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Welcoming Ahmed Fawzi, founder & CEO of Contactless - MICEtribe, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic:The Future of Global Business Without HandshakingAhmed is a tech entrepreneur who dedicated his entrepreneurial journey to fitting underutilized technologies to different industries. His first venture in 2007 introduced innovations to several sectors such as Telecom, Energy, Assistive technologies, drive & flight simulation, Food analysis & Event Management.At MICEtribe, Ahmed and his team offer a simplified software solution that enables event managers of all levels and technical knowledge to plan and operate virtual, in-person or hybrid events of any scale on their own and for free, so event managers can swiftly swing between different event formats as the situation updates and best of all they can do it on their own with their existing team at a low cost.Ahmed also dedicates a portion of his time to free mentoring & coaching of aspiring entrepreneurs so they can benefit from what he learnt and hopefully avoid his entrepreneurial mistakes.Visit MICEtribe: http://micetribe.com/ To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Ali Mostashari, co-founder & CEO of LifeNome, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Precision: The Future of Preventative Health and WellbeingAli is a co-founder of LifeNome, a Precision Health AI company headquartered in New York City. Concurrently he serves as a Member of the Global Futures Council and the Global Innovator Community of the World Economic Forum.Prior to LifeNome, Ali was an Associate Professor and Program Director at the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he directed the institute's Smart Cities initiative and systems thinking research. Ali has also served as a LEAD Program Manager and Strategic Resource Manager respectively at the United Nations Development Programme in New York City overseeing a development portfolio of over $1.2 billion.At LifeNome, Ali and his team leverage biological, physiological, and behavioral data to hyper-personalize needs assessments and health and wellness interventions in the preventative health, nutrition, fitness, insurance and personal care and beauty industries.An Award-winning Precision Health AI company, based out of New York, LifeNome was founded with the singular goal of improving the health and well-being outcomes for every individual on the planet through science & technology.By using cutting-edge science & AI, the LifeNome team has helped some of the world's largest companies offer their customers the most effective products and services personalized for them based on their unique needs and their unique genes.Precision health is an emerging area of preventative healthcare that leverages the power of artificial intelligence, big data, and systems biology to develop hyper-personalized risk and needs assessments, recommendations, and products based on an individual's unique biology, physiology, and lifestyle. Visit LifeNome: https://www.lifenome.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Amira Rasool, Founder & CEO of The Folkore, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: African Contemporary Culture & Innovative Design Enriching the Global Online Retail SceneAmira Rasool is an entrepreneur and writer based between New York City and Cape Town. Amira is the Founder and CEO of The Folklore, an online multi-brand concept store and wholesale e-commerce platform that distributes luxury designer fashion and lifestyle products from Africa and the diaspora to global consumers and retailers.The Folklore's primary mission is to supply the world with greater access to luxury goods from Africa and the diaspora in a convenient, ethical, and curated manner. It also serves to provide a platform for designers and other creatives to share their stories and creative abilities with new audiences.As a writer and fashion editor, Amira has worked with several notable publications including TIME, Vogue, Teen Vogue, i-D, PAPER, Glamour, InStyle, V Magazine, and WWD. Her work focuses primarily on Black culture in relation to fashion, travel, music, visual arts, and social justice.Amira is also a passionate Black history scholar. For her undergraduate education, she attended Rutgers University, where she received a B.A. in African American and African Studies. She recently earned a Master of Philosophy in African Studies from the University of Cape Town.About the FolkloreThe Folklore is an innovative online retail concept based in New York City. The Folklore stocks high-end and emerging designer brands from Africa and the diaspora, and serves as a cultural hub for contemporary brands, artists and creatives to showcase their personal stories.Our carefully curated product-line reflects the diversity of Africa's contemporary urban landscapes and design aesthetic. We deliver apparel, accessories, shoes, bags, and homeware that can live in cities around the world, and be enjoyed by men and women who appreciate luxurious, thoughtful, clean and boundary-pushing design.Exclusivity is key in our product selection process, we carry a