118: Never Wait for a Right Moment, Create the Moment Yourself with Dr Oleg Konovalov

Oleg Konovalov is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience operating businesses both in the UK and internationally. He also holds a doctoral degree from the Durham University Business School. He is an author of a book “Organisational Anatomy”, which is endorsed by fDi Magazine, UKTI and other experts.

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

Bill Gates

Hard working deep sea fisher men

People Oleg has met in life

When business started difficulties overcame:

…….I knew from the very beginning that all success depends always on you your team because people are your main asset. And the biggest challenge is to find not just employees but supporters believers and enthusiasts because when you are starting something new it is not just a matter just to employ of the list you know it is something disparate for money at any cost it wouldn’t work. You need a good team…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

The Art of War Book by Sun Tzu

The Prince Book by Nicolo Machiavelli
Jack London Books White Fang Book by Jack London
Arthur Hailey

Favourite Quote:

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein

Oscar Wilde — ‘Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.’

Also mentioned:

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath

Recommended Online Resources:

Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Academic Websites
Blogs

The Entrepreneur Way

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

…But you see business is a rough ocean itself and so is the demands like some kind of strength, knowledge and hard work. I have never seen anyone unskilled who crossed the ocean. So if you want to cross this ocean you need to be skilled prepared tough and you will do this. And you will get a priceless satisfaction with your result if you do it in a good way. So sharpen your skills and all destinations will be yours…[Listen for More]

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“If most people are not willing to see the difficulty, this is mainly because, consciously or unconsciously, they assume that it will be they who will settle these questions for the others, and because they are convinced of their own capacity to do this.” Friedrich August von Hayek

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