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Namasthe Everyone
My name is Hafeel (Dr). I have cofounded an integrative clinic, with my wife, another practitioner. We function as a family clinic, but with core philosophies of holistic medicine, both east and west. I worked with rural communities in India for research and action in my early days. Practicing integrative medicine for the past two decades, along with my wife, who is also the co-founder. We are based out of Dubai. Has plan of consulting and franchising. A new Pilot Project is in pipeline, catering well-being travelers. Just began LBS course. Will see you around often.

Wish you all happiness unlimited !

Dr Hafeel Ambalath ("Hafeel" / "DRH")
hafeel@gmail.com, +971503142901
Cooks, Reads, Travels & Practice Holistic Health

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My name is Keith Miller and I am originally from the UK. I am now living in Northern Italy where I have been for a year, prior to that I lived in Washington DC for four years and before that in London. After university and 4 years travelling and working around the world, at the age of 30 I returned to the UK where I spent 12 years working in the front office of financial services in London and the US. I have undertaken a shift in life focus and purpose to work within conscious capitalism driven by values and sustainable morals. I'm looking forward to working through the course content and developing a project i'm working on with my business partners. I live with my wife and 2 children in Treviso, near Venice.

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My name is Mark Jones and for the past 14 years I've been running a training consultancy, Iceberg Vision, which has primarily focused on the Pharmaceutical industry. Its been an amazing time, Ive worked with some brilliant teams and people, had the opportunity to train in other business areas like finance and FMCG, travelled the world and helped achieve some amazing changes in behaviours and results....so I thought it was about time I investigated how to truly build a business which can keep me excited and motivated for the next 14 years!

I have a 'product' which can help accelerate peoples engagement in change projects and I'm hoping to use the programme to explore and challenge if I should pursue the idea further.

I live just outside London with my wife and daughter, have maximised the lockdown opportunity to increase my cycling fitness, which has been unfortunately matched by my ability to eat a whole pack of biscuits:-)

Look forward to sharing, thoughts, ideas, challenges and opportunities
Regards
Mark

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Hello All,

My name is Raja and I am from Bangalore, India.  I have about 18 years of Software Engineering & Management experience, primarily working at FinTechs and Mobile Gaming Startups. In my latest role, I was heading the India Gaming Division for a Canada based startup. In my previous role, I had played an instrumental role in redesigning the client on-boarding experience for a bank's Wealth (HNI) clients.

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science & Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

Outside of work (and when I manage to get time out from my two hyper active kids), I indulge in blogging. I have been experimenting in different styles of writing on politics, current affairs as well as some social trends. I am a multi-lingual with ability to speak in about 5 Indian languages.

That said, I am super excited to be part of this Entrepreneurial Edge Program and looking forward to learning together with all of you!

Regards,
Raja

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I am Nila Priyadharshini from chennai, India. I am a medical student doing internship in Sri Ramachandra medical colllege and hospital. I will be graduating next year. This intership is a one year programme which is a part of my course. I am very happy and excited to be a part of this group. Looking forward to coonect with you all.

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Hello everybody I am Mohannad Adnan I am Jordanian living in Kuwait.I graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and for 17 years I have been working in automotive field currently as Technical training manager.I am very exited to explore the entrepreneur world and as all of you maybe some day being able to start my own enterprise.

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Hello everybody I am Mohannad Adnan I am Jordanian living in Kuwait.I graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and for 17 years I have been working in automotive field currently as Technical training manager.I am very exited to explore the entrepreneur world and as all of you maybe some day being able to start my own enterprise.

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Wow what a group ... going through your introductions.
looking foreword to get to know you all. for now lets enjoy the ride ...
regards

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Hello every body, this is Khalid Al Tisan from Saudi 

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Hello every body, this is Khalid Al Tisan from Saudi 

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I have been working for over 30 years with Saudi Armco mainly in procurement of various type of contract.  I worked as contracts advisors, as a leader, a supervisor and as a general supervisor.  Through the years we have accomplished measure cost/avoidance and saving for our company while managing and conducting the procurement units handling the different types of contracts including offshore and onshore rig contracts, barges, service companies contracts such as cementing, logging, perforating, directional drilling, well testing, wire line, project, and other major misc. contracts such as maintenance and building trade contracts. We also Introducing and enhance contractual terms, conditions and payment methods that support addressing company objectives and help smoothing contract execution.

