My Life Story

  • Good Day today

    Good Day today

    Today is an important day, as I’m starting to work on a project that, in my opinion, aligns deeply with my values, beliefs, and passions. Let’s see where this journey takes me. more

  • MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED

    MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED

    MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED A year ago, this disturbing thought came to me. It’s a strange and completely new feeling. Over the last 18 years in tech, e-commerce, and digital, I always thought I was at the… more

  • Most impactful training in my life

    Most impactful training in my life

    You never know which training might change your life. This is the story of one that changed my mindset and the choices I made after. It was September 2023. I sat in a sunny room in Lille, thinking it was… more

  • My Top 3 challenges in building a business (after corporate life)

    My Top 3 challenges in building a business (after corporate life)

    As someone who left the corporate world to build a business, I can honestly share my top 3 downsides of being an entrepreneur. 1. Financial uncertainty In corporate life, every month you get that lovely SMS: DING – salary’s in.As… more

  • My story of launching E-shop business with AI

    My story of launching E-shop business with AI

    (in 2 months and 3 steps: Seed→Feed→Grow) In 2024, after six years in the corporate world, I left my secure job to start my own business. This time I took a fresh approach, using a lot of AI and automation… more

  • Back to coding after 30 years

    Back to coding after 30 years

    After a 30-year break, I returned to coding, and the experience brought back warm memories from my childhood… I was a 12-year-old in a family of Soviet engineers navigating the shift from a Soviet economy to a capitalist world. One… more

  • Embracing the uncertainty

    Embracing the uncertainty

    This video perfectly captures how I feel about entrepreneurship now. You gather courage and willpower, close your eyes, and jump into the unknown. At first, you’re flying scared — unable to see clearly where you’ll land. Slowly, the clouds thin… more

  • I’ve just quit my job. So, what’s next?

    I’ve just quit my job. So, what’s next?

    I’m leaving behind a comfortable corporate life—working with smart and nice people, stable paychecks, and other perks. Now, I’m diving into the cold waters 🥶 of entrepreneurship… returning to my roots.I had some choices and plenty of time to think… more

  • Woah! Last day at Decathlon!

    Woah! Last day at Decathlon!

    Feels like I just got off a crazy rollercoaster. 🤯🎢We’ve had our ups and downs. Sometimes uphill—slow and steady. Other times flying down into chaos and changing directions. Scary and super exciting. But the best part? Sharing this ride with… more

  • I finished my PowerMBA marathon

    I finished my PowerMBA marathon

    I’m excited to tell you that I’ve earned my business school certificate from PowerMBA. In 2023, I was looking for knowledge to take my business education to the next level and together with my colleagues from Decathlon (thanks Josef Kalous)… more

  • OUR SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT AWARD 2024

    OUR SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT AWARD 2024

    We’re thrilled to announce our REUSABLE E-COMMERCE PACKAGING project has just won a SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT AWARD 2024!This innovative project, led by the amazing team of Oliwia Guziel last year, has already saved 65 tons of packaging materials for our DECATHLON… more

  • I ran every day for 100 days and did 500 km

    I ran every day for 100 days and did 500 km

    I ran every day for 100 days and did 500 km. Below my story from hate to love running. And how it transformed my life (and work). Five months ago, running was my enemy. I found it to be too… more

  • WE WON🏆RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2023

    WE WON🏆RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2023

    BREAKING: Decathlon WINS Czech Republic’s 🏆 RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2023 (sports) for the 4th time in a row! 🎉 This prestigious 21-year award is all about customer value – something we deeply believe in. Over 85,000 customers helped choose this… more

  • Robot Tori: A New Teammate for our Decathlon Stores

    Robot Tori: A New Teammate for our Decathlon Stores

    Now if we’re talking about robots, I’d like to share what we’re doing at DECATHLON Česká republika In the photo, our employee is the Inventory Robot Tori 🤖 (on the right of course 😆, and on the left is our… more

  • How Decathlon CZ doubled delivery speed in one year

    How Decathlon CZ doubled delivery speed in one year

    The last mile delivery can boost an E-commerce business or bury it. Knowing this, we at DECATHLON Česká republika are focused on delivery speed. 🚛💨 In 2023 alone, we slashed the average lead time of online orders from 2.3 days… more

  • Shop sustainably with Decathlon’s Second Life

    Shop sustainably with Decathlon’s Second Life

    At Decathlon, we believe that sport can unite people to act and care for the planet. Today, worldwide, we are transforming our business model to impact the negative trend of climate change. In DECATHLON Česká republika this year, we started essential… more

  • Fast and Simple Click & Collect

    Fast and Simple Click & Collect

    🛍️ At Decathlon, we’re always thinking about improving the customer experience. Our customers love our stores, and even when they order online, their preferred place to collect their purchases is our Click & Collect points in our Decathlon stores. However,… more

  • European Ultimate Championship experience

    European Ultimate Championship experience

    Update: Bronze medal of the European Championship around the neck 🥉💪 For me, participating in the European Championship is an event in itself. But this time, it is also a tremendous honor to represent Ukraine at European Beach Ultimate Club… more

  • RETAIL EXPO 2021

    RETAIL EXPO 2021

    Round table with digital leaders from Decathlon, Foxtrot, Epicenter, Allo, Colin’s, Comfy, Sova, and Auchan at RETAIL EXPO 2021 – the sixth anniversary congress of the retail industry.Discussion about problems, opportunities and how to make Ukrainian retail even more digital… more

  • Flashbacks from Bali

    Flashbacks from Bali

    On the Island of Gods, there’s everything: oceans and seas, waterfalls and lakes, mountains and volcanoes, temples and rice fields. And awesome people, of course. When I realized where I had ended up, I started zooming around the island like… more

  • Flashbacks from the Carpathians 2020

    Flashbacks from the Carpathians 2020

    Throwback to 2020 in the stunning Carpathians. Fresh air, breathtaking views, and unforgettable moments. more

  • About Ultimate and Nova Club on TV

    About Ultimate and Nova Club on TV

    About Ultimate and Nova Club on Pryamyi TV channel.Together with Pcholkin Dima, we talked a bit about Ultimate in Ukraine and the preparation of our club NOVA, Kyiv Ultimate Club, for EBUCC2018 – the European Beach Ultimate Club Championships.Thanks to… more

  • How our athletes prepared the story for the TV channel

    How our athletes prepared the story for the TV channel

    This summer, one of Ukraine’s top TV channels aired a feature about our teams’ performance at the World Beach Ultimate Championship: In my opinion, the story behind this feature is both interesting and unique. Few people know, but all the… more

  • New experience: sports broadcast

    New experience: sports broadcast

    Learned how to organize a budget-friendly sports live stream and gained some commentary experience. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukraine.ultimate/permalink/810265102479342 more

  • New challenge

    The tournament I had prepared for all year ended too quickly for me. On the first point of the third game, I felt a familiar snap in my heel and was taken to the hospital. But this post isn’t about… more

  • Why international tournaments are unique

    The intensity of defense and defenders’ dedication is the key difference between World and our local Championships. Most of the time, getting a pass is quite challenging. You constantly feel the defender’s breath nearby and the threat of a jumping… more

  • Our new frisbee

    Our new frisbee

    We’ve made a new glow-in-the-dark Gotcha! Muerte disc that flies great and glows brighter than the similar American Discraft Nite Glo model. more