ANDREI SEMEN
Enterprise Renewals | AI | Investing | Literature & Craft
I'm an enterprise renewals leader with 16+ years of experience in turning enterprise renewals into predictable recurring revenue. I also create The Renewal Room, an AI-enhanced podcast and vlog that turns my renewals writing into episodes, to show what the technology can do.Alongside that I write about long-term investing in quality businesses, without the hype."This is my personal vault: a home for the ideas, projects and lessons worth keeping."
Enterprise renewals writing & podcast
16+ Years ARR defense & prioritisation frameworks
Investing essays
Core-satellite strategy & risk management essays
BBN | Brighter Britain News
Positive stories and good news from across the UK
Published Books
Two published books and one in progress
Comparative poetry
The Great Conversation: 30 Romanian & British poems
The Immortal authors ledger
A systematic, multi-decade reading journey
Bijuterii Handmade by Buni
Award-winning handcrafted gemstone jewelry
About
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# 01 / Professional: Enterprise renewals & Recurring revenue16+ years turning enterprise renewals into predictable recurring revenue.I work at the intersection of customer relationships, commercial strategy, data and execution — helping organisations improve retention, manage churn risk, structure multi-year agreements and turn customer intelligence into action.I also create The Renewal Room, a podcast and vlog on YouTube and Spotify, where my renewals writing becomes AI-assisted audio and video episodes.My writing and podcast explore:* Enterprise renewals & recurring revenue
* Renewal intelligence & prioritisation
* Customer retention & commercial strategy
* Leadership, accountability & execution
* AI & the future of post-salesData only creates value when it changes what the business does next.Read my professional writing →Watch The Renewal Room on YouTube → | Listen on Spotify →Practical ideas, frameworks and lessons from enterprise renewals, recurring revenue and the evolution of post-sales.Andrei Semen — Renewals & Recurring Revenue↑ Back to top | ↑ Back to main page
# 02 / Andy's Wealth Kiln - Building wealth slowly enough to survive
Financial resilience • Core engine & satellite discipline • Real-economy moatsI write separately about long-term investing, quality businesses, portfolio construction and financial resilience.Andy’s Wealth Kiln is where I explore the businesses, technologies and investment principles I’m studying, without the pressure to chase the next headline.Read the latest from Andy’s Wealth Kiln →Follow all my other notes on X (@wealthkiln) →Personal notes, not financial advice↑ Back to main page
# 03 / Newsletter: Brighter Britain NewsGood news about Britain, told properly.Most news is built to alarm. BBN is a small, deliberate counterweight: a regular LinkedIn newsletter collecting positive stories from across the UK, from local achievements, community projects, innovation, quiet progress, etc.It isn't about ignoring real problems. It's about noticing what's working, because what we pay attention to shapes what we think is possible.What you'll find:* Positive stories from across the UK
* Community, business or innovation angle
* Why each story matters, in a line or twoOptimism isn't naivety. It's accuracy about the things that rarely make the headlines.Read Brighter Britain News on LinkedIn →↑ Back to top | ↑ Back to main page
# 04 / Books - Three different books, three different ways of thinking
The testing Mixed Puzzles for Adults: Big variety of Sudoku-Mazes-Word Search-Kakuro-Cryptogram PuzzlesDedicated to structured deduction, spatial awareness and non-linear problem solving. Author of a specialized puzzle book for adults and reviewer of classic logic challenges.Buy my published puzzles book
Blank Guitar Tabs Notebook - Don't Fret about it: 120 pages including Manuscript paper and Album review sheetsA 120-page blank guitar tabs and manuscript notebook designed with specialized songwriting layouts, album review sheets, and blank pages for music enthusiasts and composers.Buy my guitar tab notebook
Things worth remembering [WIP]A work-in-progress collection of principles on living well, thinking clearly, loving people properly and remembering what matters, built from years of quotes, ideas, mistakes and lessons still being tested
# 05 / The Great conversation in 30 PoemsA comparative literary project bridging 30 Romanian and British Isles poems across universal human themes. Side-by-side translation analysis, metrical structure and cultural resonance (featuring works by Eminescu, Blaga, Stănescu alongside Keats, Yeats, and Blake).Read comparative pairing: Luceafărul & The rime of the ancient mariner plus many others
Exploring cosmic longing, isolation and romanticism across Romanian and English traditions.↑ Back to main page
# 07 / Handcrafted artisan jewelry
Bijuterii Handmade by Buni • Slow Fashion • Heritage Craft
Five years ago, at 57 years old, my mother embarked on an extraordinary creative journey. Starting out with quiet hesitation, she gradually transformed a personal passion for hand-threaded semi-precious gemstones and artisanal wire work into a vibrant, thriving community. Her journey is a living testament to a timeless truth: you are never too old to begin doing what you love most in life.Over the past five years, she has earned widespread recognition, winning numerous national and international awards for her craft, exhibiting at leading arts and crafts fairs, and building an inspiring movement centered on slow fashion, natural elegance, and authentic handmade artistry.
• 300+ YouTube Tutorials: Over 300 free video guides sharing gemstone techniques, wire-wrapping secrets, and design stories on YouTube (@BijuteriiHandmadebyBuni).
• Award-Winning Craftsmanship: Recognized across national and international artisan exhibitions. View her latest creations and event updates on Facebook.
• Handmade Store: Browse her handcrafted, one-of-a-kind natural gemstone collections available at Artynos Shop.***Take a moment to explore her inspirational journey, leave a like, subscribe to her channel, and support independent artisanal craft:Watch Tutorials on YouTube →
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I'm Andrei Semen, an enterprise renewals and recurring-revenue professional with 16+ years of experience in enterprise technology.My professional world revolves around customer relationships, commercial strategy, retention and creating predictable recurring revenue. I write about it on Medium and discuss it on The Renewal Room, my podcast and vlog on YouTube and Spotify.Outside work, I'm interested in investing, literature, poetry, puzzles, AI and the practical ideas that survive contact with real life. I write about long-term investing in Wealth Kiln, publish a positive-news newsletter called Brighter Britain News, and explore two long-term reading projects: The Great Conversation, a comparative poetry project, and The Immortal Authors Ledger, a multi-decade reading journey. I'm also a published author of puzzle books.This site is where I keep the work, projects and ideas I don't want to disappear into a social-media feed.Professional writing | The Renewal Room | Wealth Kiln | LinkedIn↑ Back to main page