Nowadays, the majority of us can say that we have been on the internet for ages or at least, what feels like it. If you ask the average person what they use it for, the answer will most likely be along the lines of work, school, social media, and/or entertainment. Stepan Talabira on the other hand, saw something beyond the “usual” uses upon his first acquaintance with the internet. He saw potential for endless possibilities. Within a month of using it for the first time ever, impressively, he developed his own website. Today, Talabira runs his own marketing agency, Premiumads, both as founder and entrepreneur.
A rewind into Talabira’s past is very telling in terms of the future it would lead him to. One glance at his past, and it seems nearly inevitable that he be destined for success in the technological world. After all, it’s not everyday or anyone that you hear of developing their own web page within a span of thirty days of first ever laying eyes on the internet. Whereas others would look at the internet superficially, Talabira looked at it as a portal harboring doorways to countless opportunities within. But that is not all there is to Talabri’s fascinating story that led him to where he is today.
Talabira’s keen interest in programming first began to take shape in his high school days. Talabira was born in 1987 so this puts him around the early 2000s in terms of his timeline. He was so fascinated with programming to the extent that his bus trips to school differed in comparison to his peers. Instead of sitting idly or chatting amongst his peers, Talabira opted to use his commute time to brainstorm new algorithms that he could copy into and experiment with his computer upon returning home. At the time, the revolutionary smartphones and the novel technologies they are accompanied with of today were not available so he was limited to phones like the Nokia 3650 or more simply, pen and paper. Talabira did not use his limitations as a hindrance. Rather he used the resources he had available and made them work to his best advantage which quite frankly, is an inspiration to many.
After graduating high school, Talabira went on to attend Uzhgorod National University in Ukraine. In 2008, he successfully completed a degree in applied mathematics and cybernetics and in 2010, he added a degree in business economics to his list of academic accomplishments. However, Talabira did not wait for his completion of university to set the foundation for his work beyond college in web and mobile development. Rather, during his studies he was also busying himself with developing both websites and mobile applications. Once he graduated, he started a company with a specialty in website development but later switched the focus to mobile applications as smartphones became more mainstream. A funny anecdote and fond memory that Talabira looks back on during his early mobile app development days is a time where he made a bet with one of his friends that an application of his could get a million installations within thirty days. Talabira ended up losing the bet at the time but fast forwarding to the app today, it has gained over 10 million installations. I guess one could say he eventually ended up winning the bet ten times over.
As successful as Talabira was with both his website and mobile application development, he decided to make yet another change of focus. This time, he made the switch to advertising and digital marketing where he could use his mathematics background from his studies at university since he saw a correlation between the two. In 2017, he took his digital marketing to the next level through the launch of his marketing agency, Premiumads. Since then, Talabira’s agency has been running ad campaigns for clients to help them scale their businesses into more profitable margins. In the process of doing so, Talabira has also incorporated his passion for programming by configuring new artificial intelligence systems to best optimize the time the agency uses to accomplish its daily operations.
Talabira’s impressive past has led to a rather impressive present and future. Through his hard work driven by passion and dedication, he has paved the path to the success he both enjoys and continues to build on today. To keep up with Stepan Talabira and his marketing agency, Premiumads, follow his social media handles: Facebook, Linkedin, and visit his website.