Participate in claim resolutions, negotiations, draft contract standards and internal procedures, train new engineers and advisors, advise executive management, prepare and help employees to prepare contract drafts and presentations to address company needs. We have dealt with measure oil companies such as Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker, Nabors, Saipem, Rowen, Transocean, Enesco, etc.

All of these efforts were done to help to make it possible to produce and sell gas and oil at reasonable prices to help the world to become a better place to live in.

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I notice all of u are here for one thing and one thing only - to upgrade yourself.

I have learned so much just by reading these introductions (if i may) i would love to buy all of u a round of beers just to know more about u! I have had the honours to work with different partner (they are also my mentors) over the past years, i came from a architectural design background but never really went into this line of work. But i was fortunate enough to have exposed to marketing as my first job, then i moved on to managing a travel agent company, then i took the big plunge! (Yes, marriage) and also to forming my own travel agent company. After several years, i took a even deeper plunge! And decided to move half way across the world to the UK (actually i was here for my son’s education). Since then, i have met many great people, especially my business partner (also my mentor) and have owned and manage several takeaways, restaurants and cafes.

Oh my, i feel like a school boy ready to learn so much! I am ready for my next step now.

Thank u all for being a part of my journey, looking forward to be of acquaintance.

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Hi there
This is Sultan Alshemali from kuwait
A cooperate lawyer with LLM commercial law background graduated from uk, im 23 years old and very optimistic into this programme and into getting to know you guys
Best of wishes, hopefully this program helps us all become millionaires

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My name is Dimitris Scotiniadis, I am 48 years old (next month and not in any hurry to get there :-) ), I am a Greek and British citizen and I live with my family in London.
I have spent 21 years in Banking, and in particular Fixed Income Sales working for Morgan Stanley in London for 17 years before recently moving to Intesa Sanpaolo.
I have studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College, London followed by an MBA and PhD in Quantitative Finance, well again... at Imperial College.
My interest in starting this course lies in getting some structure in pursuing new ventures outside Banking, whilst using the skills I have acquired throughout my career.
I have a keen interest in Real Estate and I would like to spend this summer working on developing an idea in the area.  There are a couple of ideas I have in mind and I hope the course will help decide where to dedicate most of my efforts.
I am very keen to meet new people in the course, exchange ideas and look forward to developing an new venture that will inject new energy and direction in my career.
I look forward to working with you all.
Best,
Dimitris

P.S. I am sure I was about to say something important there...

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My name is Jacco Jansen, 52 years old and Electrical Engineer by background.
I have specialised in the Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy.
I hold a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Power Networks and two executive MBA's one from Twente School of Management and one from Nyenrode Business University both in the Netherlands.

After working in some technical positions, I worked at ABB, KEMA (the world's largest High Power and High Voltage Testing Labs) & Siemens I founded my own consultancy company in Dubai. During my career as an employee, some would say, senior ececutive, I founded and grew two companies. The first company was a Consultancy Company for the Power Sector in the Middle East (Dubai) while the second company was an Engineering company who builds power plants.
My team has built the largest Electrical Power Plant in Saudi Arabia being the PP10 Power Plant which suppliers a large part of the city of Riyadh with Power.
While at KEMA I tested and certified Power Cables from 10.000 Volts up to 500.000 Volts.
When my second company (our mother company invested 3.5 Million Euro) was sold to Siemens fro 30.000.0000 Euro I deceded never to build up a company for outhers anymore without at least having a significant part of the shares myself. i.e. I know how to create value but I learned my lesson on exit strategy the hard way. I already have my own consultancy company in Dubai and that company is doing very well. (www.gcc-power.com) I represent international companies and guide them in setting up or expanding their business in the Middle East.
I now came across a great Idea which I think can become very successfull but it needs a significant investment. I joined this programme to get som eguidance on building an anvestors pitch because the concept we have in mind needs a significant investment of some 20 Million Euro's. In order to raise that we need to attract the right investors.

I am married and together with my wife we have four kids. My "kids" are 24 and 21 while my wife's boys are 18 and 15 years old.

I live in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and visit Europe every other weekend.

I am passionate about new innovations in Electricity Generation which will result in a much more diversified fuel mix portfolio including Solar Power and Wind Power. My business idea relates to a new, very innovative way, to repair failed submarine power cables in the shortest possible time.

