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Blake is involved in research, corporate work and educating primarily on the topics of responsible and islamic finance and ESG's. This is what we dive into in this episode. A nice follow-up to this conversation is Episode 9 with Ravi Chidambaram.

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In this episode, we dive into the voice as your engine to boost confidence and personal brands. He shares tips and best practices, and slightly tap into voice-related technologies that use voice at the core of user interface.

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In this episode, she takes us through some of her lessons learned, the journey of creating meaningful work through innovation and technology, the meaning and power of donations and sense of community. Her role also includes sourcing and empowering local talent, and piloting existing innovations through long term development projects across the country.

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In this episode I had a very inspiring and deep conversation with Ravi Chidambaram. He takes us through his journey in the traditional corporate world. A learning experience that paved his way in putting ethical and sustainable business at the forefront of his work. He has over 30 years of experience, of which 17 as an entrepreneur. His most recent venture is called RIMM - the chief sustainability hub that helps startups evaluate their scores and performance to do good. More in the episode.
Quick info, the internal 'Five Shades of Sustainability' mentioned in this episode is in the link below.

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What is Angel Investing? In this episode we dig deep into the mindset of a businessman and engineer turned Angel Investor. We talk about what made him become an angel investor, its meaning, learnings and mistakes and mindsets.

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Have you heard of Flair? It's a startup building a truly anti-racist culture, through performance and data. I had an awesome chat with Darrell Coker, co-founder and head of product development. He takes us through the challenges of COVID-19 that killed their startup overnight. Which made them rethink their offering, at a time when the Black Lives Matter gained momentum. Taking onboard personal issues and transforming them into an opportunity to educate and educate communities.

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In this episode I had a refreshing conversation with Emil Abirascid. We deep dive into his involvement in the Italian startup scene since 2008, what journalists look for, the meaning of starting up. In addition to scaling up to other horizons through the Italian Innovation Day that he launched back in 2016 with Italian embassies and consulates.

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In this episode, I had a really enjoyable conversation with the awesome Luis Arnal, Global Co-Lead at Fjord, part of Accenture Interactive. We dive into his perspective on the role of designers in consultancies, decision-making, culture, developed and emerging countries, and the role of designers in a complex world. Topics that resonate with me, in particular, the codes that the corporations still need to crack to combine purpose with profit and measuring impact. All views and opinions expressed are his own.

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Central Asia is a region in Asia that consists of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. We go through doing business with American Entrepreneur Daniel Zaretsky, education, social innovation, mindsets, pitching, trust and human psychology, experience design, geopolitics, entrepreneurship, sustainability and much more.

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Have you heard of ImmuvID? It's a new commercial ecosystem to reopen the economy and grow businesses, and a health pass at the same time. It connects 3 key players: individuals, businesses and governments. In this episode, we reflect on how the pandemic and lockdowns accelerated this innovative solution, and why it is so unique, with ImmuvID co-founder Pieter Louw.
https://www.immuvid.com/contact

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