All Things Croatia

All Things Croatia

by Stanko Zovak

Entrepreneurship Places & Travel

Season 1

Interview with Mate Pavković, and John Gašparac - CroDiaspora

Today our special guests are Mate Pavković, and John Gašparac, President and Vice President of the organization CroDiaspora. CroDiaspora is a nonprofit organization that is run by Croats passionate about improving Croatia through economic solutions and assisting those abroad with their challenges in doing business and returning to Croatia. More specifically, they run webinars, organize events, and develop resources to help Croats around the world to do more business and ultimately return to Croatia. In this episode we hear how that started and how CroDiaspora can help. We also talk about Croatia's change to the Euro and the effects that will have on the economy, as well as ways to go about promoting better policies from the Croatian government. Website: https://crodiaspora.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/crodiaspora_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crodiasporasummit/

Interview with Andrea Pisac - Croatian Cooking

Our featured guest this week is Andrea Pisac. Andrea is a Croatian writer and anthropologist who moved to London and then came back to Croatia for a greater sense of purpose. She is the author of several famous Croatian cookbooks, as well as novels and other works, and also is the creator of the blog Croatia Honestly, where she writes about food, history, and culture. In this episode we talk about why she left her old life behind, her passion for blogging and writing, and definitely learn about some of her famous Croatian recipes and why she decided to write two cookbooks! Check out her Cookbooks here! https://croatiahonestly.com/products/croatian-classics-cookbook?ref=cw FB page: https://www.facebook.com/CroatiaHonestly IG profile: https://www.instagram.com/andreapisac/

Interview with Ema Rajić - Olympic Swimmer

Our featured guest this week is Ema Rajić. Ema is a Croatian American swimmer from Illinois, USA. She attends the University of California, Berkley, and just recently competed at the Olympics in Tokyo at only 21 years old! We talk about her strong connection to her Croatian heritage, and why she decided to compete internationally for Croatia instead of the US. Stay tuned to hear about her incredible experience at the Olympics and her love for travel and cooking! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/raaajic/

Interview with Marko Senjanin - CroWarrior78

This week's guest is Marko Senjanin, but you may know him better as CroWarrior! Marko is a Canadian-Croat who runs an Instagram to inspire others and show Croatian pride. He has over 23 thousand followers there, over 3 million likes on TikTok, and he is the most recognized celebrity in Canada (source necessary). If you follow him on social media, you know that Marko is always spreading positivity and showing off his Croatian gear, whether that be on his daily bike rides, in the shop class he teaches, or drinking wine with Tata! In this episode, Marko talks about his upbringing in Canada as a child of Croatian immigrants. He explains how doing covers of Croatian songs on request eventually led to his CroWarrior Instagram account, and stay tuned for a classic story involving a Yugo car! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crowarrior78/?hl=en TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@crowarrior78?lang=en

Interview with Petar Repar and Josip Sep of LA Vatreni

Our featured guests this week are Petar Repar and Josip Sep from California, USA. They are two of the co-founders of LA Vatreni, a Los Angeles based organization dedicated to Croatian diaspora. What started out as an idea to revive the old locally broadcasted Croatian Radio Program soon turned into soccer watch parties at the church with thousands in attendance, Croatian Heritage Night at the Staples Center, and so much more! They also post content on their Instagram and Facebook, and are great way for the Los Angeles Croatian community to participate and stay involved with Croatian culture. We talk about what inspired them to start LA Vatreni, the epic World Cup watch parties they hosted making national and international news, and an awesome bachelor party in Makarska! (Hint: What happens in Makarska, stays in Makarska!) *EDIT* Since the time this episode was recorded, LA Vatreni has put on events and has a couple big ones coming up including a Croatian Picnic and a soccer tournament! Check them out with the links below to learn more! Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesVatreni/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lavatreni/?hl=en

Interview with Domagoj Boljar of Miret

Our featured guest this week is Domagoj Boljar. Domagoj is the co-founder of Miret, a Croatian company that makes eco-friendly shoes using sustainable plant based materials. In this episode we talk about the success of Miret, including the “Hollywood moment” that kicked it off. Looking into the waste and pollution that regular shoes cause, we discuss Miret’s innovative solution and Croatia’s position within eco-friendly matters. Stay tuned to hear a little about mountaineering and Domagoj’s old prog rock band! Web: https://www.miret.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miret.sneakers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miret.sneakers Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miret-eco-sneakers

Interview with Nik Kraljević of Pleme

Our featured guest this week on All Things Croatia is Nikola Kraljević, or Nik for short. Nik is the founder and developer of Pleme, an online app and community for Croatians to network globally. In this episode, we talk about Pleme’s goal to help local Croatians and the wider diaspora by giving them a dedicated app to chat, read news, and ultimately foster better connections. We go over exciting new features, including partnerships with organizations to provide information and advice on relocating to Croatia, and a global directory for Croatian businesses around the world. Nik has also appeared on other podcasts as an advisor in entrepreneurship and he gives us some great tips to get a startup going, so tune in, catch the surprise David Goggins story towards the end, and enjoy this episode of All Things Croatia! Links: Pleme: https://pleme.app/ Croatian Business Directory: https://www.croatianbusinessdirectory.com/ Kraljevic.Tech: https://kraljevic.tech/ Everything else: https://allmylinks.com/nik-kraljevic Apps: Pleme for iOS apps.apple.com/us/app/pleme/id1483378894 Pleme Stickers apps.apple.com/us/app/pleme-stickers/id1608461828 Pleme for Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.pleme ‎PassVult: Password Manager apps.apple.com/us/app/passvult-password-manager/id1191277495 Greek History Stickers apps.apple.com/us/app/greek-history-stickers/id1584431740 Roman History Stickers apps.apple.com/us/app/roman-history-stickers/id1584431713 ‎Lijepa Nasa apps.apple.com/us/app/lijepa-nasa/id1341370692 ‎Stoic Stickers apps.apple.com/us/app/stoic-stickers/id1510057740

An Introduction and Conversation with George Dulcich

Welcome to the very first episode of the All Things Croatia podcast! I'm super excited to finally get this started and I really hope you enjoy it! This episode is a little bit of an introductory episode so you can get to know me a little more, so if you hate it, don't worry! I've got the big names coming in the next episodes (No offense George). Follow All Things Croatia on Instagram! Our featured guest today on All Things Croatia is a good friend of mine, George Dulcich, a Croatian-American from Los Angeles. George and I quit our jobs last year and traveled together to Zagreb for a Croatian language program offered by the Croatian government. We talk about that experience including how to apply for the scholarship, what the program entails, and his move to Zagreb. George gives us the latest on the Croatian national soccer team, and his boxing career (will he fight Jake Paul?), comedy channel, and Christopher Walken impression are must hears, so tune in and enjoy this first episode of All Things Croatia! George's Insta Comedy Channel https://www.allthingscroatia.com/who-is-the-most-famous-croatian/

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