.

I have seen a lot. I'm not perfect. I have struggled and laid awake many nights to try to figure out the right answer. 

My passion is to serve. That is why I have combined four decades of experience into days of learning for you. To help you create good times out of bad, to help you learn from the mistakes I made and to help you amplify your success. 

I will engage in your success. I will help you turn your company around. I will sell your company. I will invest in or purchase your company. 

If I have entered the conversation you are already having in your head, I would be privileged to chat with you.

John Hilbrich

Miodrag O. Markovic

CEO of Vacabee 🐝 | Combining the travel industry with web3 and blockchain |

• Passionate about travel, technology, AI, blockchain, and entrepreneurship.

• CEO of Vacabee, winner of Miami’s Best AI Start-Up Award 2025 by Evergreen Awards. We are a travel and lifestyle company that combines technology and AI.

On LinkedIn, I share my journey in entrepreneurship, connect with professionals, and explore investment opportunities. With a background in finance, investing, and management, I focus on building strong teams and encouraging innovation.

Right now, I am focused on Vacabee, an AI-powered lifestyle platform that started with travel but goes beyond that.

We provide exclusive access to flights, hotels, restaurants, gyms, and more. What makes us different is Mr. Bee, a personal AI concierge. He helps you travel smarter today. Tomorrow, he can organize your calendar, pay bills, assist with networking, read your RSS feeds, and even more because we don't limit ourselves when it comes to innovating to help the user. 

If we have same interests, or you want to learn how Vacabee is building a smarter way to live, let’s connect.

*Everything I share on LinkedIn is my personal opinion and should not be taken as professional advice.*

CEO & Co-Founder

Vacabee combines two rapidly growing industries: travel and blockchain. Our goal is to offer customers the most affordable yet premium experience by merging these two sectors. With Web3 and blockchain, we can offer our clients exclusive access to the most affordable prices for travel, covering accommodation, activities, car rentals, worldwide tours, and more. These deals are not available to the general public. As the first platform on Web3 to provide a "Travel and Earn" experience, we recently introduced our latest feature, the AI Travel Coach. For more information, feel free to check out Vacabee's social media channels and our website, or simply send me a direct message.

Opportunities don’t wait for perfect plans, they reward action.

Our CTO, Maximilian Schmidt, and I flew to London, navigated the city, and spent the day building.

Meetings. Conversations. Testing ideas.

Every interaction mattered for Vacabee’s future.

We went because progress doesn’t show up on its own.

Success isn’t sitting in an office chair all day and planning.

Even in tech and AI, progress comes from humans on the ground.

And it comes down to people. 

People who make the journey and the people you’re building for.

Remember, opportunities aren’t going to just knock on your Zoom call.

You have to go find them today, right now.

Waiting for the perfect day, the perfect plan, or the perfect moment?

You’ll be late.

Show up. Talk to people. Make it happen.

P.S. London is beautiful, and we had a lot of fun! 🙂

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Quality is the best business plan.

Let that sink in.

In a world obsessed with growth hacks, viral moments, and shortcuts, I am here to say:

Nothing beats building something that’s actually great.

Quality isn’t a line item.

It’s the strategy, marketing, and PR.

It’s what makes your customers talk about you without you even asking.
It’s what makes competitors irrelevant.

Sure, you can launch fast. You can cut corners. 

You can chase the next trend.

But when all of that fades, what’s left?

Quality lasts. 

It scales effortlessly because people notice.

They stay. They come back. They tell their friends.
And in the end… they pay for it.

I think it's the ultimate business plan.

I’ve built teams, products, and my vision around this principle.

Deliver quality relentlessly.

Influence shapes markets.

When the best athlete on the planet backs an industry, it’s rarely accidental.

And it's worth paying attention. 

Novak Djokovic isn’t investing in nightclubs.

He’s investing in hydration and health.

First waterdrop.
Now JOE & THE JUICE.

That’s not random.

Elite performers protect energy.
They optimize recovery.
They think long-term.

But so does their audience, and beyond, because influence spreads fast.

I am not just talking about celebrity branding.

I want to point out where cultural aspiration is moving.

From indulgence → to performance.
From excess → to optimization.
From short-term pleasure → to long-term vitality.

When icons of discipline put their capital behind wellness and lifestyle, they’re not chasing trends.

They’re reinforcing a direction.

Leaders should watch where influence and identity intersect.

Because markets don’t shift only when consumers change.

They shift when aspiration changes.

And right now, aspiration looks healthier.

At Vacabee, we’re building with that shift in mind.

You think your strategy is your only edge? Wrong.

Your words are.

We underestimate how much the words we choose impact the way people work, think, and feel.

In a workplace, every message matters.

From an all-hands speech to a single Slack reply.

I realized the best teams aren’t just skilled. 
They also communicate exceptionally well.

Here are examples of communication done right:

“Wait, can you run that by me again? I want to make sure I get it.”
“Let’s figure this out together.”
“Thanks for flagging that, I hadn’t noticed.”
“What’s the next step we can take to move this forward?”
“Alright, let’s make a call and move forward.”
“Hold on, I think we’re overcomplicating this.”
“That’s a good point. Let’s explore it further.”
“Here’s why I’m suggesting this approach.”
“This is promising. I wonder if we could refine this part a bit.”

These are just some of the healthy ways to communicate instead of creating confusion, tension, lost time, or mistrust.

The point is, your words are tools. 

The smarter you communicate, the smoother everything else becomes.

Sell the problem, not the product.

Most companies get this backwards.

They spend months polishing features.
They hire agencies to make the logo pop.
They chase trends, awards, likes, and followers.

But the customer isn’t thinking about any of that.

They’re thinking about the thing that’s annoying them.

And the problem they want gone.

That’s what people pay attention to.

If your product doesn’t clearly solve that problem, it’s easy to ignore.

The brands that actually resonate start somewhere different.

They begin with the problem people feel.
They show they understand it.
And they make it clear how life looks once that problem is solved.

When you do that well, you’re not just selling something.

You’re showing people the change they’re looking for and why choosing you gets them there.

That’s what makes a brand feel meaningful.

Understanding the problem and showing the path forward.

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