Lets exchange views and learn valuable lessons which will help us to kickstart our new ventures.
I look forward to working with you all.

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My professional background is in FMCG industry, as a senior manager in the global corporate IT environment. I've held IT business relationship management & delivery roles at the geographical, regional and global levels. Across North & South America, Europe, and North Africa regions.

My scope of experience covers the entire consumer goods value
chain from manufacturing and supply chain to marketing and sales as well as
agricultural commodity (tobacco) supply operations along with technology
enablers like MES, WMS, ERP, APO, CRM, B2B & Analytics.

Bachelor degree in information systems engineering and Global
Executive MBA from ESADE-Georgetown McDonough School of Business.

I have recently exit my corporate career to go down the entrepreneurial path.

I'm passionate about delivering value thru technology, business model innovation and design thinking and working on some B2C ideas which I plan to shape-up as part of the program.

Looking forward to learning along all of you and making new friends and relationships for the future.

Let’s gain that entrepreneurial edge!

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I have done my PGDM from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. After having worked in computer peripherals industry for 6 years, I decided to follow my passion in health food and wellness.

Co-organizing the first Organic Farmers’ Market  in Mumbai paved way into founding Ecorico, a brand for healthy organic snacks.  Along with successfully placing Ecorico in over 70 modern format retail stores pan India, completed a certified course on Health Coaching from New York State University (Institute of Integrative Nutrition).

As a health coach I am guiding my clients to meet their health goals by recommending holistic lifestyle changes.   Currently, on a mission to provide sustainable & healthy products through a new venture by using my knowledge in the health space & prior experience in sourcing, sales & distribution across various territories within India.

Megha Rawal
ecorico.in@gmail.com
Instagram: megha_health_coach
https://www.linkedin.com/in/megha-rawal-b9070b2/

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Hi everyone, I'm Craig and I’m a full stack software developer from South East England. I have a BSc in Computer Science from University of Southampton.

Last summer I turned down a brilliant opportunity undertaking a PhD in Artificial Intelligence with Dame Professor Wendy Hall (author of UK Government AI Strategy), in order to scratch an “entrepreneurial itch”. Since then, I’ve been creating software for the NHS during the day and creating my own web and software projects at night. My aim by the end of the programme is to turn a software project into a real business.

I've got plenty of entrepreneurial experience going back to 14 years of age - some of the stories are impressive, some are dumb and some are plain weird. I regularly produce music and DJ, do a lot of strength training and joke around a-lot.

Looking forward to learning, collaborating and getting to know you!

Warmly,

Craig

Ps. I have a lockdown haircut so I have significantly less hair now…

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Hi all,

I am a semiconductor professional, Principal engineer with Arm Inc. (SoftBank Group), with over 15 years of experience in designing semiconductor IP.  An avid follower of finance, businesses, markets and economies of scale  in the software and semiconductor space.    I am here to learn from this cohort and take my ideas ahead.

Looking forward to connect with all of you.

Regards,
Vikas

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Hello everyone,

I am Prachi - advertising and media professional with 7 years of experience working on esteemed clientele spread across B2B, Auto rental services, FMCG and Eyewear categories.

Looking forward to working and learning with each one of you.

Regards,
Prachi

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Hope you are all doing well. My name is Osa. I have a bachelors degree in Economics & Development studies from the University of Manchester, as well as a Masters degree in Business (Finance & Accounting ) from University of Warwick. I worked primarily in the technology & entrepreneurship ecosystem - focusing on promoting gender inclusivity in entrepreneurship , and the fostering of the financial technology startup ecoystem in Nigeria. I currently run my own business which is focused on bitesizing professional education and making it more accessible for micro - medium sized business owners in Nigeria. Hoping this course will help me as I refine and expand my business. Looking forward to connecting with you all.

Osayomon Gaius-Obaseki

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Hello all.

I hope you are all well and safe at this difficult time and I'm looking forward to meeting you all.

Although my original degree was in Media with Cultural Studies and my masters degree was in creative writing I've had a number of different roles throughout my life. My passion is in film and television and I would really like to work towards getting into this territory. I currently work in digital marketing and social media but I'm hoping that this course will give me the skills I need for this exciting new project.

Kind regards,

Alex Scarrott

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Hi All,

I'm currently working as a Data Ops Consultant/Engineer for a company that deals with data integration using Machine Learning.

