Rinalds Dērics

Who I am

About me

The goal is simple: to build and run ventures of my own — backed by a real business education, not just instinct.

I'm a computer systems technician from Riga, drawn to how systems and processes actually work — and how to make them work better.

Outside formal study I taught myself the practical side of business: building online stores, running paid ad campaigns, and producing content that reached over 2.3 million views. I generated real sales, learned where things break, and came away with an honest read on what it takes to run a venture.

I approach goals the way I approach training — consistently, over the long term. Four years in the gym, a marathon, and two half-marathons taught me that discipline compounds. I'm now building a serious foundation in business and entrepreneurship.

Rinalds Dērics, portrait by a lake at sunset

Proof of work

What I've built

2.3M+ total content views

6 paid ad campaigns

3 ventures launched

Self-directed e-commerce, end to end

I founded and ran my own e-commerce operation: built the store, selected the products, and ran paid advertising on Meta and TikTok — roughly €900 across 6 campaigns. To support it, I grew a content channel to over 2.3 million total views, with a single video reaching 2 million.

The venture generated sales but not profitability. The bottleneck was ad-creative quality and conversion — and diagnosing that honestly is the most useful business lesson I've earned so far.

Store build & product selection
Meta & TikTok paid ads · ~€900 / 6 campaigns
2.3M+ views · one video at 2M

Where I've worked

Experience

- Front-desk service, membership payments and client onboarding; opened and closed the club independently.
- Covered shifts across all 15 MyFitness clubs in Riga.
- Two periods: Dec 2024 – Dec 2025, then returned to the role in March 2026 after seasonal work abroad.
- Repaired and serviced office printers and equipment.
- Installed and configured 160 kg A3 multifunction printers on-site at client locations.
- Hands-on with computers, components and peripherals; installed operating systems and software.
- Stage load-in and load-out for the OneRepublic and Zara Larsson productions at Xiaomi Arena, Riga.
- Assembled stage structures, lighting and audio rigging alongside international touring staff.
- Distributed charity collection bags across Mansfield, Chesterfield and Sheffield.
- Covered 20–30 km on foot daily, delivering 800–1,500 bags per day.
- Landscaping, tree removal and trench digging; planting and moving plants and soil.
- Unloaded 4 tons of materials for a new greenhouse build.