Denys Sudilkovsky is LUN’s Marketing Director. Denys has many years of experience in IT and communications. He is sincerely passionate about veteran businesses, as he is convinced that these are the true entrepreneurial beginnings that underpin the economies of developed countries.
Let’s get to know Denys Sudilkovsky in a blitz interview:
Who is a veteran for you? What values does this image represent?
“A veteran is a person worthy of the greatest respect. Men and women on the front line risk the most valuable personal things to preserve our common future. This act, this devotion, this is something that can only be genuine and it deserves to be noticed and respected both today and in the future generations.”
What do you see as your mission as an Ambassador of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation?
“Ambassadors draw people’s attention to important things. I see it as my personal mission to help Ukrainians and the world learn about businesses founded by veterans or those that actively engage veterans in their work.”
How will we empower veterans together?
“Entrepreneurship is not an easy task. Success comes from perseverance and luck. I sincerely believe that we can support such businesses by popularizing them and fully promoting the idea of involving veterans in entrepreneurial activities.”
What motivates you to support veterans?
“Let’s be honest, supporting veterans is our social duty to the war effort. This is the least we can do for the military, to pay attention to those who have returned from the front to civilian life, to help them with reintegration, projects, and business ideas. Look at the list of veteran-owned businesses, these are real entrepreneurial beginnings that are the backbone of the economies of developed countries!
Initiatives like the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation are steps in the very important task of restoring Ukraine, its economy, and, in particular, returning veterans to life in our peaceful cities.”
You and your team of like-minded people are actively applying the experience of peacetime communications and technology in times of war. Do you think there are any prospects for implementing the skills acquired by veterans during military service in civilian life and profession?
“It is better to ask veterans about this, of course, but I personally believe that their experience is valuable enough to talk about. Their motives for defending their homeland with arms in hand can become the basis for patriotic education of future generations, and their training and endurance will definitely be useful in creating and developing their own business.”
More information about other UVF ambassadors can be found at this link.
