Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant

Milan Žák

Something work-related

Milan learned a great deal at P&G, where he progressed from sales representative, through developing his own sales team, all the way to the top position of Sales Director. He likes change, so he swapped the corporate environment of an American giant for a family-owned French company. In the Czech Republic, he first managed its cheese factory in Sedlčany, known for Lučina, and gradually all of its branches and brands, including Král Sýrů, Pribináček, and Apetito. As Milan says, it was probably his favourite job — beautiful brands, great colleagues, and factories in some of the most beautiful places in the Czech Republic. And since cheese goes well with wine, he and a business partner built and owned a winery in the beautiful town of Mikulov for about 10 years. After working in FMCG and food sales, he later moved into the services sector, where he now helps clients with the sale of real estate and companies. He believes that people enjoy learning when they understand why it will help them — and that there is a curious child, or at least a small piece of one, in each of us.

Something personal

When Milan needs to clear his head, he most enjoys going for a bike ride or a run — switching off, staying quiet, breaking a sweat, and looking out into nature. Every year, he tries to visit somewhere he has never been before, and if there are mountains and the sea, that is nirvana.

1) How would you describe your job in one sentence?

I meet people and try to make sure that, during those meetings, we share something inspiring, learn something from one another, and ideally change at least some of our previous stereotypes.

2) What has influenced you in life, and how does it show up in your work?

I have gone through several different roles, and I have always been curious about what I could learn. Over the years, I have enjoyed meeting many people, and it makes me happy when we meet again after some time and say that we remember our years together fondly.

3) Why do you work for humancraft?

Because it is great to work in a team of people who are good at what they do and still want to keep improving.

4) What has been your biggest challenge at humancraft so far?

Every day with a new group of participants is a challenge.

5) How does your work influence your personal development and career?

I do not like stereotypes, and this work is exactly about developing yourself through the differences you encounter with every client, training session, and group.

6) What are the biggest challenges in corporate education today, and how is humancraft addressing them?

We need to give learning added value beyond what people can find on the internet, watch in a video, read, or extract from AI. We try to stay one step ahead of all that — and most importantly, give it a human soul.