limited stock of each product and a small curated list of globally recognized designers. Some styles are even one-of-a-kind and exclusive to our platform, and therefore cannot be replicated.In addition to operating as an online concept store, The Folklore also provides wholesale services to African designer brands interested in penetrating the global retail market. Our wide range of services help brands reach new audiences and significantly enhance profits. The Folklore works as an intermediary to facilitate positive and rewarding wholesale business relationships between brands and retailers.The combination of goods and services provided by The Folklore helps enhance the visibility and financial success of Africa's garment industry while exposing a global customer base to exclusive designers and styles, some of which were previously unavailable to shop online or outside of Africa until now.Visit The Folklore: https://www.thefolklore.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Suhail Khoury, founder & CEO, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Building Online Platforms: How to Start Small and Scale OrganicallySuhail Khoury is the co-founder and CEO of Soul Artists, a performing artist for over 10 years with a background in Information Technology in Global Societies. Suhail founded Soul Artists while struggling to make a living doing what he loves in performing arts in a country he had just moved to, the gap in the market he saw actually extended to the artists in the entire Arab World. His dream is to catalog the artists of the Arab World and become the largest supplier of live talent on earth.At Soul Artists, Suhail and his team present performing artists around the world with direct access to clients looking to book performers in real-time. The technology acts like a talent agency in your pocket, offering users the ability to discover and hire talent within seconds, cutting down the traditional booking times to a fraction of what it used to be with industry low rates. Soul Artists is currently headquartered in Dubai and has representatives in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon.Visit Soul Artists: https://soulartists.net/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Christophe Billiottet, Founder & CEO of ADGS, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic:Predicting Pandemic Infections: Analyzing and Predicting COVID-19Christophe is founder & CEO of ADGS, a disruptive deep technology company. Christophe is an entrepreneur who founded 4 successful startups over the last 30 years. Educated as a fighter pilot in the French Air Force, Christophe has 28 years of experience with internet technologies, security, software engineering, database systems and business reengineering and has developed and managed several successful hi-tech companies in the US and in Europe.At ADGS, Christophe and his team specialize in the fields of behavioral biometrics and biological systems applied to cybersecurity, agent-based modeling applied to emerging behavior, and artificial intelligence applied to unstructured data. ADGS conducts fundamental science research and creates algorithms to develop futuristic applications.One of the disruptive solutions that ADGS has developed is PANDEXIT, an agent-based modeling for predicting pandemics and as a tool, it helps evaluate outcomes and estimate the evolution of a pandemic through several configurable scenarios.Visit ADGS: http://www.adgs.com/Read more about PANDEXIT: http://www.adgs.com/pandexit.htmlTo learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming John Torrens, founder & CEO of The Torrens Group, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Leading the Way to Intelligent ElectrificationDr. Torrens is an award winning Professor of Entrepreneurial practice and two-time Inc. 5000 entrepreneur. He was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and has experienced both the negative effects as well as the positive effects related to starting and growing a company. He is healthcare and education entrepreneur with 25 years leading high growth companies with experience in developing high-performing teams, raising capital, and both buy/sell side M&A. Dr. Torrens is a faculty member of the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management's Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises. He is a frequent guest speaker and executive education instructor in the areas of entrepreneurship, strategy, and corporate innovation. Dr. Torrens is a TEDx speaker (ADHD as an Entrepreneur's Superpower) as and is quoted frequently in print media, has written several articles, and has delivered multiple presentations on the business of healthcare. He is an active member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and served in multiple volunteer leadership positions including a term on the International Board of Directors (2013-2015).Visit The Torrens Group: https://www.thetorrensgroup.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/​LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld1BusinessWorld might earn a commission from qualifying purchases of products promoted through this post.