In general, my background is in Engineering. Having graduated with an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, I've also worked in upstream operations in Oil and Gas with Schlumberger as well as having a brief stint in management consulting for a UK firm.

I'm taking this course to give me some insight into Entrepreneurship before diving head first!

Best,

Zara

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Hi All
I've been working for small and startup companies over the last 17 years focusing on Oil & Gas Exploration and Production services and software based in London.

Geophysicist by background I've been developing market opportunities (direct customer sales, agent network development, technology BDM) worldwide spanning across the UK, EU, the US, Canada, Africa, Russia, China, India and Asia Pacific most recently as Global Sales Director.

Apart from field sales I've been involved in managing small sales teams, sales strategy development (rolling forecast), go to market initiatives, value proposition, VC investor pitch and other various aspects of the business.

Although I don't have an immediate desire to start my own business due to a lack of business partner focusing on software development in SaaS AI and Machine Learning domain, I would like to have a complete and structured picture of the initial startup set up.

Look forward to working with you guys!

Pasha

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Hello Everyone
Having graduated with an MBA in Dublin Business School in 2014.
And currently working as Area Manager.
Having Gained the vast knowledge in my relevant industry.
I  have taken the Entrepreneurial Edge with a goal  of diversifying my knowledge, and gaining the necessary insight into starting the business in mind.
Glad to be part of this programme ...

All the best
Fahad

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I have to dream of venturing out in the food industry as I have always been thinking about it in my younger years. I hope this course is going to catapult me into the scene.

Currently, I am pursuing a Certificate Program in Food Preparation and Culinary Arts. I also did a course from Bocconi on food and Beverage management to understand the marketing bit of the food industry.

I am also working as the IT helpdesk manager for a University in Qatar serving my notice period, which ends on Jan 2021.

I got laid off from the current job in Jan 2020, which I was at for the last 11 years. I have 16 years of Experience in Managing an IT helpdesk for a School and a University. I think I know I am ready for a new adventure and am not looking for another desk job.

In 2019 I obtained my Master's Degree in Strategic Business unit management from HEC Paris. I also have a Bachelors Degree in Computer science from Braratheir University from 2002.

I have two kids and a lovely wife, and after spending kind of my entire life in Qatar, I might be moving out of here next year. Not sure where to, maybe in Canada, possibly India may be back in Qatar.

Not really knowing where this is going is also pretty exciting as it also teaches me to live in the moment and to follow my intuition. I am pretty self-motivated belief in the self and can take care of myself, physically, mentally and spiritually.

I am pretty excited about this course and to begin working with all of you.

Let's get this party started!

Kind Regards

Ralston
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralston-pereira

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I am a senior business transformation consultant, with over 25 years industry experience in financial services, implementing target operating models and redesigning processes across business, data and technology. I have worked for investment banks, management consultancies and other financial services, in roles covering business strategy, project management, systems implementation, business analysis and enterprise wide architecture and design. This work has given me the opportunity to work for many years in the US, Europe and APAC.

Having initially graduated from the London School of Economics, I went on to gain further professional qualifications in accountancy, process improvement and enterprise architecture.

Personally, I have a strong and disciplined mind set to health and fitness and practice martial arts on top of regular strength and cardiovascular training.

I have recently left full time work to put six months aside to create the foundations of my own venture, focusing on redesigning both corporate operating models and professionals approach to mental health.

My LinkedIn profile is
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-patel-4422151/

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Hi everyone, i spent my 20's operating a Video rental business in oz then moved to the Uk where i spent the next 15 years contracting for various blue chips as a finance analyst and have now created a reporting and planning tool that i plan to market online. I have a lovely partner and beautiful young 4 yo daughter, hobbies used to include (bf daughter was born) cricket, travel, Afl, movies, tv, socialing etc. now its getting my business off the ground and being the best partner and Dad i can be..and watching the odd bit of sport/movies/tv when i can.

