#42 episode: Mihaela Gjorčeva, Kinoverzum – From cinema to Forbes’ 30 under 30 list!

“Study while you have the time to do so. From my experience continuous learning is very important and the best thing you can do for your business is updating your knowledge.”

Guest in the #42 episode Alumni CONNECT podcast was Mihaela Gjorčeva, master’s and doctoral degree student at SEB LU. She was also put on this year’s Forbes 30 under 30 list along with Italian band Maneskin and actress Simone Ashley from Netflix series Bridgerton. Mihaela  was listed due to her work as the founder and CEO of Kinoverzum – the only woman-owned, private cinema in North Macedonia, making both European and Hollywood movies more accessible for people in the region. The moderator of the episode was Petrisa Čanji.

We talked about:

- her scholar path from North Macedonia to SEB LU,

- how is she juggling her career and school work,

- why did she decide to open her own cinema, 

- how did the whole process look like,

- what challenges she faced during the process, 

- how does the cinema obtain the rights to play a movie,

- the achievement of being on the Forbes’ list 30 under 30,

- summit event in Detroit, USA.