Our TEam
ABLE Activator is the entrepreneurship program developed by the Association of the Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE) – an active community of entrepreneurial young people, who contribute to the development of the environment around them, wherever they are.
Our mission is to develop a civil society, inspire leadership and spread entrepreneurial culture in Bulgaria. Our values are:
Novel view
We dare to change ourselves and the world around us!
Perpetual progress
We never stop developing and improving.
We see opportunities, not problems
In insurmountable obstacles, we see opportunities.
Leadership
We are role models for others, and we help them reach their full potential.
Initiative
We share our ideas and passion, and we turn them into action.
Tens of members and friends of ABLE contribute to the continuous development and constant improvement of ABLE Activator in various ways.
With the exception of the Project leader, all the members of the operative team are volunteers, a lot of whom also graduates from previous editions of ABLE Activator.
ABLE ACTIVATOR &
ABLE WEEKEND ACTIVATOR TEam
Estel joined ABLE in 2016 and has been part of the ABLE Activator team since its start. She has 8 years of corporate experience in the area of Finance and Business both locally and internationally. Being an active member of NGO organizations she has participated in various projects for the start-up ecosystem and government institutions. Estel is passionate about skiing, salsa, water sports and is inspired by people who are supporting and giving back to the community.
Estel Vasileva
ABLE Activator Alumni I am an energetic, hard-working, and curious professional with experience in financial services, recruitment, international trade and travel technology. I have worked in a start-up, small enterprise, and a multinational organization and thanks to this I have a wider understanding of different organizational dynamics and ways of work. I have also lived, worked, and studied in 5 different countries and I understand and truly value cultural differences and how they help us form better rounded opinions.
Victoria Dotcheva
Partnerships Ambassador
ABLE Activator Alumni Having worked in advisory, consumer goods and real estate, I have developed a deep passion for innovation, and economic and technology trends. I have gained some of my experience through working in the family business, where I swept dust and loaded cargo, managed brands and sales, and worked to improve collective skills, knowledge and experiences. While working in management consulting I have gained experience in tech transformation projects helping clients in central government, telco and oil & gas industries. In my spare time I enjoy thinking of everyday human problems, and reading about trends.
Vladimir Hristov
Partnerships AmbassadorCONTRIBUTORS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
Yana is convinced that staying true to our core values is the underlying factor for achieving a sense of self-fulfillment and success. To her, education and giving back to the community, ensuring a better future for the next generations is an endless source of motivation to become a better person and a more successful professional. She is the founder of "Chinese with Yana Jin" - courses in Chinese language and culture for people of all ages and background.
Yana Perperieva
Project Leader, ABLE Activator, 2019-2021, 2023-2024
Gergana Nevyanova
Project leader of ABLE Activator, 2021-2023
Boryana was part of the ABLE Activator 2022 edition. She is an active member and supporter of ABLE projects since May 2022. Bobby works as a Business Strategy Manager within the IT industry and is passionate about driving improvement, innovation and solving problems while following design thinking principles.
Boryana Petrova
Anna participated in the ABLE Activator 2022 edition and has been a member of ABLE since then. Currently she is working as a Software Developer at Milestone Systems and Event Host at DEV.BG. Being a part of the team behind the Activator allows her to give back to the community and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Anna Sarambelieva
Irina Kotseva
Georgi is is a graduate from the 3rd edition of Able Activator. He is committed to creating educational services and products at scale and has few founded companies behind his back but is still chasing the unicorn. Being part of the ABLE Activator gives him the ability to share the enthusiasm around new ideas and startups. A fulfilling part of his life is supporting people that are curious and not scared to ask questions.
Georgi Kirilov
Katerina Kobakova
Iliyana took part in the spring 2020 edition of ABLE Activator. She's an HR professional with a passion for automation, process improvement, and innovation. Iliyana is currently an HRIS manager at FXCM.
Iliyana Mircheva
Teddy took part in the Autumn 2020 ABLE Activator and joined forces with the Five app team. She has experience in managing projects and programs of different scales while being able to see the big picture behind the daily problems and helping people find a common language in finding a solution. She is a traveller by soul and wonders seeker by nature.
Teodora Chapkanova
Paulina Petrova
Slav is member of ABLE since 2012 and has assumed several leadership positions in the organization. Part of the Activator project team since the very beginning Slav is passionate about bringing communities together and facilitating networking. Professionally Slav has 9 years of experience managing enterprise IT projects, but in his free time you are most likely to find him out in the wild.
Slav Denyakin
Sofiya was part of the ABLE Activator first edition in 2019 while she was working for one of the ABLE startups - shkolo. bg. Now she is Project coordinator of ABLE Activator. She has also been involved in various volunteer projects such as school and business events, alternative and art festivals. For her, inspiration and team work are driving forces in life.
Sofiya Valcheva
Expert with 10 years of marketing experience, 5 of which in B2B technology startups. She can build partnerships and use words convincingly. Her strength is in content strategy and creation. She has a strong interest in psychotherapy and personal development.
Mihaela Ivanova
Part of organizing team at ABLE Weekend Activator Stara Zagora - 2023
Victoria is a psychologist by education, but since 2020 she has created the company "OurLove", in which she creates personalized gifts. He loves to travel to different places and meet new people. One of her favorite things is drinking coffee (maybe that's why her favorite destination is Italy).
Victoria Atanasova
Mentor at ABLE Weekend Activator Stara Zagora - 2023
Her passion is to create a space for self-discovery, inspiration and personal development so that big goals and dreams can become reality. By profession, she is the founder of a platform for personal development of young people "Minty co-growing space", with more than 8+ years of experience working with youth. By profession, she takes care of the process improvement and business development as a manager with10+ years of experience in the field of aviation.
Lubomira Vutkova
Mentor at ABLE Weekend Activator Stara Zagora - 2023
Viktoria participated in ABLE Activator 2023 and has been engaged with ABLE projects since then. She is a product marketer in travel technology supporting travel brands in the digital transformation that is sweeping the industry. On the side, she keeps an eye on the food industry and ways to support innovation there too. Out in nature she loves to ski.
Victoria Docheva
Part of organizing team at ABLE Weekend Activator Burgas - 2023
She is a part of the "Future Now" Association, where she often finds different roles for herself - from a youth worker, through a project manager, an assistant accountant, and even a part of the Management Board. For her, youth work is infinitely meaningful and she always aims at finding ways to help its development in Bulgaria and Europe. She studied economics, business, entrepreneurship and finance from high school all the way to graduate school, so the non-governmental sector is not the only one that interests me. I always gravitate towards work and non-work activities related to people and societies, meaningful causes, forward-looking, compelling stories.
Raya Tsvetkova
Mentor at ABLE Weekend Activator Stara Zagora - 2023 and Part of organizing team at ABLE Weekend Activator Sofia - 2023
A software engineer at heart and a very social person by nature. His next step is to combine technical knowledge with entrepreneurial skills, teaching programming whilst being a student. His interests include hiking the mountains, runing, as well as playing tennis and soccer. Discipline, awareness, ambition - these are the three words that he thinks describe him best.
Atanas Vasilev
Part of organizing team at ABLE Weekend Activator Sofia - 2023
Georgi Demirev is a co-owner of an influencer marketing agency named, "influ.ai" and a programmer with many years of experience. Currently ab entrepreneur involved in developing influ.ai in new markets, working on automation and digitalization of the company, and leading a team of young and talented people.