62 - 5 years of calling Lithuania home with senior account executive at Interactio Giovanni Proietta by Lithuanian Dream

What can we expect from the events in Belarus? Sounds & music from: - Pixabay - Good Morning America

Why do Lithuanians cherish their freedom so dearly? The meaning of Mission Siberia, the power of the past in Lithuania, and the impact the project hopes to have for future generations. Sounds & music from: - Zapsplat.com shorturl.at/jpF67 - Pictures of the Floating World / Free Music Archive: shorturl.at/pPSU1 - Misija Sibiras / Monika Kaškauskaitė, Aurimas Vilkišius, Justas Levickas: shorturl.at/dBXZ0 - Penguin Young Readers Group / Ruta Sepetys: shorturl.at/cxEQ9

How can forward-thinking policy shape the future? A look at Estonia's innovation in digital governance with CIO Siim Sikkut.

What is the KGB and why is it so feared? Join us in conversation with Arūnas Borisas, a guide at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fighters.

Kaunas 2022: “From temporary to contemporary”. Join us to learn more about Kaunas becoming the European Capital of Culture next year with Ana Kočegarova, the head of Kaunas 2022.

Twelve years of global mentorship, what does LT Big Brother still have to offer? Join us to learn more with mentor Maksim Solovjov.

Are you thinking of visiting Lithuania and exploring the three largest cities: Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipeda? Join us to learn more about Lithuanian architecture with the head of Open House Vilnius, Adele Dovydaviciute. Links for further research: - OHV website: https://www.openhousevilnius.lt/en/ - OHV program in OHWW online festival: https://www.openhouseworldwide.org/vilnius -OHV FB: https://www.facebook.com/OpenHouseVilnius - OHV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openhousevilnius/ Places to visit: - The Columbarium https://www.openhousevilnius.lt/2018-en/buildings/40-the-memorial-complex-of-the-tuskulenai-peace-park-the-columbarium/ - National Gallery of Art https://www.openhousevilnius.lt/2018-en/buildings/35-national-gallery-of-art/ - Lithunian Institute of Agrarric Economics https://www.openhousevilnius.lt/2018-en/buildings/62-lithuanian-institute-of-agrarian-economics-laei/

More than half a million people of Lithuanian descent now Live in the US. It has one of the largest Lithuanian communities abroad. From your letters and messages, we know that many of you live in the US. That is why we decided to dedicate this episode to talk about Lithuanian heritage in the American continent. In this episode, our host Ruta Naujokaite talk with Kristina Lapienyte. She is the head of the largest scholarly archive and book publisher outside Lithuania, the Lithuanian Research and Studies Center. Relatively short, a crash course on the Lithuanian community in the US. Here are some extra links for further research: - http://www.lithuanianresearch.org/ - https://www.amazon.com/Thought-Wed-Back-Soon-1940-1944/dp/6098120277/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cidzikaite&qid=1615290269&s=books&sr=1-1 - https://kultura.lrytas.lt/-12278487221226586141-dp-stovyklų-palikimas-lietuvių-karo-tremtiniai-vakaruose-1944-1954-metais.htm Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

In 2017, Roger was named the world’s #1 management thinker. He has written 12 books and 29 Harward Business Review articles. It is a huge honour to have Roger on the podcast especially because we will be talking about some key issues Lithuania as a country and its businesses are facing today. Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

In his career Simon Anholt has advised the Presidents, Prime Ministers, monarchs and governments of nearly 60 countries, cities and regions, helping them to engage more productively and imaginatively with the international community. In our episode we will talk about his most recent book "The Good Country Equation: How We Can Repair the World in One Generation" and how his experience can be used to address key challenges international community is facing. The Good Country Index https://www.goodcountry.org/index/about-the-index/ The Good Generation https://www.goodcountry.org/the-good-generation/ The Good Country Equation (my new book) https://www.goodcountry.org/book/ His TED Talk http://www.ted.com/talks/2036 Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

