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Lucian Tarnowski

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Lucian Tarnowski
Location
London
Region
London
URL
http://www.bravenewtalent.com

Lucian (24) is the energetic face behind the Brave New® brand and founder of www.BraveNewTalent.com.  An award winning young entrepreneur with a huge drive and passion for success.  He has recently been awarded 5th place Natwest and RBS’s search for the UK’s ‘Top 15 up and coming Entrepreneurs’. Lucian has a ‘born global’ attitude with a strategy to match.  He is the world’s youngest entrepreneur to join the UKTI (UK Trade and Investment’s) hugely successful Global Entrepreneur Program with Brave New Talent being described by the UK Government as a “Technology company of Exceptional Potential”.  BraveNewTalent.com is the worlds first pre-employment networking site, connecting talent to employers online. The platform has plans to scale up globally but is launching initially in the UK and India.  Brave New Talent will revolutionize the  recruitment of student talent worldwide. [HTML_REMOVED]

Lucian was the UK’s first undergraduate entrepreneur to receive EU financial backing and Edinburgh University support.  As a student he ran one of the UK’s only entirely student run charities - Take Heart India (www.takeheartindia.org).  Through his fundraising efforts Take Heart has built an IT school in rural India training hundreds of blind students in IT skills.  Lucian has worked with in India since the age of nine.  He is a youth advisor for Next Generation India on the Board of the UK India Business Council and is a Make Your Mark Connector.  He has been an enterprise mentor and judge for The Prime Ministers Global Fellowship and participated in IBM’s Forum on Global Leadership receiving an from an invitation from IBM’s Global CEO to be one of the founding members of their forthcoming Global Entrepreneur Exchange.  Lucian is passionate about the potential of the next generation and plays an active role in youth leadership.  He is now also attempting to pioneer a foundation for future leaders in partnership with the Elders initiative, see www.the-youngers.org.

Q&A

  • What makes your network different or special?

    I have purposefully sought out a network of highly diverse talented individuals that can fill in for my weaker points. No business can provide a service to everyone, however, by expanding ones professional network you can really begin to Make Your Mark.

  • Why is getting connected important to make things happen?

    John Donne famously wrote ‘No man is an island’ - I would add - no business can function as an island. It is only through our social interactions that we can get our ideas off the ground and spoken about.

    We all need to connect with more people to make our ideas happen or to build our businesses further. Getting connected early on is the best way to ensure you get your idea started early on.

  • What are your top tips for hosting a great networking event?

    Invite a good mix of people and make sure they have fun. Try to make the atmosphere buzz with excitement. Enjoy it!

  • What are your best networking links / resources?

    1. Try to make every one you need in order to succeed just one phone call away.
    2. Always carry your business cards or contact details.
    3. Have a pen and paper handy.
    4. Smile and keep the conversation interesting!
    5. Do not just talk about yourself - connections should be a two way thing. Always be prepared to do favors for your network - what comes around goes around.
    6. Note down everything you remember about the person you met on their card.

  • What is the best connection you have made or received?

    The next one! You never know who the next person you meet will be. Whether its on the train, in the gym or at your next business meeting.

    I find speaking about my business at events to be the best way to make interesting and useful connections. However, connections are useless unless you follow them up. As they say: it is about quality, not quantity.

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