Welcoming Abby Verma, Founder & CEO of SkillSoniq, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Understanding the Freelance Revolution Post COVID-19Abby is a global entrepreneur, and started SkillSoniq with a vision to transform the traditional recruiting space. Abby comes with 14+ years of experience in Entrepreneurship, Tech Consulting and Investment Banking. At SkillSoniq, Abby and his team operate an AI-Powered Recruiting App that connects companies with skilled, local freelancers. Through SkillSoniq, companies hire skilled freelancers within seconds and convert the best ones to their payroll, thereby taking the guesswork out of recruiting and saving 60%+ in hiring costs. SkillSoniq's ultimate vision is to replace time spent on interviews with time spent trying out a potential employee. They aspire to make hiring as simple as speaking in Amazon Echo and other voice enabled devices. Launched in New York in 2019, SkillSoniq has a growing customer base and has expanded to 5 major cities across the US and Canada in under 2 years. Visit SkillSoniq: https://skillsoniq.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Founder & CEO of Board Studios, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: No More Guesswork: How to Spy on Competitors for Proven Growth StrategiesKosta is the owner of Board Studios, a video strategy agency that specializes in sales pitches & thought leadership initiatives, which includes helping clients stand out at RFPs to organizing virtual summits or building their video presence on YouTube and LinkedIn.At Board Studios, Kosta and his team build solid bridges to connect companies with their audience and clients.Whether you need explainer videos so they “get” what you do, video ads to get in front of them and grab their attention, thought leadership videos so they get to know you, or mini courses as lead magnets… we'll sit down with you to assess your business objectives and how video can truly help!We're not a “one trick pony” so we don't need to pigeonhole you into one solution. We're entrepreneurs and marketers so we understand where you're coming from and where you need to go. If video can get you there, we'll make sure it does so in the most streamlined & cost-effective way. If video isn't the answer, we'll be the first to let you know!Visit Board Studios: https://boardstudios.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Sue Ozdemir, CEO of Exro Technologies, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Leading the Way to Intelligent ElectrificationOne of the world's proven leaders in the innovation and manufacturing of electric motors, Sue has nine years of accomplishments at General Electric, acting as CCO and the CEO of GE's Small Industrial Motors Division, overseeing the division's North American and International markets – ultimately building the division into a 160 million enterprise.Exro is a clean technology company pioneering intelligent control solutions in power electronics to help solve the most challenging problems in electrification. Our patented advanced control technology expands the capabilities of electric motors, generators, and batteries. We seek to accelerate the global transition to clean energy by putting the intelligence into energy management.Exro's technology aims to pioneer the way energy is managed as the world transitions to electrification with electric motors and batteries.The Exro Coil Driver is the first of its kind in the motor and drive technology field. With the intelligence to reconfigure electric machines in real-time, our patented technology expands the capabilities for electric powertrain systems. Utilizing intelligent coil switching, the Coil Driver can improve performance and efficiency while reducing costs.Exro's technology help's make the highest performing vehicles in the world.Visit Exro Technologies: https://www.exro.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Marissa Fayer, founder & CEO of HERhealthEQ, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Sustainable PhilanthropyMarissa Fayer is the founder & CEO of HERhealthEQ. 20-year Life Science and Business executive building companies into world-class organizations. Champion of women's health equity around the world. About HERhealthEQEQuipment for EQuity.HERHealthEQ's vision is to reduce female mortality in developing nations by providing access to medical device equipment, creating an equitable standard of care. Women are the cornerstone of the family unit. When a woman becomes ill and does not receive the care she needs, the entire family unit is at greater risk of financial distress and poor health.We focus on providing equipment involved in the treatment of the top non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that impact the developing world which include cancers affecting women, maternal health issues, diabetes, and heart disease.Visit HERhealthEQ: https://www.herhealtheq.org/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Michael Gorton, the CEO of RECURO Health, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Disruption in HealthcareAbout Michael Gorton:A quintessential