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Dear Professor and classmates,
I am a project management professional. I began my career in construction early 1998 as a ‘Planning Engineer’ and since I have been working in the construction industry for the past 22 years. Currently I am working as ‘Executive Director of Development’ for a real estate and investment company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I always said yes to opportunities which enabled me to gain work experience in different continents. I worked in India, UAE, UK and KSA where I acquired rich experience of working in multi-cultural environment. My hobbies include reading, traveling, walking and spending time with my lovely kids. You are welcome to connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shehzad-khanzada-4021a511/

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30 years old with an experience of Systems & Telecommunication Engineering/Project Management with a proven track record in fostering and nurturing long-term relationships. Recently I moved to development business/ Customer relations with ability to develop and analyze market requirements, along with an ability to effectively lead and participate actively in cross-functional teams toward expanded products and services to led to ongoing career progression. Capable of managing multi-able as well as complex projects. Motivated, determined for challenging position with a progressive and forward-thinking company where my extensive experience, skills, and knowledge will be further developed and utilized.

Moreover, i found myself recently eager to be more independent and my own boss using my wide range of connections that i have built over the years. I'm already involved in consultancy services for two major companies. .

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Embarking on a new career path- Greg Richman

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Hello everyone! I'm a Private Aviation leader who helped pioneer the private jet charter industry into the digital marketplace of today. I successfully created and developed the first private jet "instant" booking app in the USA. I just recently parted ways with my company of 17 years and looking to eventually start my own company. I hope to share ideas and to help each other succeed in the course.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-richman-8616252/

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Hi All! I am a renewable energy engineer/project developer currently based out of Jakarta working for one of the largest renewable energy Independent Power Producers in APAC as a General Manager.
My current focus is in wind power across all project life cycles covering countries in which the Company operates in - below is a picture of me (guy on right) exploring a new site on one of the islands in Indonesia.
I signed up for this course to focus on developing a venture in the agricultural space and look forward to learning and picking up new skills from everyone in this group!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/prannoy-a-21a75531/

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Hello fellow course members and faculty.

I'm UK born with British and Irish Citizenship and live in Jersey, Channel Islands with my wife and 21 year old son.  For the past 30 years I have worked in and around the real estate  industry and am a Chartered Surveyor by profession.  Education includes a BA in Law & Economics from Durham  and an MBA from Cranfield.

The early years were spent with a couple of big name consultants  and then through the recession of the early 1990s as a self employed "Jack of all trades" to a number of small property companies.  After my MBA I moved into real estate finance first with a property company and then for a bank, which took me to Jersey.

In 2005 I set up a joint venture with a Jersey corporate and fund services business to build a specialist real estate offer, in 2008 converting the JV  into a holding in my partner's holding company.  In 2010 I led the opening of a Luxembourg office and subsequently worked between here and Jersey. Over 14 years we grew the business from 18 staff in 1 office to around 300 across 5 countries.

I sold my equity to my partners in 2019, to work with start up and growing businesses in the real estate and regulated sectors.  Currently I am advising a UK PropTech start up, have invested in a Luxembourg RegTech and been appointed as an independent director of a Luxembourg fund management business.

Earlier this year I learnt about a bespoke training product contacts of mine produced for a global blue chip.  I asked if they had retained the IP and over the past couple of months we have explored creating a scalable white label version.  I have joined the Entrepreneurial Edge course to advance this project.

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Hello everyone,
I’m based in London where I grew up though I did a brief stint in New York in the early 2000s.  I pursued a creative path in education but post university fell in to the asset management industry.  I’ve spent the last 12 years capital raising and managing client relations for hedge funds.  Having raised assets for equity and global macro funds from a range of investors (family office to large institutions) across Europe, US and Asia and now very much looking forward to exploring other options and embarking on a new chapter.  
My reason for doing the course is more to gain insight into the structure/processes/skills etc of building a start-up with look in into the venture capital space. I’ve been v impressed with the range of backgrounds and experience and can’t wait to see how we all learn from each other and evolve through the programme!

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Dear friends
It is a pleasure to virtually meet all of you. My name is Noah, I am located in Frankfurt, Germany and run as managing director our second-generation family business "Wild Beauty" from here.
We are in the process of putting a spin-off in place for a new D2C and B2B2C hybrid business venture and I am here to best prepare for that occasion :-) Looking forward to the program. If you would like to stay in touch via LinkedIn, this is my profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-wild/

Noah

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Hi Everyone,

Great to see all the awesome folks involved in this programme.

I am a London based (for the last 15 years) technology executive and have been working full time for the last 21 years.