Women business owners receive significantly less early stage investment, while on average deliver more than twice as much pay back for investors, making women-owned companies better investments for financial backers. On the other hand, according to the recent Baltic Startup Scene Report (https://about.crunchbase.com/blog/2020-report-baltic-startup-scene-shines-after-a-lackluster-2019/) Looking at data from the past 2 years, the Baltics have the same 13% diversity ratio as for the past 20 years, indicating that little to no progress has been made in improving the diversity of founding teams. There are a number of networking groups for women in Lithuania who are aiming to change that. Including Women go tech mentorship program and the Alter state: https://www.alterstate.org. Today we speak with Justina Klyvienė. She is the founder and managing partner of the Future Leadership innovation lab and a co-founder of the Alter State, a global community for women willing to innovate. Justina is also an organiser of the First Women Innovation sprint in Lithuania. Women enterpreneurship extra links: - EU commission https://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/supporting-entrepreneurship/women-entrepreneurs_en - BCG Why Women-Owned Startups Are a Better Bet https://www.bcg.com/de-de/publications/2018/why-women-owned-startups-are-better-bet - ‘‘I Feel Like I Have Five Jobs’: Moms Navigate the Pandemic’ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/parenting/childcare-coronavirus-moms.html - A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/coronavirus-domestic-violence.html - Gender pay in the EU: https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/gender-equality/equal-pay/gender-pay-gap-situation-eu_en - Human rights in Lithuania: https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/lithuania/report-lithuania/ - 2020 Report: Baltic startup scene shines after a lackluster 2019 https://about.crunchbase.com/blog/2020-report-baltic-startup-scene-shines-after-a-lackluster-2019/ Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

Meet Augustinas Žemaitis. He is the owner of True Lithuania, the largest English-language non-news website about Lithuania, covering sights, history, arts, travel advice, traditions and more. He also runs “Global True Lithuania”, which is a bilingual encyclopedia of Lithuanian heritage sites outside Lithuania. He has visited over 1000 of Lithuanian churches, cemeteries, famous burials, monuments, Lithuanian-named places and other similar sites in some 40 countries over 5 continents, locating and photographing each of them, and listening to the stories of local Lithuanians where possible. Here are some useful links for you: http://www.truelithuania.com - The largest English-language non-news website about Lithuania http://global.truelithuania.com - Encyclopedia of Lithuanian heritage sites abroad http://map.truelithuania.com - Map of Lithuanian heritage sites in North America Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

How do travellers see Lithuania? We invited traveler and a writer Kasparas Ašmonaitis for a conversation about his traveling experience and work for Culture Trip writing about Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. After this episode you will never look at Lithuania's turism the same again. Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

In this episode we talk with radio journalist and an author Kurt Van Eeghem about one of the greatest Lithuanian artists of all times M. K. Čiurlionis. Music: M. K. Čiurlionis - Miške Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

This week we invited Kotryna Stankutė-Jaščemskienė to share her experience as the Director at MJJ fondas. Our host Ruta Naujokaite and Kotryna talked about what role philanthropy plays in the society. What challenges do you think Lithuania is still going through? Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

In this episode we are continuing the tradition we have started one year ago. See full episode recording and notes here: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/post/045-why-do-we-need-branding-interview-with-viktorija-kravcova Back in 2020, in the first week of a new year we talked with Kotryna Kurt about personal branding on Linkedin. This year our host Ruta Naujokaite invited Viktorija Kravcova to talk about company branding. Viktorija is a brand consultant based in Berlin. She has been working in creative industries for almost a decade, and during that time she worked with international and German brands, such as Ferrero Group that owns Mon Chéri, Kinder Bueno, Ferrero Rocher, and Mercedes-Benz. She is also part of the Factory Berlin ecosystem of creators from tech, creative, and corporate industries. Now she is working as an independent brand consultant. Today we will talk with her about brand and why it is important for any organisation. Connect with Viktorija on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorija-kr/ And check out her website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/odd-space/ Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

On our Christmas special with Gabriele Valodskaite & Ruta Naujokaite we reflect on our work together. See full episode notes and recording here: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/post/044-christmas-special-with-ruta-and-gabriele How being European and Lithuanian shaped the decision to make this podcast? Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com

This week we invited Jurgis Didziulis to share his experience with cultural identity. Our host Ruta Naujokaite and Jurgis talked about what is to be progressive and how to start difficult conversations. What challenges do you think Lithuania is still going through? Join new Jurgis project and engage in musical exchanges: https://communityquickie.com/play-utopia-hack-community-culture-upgrade-humanity-jurgis-didziulis-tedxstockholmsalon/ Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: labas@lithuaniandreampodcast.com