Pursuing her dream of becoming an entrepreneur, Lucia Del Vita founded VerbiVis, a translation company providing high-quality language services. What's your story? I am Italian, born in a small town near Florence, daughter of entrepreneurs. I had a dream: exploring the world; an interest: humanity; an ideal: a united Europe, where …
Celine Lamour founded, My French Elegance, a premium fashion and style consultancy offering personalized styling advice. In her spare time, she enjoys reading novels and fashion magazines and well as spending time with family and friends. What's your story? I grew up in France in a family ensconced in the fashion …
The 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show clearly shows that the automobile industry is moving, albeit too slowly, toward an understanding that electric vehicles are the future — many in the industry are still in denial — and that their developers will soon be working in this direction. Officially at least, the petrol-heads are …
Larry Van Ooyen is a hospitality consultant with over 35 years of global career experience designing bar, café, restaurant and hotels concepts. What's your story? When I was growing up during my teens, I thought I was going to be a teacher. But then when I was studying, I was working …
David Pope has dedicated his career to helping people find their voice. His company helps good speakers become great speakers. What's your story? I have a faded post- it on my wall ‘Flexibility means life, rigidity means tension’. I can say my story has been that I have listened to …
In the first week of March, big retail chains announced more than 1,100 planned store closings. That, writes Hayley Peterson at Insider, brings the number of planned US store closings for 2019 to more than 5,300. The Retail Apocalypse is here, and it has consequences. Including, reports Krystal Hu for Yahoo! Finance, 41,000 retail jobs …
Feeling unmotivated in her career, Claire Martin took a 3 month intensive web development course and now provides software solutions for individuals from different industries. What's your story?Originally born and raised in Greater London, I moved to Asia for work 4 years ago. My journey was spearheaded by my motivation to …
Noticing a lack of options for brands looking to dispose of excess stock, Diego and Delphine started OnTheList offering clothing, accessories and lifestyle goods from well-known brands at heavy discounts. What's your story?Delphine and I have been working in the fashion industry since the beginning, and when we came together wanting …
With a background in accounting Louis Kent Lee is Head of Accounts & Engagement at VIATICK, a company he co-founded. What's your story?I’ve always been that kid who goes, “How come?” This has been the reason why I used that same skill set in accounting on stocks and wrote about it …
Olivia Leong developed a business to help SMEs through their startup journey. What's your story?I started Verra Asia with the purpose of providing startups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with more time so that they can focus on growing their business. When businesses are in their early stages of growth, …