entrepreneur, mentor, and company builder, Michael leads the Recuro Health team which includes several leaders from Teladoc, where he served as the founding CEO and pioneered an industry-changing health care model that created a new efficiency paradigm in healthcare by delivering physicians to patients nationwide in under 12 minutes for $35.Gorton ran Teladoc as CEO and Chairman for the first seven years of operations. Under his term, the company grew from a concept to one of the most recognized innovations in healthcare, with nearly two million patient members nationwide. Under the Teladoc model, physicians made more and patients paid less. Teladoc was studied and advocated by most of the major healthcare think tanks and was recently named one of the most innovative companies in healthcare. Teladoc recently entered the NYSE and now has a market cap of over $30B.Michael's decades of experience as a strategic visionary, impacting the telecommunications, music and healthcare industries include a leadership role as a founder of Principal Solar where he applied his business expertise, scientific education and training to the renewable energy sector -- a strong voice and proponent of solar power.He has served as a partner of the Texas Acceleration Group (TAG), an entity formed to assist startup companies and participated as a founder of Palo Duro Records. He is also credited as a founder of Internet Global, a company that delivered the first DSL network and one of the first VOIP networks. Prior to this, he worked as a project engineer at Dallas Power & Light dealing with power plants, distribution, transformer management and integration of renewable energy into the grid.Michael earned a B.S. in engineering from Texas Tech, an M.S. in Physics from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Juris Doctorate from Texas A&M.About RECURO Health:Recuro Health is an integrated digital health solution that evolves healthcare from a reactive, disease-focused model to a personalized, proactive system. Recuro's virtual health platform consists of a curated suite of digital solutions—from primary care and behavioral health to at-home testing and genetic screening. Fully customizable, these solutions can be tailored to meet the needs of any population, allowing patients to engage with physicians, receive more personalized care, and monitor their own health, no matter their location or circumstance. With streamlined information exchange between primary care and behavioral health teams as well as testing and screening tools, Recuro's virtual health platform enables the delivery of coordinated, holistic care that ultimately results in better outcomes at a lower cost.Recuro healthcare solutions occur at the intersection of quality, access and affordability, delivering appropriate care at the right time and place. We empower earlier and more efficient interventions, supplement in-person care, and provide a true mosaic of each member's health and the efficacy of past interventions.By evaluating outcomes and compliance together, the Recuro platform minimizes the need for acute, episodic care by providing the digital keys to member health. These combined assets provide appropriate referrals and recommendations that contribute to better patient engagement, enhanced outcomes and reduced costs.Visit RECURO Health: https://recurohealth.com/About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Miku Jha, Founder & CEO of AgShift, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Powering the Transformation of Food Through AIMiku Jha is the founder and CEO of AgShift. She grew up planting mango trees on a 4th generation family farm – in a Smallholder farming community – in Northern India. Miku is a passionate entrepreneur and product executive with a proven track record. She has led multiple startups from founding stage to successful acquisitions & mergers with companies such as IBM and Xyratex. As a product executive she has launched large scale enterprise products in mobile and internet of things for companies such as VMware and IBM.Miku helped build and scale multiple storage, mobile software startups into well-known global companies. She was instrumental in growing the storage business as a Founding engineer at Ariodata, which was acquired by Xyratex Inc. She helped grow and scale mobile business and product at Worklight, which was acquired by IBM. She has lead several mobile and IoT initiatives at IBM – under Mobile First portfolio. She was responsible for successful execution of Mobile virtualization initiative at VMware under the office of the CTO. At AgShift, Miku manages a nimble team of data scientists, researchers and technologists driven by a single passion – to digitize food supply chain with cutting edge innovations in deep learning and data science – which results in better transparency, better food quality and reduced food wastage.Miku serves on the advisory board of BetterMDM, PlainMark and MergeLane. Miku has a MBA from Cornell University and a BS (Hons.) in Computer Science from University of Mumbai. With AgShift, she is inspired to apply technology to solve real challenges in