To be an entrepreneur - parent means to constantly search for a balance between your work, your life and your wife. You know that you are in trouble when your daughter says: “Dad is spending more time with colleagues than us” but often the passion and drive for career development is so big that you miss out on learning how to be a part of the family.
In this episode, Cocoon Program CEO Farhad Niyoz talks with the COO of Stebby Roman Gnibida. Roman begins the conversation by telling a story of turning his vision from becoming a Russian language teacher to finding himself in the COO position of a startup and eventually buying it out from its founder. Their conversation explores the differences between the roles of COO and CEO, bringing up Roman’s insights into effectively dividing responsibilities and tasks within Stebby’s organizational framework.
He opens up about the topic of being a passionate entrepreneur and eventually losing energy when it comes to family life. Roman tells his experience and key moments that opened his eyes to becoming a better parent as well as shares practical advice on how to approach work-life balance and bring colors back to the relationship without letting work dominate personal space.
00:30 Welcome COO of Stebby Roman Gnibida
1:58 Dealing with unknown - buying out Stebby
8:10 Explaining the process of Stebby MBO experience
10:43 Growing confidence by gaining knowledge as a startupper
11:54 Importance of startup environment
13:30 Key differences between COO and CEO purpose
19:20 Moving to Tartu with no language and culture understanding
22:55 Balancing work - sports - startup - family
25:31 Importance of dividing focus in relationships
28:12 Lessons from three-year growth as a father and partner
32:23 Entrepreneurs advice on relationship and parenthood
34:44 How to manage your negative thoughts and inner pressure
38:28 Constant learning how to be a part of the family
41:18 How to bringing back colors to relationship
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