In this Business Blast podcast episode, host Tyler Wagner introduces the show’s sponsors Anchor and Authors Unite before interviewing Kinga Jentetics, the CEO and founder of PublishDrive, a Forbes 30 Under 30‑recognized self‑publishing platform. Kinga shares a personal turning‑point story about traveling in Southeast Asia after family losses, emphasizing the importance of acting on dreams now. She explains PublishDrive’s mission to make self‑publishing easy and global, noting that authors can potentially double sales by selling outside Amazon’s ecosystem. Kinga offers general business advice: don’t fear trying new solutions because a "no" may hide a "yes". She tells her younger self to ignore doubters and pursue personal convictions. On happiness, she stresses loving what you do with people you love, regardless of the activity. Her favorite book is Yuval Noah Harari’s Homo Deus, from which she learned to focus on the choices she makes. Her favorite quote is Einstein’s “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving,” which she relates to staying active and avoiding boredom. Finally, she directs listeners to find her on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Thank you for listening to the Business Blast podcast. So for all my listeners out there that have been wanting to do your own podcast, I'd like to introduce to you Anchor. Anchor is a one-stop shop for recording, hosting, distributing, and monetizing your podcast. So before I found Anchor, I had never actually done a podcast because all the research that I had gathered made it seem very complex. Then I found Anchor, and Anchor makes podcasting extremely simple. So if you want to do your own podcast, go to anchor.fm/start. I can't wait to hear your podcast. Welcome to the Business Blast podcast. I'm your host, Tyler Wagner. This episode is brought to you by Authors Unite. Authors Unite provides you with all the resources you need to become a successful author. You can learn more about Authors Unite and join the free community at authorsunite.com. Now let's jump into the episode. Alright everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Business Blast Podcast. I'm your host Tyler Wagner. Today I have Kinga Gentetics with us. She is the CEO and founder of PublishDrive. Which is a passionate Forbes 30 Under 30 to help authors sell more books globally with the best self-publishing experience. So welcome to the show.
Thanks, Tyler Wagner Wagner, for inviting.
Of course. Pumped to have you here, Kinga. We'll dive into the first one. The first question I have for you is what is the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message?
Yeah, I have a very personal story to share with you right now. So when my grandmother and my best friend's dad died, I felt very much devastated. I actually was on an exchange semester in Switzerland, and I had a lot of troubles to deal with all these kind of personal stuff. And instead of pushing myself into a latter journee, I decided to make one of my oldest dreams come true. During the summer, I went to a backpacking tour in Southeast Asia. And I understood that life will never wait for the right moment. So I decided to go for my dream, to act on it now. That was the best decision in my life, actually. I had so many new experiences. I made a lot of new friends as well. And I never forgot I can tell all these kinds of stories to my beloved ones as well.
Thank you for sharing that with us as well. The next one I have for you, Kinga, is what is the most valuable piece of information we should know that is within your expertise or industry?
Yeah. So as you mentioned, with PublishDrive, we are in the self-publishing scene. We actually make self-publishing easy and global. Where you as an author have much more flexibility and control over your books. And one of the things what actually makes people's minds blow usually, that you can at least have double your sales if you sell outside of the Amazon ecosystem as well. So this is usually a shocking data, what I share. And I'm looking forward to see this kind of experiences in the future too.
Yeah. And what's your best piece of overall business advice? So not necessarily industry specific.
What I always tell that, don't be afraid of asking or trying out something new to solve a problem because the no is already in your pocket and the worst thing can happen that you receive a big yes. So that is my life motto as well.
And if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?
There will be always people who do not believe in you, but don't give a damn about them. Start do your own thing you believe in so you can always be proud of yourself.
And in your opinion, what is the key to happiness?
To love what you do with the people you love. In my experience, it does not matter if it is your job, your hobby, your part-time job, or any kind of project you are participating in, which makes you happy. Just make sure you collect those experiences with the people you enjoy time spending with.
And this will be a great one for you. What is the best book that you've read and what was the number one thing you learned from it?
Yeah, it's a very good question. Um, obviously I've read many books in my life. Um, but what was a very good experience, uh, is the Homo Deus by Harari. And it made an enormous impact on my life. The number one thing what I've learned from it is that I have to focus on the choices I made. So there is a part in the book which says that even though we have so many opportunities in our modern life, many people lost their skill to focus on the one they choose. So I start every day with that in my mind, and I'm trying to make sure that both my personal and my professional life can actually have this value in common every day.
And what is your favorite quote and why?
Yeah, my favorite quote is, um, by Einstein, um, life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. And I like this quote a lot because first of all, I like riding bikes. So I'm a biker myself. But on the serious side, when I think about what is the worst thing that can happen to me, it's always that if I would ever feel bored, that is the worst thing actually. So that's why I like hiking more than just lying on the beach. So I try to make life experiences very much active all the time.
And I love that quote. And thank you so much for coming on. The last question I have for you before we let you go is where is the best place for people to find you online?
Yeah, on my LinkedIn page. I have quite many followers and connections there and on my Twitter as well. So you just type my name in and you can find me.
Perfect. Thanks again for joining us. We appreciate it.
