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Amr Ibrahim of Ultatel: “Learn to embrace your mistakes early”

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And then came video calls. In this interview series, called ‘The Future Of Communication Technology’ we are interviewing leaders of tech or telecom companies who are helping to develop emerging communication technologies and the next generation of how we communicate and connect with each other. And then came text messaging.

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Adam Robinson: “Don’t mix business and family.”

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As part of my series about the leadership lessons of accomplished business leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Robinson. In 2014, he launched Robly Email Marketing after working on Wall Street for ten years. Then we hired a guy to build that, which he said would take three months. Our fans went nuts.

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Whetstone Education CEO Libby Fischer: “Progress can’t always come from behind a desk”

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interviewing Libby Fischer. In 2014, Libby, a Teach For America alumna, took the helm of Whetstone Education , a then-struggling technology company with a clunky teacher evaluation. 2014 — and Whetstone has created 10 new jobs in New Orleans. schools to shadow them as they tested our updated software. Whetstone’s.

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Larissa Malcolm of ‘Flourishing Focus’: “Beware of the shiny object”

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As a part of this series called “How I Was Able To Pivot To A New Exciting Opportunity Because Of The Pandemic”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Larissa Malcolm. I read this book when it came out in 2014 and have thought about it a lot this year. I was working at a movie theater at the time, but I dressed up for the interview.

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Charlotte Maumus: “Roll With the Punches”

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In a particularly client event-filled summer, my managers gave me the advice to “roll with the punches” that has not only benefited my event production, but is especially important when founding a software company. Turn back the clock to 2014 when my software engineering husband, Zach, wanted to do real-world programming on his phone.

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Violence, harassment, discrimination and decimated newsrooms: Indian journalists fight a silent battle

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The mob then grabbed their phones and started deleting photos and videos. The rioters said when I’m from their community, why was I shooting videos (that could go against their version of the story). percent and magazines came third with only 13.6 This was the saddest part for me—to have to prove my religion to save my life.

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Odette Schwegler: “Adapt or die. Be humble. Be Grateful”

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Odette Schwegler, founder of Blink Pictures — a South African television and film production company that specializes in documentaries and unscripted works focused on making a social impact. As a reporter, I’d always run my own interviews and had my questions noted.