I have lived and worked in 4 countries (India, US, Australia, UK) and taken the route from hard core geek in the initial years (some of them in the Bay area) to a stint in consulting and in the last 8+ years heading European business units in leadership roles, focussed on P&L, marketing, partner development and team building. Over the past few years I have built successful teams across UK & Europe (from Nordics to Turkey).

Over my career till date, I have had the chance to get exposed to multiple tech paradigms and industries when solving their technology transformation challenges (Retail, Healthcare, Telecom, Media, Financial Services) with significant time spent on Telecom over the last 15 years. The majority of the last decade was spent assisting CIO/CTO/CEO’s in solving some of their business technology transformation initiatives.

I have decided to leave my corporate role recently and spend the next 12 months in focussing 100% to build a SaaS business leveraging some of my insights, business community network and the possibilities that technology has now opened up (compared to 10 years ago). While I have some ideas, I am keeping an open mind on how to look at the market and potential solutions and what will excite me.

Looking forward to learn about the topics in this programme and interacting with you all as we learn from each other and the faculty.

For those in London who are interested, would be fantastic to catchup in person over a coffee in the coming days.

I would like to welcome you all with a favourite quote - “Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality”.

Regards,

Vivek

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Hi everyone

My name is Shilpa Sharma. I am originally from India. I am living in London for over a decade now. I briefly stayed in Singapore too before moving here.

I did my Masters in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Thapar University, India.

I started my career as a Software Developer and moved to Technical Lead/Solution Architect/Manager roles over the time in my 15 years of professional experience.

As part of my first job, I travelled across India and then moved to UK on an assignment and since then worked in various organisations, mainly in Financial services to build software solutions using Microsoft technologies.

I am currently on a career break (almost 3 months now :)) however, looking forward for new challenge where I would like to setup my own business.

I'm looking forward to working through the course content and develop an in-depth knowledge about entrepreneurship before taking the plunge.

On personal front, I live with my husband and 2 ½ year-old twins.

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Hi everyone,
I'm Simone (27) from Italy; I studied Economics in Milan and Dublin, then I start working 4 years ago in IBM for a while between Europe running ERP projects. After that I shift company and country, then I moved in MENA Region (Riyadh&Dubak) as a project manager and CEO-Assistant. Today I'm driving a BU of automation and industry 4.0 as a Service Manager;

Starting from March I created an international community of young professional with the aim to embody dialogues of virtue in order to share valuable insights on the most important issues and themes which characterize our future; Today it count around 250 people and is growing fast in different social platform.

I'm here in LBS to boost this idea and increment the chance to create value and monetize with new services as mentorship and e-learning;

I'm glad if you want to have a look to our proposal:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/42755071/admin/

In my private life I'd like to spent time with friends, completely in love with sports in particular football and Basketball.

Feel free to add me on LinkedIn and I hope to get in touch with all of you!

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Hello everyone,                                                                                                   My name is Liyuan Luo. I originally from the south part of China in Sichuan province. Currently, I am a second-year undergraduate student studying Business Management at The University of Glasgow in the UK. Due to the influence of my family business, I am passionate about international trade, especially between the UK and China, but also about domestic business in China. I am very grateful that this year I got an offer from the University of Bocconi in Italy to study abroad, which is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, through the University of Glasgow "Go Abroad" programme. Through international experiences in the UK and Italy, hopefully, I can create my own business in the future.  It is my pleasure for me to meet all of you during this virtual programme offered by London Business School. Hopefully, we can be successful together through engagement with our peers and mentors.

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Hello everyone,                                                                                                   My name is Liyuan Luo. I originally from the south part of China in Sichuan province. Currently, I am a second-year undergraduate student studying Business Management at The University of Glasgow in the UK. Due to the influence of my family business, I am passionate about international trade, especially between the UK and China, but also about domestic business in China. I am very grateful that this year I got an offer from the University of Bocconi in Italy to study abroad, which is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, through the University of Glasgow "Go Abroad" programme. Through international experiences in the UK and Italy, hopefully, I can create my own business in the future.  It is my pleasure for me to meet all of you during this virtual programme offered by London Business School. Hopefully, we can be successful together through engagement with our peers and mentors.

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Hello Everyone, I am Dalprit graduated from IIT Kharagpur, settled in London with a beautiful wife & two lovely kids.

