Younes Sakali serves as Market Manager of the IKEA store in Kamen. He started there as a student working at the cash register, and now he's responsible for the whole store. Joining him is David Kittel-Hellriegel, who after eleven years as a freelancer moved to IKEA and now works on the Kamen team.
In this episode of the Startup Contacts podcast, the two share how much entrepreneurial spirit lives inside a global corporation and why a corporate career and a founder mindset don’t have to be at odds.
What it’s about
- how Younes went from the cash register to market management
- why David took the leap into a corporation after eleven years of freelancing
- how much creative freedom you really have at IKEA
- how to bring entrepreneurial thinking into a large team
- what the two recommend to students who are torn between joining a company and starting their own venture
Watch the episode on YouTube (33 min.)
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