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Mike Mastroyiannia
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Mike Mastroyiannis, Writer and Business Growth Consultant

Mike Enables Exponential Growth And Reshapes Industry Boundaries What’s your story? I left Greece 38 years ago, travelled around the world, lived in 5 countries (Greece, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Hong Kong), studied in 3 countries, led 3 global businesses with Multinationals (Philips and Siemens), led and/or founded 5 start-ups, created or introduced to the […]
Haroon Hassan
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Haroon Hasan, Founder of Scoolsmart.

Haroon’s Scoolsmart provides opportunities for technology companies to find solutions for education. What’s your story? I was formerly a banker and turned entrepreneur. I founded Scoolsmart to create innovative solutions for education and revolutionize on-line learning in the face of the Covid 19 pandemic. This is a unique opportunity for technology companies to find solutions for […]
Cintia Nunes
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Cintia Nunes, Chief of Strategy & Growth of Dream Impact

Cintia’s Platform Connects Social Startup Founders With The Resources To Grow What’s your story? Let’s do the short version – I started off at a FMCG MNC strategizing across brands and sales channels, picked up the habit of observing consumer behaviour and deciphering verbal and non-verbal human communications garnering insights and business strategies. Went to Bangladesh […]
Vincee Li
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Vincee Li, Interior Designer

Contact Vincee For One-stop Solutions In Interior Design and Project Management What’s your story?  After graduating from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, with a Bachelor Degree in Interior Design, I worked in some prestigious interior design companies. I spent 18 years in various industries including, the fitting out/construction industry in Hong Kong, and joined […]

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