In this episode, Miriam Miller talks with Iynna Halilou about the influence her cultural heritage has had on her work, how to bring authenticity to the workplace, and the importance of crafting an “energy budget.”

Iynna Halilou is currently the Global Programs Manager at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, New York’s largest early-stage tech startup accelerator and seed investment fund. After acquiring experience in the international organizations/government space, Iynna found her truest interests in entrepreneurship and its interplay with tech and social impact. In her current role she is responsible for the Global portfolio: through identifying, sourcing global startups looking to expand in the US market, creating and running US market-entry acceleration programs for those startups; engaging with partners and building tech startup ecosystems globally. Iynna is originally from Cameroon and Madagascar, by way of Paris (France), the UK, Senegal and now New York. She is a native French and English speaker as well as fluent in Spanish. She holds a Master's degree in International Affairs, specializing in International Development from NYU and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Spanish from Durham University, in England. You can find her active on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/iynnahalilou/ or Twitter: @iynna_halilou.

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