Humans of Telecom
Episode 89: Natalia Matviychuk, Head of Wholesale at GlobaHub AG
"First come the spikes. Then you see the kindness. Because kindness shown too early is sometimes mistaken for weakness!" — Natalia Matviychuk, Head of Wholesale at GlobaHub AG, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal From a 16-year-old exchange student in the United States... to working night shifts at a telecom company to keep her English alive... to becoming one of the most recognisable faces in the global wholesale ecosystem - Natalia's journey is one of grit, adventure, and spectacular reinvention! In this episode of Humans of Telecom, Natalia opens up about: Joining us from Kyiv - the capital of courage and freedom - and what it means to build a global career while navigating the realities of war at home The exchange year in the US that changed her English - and the night shift customer support job that accidentally launched a 13-year telecom career The early 20s spent playing drums in a heavy metal band - with dreams of touring Europe as a rock star - and how she is kind of doing that now, just representing GlobaHub instead A passionate snowboarder who has completely fallen in love with the slopes - the one place where emails simply cannot follow her The sniper rifle she learned to shoot at a war museum in London - and then decided to take seriously back home in Ukraine ✈️ A pilot license on her five-year plan - complete with schools already googled and a mother who jokes she needs a plane more than an apartment Six months in COVID lockdown during which she dyed her hair green, blue, purple and red - because if no one can see you, why not? ❤️ And her philosophy - kindness is never weakness, but sometimes it needs a little boldness covering it From Kyiv to Chicago to every telecom conference in between - Natalia is proof that the best careers begin by accident, and the best lives are lived with courage, curiosity, and absolutely no regrets! Listen now on your favorite podcast platform, and follow Humans of Telecom for more extraordinary voices shaping the industry and inspiring the human spirit!
