Agathe Center for Entrepreneurship

❗ 👉 Tuesday, October 29th, 16:00 - 17:00 This is when we will be starting our #1 Book Club online session. 📖 This time, we will immerse ourselves in the book Wisdom-Based Business, by Hannah Stolze. If you are interested in joining, don't hesitate to reach out ➡️ jakub.uhlik@agathecenter.org The dates for the following sessions are November 5th and November 12th.

Recently, part of our team had the chance to attend the Central Eurasian Partners Annual Conference in Poland, which brings together a network of mission organizations working throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Two major highlights of the weekend 👉 First was listening to worship in multiple languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish. 👉The second was hearing stories about ministries happening in Ukraine and Belarus. It was incredibly humbling to hear stories of how these men and women are continuing to be faithful to God, their families, their community, and others around them, even as their world is in a catastrophic war. Thank you for organizing this precious get-together!

🎉 A celebration in the office today!! Carolyn and Beau are officially residents of Slovakia! Their permits were just officially approved, so we had to end the day with a sweet treat. Surprised and excited about the quick process, we are looking forward to the next two years together 😊❤️ # no pressure but please stay

Last week we welcomed old and new friends from Wheaton, Illinois to Bratislava! During their stay, they got to meet local entrepreneurs and leaders and provide valuable feedback to Marek Markus on his research on missional enterprise ecosystems. We are also thankful for David van Dyke's contribution in the form of two workshops: Living Faithfully As Leaders In The Workplace and Parenting Skills In Anxious Times. @Theon Hill also preached for Sunday service at @Cirkev bratská v Bratislave. We are grateful for partners in this work all around the globe! @D3, @Theon Hill, @David Van Dyke, Kurt Tillman, Marek Markus, Wheaton College

We have slowly started preparations for our Agathe Center Conference in January 2025. In workshops and discussions with our guest speaker @Hannah Stolze, we want to explore how to integrate purpose and profit in business. We are already looking forward to this event! We recommend checking out her book Wisdom-Based Business. https://lnkd.in/evKqGyb5 Hannah Stolze is an author, teacher, speaker, and academic with a focus on sustainable supply chain management and the intersection of faith and business.

Check out the latest addition to the Impact Entrepreneur Profiles on https://lnkd.in/dDBDYgp8 The interview is with Doug Kovatch, an entrepreneur based in Akron, Ohio. The company he led for 19 years, Kovatch Castings Inc., was created by his father almost half a century ago, and serves high-profile clients in the aerospace, medical, defense, and complex commercial industries, providing them with precision investment castings.

Friday, October 18th, Agathe Center for Entrepreneurship and @D3 Slovakia will host a Leadership Workshop with David Van Dyke. Link for registration: https://lnkd.in/eV6nJH2b Register before October 13th !! We will discuss: – Unique responsibilities of Christian leaders in organizations – Care for Self (since our employees, customers, and family listen to our lives more than our words) – Succession planning (Jesus only had three years of ministry, so he had an eye on continuing the ministry through his disciples. We will investigate how are we living this model for the continuing of our business and relationships beyond our short time in leadership) David will present an overview and brief content, followed by participant discussion and application in their context. We will also generate ideas together, sharing the best ideas with the group. Finally, we will conclude with a question-and-answer time. David Van Dyke is a professor and licensed marriage and family therapist, serving as director of the master's program in Marriage and Family Therapy at Wheaton College near Chicago, Illinois. He has been teaching and practicing for 25+ years. David was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship in 2018 and worked in Hungary to train students in marriage and family therapy and a systems approach to education.

Last weekend, Carolyn Kellam and Marek Markus joined the Navigators UK entrepreneurs retreat in #Edinburgh, Scotland. This initiative brings together businesspeople who want their company to be a transformative force in society, and the Agathe Center for Entrepreneurship has been a part of it since its start. This time, Marek Markus led a workshop on missional enterprise ecosystems. Thank you, Geoff Todd and @Phil Boydell for the perfect organization and everyone else for an inspiring couple of days! Niyi Oludipe Elizabeth Oludipe Sundeep Salins Nick Jackson Chocolates of Glenshiel

Exciting news! The Agathe Center is delighted to welcome Carolyn Kellam to the team! Carolyn has moved from Denver, Colorado, to Bratislava, to join the team as a consultant. She has been working for the Navigators for over five years, most recently as Manager of Staff Funding. She will continue in that position, but also help the Agathe Center with client coaching, event organization, and much more! Vitaj, Carolyn 😉.

Today we had a productive meeting with two the founders of CLUBKA project 🎥 🎬 Jonáš Boroš. CLUBKA is an all-you-can-watch subscription model for independent cinemas in Slovakia, inspired by the successful Cineville model from the Netherlands. Check out their pitch video👉 https://lnkd.in/eAw6K9aJ ❗ Support their project on https://lnkd.in/e3hDnUhE, by voting for CLUBKA. We wish them good luck with their presentation at Social Impact Award