This is probably one of the most unique career stories you would have ever heard.
Dirk De Muynck had it all: a cushy executive job at a large Swedish automotive giant, a comfortable life and wide acclaim as a manager of reputation. Till one day in 2014 when it was all taken away from him and Dirk had to re-invent himself.
One day, in the midst of a traffic jam, Dirk had an epiphany that not only changed his life, but the lives of hundreds of people in Belgium.
He moved from being a savior of reputations, to a savior of lives.
Dirk runs CoolXpress, a medical transport company, that uses motorcycles to transport medical tissue, liquids and pharma products to hospitals. He and his team often race against time on Belgium’s hyper-congested highways to get donor body organs to operating rooms across the country.
In this special episode, Dirk talks about:
- How a hand-written letter he sent started his career at Volvo in the 1990's
- A bizarre interview with his future boss which didn't exactly go as he expected
- How he handled the painful separation from Volvo after nearly two decades there
- How he returned to an old, forgotten hobby that drove him, literally, towards his eureka moment
- How he pitched his business idea dozens of times facing rejection after rejection, until he saw success with one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations – the Red Cross
This is a very special episode which teaches us that we can reinvent ourselves at any time in our life. Don’t miss it!
To learn from about Dirk or reach out to him:
Email: hello@CoolXpress.eu
Instagram: @OnTheMove
Website: http://www.coolxpress.eu/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddemuynck/
Hope you enjoy the show!
Please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/how-i-got-hired/id1536817985
And finally, connect with me on LinkedIn, I'd love to hear from you: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
This is probably one of the most unique career stories you would have ever heard.
Dirk De Muynck had it all: a cushy executive job at a large Swedish automotive giant, a comfortable life and wide acclaim as a manager of reputation. Till one day in 2014 when it was all taken away from him and Dirk had to re-invent himself.
One day, in the midst of a traffic jam, Dirk had an epiphany that not only changed his life, but the lives of hundreds of people in Belgium.
He moved from being a savior of reputations, to a savior of lives.
Dirk runs CoolXpress, a medical transport company, that uses motorcycles to transport medical tissue, liquids and pharma products to hospitals. He and his team often race against time on Belgium’s hyper-congested highways to get donor body organs to operating rooms across the country.
In this special episode, Dirk talks about:
- How a hand-written letter he sent started his career at Volvo in the 1990's
- A bizarre interview with his future boss which didn't exactly go as he expected
- How he handled the painful separation from Volvo after nearly two decades there
- How he returned to an old, forgotten hobby that drove him, literally, towards his eureka moment
- How he pitched his business idea dozens of times facing rejection after rejection, until he saw success with one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations – the Red Cross
This is a very special episode which teaches us that we can reinvent ourselves at any time in our life. Don’t miss it!
To learn from about Dirk or reach out to him:
Email: hello@CoolXpress.eu
Instagram: @OnTheMove
Website: http://www.coolxpress.eu/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddemuynck/
Hope you enjoy the show!
Please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/how-i-got-hired/id1536817985
And finally, connect with me on LinkedIn, I'd love to hear from you: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/