Reset Camp

The Reset Camp: A Transformative Retreat for Modern Minds!
Struggling with a fast paced lifestyle, burnout or a daily routine? Get a chance to disconnect
from the chaos of a modern world through our beginner-friendly, Vipassana-inspired retreat
aimed at reviving your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
🧘‍♂️Why Reset Camp?
● Adapted for beginners, zero experience required!
● Learn ancient Vipassana techniques for modern resilience.
● Nurture your body with gourmet meals crafted by our chef specialising in food for
longevity.
● Limited spaces for personalised attention.

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Directimo

Advisor

CREOATE

Utopia Analytics

Utopia Analytics is a leading provider of AI content moderation with a full suite of products: AI Moderator, AI Claim handler, AI Support Hero, AI Text Analytics and AI Consulting.

Carbon

Carbon is helping companies build globally distributed product and engineering teams
As a technical hiring partner in strategic nearshore markets, it enables global companies to scale product & engineering teams outside of HQ.

MEETOPTICS

MEETOPTICS is making photonics more accessible by helping thousands of engineers and researchers find the optics they need.

Getting specialised optical components for photonics technologies can be complex and time-consuming. With over 100 000 optical components, each with tens of specifications crucial to performance and thousands of suppliers, you could spend days or weeks searching for the right components to build your setup or new photonics device.

MEETOPTICS has a clear objective: making the search for photonics technologies easy and accessible.
MEETOPTICS is a central platform with a highly customizable search engine designed especially for researchers and optical engineers, making it easy and fast to find, filter and compare optical components from suppliers around the world.

ActioGlobal®

Actio Global is a boutique consultancy supporting the digital transformation of leading global organizations such as Unilever, Danone, Angelini Pharma and Adevinta.
Actio Global has developed a proprietary, hands-on methodology that it deploys in order to support its clients in building agile high-performance organizations.

Paternity leave 

Spending time with my two young children and learning about balance, patience and self-awareness

Stay-at-Home Parent

Adevinta

Adevinta is the leader in online classifieds marketplaces, providing technology-based services to connect buyers and sellers, from job offers to real estate, cars, consumer goods and more. Adevinta operates online marketplaces in 10 countries with an average of 3 billion visits every month.
Adevinta is the leader in online classifieds marketplaces, providing technology-based services to connect buyers and sellers, from job offers to real estate, cars, consumer goods and more. Adevinta operates online marketplaces in 10 countries with an average of 3 billion visits every month.
As a COO Europe:
- Operational responsibility for 11 operations in 5 countries with 1000 employees and more than €170m in revenues
- Grew revenues by +16% and increased Ebitda by +50%
- Led the Post Merger Integration in Europe after the acquisition of eBay Classifieds
- Led the strategy process across European Markets focusing on the transformation to a transactional business model

COO European Markets

- Operational responsibility for 13 operations in 16 countries with 1500 employees and more than €160m in revenues
- Drove an innovative transformation program while delivering on ambitious financial targets from public markets. I have delivered a topline growth of 16% p.a., improved Ebitda by more than 50m€, while completely revamping the operational model, portfolio structure and product mix. 
- Transformed the culture, the technology stack and the operating model across a portfolio spanning Europe, Latam and North Africa.
- Played a key role in Adevinta's acquisition of eBay Classifieds for 10B€ in 2020, leading several due diligence streams, dealing with competition authorities, leading the post-merger integration program in Europe and delivering 30m€ of synergies in 6 months.
- Led the investment of more than 30m€ in startups and VC funds (proptech, fintech, mobility) and oversaw several M&A transactions across the full deal lifecycle.

SVP for Global Markets

Distilled SCH

Distilled is the home to Ireland’s  four most successful internet brands: Adverts.ie, Daft.ie, DoneDeal.ie and Gumtree.ie
As a Board Member, I have worked closely with the Founder & CEO in order to support Distilled on its growth path.

Board Member

I am passionate about growing people, organizations and businesses as an Advisor, Board Member and Entrepreneur.
I advise technology companies that are looking to accelerate their growth, by improving their go-to-market and building the right organizations and operating models.
As a Board Member, I have more than 10 years of experience with marketplaces companies in Europe, with revenues between 40m€ and 200m€.
As an SVP and COO Europe with Adevinta, the leading online marketplace operator, I have led a P&L of over 170m€ in revenue and 1500 employees, driving an innovative transformation program. I have delivered a topline growth of ~15% p.a., improved Ebitda by more than 50m€, while completely revamping the operational model, portfolio structure and product mix.
I have extensive experience along the whole capital lifecycle, from venture investing to public markets. As a C-suite at Adevinta i have been part of an 8B€ IPO and the 10B€ acquisition of eBay Classifieds, gaining a deep understanding of public markets and governance. I also oversaw the investment of more than 30m€ in startups and VC funds (proptech, fintech, mobility) and led several M&A transactions.
As an Entrepreneur, I started 4 companies and these battle scars help me empathise with founders. My current project is Reset Camp, a meditation bootcamp for modern minds, aiming to make meditation more accessible and empower people on their journey of self knowledge.

Ovidiu Solomonov

Lawson Brooke

Lawson Brooke is the Talent Acquisition Partner of choice for high-growth, high-tech organisations and their investors.

We have extensive experience building and advising the leadership teams of Venture Capital & Private Equity backed technology companies. Working with some of the fastest moving businesses in the world, we have delivered Board, C-Suite and Senior Executive Searches in a wide range of business functions and geographies, on behalf of major multi-nationals and small start-ups alike.

Managing Director

Heropreneurs

Heropreneurs empowers new entrepreneurs from the extended military community to achieve their business ambitions.

Advise former and serving members of the military community with the goal of equipping mentees with the practical skills and knowledge needed to thrive in business.

Mentor

Floreat Ventures

Floreat Ventures is a Talent Business Partner. We typically work with medium sized technology businesses, that have taken VC/PE investment and are looking for rapid growth through expansion of headcount across the senior leadership team.

Floreat Ventures provides an experienced on-site based Talent Business Partner who is able to provide talent leadership advice, executive search, networking and assessment for a fixed period of time. All fee's are based on a day rate, so no additional executive search fee's are charged.

Partner

Erevena

Erevena build and advise leadership teams for businesses creating leading edge technology. We also support those disrupting established markets through technology, and Corporations transforming their business models in response to innovation and disruption. Innovation today is driven principally by technology. An organisation’s response determines its survival, not just its success. We’ve helped shape some of the world’s most successful start-ups, building category winning teams across the B2B and B2C landscape. We also partner with some of the best known consumer and enterprise brands on innovation, venturing, and digital transformation.

Senior Partner

Korn Ferry

Managing Consultant

The Mars Partnership

mk2 consulting

Founding Director of mk2 consulting a niche Executive Search consultancy.

Director

Hanover Matrix International

Country Manager Sweden

British Army

Captain

Kelvin's career in executive recruitment spans over 20 years. The vast majority of this has been spent in the Technology and Professional Services sectors. He has gained particular strong experience working with high-growth and transformational Venture & Private Equity backed companies and has successfully delivered senior searches in a wide range of business functions and geographies. Kelvin has managed relationships with major multi-national companies and small start-up organisations and has led international teams to deliver projects including being based on-site with clients. Before getting involved in executive recruitment Kelvin’s early career was spent as an Army Officer, serving for eight years and reaching the rank of Captain.

Specialties: Headhunting, Executive Search, VC & PE, Robotic Process Automation, Enterprise Software, Professional & IT Services, Information & Communication Technology

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