Role: 20% co-owner

Company structure: 5000 employees, 5 woodworking and furniture factories

Role: 70% owner

Company structure: 35 employees, 25 exclusive distribution companies

NB. The company was an EXSCLUSIVE distributor in the country for BIALETTI coffee makers (for 8 years) and LaCIMBALI coffee machines (for 12 years)

Digital Content Production and Social Media Marketing.

1. CONTENT PRODUCTION as Corporate Blogger, Content Creator & Strategist.

Result: 40+ Facebook pages managed, 650k followers, 20,000 posts, 50 mln likes.

2. FACEBOOK PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS.

Result: Growth from 1-2,000 to 100,000 likes/month in just a few months (7 clients).

- Strategic elaboration of the brand Vita Scandinavica (furniture online shop)
- Launch of the project for Italian, French, Spanish and Danish markets.

• 5 National Barista Championships
• 4 National Latte Art Championships
• 3 National Cup Tasting Championships 
• 3 Coffee & Alcohol Championships
• Media Championship COFFEE STAR of Ukraine
• 7 Exhibitions
• Hundreds of TV & Radio interviews
• Honorary Diploma by the President of the SCAE (Speciality Coffee Association
  of Europe.)

4-6 issues per year dedicated to the SCAE Ukraine chapter coffee activities.

I created the most complete Coffee Blog in the former Soviet Union countries ( 800+ articles.)

The BLOG About COFFEE: https://coffee-expert.com.ua/ 

I have one of the most visited Coffee pages on Facebook (with more than 600,000 followers).

NB: It's NOT an ordinary but a GLOBAL Facebook page, with 3 branches in 1:

in ENGLISH: https://www.facebook.com/Coffee.Expert.Secrets

in RUSSIAN: https://www.facebook.com/Coffee.Expert/

in SPANISH: https://www.facebook.com/Coffee.Expert.Spanish/

in ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/@Coffee_Expert

and in RUSSIAN: https://www.youtube.com/@Coffee-Expert

Currently, I am a TOP-instructor for coffee on Udemy and Skillshare educational platforms with my online courses:

   1. HISTORY of COFFEE:

- Course CONTENT (2 min.): https://bit.ly/Coffee-History_Content
- Course on Udemy: https://bit.ly/Coffee-History-Course

   2. BOTANY of COFFEE:

- Course CONTENT (2 min.): https://bit.ly/Coffee_Botany_Content
- Course on Udemy: https://bit.ly/Coffee-Botany-Course

   3. Anti-Crisis BARISTA:

- Course CONTENT (2 min.): https://bit.ly/AntiCrisis_Content
- Course on Udemy: https://bit.ly/Anti-Crisis_Barista

I am the author of the "COFFEE EXPERT" book series: "Secrets of Coffee", "Amazing Coffee Travels" and "Coffee Letters from Italy".
Books' Website: https://Book-Coffee.com/en/

Online Shop with 1000 Coffee Design T-Shirts.
COFFEE EXPERT Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coffeeexpert

Merch by Amazon (by Coffee Expert Choice T brand): 

https://rebrand.ly/Coffee_Expert_Merch

Linguistics and Foreign languages:

• Italian
• English
• French

35+ different educational courses:

• Marketing & Sales
• Financial management
• Strategic Thinking & Motivation
• PR & Socialization
• Social Media Management & Blogging
• Video Editing & Content Production, etc.

• the United Kingdom - by the British Council
• the USA - by USAID
  
• France - by Alliance Française
• Sweden - by the Coffee Queen Group
• the Netherlands - by the Dutch rail

    For 25 years, I collaborated with Italy, where I was lucky to live. In this country, I visited all the regions and learned the ins and outs of espresso - today's leading coffee culture and business model.

    My fascination has taken me to over 100 countries: I have visited coffee farms in Ethiopia and Yemen, Panama and India, Costa Rica and Hawaii, Colombia and Rwanda, Nepal, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Brazil, Tanzania, Guatemala, and many others.

1. Goal Oriented + Highly Efficient (it is actually my credo).

2. 100% Marketing Oriented (always from customer's POV).

3. Innovations Oriented (enjoy challenges).

4. Extremely Good Visionary (with developed strategic thinking skill).

5. Hard Worker (till the goal is reached).

1. Long and multilateral experience of stakeholders’ relationship as:

- Pure manager (towards governmental/politician stakeholders)
- Managing (minor) stakeholder (towards business partners)
- Major stakeholder, CEO of own company.

2. 100% passionate but professional approach to all projects.

4. Good storyteller and active content creator.

5. Skilled in policultural environment and foreign languages.

3-month Ecology project with the Vice-Minister for Ecology in Ukraine.
NB: In 2021 the MOL became a finalist of the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge (92 teams from 25 countries).

About the project: https://rebrand.ly/MOL_Plastic_Project

NB: The project's promotional video was made by me.

1-year project "Coffee Jewelry" with Italian jewels manufacturer Pietro Marmo.

About the project: https://rebrand.ly/Coffee_Jewels

Project on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jewels.coffee

Black belt, 1st Dan

(10 years of practice)

Advanced Open Water Diver

200 dives

Vice-champion of the City of Kyiv among Businessmen (2015)

1️⃣ COLIN SMITH, 

Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE)

President (2005-2007)

+44 (01) 442 234 239

colin.smith@smithscoffee.co.uk

2️⃣ GENNADIY CHYZHYKOV,

Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

President (2013-2024)

+38 (050) 326 46 00