MarketOrders Co-Founder Sukhi Jutla meets easyJet Founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou
It’s not every day that you bump into a billionaire but trust our co-founder Sukhi to do so!
As many of you may know, a few weeks ago in May Sukhi was invited to Keynote speak at the Digital Enterprise Show (DES) in Madrid, where MarketOrders also walked away with an award for Digital Innovation.
En route to Spain, Sukhi bumped into Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who is a British Cypriot entrepreneur best known for setting up easyJet.
Here is Sukhi’s first-hand account:
No one really likes hanging out at airports but for entrepreneurs, it can be golden time to catch up on emails and social media.
Other times, it’s also great to just wander around the terminal and that is exactly what I decided to do as I waited to board my flight to Madrid to keynote at The Digital Enterprise show (DES).
As I walked past WH Smiths lo and behold I saw a very familiar face! It was a round face with a familiar smile and I could see this person intently perusing the phone charging section of the store.
As an entrepreneur, I have devoured various articles and books on the most successful business people and billionaires in an effort to learn from their journeys.
So when I saw Sir Stelios, I went straight up to him, held out my hand and introduced myself to him. He took one look at me, chuckled and said ‘ You must be an entrepreneur’.
I asked him why he would say that and he said ‘’because it takes one to know one!’’
He was delightful, taking a few minutes to take a photo with me and learn about what I am creating with MarketOrders.
He wished me the very best as we parted ways and said ‘Keep up the great work’.
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