COURAGE AT THE CROSSROADS by Andreas Vogiatzakis
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Courage at the Crossroads is the story of a village boy born to replace a brother he had never met. A story of a university drop-out who followed his heart to an unexpected journey to eventually becoming a successful CEO across Asia.
Based on 55 years of an unplanned life, this book is packed with stories of successes & failures, dramatic juxtapositions, determining values and life-changing decisions, meeting at the crossroads.
Replacing his brother was to be the first of many events that Andreas M. Vogiatzakis would later realize had shaped his life's purpose and became his guiding light. Every major crossroad he came upon by divine chance, unexpected and uninvited, requiring him to courageously choose his path.
Despite growing up surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, becoming a farmer like his father was never his ambition. After the father's death, the son's life changed, irrevocably.
From one extreme to the other, each decision stretched him further than he thought possible. Each occasion forced him to carve out his own space, adapting flexibly, moving forward with determination.
From Crete to Athens, Florida to New York, Japan to Taiwan, to finally making his home in Malaysia. From hymns to math, long hair to corporate suits, and souvlaki to durian. From failures to awards, from building brands to establishing his own company, from adapting to cultures to creating culture.
Leadership lessons abound in Andreas' life story. From a humble Greek kampung, he sets out on an international and internal journey to becoming a catalyst for positive change.
This is a book that teaches leadership in ways that textbooks do not.
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About Andreas Vogiatzakis and AMV+
A multiple award-winning marketing man, Andreas is a game changer, an Executive Coach and NLP Practitioner, a Certified Trainer, a TEDx speaker, an author, and among the 100 most inspirational LinkedIn icons. With a purpose to be a catalyst for positive change, he has guided many people & businesses to find their path and achieve exponential growth & success. In his tenure, Andreas has built, restructured, and managed several media agencies for Publicis, Omnicom, WPP and Havas, leading them to flagship positions in their respective markets. After his tenure as the Group CEO of Star Media Group in Malaysia, he launched AMVPLUS ADVISORY in August 2020, specializing in Coaching, Training and Consulting.
With over 33 years of corporate work in diverse markets across the world, Andreas brings in the forefront extensive hands-on experience in strategic areas such as Agile Leadership, Dynamic Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Change Management, Strategic Thinking, Building High Performance Teams, and Vision/Mission/Purpose & Culture Creation. From a math university drop-out to a high honors Advertising graduate, he has forged a life journey from Greece to New York, Tokyo to Taiwan, and made Malaysia home since 2006. He has served in numerous industry associations, committees & boards, several university advisories and in multiple awards juries.
