Julija Jegorova: disciplina nuves tave ten, kur tik motyvacija negali (discipline will take you where motivation cannot)

Pokalbių serijoje apie lietuves, išsibarsčiusias po platųjį pasaulį, šįkart kalbinu Juliją Jegorovą. Ji - tarptautinės viešųjų ryšių agentūros įkūrėja. Šiuo metu Julija gyvena Didžiojoje Britanijoje.


[ENG] In this series of conversations with Lithuanian women who have left their motherland for a variety of reasons, I am speaking with Julija Jegorova who is the founder of an international PR agency and currently resides in the UK.

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Indrė Šidliauskaitė: dvejonės yra gerai (doubts are good)

Pokalbių serijoje apie lietuves, išsibarsčiusias po platųjį pasaulį, šįkart kalbinu Indrę Šidliauskaitę. Ji - širdyje nepriklausoma menininkė, konceptuali dizainerė. Indrė šiuo metu gyvena Meksikoje.

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In this series of conversations with Lithuanian women who have left their motherland for a variety of reasons, I am speaking to Indre Sidliauskaite - an independent artist and conceptual designer who currently lives in Mexico.

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One question project: Sasha Ozornin

One Question Project is there to illuminate amazing women and their experiences and to make them accessible to anyone. It’s created to inspire, and challenge us to take action, create new connections and rediscover things we maybe already know. This time I ask one question Sasha Ozornin content creator, student and activist currently residing in Italy:

How do you balance creating important content, staying true to your beliefs and managing public feedback (that is not always positive)?

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Dalia Makarova: reikia viską išbandyti (you need to try everything)

Pokalbių serijoje apie lietuvius, išsibarsčiusius po platųjį pasaulį, šįkart kalbinu Dalią Makarovą. Ji - mama, motina, aktyvi visuomenininkė bei Ukrainos lietuvių bendruomenės pirmininkė jau daugiau nei keturis dešimtmečius gyvenanti Kijeve, Ukrainoje.

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In this series of conversations with Lithuanian women who have left their motherland for a variety of reasons, I am speaking to Dalia Makarova who is in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is a mother, activist and chairperson of Lithuanians in the Ukraine Community.

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One question project: Micaela Brinsley

One Question Project is there to illuminate amazing women and their experiences and to make them accessible to anyone. It’s created to inspire, and challenge us to take action, create new connections and rediscover things we maybe already know. This time I ask one question Micaela Brinsley who grew up and lived between two extremes - Japan and the US and got me really interested to learn more:

How do you find a way to be grounded, as someone navigating changes in cultures, spaces, and environments?

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[Photo] Labyrinth is Six

Spoken word poetry came into my life in a big way maybe in 2010. More than a decade ago. I have been inspired, moved and intriqued that much, I actually dared to create an event for it. That was 2011. In 2015 it morphed into Word Up through which and thanks for Kevin Groen, I have been introduced to a beautiful space in Amsterdam - Labyrinth. It’s run by Lindsey and Sam - a beautiful duo that created home for poets, outcasts, storytellers, musicians and just souls looking for inspiration, soul food - literally and figuratively… [read more]

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One question project: Ayesha Noelle

One Question Project is there to illuminate amazing women and their experiences and to make them accessible to anyone. It’s created to inspire, and challenge us to take action, create new connections and rediscover things we maybe already know. This time I ask one question Ayesha Noelle who is a coach, speaker and Applied Psychologist:

What is one hack you used yourself to deal with imposter syndrome?

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Samanta Bohema: netikėtumo galimybė kiekvienoje gyvenimo akimirkoje (chance for the unexpected in each moment)

Pokalbių serijoje apie lietuvius, išsibarsčiusius po platųjį pasaulį, šįkart kalbinu Samantą Bohemą. Ji kūrėja, verslininkė, influencerė ir dar daugeliu veiklų užsiimanti moteris. Samanta šiuo metu gyvena Norvegijoje.

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In this series of conversations with Lithuanian women who have left their motherland for a variety of reasons, I am speaking to Samanta Bohema. She is a creator, entrepreneur, influencer and a woman of many traits who currently lives in Norway.

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One question project: Colina van Bemmel

One Question Project is there to illuminate amazing women and their experiences and to make them accessible to anyone. It’s created to inspire, and challenge us to take action, create new connections and rediscover things we maybe already know.
This time I ask one question to Colina van Bemmel who is a filmmaker and editor.

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Milda Varnauskaitė: įkvėpimas ateina stebint aplinką (inspiration comes from observing the environment)

Pokalbių serijoje apie lietuvius, išsibarsčiusius po platųjį pasaulį, šįkart kalbinu Mildą Varnauskaitę - nenuilstančią pasakotoją bei kūrėją. Šiuo metu Milda grįžo gyventi į Lietuvą po šešerių metų Amsterdame (Nyderlandų Karalystė).

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In this series of conversations with Lithuanian women who have left their motherland for a variety of reasons, I am speaking to Milda Varnauskaite who is a storyteller and inspirational creative. Currently, she resides in Vilnius, Lithuania after years of being in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Standing (on the shoulders of) giants

I am so happy to finally feel that Lithuania has changed. The feeling we used to hold so close of the smaller and inferior country is feeling further and further away. We are proud of so many things - and we don't need to feel lesser for maybe some weirder aspects of that. Yes, its all ours and it's something that is important to remember - it's okay you find our pink soup a little strange or skyscrapers aren't tall enough. Finally we can be proud of the authenticity, of the unique quirkiness we hold. And it's okay. And it’s awesome!

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One question project: Olena Zhytnyk

One Question Project is there to illuminate amazing women and their experiences and to make them accessible to anyone. It’s created to inspire, and challenge us to take action, create new connections and rediscover things we maybe already know.
This time I ask one question to Olena Zhytnyk who is an amazing digital marketing professional, powerhouse woman and overall inspiration with an always positive attitude.

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