Entrepreneur and public figure, co-founder of SELA corporation, president of the Arkada Holding group of companies, which includes the marzipan brand Grondard, construction business, insurance and investment business, co-owner of the ship rental aggregator Anyships. Vice President of the International Academy of Kindness”
ARKADIY
PEKAREVSKIY
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MENTORING
For many years Arkadiy has been a mentor of Russian and international programs. In June 2020, Arkadiy was appointed a head of the YPO GOLD RUSSIA division.
Arkadiy is also a guest speaker at various business clubs, a member of the expert council of the “Startup Exchange”, and a jury member of the “Young Millionaire Contest ”. Arkadiy gives motivating lectures to students of St. Petersburg universities. In addition to mentoring, Arkadiy actively manifests himself as a public figure. As a vice-president of the International Academy of Kindness, Arkadiy Pekarevskiy actively promotes the project “The Symbol of Peace and Kindness“ Dandelion ”
LATEST NEWS
Arkadiy Pekarevskiy, co-owner of the Aztec confectionery factory and the founder of the Sela chain, told NP about what he learned from his mistakes: Arkadiy Mikhailovich, it’s been 8 years since you left the business of a large retailer Sela (at that time its turnover was $ 200 million), you sold your part of the
Federal retail chains are a huge distribution source. But getting in there isn’t easy, especially for small manufacturer and startups. Arkadiy Pekarevskiy, co-owner of Aztec confectionery factory (Grondard brand), explains how to negotiate with retail chains and what will it take to appear on a supermarket shelf. One friend of mine used to say: “When
Billionaire Arkadiy Pekarevskiy together with his business partners launched an aggregator for renting ships and buying tickets for sea travel. This market’s capacity in Russia is estimated at 80 billion rubles a year. The businessman plans to bring the aggregator to the international market. Arkadiy Pekarevskiy, former co-owner of Sela retail chain, current owner and
In September 2018, the Aztec confectionery is launching a new product on the market: wish-fulfilling marzipan. It not only pleases with the sweet taste and aroma of almonds, but also charges with positive emotions, it tunes in to achieve goals and turns into an excellent gift for yourself, friends and family. Today, no one will
A charismatic businessman launches marzipan, which make wishes come true, and promotes the Symbol of Peace and Kindness in the world’s airports, one of which (a giant Dandelion) has already been installed in Pulkovo. For us, Arkadiy wrote a practical business plan on how to become successful. Spoiler: work on yourself. Every person has a
Russian Ministry of Economic Development proposed to legislate “family business” concept. The Ministry also suggested to work on a special tax regime for such type of entrepreneurship. Small and medium-sized companies represent the biggest number of family businesses: family restaurants, studios and clinics. But family ties help big companies too. “DP” magazine explains how St.
HOBBIES
Yachting
‘I think every boy dreams of the sea, of sailing on a yacht. I can’t say that I’ve ever dreamed of a sailboat, but somehow from time to time I attended sailing competitions or participated in sailing boat trips. I was more of a motor yachts fan. For me, an ordinary guy who grew up in a council house without hot water, a yacht was an unattainable level of luxury living. I remember that…
MOUNTAINEERING
To be honest, I don’t remember how it all began. Probably, that’s because my first mountaineering experience was, let’s say, like if I started with a trump card.
I’d say there were circumstances that led me to Tibet, where I ended up on Mount Kailash. To hike around this mountain is a dream for any Tibetan. This walking circuit is called ‘kora’ or ‘parikrama’.
The road to Mount Kailash took us a whole week by jeep, we spent nights in guest houses. Eventually we get to this Kailash Mountain with an absolute height of 6,638 meters, and we made a hike around it. This sacred circumambulation, or parikrama, is 53 kilometers long, it takes two nights and three days…
MUSIC
As for his love for music and other hobbies, Arkadiy says: ‘I was lucky: thanks to my father I developed a passion for music and sports in my childhood, and this, no doubt, helped me achieve success in life.’
Arkadiy graduated from music school, where he learned to play accordion. Now, he says, that skill helps him to make gatherings with friends more emotional and brings people closer together.
Arkadiy also plays piano and saxophone. He often participates in different events where he performs with famous musicians and actors.
Team sports
‘When I was a kid, I practiced judo. Later I started doing karate because my cousin was a karate coach. I learned how to defend myself. Besides, thanks to this sport I met some interesting and useful people. When I realized that martial arts weren’t really my sport, I started playing team games. I played basketball, and even now we sometimes gather in different teams to play, of course at the amateur level. Also, I always loved playing volleyball, especially beach volleyball — it’s always a real pleasure…
Golf
‘Golf deserves a special mention. I’ve been making some attempts to start playing it for 15 years. About once in every three years I came to the golf field and started training. It didn’t work. It happened several times. In the end, I decided that I’d take up golf after 65, when it’d be difficult for me to run properly in tennis. But, unfortunately, in the last few years I had to play less tennis because of joints problem. In 2018, I was in Spain with my kids, and there was an opportunity to play golf. A Spanish coach was really good, and I finally made some progress. I must admit that when you hit the ball correctly, and the ball flies beautifully, high, and straight, you experience feelings, as I say, close to orgasm…
Tennis
‘It somehow happened that in the mid-80s tennis won my heart. On the one hand, tennis is a sport where you have an opponent, but unlike in other sports of the kind, you don’t harm each other. Although injuries also happen in tennis just like in other sports. I must say I liked it at once. First, it increases competitiveness, and second, it’s an outdoor game. Also, tennis is a sport with constant communication, with the possibility of joining a circle of certain people, where you can make many useful contacts. I started playing lawn tennis back in 1986, before…
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