We recently had the chance to connect with Kostia Shykh and have shared our conversation below.
Kostia, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
Observation and enjoyment of the day makes my life more productive. As my grandmother used to say: —“Every day is a holiday”, so just be prepared for the next round of surprises.
Also Communicating with different groups of people daily brings a lot of new ideas to the table.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Bespoke Life is a new player on the luxury market. We’re a luxury consultant specializing in providing customized services. When I decided to launch this company a few years ago the main idea was to bring a new vision of what a luxury concierge firm would be.
The company is focused on 8 main pillars that are essential for our clientele: travel & hotels; aviation; motoring; yachting; wedding & events; fashion & shopping; dining & entertainment; real estate & design. Despite being an American based firm, Bespoke Life also operates Worldwide (60% of our clients are located outside of the United States). The average age of our clients is around 40-45 years old.
What makes Bespoke Life different is probably the type of mindset that the company has been developing since it started: — “be yourself, dream different”. Every person is unique, with its own personality, vision of life, experience. In today’s luxury world repetition unfortunately became a reality. We know our clients deserve the most value in their lives because they are important to us as they are treated as a family member. That’s why creating new experiences from scratch for them is our priority and sense of responsibility.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
Stressing impatience, unwillingness to listen and communicate as one of the reason why people break bonds between each other, perhaps.
Essentially to be a good listener is undeniably beneficial and helps to avoid a huge amount of misunderstanding. At the end of the day it’s a win option: good listener = save time; bad listener = waste of time.
With Bespoke Life we’re focusing on saving time to our people.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
Listen to your heart.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What’s a cultural value you protect at all costs?
We’re all guests in this world. Enjoy every single minute of your life.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
Just do what you love to do
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.bespokelifeco.com/
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