Agriculture, globally. She is also passionate about women in technology. She has lead multiple corporate initiatives to help young women entrepreneurs succeed. She continues to be a mentor to many young women entrepreneurs in technology – inspiring and guiding them to success!AgShift is an AI based food technology start-up working on designing world's most advanced autonomous food inspection system. AgShift's software blends patented Deep Learning models with Computer vision to make food inspections autonomous, consistent and standardized at scale. AgShift is empowering the world's largest food organizations to reduce global food loss and waste. AgShift, Inc. is based out of Silicon Valley, California. The management and advisory team comprises of entrepreneurs, technologists and thought leaders with decades of experience in agriculture and technology industry. Till this day, AgShift has raised $5 million in seed round from investors like Exfinity Venture Partners and CerraCap Ventures.Visit AgShift: https://www.agshift.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Deborah Heiser, founder & CEO of The Mentor Project, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Lateral Mentoring: How Small Efforts Can Lead to High Impact ChangeDeborah Heiser, Ph.D., is an Applied Developmental Psychologist, a TEDx speaker, consultant, Founder and CEO of The Mentor Project™, an Adjunct Professor in the Psychology Department at SUNY Old Westbury, contributor for Thrive Global and Psychology Today.Deborah has additionally authored peer-reviewed articles, is co-editor of Spiritual Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults, and a frequent expert guest for syndicated and local talk radio shows, international and local podcasts, and print and online media outlets. She has been quoted in The New York Times, Seattle Times, Dallas Times and contributes to Thrive Global. Her research covers a wide range of topics related to aging, including depression identification, dementia, and frailty with grants awarded from NIA/NIH and Pfizer. She received an international award for her research on depression identification, as well as serving for 9 years on the Board of the State Society on Aging of New York and was President in 2008. Later In 2016, she served as President of Queens Psychological Association in New York.THE MENTOR PROJECTWho we areThe Mentor Project is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our mentors are experts in science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics, business, and law. From developing a patent on how to use credit cards on the Internet to insights on space exploration and astronomy, to titans of industry and world-class technologists, TMP mentors share their skills and knowledge to inspire and guide their mentees.What we doOur mentors work one-on-one in classrooms, virtually, on podcasts, on television, and in collaborative hackathons. Learning is fun yet challenging with patenting competitions and research. Mentees can view videos on topics from our extensive content library, ask questions via our "Ask a Mentor" program, get connected with a 1:1 mentor, and join teams to work with other mentor groups. Spanning the globe, our mentor-led projects provide mentees the opportunity to collaborate worldwide. Why we do itWe've discovered there is a large community of educators, scientists, engineers, technology experts, and corporate professionals who have thought about mentoring but never knew where to start. The Mentor Project fills that gap by inviting the very best and brightest to a place where they leave an indelible legacy for generations to come. Perhaps the greatest benefit is that 89% of mentees continue to mentor themselves, permitting a lasting chain of inspiration and learning.Visit The Mentor Project: https://www.mentorproject.org/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/​LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld

Welcoming Rebecca Ahmed, Corporate Managing Director of Savills, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: An HR perspective on the future of workplace as it relates to COVID-19, CRE and D&IRebecca Ahmed is an upcoming TEDx speaker, certified Energy Leadership Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and published writer. She has taken her expertise and launched her own business, Laugh Thru Life, where she brings energy and joy to the workplace and is a recognized expert in talent acquisition, culture, and diversity and inclusion. During her 10+ years as a leader in Human Resources (HR) in Hospitality, she is most notably recognized for partnering with C-Suite Executives through a 2.8B M&A, overseeing Talent Acquisition, HR Operations and Technology for up to 16,000+ team members. Rebecca joined Savills in 2019 as their Corporate Managing Director to help organizations leverage their commercial real estate to attract top talent. Rebecca has a bachelor's in public relations with a double minor in communication design and business from the University of Southern California, and a master's in hotel administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.About SavillsFounded in the UK in 1855, Savills is one of the world's leading real estate service providers. At Savills, we help organizations find the solutions that ensure employee success. Sharply skilled and fiercely dedicated, our integrated teams of consultants and brokers are experts in better real estate. With services in tenant representation, capital markets, project management, workforce/incentives and workplace strategy/occupant experience, we've boosted the potential of workplaces around the corner, and around the world, for 160 years and counting.Visit Savills: https://www.savills.us/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/​LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/​Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld

