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In this episode Adi Soozin of 9x90 introduces us to the brilliant startup founder Diana Hernandez.

Diana Hernandez is a Business Administrator, holding a Master's degree in Corporate Communications from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. With over 15 years of professional experience, she has honed her expertise in the areas of human resources, marketing, and project management, with a particular focus on aligning people, teams, and business units.

Diana's career journey has taken her through diverse sectors, including fast-moving consumer goods and technology companies, where she played a pivotal role in marketing. In addition to her marketing acumen, she has delved into the realm of HR consultancy, where her knowledge and insights have proven invaluable in executing projects, product launches, and effective commercial management. Notably, Diana has also taken the lead in a groundbreaking project related to CBD within a multinational Medicinal Cannabis company.

Her wealth of experience, particularly in the field of HR, has equipped Diana with the skills and strategic thinking necessary to drive successful projects and navigate the complexities of commercial endeavors.

In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Barbara Vercruysse.

Adi first met Barbara via LinkedIn after this LinkedIn post popped up in her newsfeed.

It is impressive, motivational, authentic and for all of these reasons Adi asked Barbara to join us on the 9x90 show.

Barbara is:

During the show 3 books were mentioned, here are their links:

1. https://www.amazon.com/Smarter-Science-Building-Brain-Power/dp/014218165X

2.https://www.amazon.com/Virtual-Freedom-Become-Productive-Business/dp/1939529743/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=virtual+freedom&qid=1578687956&s=books&sr=1-1

3.https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Adin-Steinsaltz/dp/1592644767/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=The+soul+by+rabbi&qid=1578687986&s=books&sr=1-3

For those of you looking to learn more from Barbara here are all of the places you can connect with her online:

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In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Jan Farrell. 

Jan Farrell is the quad-lingual professional athlete who founded Liberalia Spain, a TPA for mobile phone insurance, specializing in claims management. He is not only a professional athlete, angel investor and startup founder but also a graduate of one of the world's top business schools, IE Business School, where he now serves as an adjunct professor.

If you were wondering why people refer to him as the "real-life-Tony-Stark" here it is. When he is not busy with his responsibilities as CEO of Liberalia Spain, Jan is:

You can learn more about Jan via his YouTube channel here.

Checkout the video & show notes here. 

In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Olivia Ramos. 

Olivia Ramos the founder and CEO of Deepblocks, an AI platform for modeling and analyzing commercial real estate development projects. She is a graduate of all three Singularity University startup programs, GSP, Incubator, and Accelerator, and was the only female participant in the DARPA Innovation House program. Among her many accomplishments, Olivia holds the following degrees:

Recently added to her long list of achievements, Olivia just ranked among Inc's top 100 Women Building America's Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses! Are you ready to meet Olivia in today's episode?

You can unlock your free trial of Deepblocks over here. 

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In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Gopi Rangan, her mentor and Silicon Valley based venture capital investor. 

Gopi Rangan is the founder and General Partner at Sure Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in insurtech startups. The mission of the firm is to enable peace of mind for individuals and businesses. Portfolio: Blitzz, Decent, Hi Marley, Mile Auto, Rocket Dollar and SpotAngels.

He is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. Gopi has an M.B.A. from INSEAD, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, and a B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology in India. 

www.sure.ventures 

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In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Timothée Demoures. 

Timothée Demoures is a French Entrepreneur and the Managing Director of Eloquens.com

Bio

After a successful run at Strategy&, Tim decided to take a dive into the startup ecosystem of Paris. Fueled by adrenaline and passion he is the Managing Director of Eloquens.com, the world's leading marketplace for ready-to-use tools and business know-how (in finance, strategy, marketing, startups, legal, technology & more).

Tim is also the VP of Key Projects at the startup studio adVentures. Tim's experience includes: managing a wide spectrum of business projects and investor relations for startups as noteworthy as Wimi. 

IN THIS EPISODE, HE SHARES: 

Your links, as promised: 

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In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Karen Bohrer. 

An exclusive interview with Karen Bohrer the founder of the family owned and operated business Copy Connection, LLC. 

Karen launched her business May 3, 1993. In the past two and a half decades she has grown her humble copy shop into a large B2B printing service center. Copy Connection, which is located across from the Marriott Convention Center of Norfolk, is owned and operated by Karen and her three adulting children. 

IN THIS EPISODE, SHE SHARES:

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In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Ortal Shlomo. 

Ortal Shlomo is the founder and designer of The Faint Hearted jewelry line. She founded her company less than 5 years ago, and was profitable within 6 months. Ortal was gracious enough to devote a full hour to answering our listeners questions, so this interview has been broken down into three episodes for your listening convenience. Join us in discovering how Ortal brilliantly handled the turbulent path from “Etsy jewelry designer” to “highly profitable business owner”. If you’d like to know more about Ortal, subscribe to her monthly “letter from the designer” HERE via her website.

IN THIS EPISODE, ORTAL SHARES:

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In this episode Adi Soozin of MD9 interviews Colleen Sande. 

Colleen Sande is a licensed real estate agent and the co-owner of SI Rentals. Colleen & her husband have been active real estate investors for decades. A few years ago, Colleen realized that she could use one of their investment properties as a client acquisition strategy, if she became a licensed realtor. Since then, Colleen has broken local records with referrals, new and returning clients. In this episode she shares a few of the ways that she brilliantly funded and created SI Rentals. If you'd like to know more about Colleen, you're welcome to reach out to her HERE on Quora.

IN THIS EPISODE, SHE SHARES:

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