Transforming temptations into Protein Innovations with Zhasmina Gevezieva
plus my conversation with Elon Musk
Howdy from the Texan in Bucharest,
In this issue: my chat with Elon Musk, bodybuilder/startup founder Zhasmina Gevezieva, funny tweet, and results from survey!
Results from ICL survey
Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts on which Romanian startups I should have on the show for next season. I got the names of some cool startups including Telios Care, Tully, Oncochain and StageMe.live. If you’d like to share your thoughts or just give me some feedback regarding the podcast, please do so here.
Chat with Elon, Socrates, a Psychologist
I had a fun time chatting with Elon this week. WIth Character.ai, you can chat with Mark Zuckerberg, a life coach, Albert Einstein, Saul Goodman, and other interesting people. The conversations seem very realistic. Don’t say I didn’t warn you : )
Innovators Can Laugh
From a body builder to creating innovation in protein snacks. Jasmina Gevezieva-Berova is a performance nutrition coach and co-founder of Cardinal Bites. These are delicious protein balls with no sugar! Perfect for people who want to maintain their figure. With projected revenue of $120,000 for 2022, Cardinal Bites is just getting started.
Q. - Instead of flowers for Valentines Day, Jasmina would rather receive A, B, C, or D? Leave your answer here in the comments 😄
Enjoy the show and hear her answer at 22:00 on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or other players. Don’t forget to hit subscribe!
Highlights from the show:
0:50 – what was your 2021 TedX speech about?
2:30 – as a kid did you want to be a powerlifter?
6:15 – how I train for a competition, what’s important for the bikini
7:10 – have any guys felt embarrassed by you in the gym?
8:15 – how did you become a brand ambassador for various brands?
10:15 – what do customers get excited about when they discover Cardinal Bites?
12:15 – how did you develop the first Cardinal Bites?
14:25 – have you taken on any investment?
15:50 – how are you getting the product to market?
16:50 – what does the relationship with the distributor look like?
17:50 – has there been a time in your life that you thought you were on to something, but you were wrong?
19:30 – how do you structure a daily nutrition plan as a trainer?
22:00 – instead of flowers for Valentines Day, you would rather receive __________.
Funny Tweet
I wish I had thought of this side gig when I was younger!
Episodes releasing in next few weeks
Angela Ivanova from LAM'ON, Aleksandrina Ikonomova from Balli Go, and Irina Obushtarova from Recursive.
Recent episodes include:
🏃♂️ How to move faster towards your Goals with Startup Mentor Stoyan Yankov
💸 How an IT company finances a foundation with its profits with Blagovesta Pugyova
The End
Busy, busy, busy! Four interviews in the past few weeks including Ionut Vlad from Tokinomo and Gabriela Constantine from Chambr. We got our Christmas tree up (it needs an upgrade) and I’m on the hunt for Godzilla, a boat-shark (whatever that is), and a Princess lego set.
Until next week, getter done!
Eric Melchor