Welcoming David Dorfman, CEO of Sesh, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Empathy in AIDavid is a recognized business leader with over 18 years of international business and development experience across disciplines. He has served as a strategic advisor to many startup founders and teams and has helped raise $60M+ in funding for early stage ventures, technology transfer and licensing, laboratory research, capital investment, scholarship, and research programs.At Sesh, David and his team build technologies that aid communication and increase performance using neuroscience and lifelong learning practices. As a groundbreaking product solution of Sesh, Empath is an AI that analyzes emotions in video using machine learning, situational and desired outcome context, psychographics, and facial and viscera motor expressions to predict outcomes and deliver personalized neuroscience-based training.Visit Sesh: https://www.gosesh.com/Learn more about Empath: https://www.lets.getempath.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Beri Meric, Founder & CEO of the IVY, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Unlocking Potential: How to Supercharge Your Life, Team & ImpactJoin us for a hyper-dynamic session with IVY CEO Beri Meric to learn how you can better unlock your potential to supercharge your life, team, and impact! Beri is the Founder and CEO of IVY, a global community uniting the leading minds of our time to accelerate human unity and progress. In order to advance IVY's mission, Beri has led hundreds of conversations with world-renowned CEOs, award-winning scientists, leading policy-makers, Olympic Medalists, Academy Award winners, and legendary thinkers from a wide variety of disciplines.Beri's guests have included Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Academy Award-Winning actor Matthew McConaughey, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, leading philosopher Martha Nussbaum, NBA legend Magic Johnson, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, former UN Ambassador Samantha Power, FUBU founder Daymond John, Why Nations Fail author Daron Acemoglu, and Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler amongst many others.In addition to leading IVY, Beri is the Chairman of Young Presidents' Organization Metro New York, and a Forum Leader at the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative. Beri received his MBA from Harvard Business School, and BA in Economics and International Relations from Brown University. He lives in NYC, and grew up in Istanbul, Glasgow, Providence, London and Boston. Beri also loves skiing and rugby, and has a soft-spot for French Bulldogs.Unlock Your Potential. Supercharge Your Life & Career with the Leading Minds of Our Time to Elevate Your Leadership, Performance & WellnessVisit IVY: https://www.ivy.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Frankie Russo of Russo Capital, at the Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic: Breaking WHY: Hacking & ReBuilding Strategic Emotion for SuccessSince 2005, Frankie has built the Russo Capital portfolio of companies that span multiple industries including technology, advertising, marketing, music, agriculture, publishing, and finance. These companies have offices in the US and India and serve 121 markets.Russo and his team have lead two companies to become some of America's fastest growing, privately owned companies six years in a row Potenza Inc and 360ia. In 2017, Potenza became one of the top 50 companies in Southwest Louisiana. Russo was also named as ABIZ Entrepreneur of the Year and recognized as one of the "Top 20 Under 40" honorees in Louisiana."The Art of WHY", Russo's first book, which was published in 2016, landed on Amazon's Best Seller list in the self-help category. Russo currently conducts book tours and talkshows around the country to help his audience master their own purpose. All proceeds from the sales of "The Art of WHY" go to support micro-finance around the world with KIVA being a strategic partner in that area.Visit Russo Capital: https://russocap.com/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/​LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworldTwitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld1BusinessWorld might earn a commission from qualifying purchases of products promoted through this post.

