24. Dirk De Muynck: From Saving Reputations to Saving Lives

Send us Fan Mail 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: [email protected]: @OnTheMoveWebsite: 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/