
Guest: Marjut Sadeharju, Founder & CEO at Splendid
What happens when you stop thinking about personal branding and start thinking about what you can give?
You build a 12,000-person network that actually means something. In this episode of Haamucast, Edward sits down with Marjut Sadeharju, founder and CEO at Splendid, who went from a lonely consultant to a community-building CEO β all by focusing on giving first and building connections in Finland's tight-knit tech scene.
You'll hear:
π» Why Marjut ditched digital learning content when she realized it wasn't her professional identity anymore
π» How she organically discovered her content pillars by tracking engagement rates and following the conversations
π» The "give, give, give" strategy that turned 400 LinkedIn connections into 12,000 over four years
π» Why she thinks human connection will be "the new oil" in an AI-dominated world
π» Her advice for scared first-time posters: "Just do it scared β as long as you do it"
Bonus: Marjut shares why she gets recognized at Reaktor ecosystem events before she even introduces herself β and how that instant connection changes the entire dynamic of business conversations.