Welcoming Keith Leimbach, a serial entrepreneur and investor and the founder of DINCPIE, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series on the topic:Diversified Income: A Path to Living a Meaningful Life About DINCPIE:Successful Entrepreneur Reveals How Much You Can Make Owning Laundromats and Car Washes – Plus, Get Valuable Insights on Franchises Too!Are you curious about these classic American businesses and why so many people have built them?Some do it to avoid going broke during retirement and some are simply building diversified income streams to last for decades.Get the Info You Need to Create Your Own Diversified Income StreamsThis Is For Everyone Who Wants To Create Additional Income Streams And Knows It's Best To Learn From Someone Who Has Already Done It!Visit DINCPIE: https://dincpie.comAbout Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Bertrand Petyt, the founder & managing partner of Vitruvius Partners Group, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Is Business Performance Compatible with Social Progress?About Bertrand Petyt:Bertrand is an enabler of excellence, helping organisations to achieve their goals by rejuvenating management and operational processes. His methodology includes deep-dive business and operational analysis focusing on growth results and personnel retention. Bertrand is a strategic thinker and incisive communicator and Bertrand holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Long Island University, New York. He is the Managing Partner at Vitruvius Partners Group, the Chief Executive Officer of Ausonia Cruise Holdings and an Adjunct-Professor of Management at the International University of Monaco.About Vitruvius Partners Group:Vitruvius Partners Group is a leading advisory firm providing human resources and hotel operations services to corporations in the cruise & hotel industries. We love what we do and it shows. With many years of experience in the tourism sector, we have built an international network of exceptional industry specialists to contribute to Vitruvius Partners Group's vision to design a better future for our clients.Every customer is unique, that is why we do not offer off-the-shelf solutions. Whether the moment calls for a small strategy shift or a comprehensive effort, we will sit down with you, listen to your needs and requests, and prepare a unique and customized plan.Visit Vitruvius Partners Group: https://vitruviuspartnersgroup.comAbout Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Steven Hoffman, chairman and CEO of Founders Space, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Surviving a StartupSteve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. He's also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette) and “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins).Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world.About Surviving a StartupSurviving a Startup gives entrepreneurs everything they need to knowto overcome seemingly impossible odds and navigate their way to success.The fact is that over 90 percent of all new startups fail. The path to success is filled with pitfalls, wrong turns, and obstacles. Decisions along the way can make or bankrupt a small company. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top.Captain Hoff takes you through the nuts and bolts and sweat and tears of running a real business. It's about dealing with dysfunctional teams, hitting dead ends, messing up half the time, losing money and self-confidence, and then moving forward. It's about what it's actually like to run a startup.It's also about the process and planning. Hoffman shows you exactly what he learned running his own startups and coaching others. He has mentored hundreds of founders, collaborated with some of the most brilliant minds in the world, and come to understand what it takes to break through.Get the book Surviving a Startup: https://www.foundersspace.com/surviving-a-startup/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Eddy Boccara, the CEO of Corofy, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:The RE Brokerage of the FutureAbout Corofy:The Intelligence Platform Used By Top BrokeragesAccess the Highest Quality Real Estate DataLeverage comprehensive data to power critical operations and decision making with New York Real Estate's First Broker Intelligence Platform.Discover industry trends, analyze your competitor's performance, and understand your place in the New York City real estate market with Corofy's Broker Intelligence Platform.Our Broker Intelligence Platform provides more than just brokerage intelligence- it offers your firm operational insights, tracks you and your competitor's performance, and identifies opportunities to grow your revenue.Visit Corofy: https://corofy.com/About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Sam Miller, the founder & CEO of Proteus Motion, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic: The Future of Fitness: At-Home and Commercial Fitness Space, Sam is the founder & CEO of Proteus Motion. At Proteus Motion, Sam and his team are pioneering the future of training and physical rehabilitation through the development of technology and equipment that combine patented hardware and software into resistance training systems that are capable of measuring strength in 3 dimensions – meaning, just like we move in real life.About Proteus Motion:3D resistance feels like training underwater.Our patented 3D resistance is multi-planar – it remains consistent throughout the range of any sports motion. 