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AI Innovators
Built for Change
People of OLX

AI Innovators

People of OLX

6 min. read

“I stopped asking AI what I wanted. Instead I explained what problem I’m trying to solve”

An interview with Jeremy Castan, Data Product Manager at OLX — on 10 years in data, building a basketball team of AI agents, and the moment he deleted an entire project and started from scratch.

6 min. read

How a CEO learned that change is never finished — from accidental opportunity to print-to-digital transformation to AI revolution

An interview with George Mienie about over 20 years of transformation at AutoTrader — from accidental CEO to print-to-digital pioneer to AI believer.

George Mienie

CEO, AutoTrader South Africa

AI Innovators

People of OLX

5 min. read

“If you build something quickly but nobody understands it or finds it valuable, all you’ve done is create output — not impact.”

An interview with Inês Urbano, Senior Product Designer at OLX — on building a product feature in 7 days, learning to ask bolder questions, and why speed is only half the story.

Inês Urbano

Senior Product Designer

Built for Change

People of OLX

4 min. read

From data analyst to business leader: How Michał Malewski built businesses others said were impossible

An interview with Michał about 16 years of building, betting on horizontals, and turning "impossible" into opportunity.

Michał Malewski

VP Jobs & Services Europe

AI Innovators

People of OLX

5 min. read

“Put the machine to do the repetitive work you don’t like. Then use it to do the things that generate impact and you love even better.”

An interview with Leonardo Eloi, Product Manager at OLX Motors — on living on a boat, nearly giving up on AI, and why he built an agent to sell his own stuff on OLX.

Leonardo Eloi

Senior Product Manager at OLX Motors

Built for Change

People of OLX

4 min. read

Never say ‘that’s not my job’: How Angelique Lynch built a 20-year career from nighttime data entry to Marketing Director

An interview with Angelique about building a career from nighttime data entry to leading Motors marketing across four countries, surviving cancer, and why growing pains are worth it.