Lucian Tarnowski

Lucian Tarnowski

Lucian is the Founder & CEO of BraveNewTalent

  • San Francisco, US

Lucian is Founder and CEO of BraveNewTalent.com and is on a mission to create a new model of professional education. He has been honoured as Europe's youngest Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. He is also winner of the Global Enterprising Young Brit of 2009 and is on the UKTI (UK Trade and Investment’s) Global Entrepreneur Program with BraveNewTalent being described by the UK Government as a “Technology Company of Exceptional Potential”. In his spare time Lucian runs Take Heart India, a no overheads charity that provides blind and handicapped students in rural India with the IT and employment skills that guarantee them a job for life. Lucian speaks to audiences around the world about the convergence of talent and technology and its impact on the future of the global workforce and education.

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  • Lucian Tarnowski in Advice

    Success = when your talents and your motivation meet
    Talent is what you are good at
    Motivation is your sense of purpose that gives you a sparkle in your eye
    • Sonia Araujo
      Sonia Araujo
      Agreed! 'Plagiarizing' Reid Hoffman, I'd also add 'Market Realities' to the equation, to develop a competitive advantage.

    • Lucian Tarnowski in World Economic Forum, Leadership, Education, Myanmar

      I am currently in Yangon, Myanmar for the World Economic Forum and annual gathering of the Young Global Leaders.

      It is a fascinating time and moment in history for Myanmar. The country is going through two major transformations - both economic and political transformation. The country has been closed to the economic world until just two years ago.

      One of the things that everyone notices about Myanmar is that it is a values driven country. We can all learn from Myanmar and its values driven culture. However, this does pose a challenge for Myanmar as it deals with the political and economic transformation. The country is opening up to the extremes of capitalism but still does not have the skills in its own human capital to compete with its neighbouring economies.

      We are having the opportunity this week to meet the legendary democ… Read moreratic leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner - Aung San Suu Kyi. I will share more about Myanmar and what we are learning through the week. In particular I will be focusing on the challenges of the Myanmar education system.
      • Irina Elyzabeth Pop
        Irina Elyzabeth Pop
        Can't wait to read about it! Do keep us informed, Lucian.
      • Jean McCormick
        Jean McCormick
        @Lucian Where does the country want to head? Does it want to become more commercially focused or simple upgrade its economy to more bearable levels? What were its goals when it opened up economically two years ago?
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        Jean McCormick

        Jean McCormick in Entrepreneurship, Career, Advice, Self-development, Technology

        Find your inner idea editor. Don't try to do everything yourself. When leading a team, channel your inner Steve Jobs (i.e., be 100% product focused). These three principles guided David Karp, the very young founder of Tumblr, and now the very rich founder. Of the three, I find the "find your inner idea editor" most powerful. I had not thought of that role on a team before and I will from now on. What about you?
        • 3 Leadership Lessons From Tumblr's David Karp
          3 Leadership Lessons From Tumblr's David Karp

          In its early days in 2007, blogging platform Tumblr was a two-person operation: founder David Karp and lead developer Marco Arment. Now that Tumblr is being acquired by media giant Yahoo Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, Arment has written a post on his personal blog recalling his memories of working with Karp and of building and growing Tumblr.

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        Jocelyn Yip

        Jocelyn Yip in Leadership, Recruitment, Career, Job

        Hello BNT,

        Today I'd like to share a personal thought.

        It's been around 3 months since I've started my new job. I have a habit of demanding myself to do a lot, to achieve a lot, or to achieve something and I haven't been producing results that I wanted and have been stressed and disappointed in myself.

        There has been absolutely no pressure to whether I produce results from my team leader or senior management.

        In one of our weekly meetings I addressed my problem to my team leader and naturally my boss was aware of it.

        One day he took me out to coffee for an hour to have a chat. And what can I say, I cannot express how grateful I am to have a leader as a boss.

        He addressed my problem and said there's no pressure to whether I'm performing and understand that I'm still new and the work I have at hand is difficult to produce… Read moreresults that I wanted.

        I always had a little thought in my head. Once, I was told that I was not fit to be a recruitment consultant because I'm "too nice".

        And my boss? All he wanted to know was whether I was happy at work and happy to work at his company. To both I said yes. And that was what he was concerned about the most. Not about whether I'm producing results at this stage, but whether I am content and happy in the environment I'm in. He suggested that I see completion of each process a result and be happy if I feel I've done well, rather than the whole picture at the moment; if I enjoyed the process, then I will naturally produce results.

        And adding to all of that, he has shown sincere appreciation for my work since I've started, something I haven't expected because none of my previous employers have done so, and because the things I do, well, it's what any consultant would do. Which is why this means even more to me, and I can understand why the people at my company are happy and stable people who bring in more and more revenue for the company.

        That's my little story. BNT, have you ever worked for a leader?
      • Lucian Tarnowski Lucian Tarnowski liked and commented on
        StartUp Academy - Bain Capital Ventures

        StartUp Academy - Bain Capital Ventures in Start Up, Marketing, Saas

        What do you think of this approach?
        • CQM - Understanding the 'Content' Score | BloomReach
          CQM - Understanding the 'Content' Score | BloomReach

          by Vache Moroyan | "Content is key" could be the most-used, yet least-measured saying in the online world. Ok, so you need content, and it should be good content if you want visitors to engage, subscribe, buy or otherwise convert. But how do you quantify the quality of your content?