3D resistance prompts athletes to perform movements in a way that distributes the load evenly through the body, allowing them to feel the movement more precisely. This awareness enhances ground-up sequencing and force production, which are essential for improving performance.Proteus combines patented hardware and software into the first-ever resistance training system capable of measuring strength in 3 dimensions, just like we move in real life.Visit Proteus Motion: https://www.proteusmotion.com/About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Michael Gorton, the CEO of RECURO Health, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Disruption in HealthcareAbout Michael Gorton:A quintessential entrepreneur, mentor, and company builder, Michael leads the Recuro Health team which includes several leaders from Teladoc, where he served as the founding CEO and pioneered an industry-changing health care model that created a new efficiency paradigm in healthcare by delivering physicians to patients nationwide in under 12 minutes for $35.Gorton ran Teladoc as CEO and Chairman for the first seven years of operations. Under his term, the company grew from a concept to one of the most recognized innovations in healthcare, with nearly two million patient members nationwide. Under the Teladoc model, physicians made more and patients paid less. Teladoc was studied and advocated by most of the major healthcare think tanks and was recently named one of the most innovative companies in healthcare. Teladoc recently entered the NYSE and now has a market cap of over $30B.Michael's decades of experience as a strategic visionary, impacting the telecommunications, music and healthcare industries include a leadership role as a founder of Principal Solar where he applied his business expertise, scientific education and training to the renewable energy sector -- a strong voice and proponent of solar power.He has served as a partner of the Texas Acceleration Group (TAG), an entity formed to assist startup companies and participated as a founder of Palo Duro Records. He is also credited as a founder of Internet Global, a company that delivered the first DSL network and one of the first VOIP networks. Prior to this, he worked as a project engineer at Dallas Power & Light dealing with power plants, distribution, transformer management and integration of renewable energy into the grid.Michael earned a B.S. in engineering from Texas Tech, an M.S. in Physics from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Juris Doctorate from Texas A&M.About RECURO Health:Recuro Health is an integrated digital health solution that evolves healthcare from a reactive, disease-focused model to a personalized, proactive system. Recuro's virtual health platform consists of a curated suite of digital solutions—from primary care and behavioral health to at-home testing and genetic screening. Fully customizable, these solutions can be tailored to meet the needs of any population, allowing patients to engage with physicians, receive more personalized care, and monitor their own health, no matter their location or circumstance. With streamlined information exchange between primary care and behavioral health teams as well as testing and screening tools, Recuro's virtual health platform enables the delivery of coordinated, holistic care that ultimately results in better outcomes at a lower cost.Recuro healthcare solutions occur at the intersection of quality, access and affordability, delivering appropriate care at the right time and place. We empower earlier and more efficient interventions, supplement in-person care, and provide a true mosaic of each member's health and the efficacy of past interventions.By evaluating outcomes and compliance together, the Recuro platform minimizes the need for acute, episodic care by providing the digital keys to member health. These combined assets provide appropriate referrals and recommendations that contribute to better patient engagement, enhanced outcomes and reduced costs.Visit RECURO Health: https://recurohealth.com/About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Welcoming Pierre Laguerre, the founder & CEO of Fleeting, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic: Reimagining the World of TransportationPierre Laguerre is the founder & CEO of Fleeting, a platform that connects the trucking industry's key stakeholders - the shippers, the truck owners, and the drivers.Pierre is an entrepreneur in transportation logistics who has over 17 years of experience in the space. While generating more than $5M in revenue through his transportation ventures, Pierre has successfully mentored young men who have gone on to earn their commercial drivers licenses. He has also facilitated growth in his peers who now own their own trucking and dispatch operations.As a Haitian-born migrant, Pierre found his entrepreneurial passion in trucking. He started his journey as a truck driver. Since then, he's earned the honor of becoming the first Black man to max out an SEC approved equity crowdfunding campaign. After excelling in the Quake Capital startup accelerator, Pierre has gone on to win pitch competitions with Harvard University, Chamillionaire, Kyrie Irvin and Damon John, all while being a calm collected head-of-household for his three young children.About Fleeting: Fleeting is a commercial fleet management and services company. Whether it's driver supply or goods from the world's largest shippers - we move it around efficiently. All from a powerful technology platform.More than ever, truck owners and operators alike, are looking to avoid losing money on underutilized trucks. Whether you have 1 truck or 100 trucks, we are here for you.From driver acquisition and management to expense tracking and payouts, everything is taken care of on behalf of our clients while maximizing the value of your investment.Visit Fleeting: http://www.fleeting.us/About Leading Entrepreneurs of the World:Leading Entrepreneurs of the World is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurial platforms and events in the world and features entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders presenting on cutting-edge topics and the latest industry developments. To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/