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Mentors

You can find many great persons with expertise and knowledge in self-development or business growth but to combine such qualities in one person is an art of a lifetime.

We have been looking for diversity in cultural backgrounds and in fields of expertise but most importantly how mentors approach the topics of self-development and mentoring.

 

Understanding how humans operate, how to be of support to inner growth and how business mindset is working, are the essentials for all mentor at Cocoon. 

Mentors
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Farhad Niyoz

Self- and business development mentor for founders and leaders | I see beyond what’s said and support people to align work, mind and heart and succeed.

10+ years experience in psychology and self-development.
20+ years experience in entrepreneurship and leadership of B2B (corporates and government client sector) and B2C (>1m users) companies.
Expertise: Business development, negotiation, fundraising, sales, conflict resolution, problem solving, delegation, team leading. Personal: authenticity and inner freedom, emotional healing, purpose and motivation, intuition and sensing.

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Martins Bicevskis

Latvia

His observations can push you off the chair. In a good sense - surprisingly impactful.
10+ years mentor and angel investor (health tech, deep tech, ad-tech, AR).
Seasoned professional board member (10+ years) in the finance, retail, real estate, energy, transport and education sectors with extensive experience in private, public and state-owned companies (biggest 800M+ TO, 3,5K+ FTEs).

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Dmitri Sarle

Russia → Finland → Estonia

Mentorship through action. Mentorship for me is not just about sharing knowledge. It is about the shift of perception and helping others to find the right answers for themselves. Where lies action, lies feedback and through feedback - we can find solutions and meaning.

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Hristo Neiland

Estonia

I believe that all our barriers are made by ourselves, therefore with proper support, we can also take them down.

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Rein Lemberpuu

Estonia

I see true knowledge as a personal experience and personal power as result of impeccable execution in all daily matters. I stand for personal power and freedom from social conditioning. I represent not only passive acceptance of what is but also active participation in life to fight for what I believe in.

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Una Klapkalne

Latvia

Although it might sound idealistic or naive I believe each of us have to become better person and thus make life better for society as well.  This is my driving force.

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Tommi Ullgren

Finland

Self-discovery and developing self-awareness is a common mission for us conscious people. I’m a simple villager and poor farmer who guides entrepreneurs on their challenging journey on the Planet Earth.

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Ingmar Elm

Estonia

The moments that mostly remind me how much I love my job are when a group of sceptical individualists discover that something special has happened and they feel the effect of trust and cooperation fulfilling the core need of belonging.

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Diana Stankevica

Latvia

My main professional competences are strategic talent management and leadership development. 15+ years in corporate world (Head of pan-Baltic HR); working with startup founders and teams as Consultant and Mentor since 2018. Interested in reading, astrology; inspired by horse riding, archery, mountains. Good at discovering other people talents.

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Marcel Gasser

Switzerland

How to – from human being to being human. I am an entrepreneur by heart, founded over 6 companies, felt being successful, never satisfied, while I was outer world driven. Today I can relax, more inward focused, clear. Being a source of inspiration for the entrepreneurs and leaders I support in finding what you truly love and doing it with joy and effortless is what fulfills me. Feeling the difference?

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Jin Han

Korea → US → Netherland

Goal: Help balance business success and self-fulfilment
Values: Care, trust, respect, safe, peace
Focus: Process, Sales, Operations, Scalability, Strategy, Recruiting, Partners. AI. SaaS
Bio: 0 to $21M in 30 months; Accenture, Ernst&Young Management Consultant; Met with more than 4000 startups. Mentor (50+ companies). Investor (11 companies). Board member (9 companies). Happily alive.

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Pasi Joronen

Finland

I'll connect with issues and people touching my soul. I want to help to save the planet.

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Mark Ashton

UK

I inspire and support entrepreneurs and teams to realise their full potential, personally and collectively, like top sports people and sports teams. We establish complete trust and honesty, build on their strengths, and tackle their fears, false perceptions, and difficult realities. Keywords: self-coaching, high performance, psychology, UK/USA

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Andrey Sergeyev

Latvia

I love asking profound questions to provoke critical thinking and helping others find the right answers for themselves - to get clarity, shift perceptions, focus and take action on the most important things daily.

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Aleksander Tõnnisson

Estonia

As a participant and a mentor in the Cocoon program I can show you how to make the maximum out of it. My vision is to take full responsibility for my own life and as a mentor in Cocoon to help others do the same.

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Anu Martinson

Estonia

I am a door-opener helping people discover their inner superpowers. I have been on the path of self-development since 2005 and worked with quality, process and people management since 2010. Interests: nature, people, photography, mystics, dancing, handicrafts. Keywords: soft, but straight; curious; deep and sensing; positive and caring.

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Age Rosenberg

Estonia

As a coach I point a flashlight to where you haven’t dared to look.
An entrepreneur, with 15 years of experience in working as well as researching and teaching in the field of org. communication and change, a trainer and a coach with NLP skills.
Values: connection, balance, space and light, improving the world, freedom
Interests: dancing, reading, nature

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Triin Sarri

Estonia


I believe our perception of the outer world is the reflection of our inner world. If we arrange and coordinate our inner realms, it will also reflect in the physical world.

Guest mentors

For each Training Days event we have always invited some additional Guest Mentors. This has been a great way to learn about new coaching approaches and to keep us always on our toes - complacency is a very dangerous companion.

If you know someone who might be a great Guest Mentor for Cocoon then you are welcome to share your suggestion with us. Or perhaps you are the one who finds mentoring as a path of your hearth and feels the resonance with the values of Cocoon?

Below are the honored Guests from past Training Days with whom we feel proud of having shared many great memorable experiences! 

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I am a change consultant focusing on human emotional needs. My service is to advise and coach in situations, where people would like to get a new perspective on changes and the changes becoming reality. The companies I work with are in Silicon Valley – mainly startups and individuals.

Sini Kunnas

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Well, breathing brings great results. That’s why US Navy Seals do it. Some clients want to experience better performance and concentration at work. Others need tools for relaxation, better sleep quality or stress management.

Arttu Lipsonen

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