Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant

Milan Žák

Something work-related

Milan learned a lot at P&G, where he went from being a sales representative, through developing his sales team to the top position of sales director. He likes changes, so he exchanged the corporate environment of the American giant for a family-owned French company, for which in Bohemia he first ran a cheese factory in Sedlčany (Lučina) and gradually all its branches (King of Cheese, Pribináček, Apetito). As Milan says, it was probably his favorite work - beautiful brands, great colleagues and factories in the most beautiful places of Bohemia. Cheese belongs to wine, so he and his partner built and owned a winery in beautiful Mikulov for about 10 years. From selling fast-moving goods and groceries, he eventually moved into the service sector, where he is dedicated to helping clients sell real estate and businesses. They believe that people like to learn when they are shown why it helps them... and that there is a piece or at least a piece of the inquisitive child in each of us.

Something personal

When Milan needs to relax, he prefers to go for a bike or a jog, switch off, shut up... lie down and look at nature. Every year he tries to go somewhere he hasn't been before and if there are mountains and sea, it's nirvana.

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

I meet people and try to pass on something inspiring during these meetings, learn something from each other 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've been through several job postings and have always been curious about what I can learn. I have loved getting to know a lot of people during those years and it makes me happy when we meet and tell each other that we like to remember our years together.

3) Why do you work for humancraft?

Because it's great to work in a team of people who can do something and still want to improve.

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 don't like stereotypes, and this thesis is exactly about developing a person through the differences he has in each client, training and group.

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

We need to give education an extra value over what people can find on the Internet, watch videos, or read and mine from AI. We're trying to be one step ahead of all that and, most importantly, to give it a human soul.