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Sep 2023
29m 33s

Episode 32: Uku Tomikas, CEO & Managing ...

Humans of Telecom
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"In my youth, I studied law and dreamt of becoming a judge... but life had other plans!" Uku Tomikas, CEO & Managing Partner at Messente Communications, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Uku walks us through his diverse and multi-faceted journey entailing starting as a waiter and performer, moving onto becoming a platoon commander in the army, shifting gears into running a seafood business, further becoming a high school gym instructor, and finally entering the world of CPaaS and telecom where he has climbed the ladder to the top through his dedication and hard work! He also shares his stories about his acting stint at the Estonian National Opera as well as his two near-death experiences of drowning and getting hit by a bus!

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