Cup O'Coffee Chats with Anca

The Cup O'Coffee Chats with Anca podcast show has the pleasure to bring in a new guest for episode 7. His name is Ryan Schnackenberg, currently living in South Carolina, United States. As an accomplished Product Developer with 20 years of experience and having had the privilege of working for three of the best Fortune 15 companies such as Ford, General Motors, and General Electric before the age of 35, Ryan is also the happy founder of two companies: an Airbnb/Vrbo Vacation Rental Property and a new Digital Design Consultancy company, which we'll talk about on today's show. In this episode, we will found out more about Ryan's passion for product development and what his entrepreneurial journey taught him, and a lot more.  You can visit Ryan's website at connecteddesign.us. "One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn’t do." - Henry Ford

After a short break, the Cup O'Coffee Chats with Anca podcast series is back with a new episode and, of course, with a new guest. His name is Alberto Colautti, born Italian and always with a desire to discover the world, life offered him the opportunity to do just that, therefore he experienced living in Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, and lastly in the Netherlands. He started his journey in tech sales 5 years ago and he's currently delivering happiness at Zoom - we all know Zoom, right? ;) In this episode, we will discover more about Alberto as we're chatting about his passions that have had and still have an influence over his personal and professional life. **During the recording of our interview, we have experienced audio issues, on both the guest and host side, therefore the podcast host had to be creative in order to have Episode 6 out for us all.** “Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” - D.H. Lawrence

Welcome to a special episode of the Cup O'Coffee Chats podcast series, where you will hear your host, Anca, talking about her experience as a new podcast creator and why we should not let fear holding us back to start something new or different. Fear will always be with us, therefore what will we choose: to dance with it or let it take us over and playing it safe? Join Anca to find out more about the Lizard Brain and the Resistance that stops us from becoming our best selves. “Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.” - Dale Carnegie

Episode 4 of the Cup O'Coffee Chats with Anca podcast series brings us the story of Louise YT Phua. She's a Talent Coach, born and raised in Singapore with an international exposure as she had the opportunity to explore different cultures while living and working in Australia, China, France and Malaysia. This week we delve into Louise's passions while finding out more about her book, Myrita. During our chat, Louise also had a little challenge to tell us what kind of tree would she be and why. Curious enough?! We welcome you to join our (virtual) coffee cup conversation. You can visit Louise's website at www.myritabook.com. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss

Episode 3 of the Cup O'Coffee Chats with Anca show brings us Irina Gheorghe, a Romanian User Experience Designer based in Denmark that happens to be my childhood friend too. While reminiscing about our funny childhood memories, we dive deep into the UX universe and discovering how Irina found her passion in this creative field. Join our conversation and stick till the end for a nice surprise. Who knows? Today might just be your lucky day! You can reach Irina at her email: irina@irinagheorghe.dk "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - Albert Einstein

This week's episode of Cup O'Coffee Chats with Anca brings Sylwia Borowy, a Life Coach living in the Netherlands, and is the author of two books about relationships. She has experienced the Mexican and Brazilian culture while living there where she discovered new passions along with other passions. In this episode, we will learn more about her passions, what made her write two books and many other secrets. Will you join us? “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” - Marcel Proust

Weekly casual chats and lighthearted discussions on how our passion(s) drives everything in life, business, and work. "There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela