Listen "Ep #38: Career Evolution: From Call Centre Operator to CEO I Deniz Guven"
Episode Synopsis
Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Change is Possible podcast – Your Career Transformation Guide.
Today's episode? Well, it's a special one. We've got Mr. Deniz Guven with us, and trust me when I say his journey in the banking world is mind-blowingly inspiring. From humble beginnings in Turkey, he reached the Executive levels with some BIG names like HSBC and Standard Chartered. On top of that, he built a digital bank in Hong Kong from the bottom up.
We’re about to dive into childhood tales; how he dealt with career twists and turns, challenges, and some golden advice, he'd give his younger self. By the end of this, I promise you’ll have a notebook full of insights.
Here is what we spoke about:
00:01 Trailer
03:06 Moments and events that shaped Deniz Guven
07:00 The beginning of his career
10:28 Blueprint for International Career
14.30 Moments of doubt in his career trajectory
16:28 Failures as lessons
21:35 Building a Digital Bank
26.41 Definition of success
31:09 For those who are starting a career now
34:14 For mid-career professionals
36:24 The one thing he wants to say to his younger self
LISTEN ON:
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dHKNfkkY
Apple: https://lnkd.in/dQ_Fpi5f
Google: https://lnkd.in/dFz3cXpA
WATCH THE PODCAST ON YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1aeNZ-2lqnp9l1VJu2FOQ
FOLLOW THE HOST ON:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anifilipova
Personal site: https://anifilipova.me/
Find Denis here: linkedin.com/in/denizguven
Today's episode? Well, it's a special one. We've got Mr. Deniz Guven with us, and trust me when I say his journey in the banking world is mind-blowingly inspiring. From humble beginnings in Turkey, he reached the Executive levels with some BIG names like HSBC and Standard Chartered. On top of that, he built a digital bank in Hong Kong from the bottom up.
We’re about to dive into childhood tales; how he dealt with career twists and turns, challenges, and some golden advice, he'd give his younger self. By the end of this, I promise you’ll have a notebook full of insights.
Here is what we spoke about:
00:01 Trailer
03:06 Moments and events that shaped Deniz Guven
07:00 The beginning of his career
10:28 Blueprint for International Career
14.30 Moments of doubt in his career trajectory
16:28 Failures as lessons
21:35 Building a Digital Bank
26.41 Definition of success
31:09 For those who are starting a career now
34:14 For mid-career professionals
36:24 The one thing he wants to say to his younger self
LISTEN ON:
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dHKNfkkY
Apple: https://lnkd.in/dQ_Fpi5f
Google: https://lnkd.in/dFz3cXpA
WATCH THE PODCAST ON YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1aeNZ-2lqnp9l1VJu2FOQ
FOLLOW THE HOST ON:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anifilipova
Personal site: https://anifilipova.me/
Find Denis here: linkedin.com/in/denizguven
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