        • Lucian Tarnowski
          Lucian Tarnowski
          People used to say Content is King. However, I think now we a inundated with content. I believe today Context is King. Surely the best way to quantify quality content is its contextual relevance to the audience you are trying to engage. I think similarly it's the difference between information and knowledge.
      • Lucian Tarnowski Lucian Tarnowski commented on
        Irina Elyzabeth Pop

        Irina Elyzabeth Pop in Social Learning, Advice, Technology, Engagement, Legacy

        How can we create engaging social learning spaces? What can we do to make them work? I recommend this old, but very good article:
        • Lucian Tarnowski
          Lucian Tarnowski
          Thanks for sharing Irina. Cracking the social learning code is a challenge but I do think it is the future of learning online.
        • Irina Elyzabeth Pop
          Irina Elyzabeth Pop
          A great social learning community needs to be nurtured and actively managed, there are some people great at it at this point - but more and more are starting to learn about it. I would say we are on the right track now :)

      • Murtaza Mukarram Lucian Tarnowski

        Hey Lucian, How are you doing
        I am new at here, can we be friends..

        Murtaza
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          Jean McCormick

          Jean McCormick in Values, Advice, Self-development

          Empathy. "How can you walk in someone else's shoes if you can't get out of your chair?" I believe that the inability to view a situation from multiple vantage points disables many individuals in the professional world. I am usually passionate about my stance in most situations; however, I work hard to view it from mulitple stances. I don't always succeed but it's a good aspiration!
          • Why Empathy Is The Force That Moves Business Forward
            Why Empathy Is The Force That Moves Business Forward

            Jayson Boyers (@jaysonboyers) argues that behind every successful business, you are likely to find a leader who has mastered the skill of empathy. One of the hallmarks of a successful business is its ability to harness creativity to constantly push into new territory. Without growth and innovation, businesses stagnate and eventually fade away.

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          Applied Materials, Global College Hire Community

          Applied Materials, Global College Hire Community in Leadership, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

          President Obama visits Applied Materials to shine a spotlight on the importance of U.S. manufacturing. http://bit.ly/10DlJjH
          • President Obama Visits Applied Materials
            President Obama Visits Applied Materials

            Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter with President Barack Obama as they tour the Austin manufacturing clean room and hear from Applied employee Nilam D. Bhakta-Sahib about the complex chip making process. President Obama rode Air Force One into Austin, Texas, to shine a spotlight on the importance of U.S.

        • Lucian Tarnowski Lucian Tarnowski commented on
          Expedia, Inc.

          Expedia, Inc.

          It’s Okay To Pay When You Get There-Expedia Traveler Preference puts you in the drivers seat! http://infinitelegroom.com/2013/05/15/expedia-says-its-okay-to-pay-when-you-get-there/
          • Expedia Says It's Okay To Pay When You Get There
            Expedia Says It's Okay To Pay When You Get There

            Two options are always better than one. So whether you want to pay for your hotel in advance or pay when you get there, Expedia has got your back. Last July, the travel website launched the Expedia Traveler Preference program, which allows you to book a hotel now and pay for it when you arrive.

          • Lucian Tarnowski
            Lucian Tarnowski
            This is very innovative. It's like the travel equivalent of India's Flipkart that allows you to purchase goods and pay cash on delivery. It's interesting to see how technologies are so often taking us back to the future - where we are going forward to how things used to be but now in a technology enabled way.
          • Expedia, Inc.
            Expedia, Inc.
            glad you like it Lucian :)

        • BraveNewTalent.com, CEO, Holborn, London

          June 2008 to present

          I am Founder and CEO of BraveNewTalent.com

        • BraveNewTalent.com, Founder & CEO, London,

          June 2008 to present

          BraveNewTalent is a Community Platform that enables users to attain professional knowledge and skills. The platform brings together people and employers to engage and build closer relationships leading to knowledge sharing, career development and ultimately employment. It addresses the major inefficiencies in the employment and human capital markets. Users create their own professional community on BraveNewTalent in which they can engage with Employers, Talent and Skills in order to help them reach their full career potential.

          BraveNewTalent supports employers’ staffing efforts by providing engagement and recruitment tools that enable talent relationships. The BraveNewTalent platform improves the relationship employers have with talent by providing a community where applicants, employees, alumni, and others who desire to affiliate with the employer can mingle and garner career development by participating in communities that aim to help next generation workforce attain high demand professional knowledge. BraveNewTalent hereby gives employers a new way to use their own resources (their employees) to develop the skills of their future workforce. Employers have the brand gravitas to attract Talent into their community. Their employees have the skills necessary to develop Talent within the Community.

          Vision: Connecting Education, Employability and Employment

          Mission: Maximizing Human Potential by helping our users:
          - Attain professional knowledge and skills
          - Find the best match for their talents and personality
          - Manage their career path, skillset and network

        • One Young World, Social Media Campaign Creator

          November 2008 to February 2010

        • Religion/Religious Studies, Master of Arts (MA) at The University of Edinburgh

          2007

        • A-levels at Stowe School

          2002