I am working as Solution Architect with over 20 years of global experience. Provides end-to-end HR and HR technology strategy, advisory, assessments, roadmaps, transformation, optimization, and implementation services for large, global enterprise customers. Some of the consulting firms & clients I have worked with – IBM, Capgemini, Nestle, PMI, Centrica, AstraZeneca, BAT, Vodafone, Barclays etc.

Also, training and coaching has always been a fascinating area for me. I have trained IT HR across the globe on behalf of SAP - Riyad, Al Khobar, Qatar, USA, France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Spain.

Why I am here? - I wanted to learn how to articulate the ideas (some amazing ones 😊) and converting them into concrete plan & to implement the same.

Looking forward to connecting with the amazing people with similar aspirations and dreams.

Here is my LinkedIn :- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalprit/

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A warm greeting from your Brazilian colleague here! -- Matheus Vilela

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A warm greeting from your Brazilian colleague here! -- Matheus Vilela

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Hi!

My name is Matheus Vilela, I do have 39 years old, I am Brazilian and I moved to the UK 4 years ago (live near to Bristol). I am a mechanical technician, production engineer, telecommunication engineer and I do have an MBA in petroleum and gas business. I worked 13 years in the oil and gas industry in multiple sectors (ports construction and operation, shipyard construction and operation, vessel construction and operation, subsea engineer and services and offshore logistic) and now I got 4 years in the manufacturing of electromechanical component. I always have been a professional manager in various positions (sales, business development, general manager, project manager, commercial and marketing).

Since I moved to the UK and joined Rotalink (miniature motor and gearbox manufacturer) I have consolidated my plan to become a business owner and now is time to fly high.

My initial plan is to buy an existing business (preferably that uses technology and services – surveillance/cctv service providers seems to be an idea) and develop a “startup” trough out an internal R&D campaign. I really like the concept to establish kiosk services that automate internal process such as reception, queue management, truck access and etc, but everything design very organically and customized.  With the Entrepreneurship Edge program, I do expect to challenge my ideas, ensure I am selecting the right industry to start with and consolidate my plan.

I am married for 13 years now and I am the father of Luisa (6 years young) and Benjamin (11 months young). My hobby was sailing, tennis and for obvious reasons football, but now it seems that my favorite sport is to raise my kids during the weekend. I am still good at cooking though!

My personal e-mail is mvilela.mv@gmail.com and my phone number is +44 0744 649 9190. I would be very happy to help if I can, so please do not hesitate to contact me.

I really look forward to "meeting", sharing and working with you all.

Cheers!

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G'day, I'm Michael.

I have a long history which I won't bore you with unless asked, suffice to say my background is diverse, Horticulturist, BComp and BAntStud Hons.  I ran my own business for 8 years and recently wound it up.

I am a dreamer, an innovator, a motivator. I find myself constantly coming up with weird solutions to problems. I am wired to make a connection between knowledge, technologies and problems. When people say "think outside the box" I reply "what box".

Science fiction and motorsports are my passions.

I have always been attracted to Virtual Reality and its potential and I have several ideas for businesses in this space, as well as other opportunities in other sectors.

My goal is to actually make one of these happen, the time is now and the opportunity has presented itself.

I am glad to read all your profiles and see that you want more from your life, keep it going!

Stay tuned - more to come.

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Hello everyone,

I’m Donald, currently working in Singapore within the construction industry as project management consultant.

I have over 18 years of experience with the construction industry.  I’m based in UK   but working in Singapore.

I’m really excited about this program, so looking to get started and interacting with you all.

Good luck everyone

Donald

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Hello everyone,

My name is Oleg. I’m Russian guy currently working in UAE. I have 15 years of experience in petroleum industry.  Recently I’ve decided time to change the way of life and I’m here now.

Oleg Savelev

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Hi all

My name is Rory, I live in Windsor (England) and Ive worked in the world of Construction / Fitout specialising in the design and delivery, of commercial interiors for the last 20+ years

Having worked with a number of leading names in the business,(Overbury, Morgan Lovell) mainly in London, I am keen to explore the potential for a new enterprise meeting the needs of a changing world and workspace demands

Im hoping this course will help provide a little of the structure I know I need to see this through to a viable proposition.

I love my sport and ‘trying’ to keep fit, cooking and eating - its a delicate balance! I am really looking forward to meeting you all and working with you and sharing ideas

Rory Smyth

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Hello everyone, my name is Doyin. I’m an economist working in the real estate/construction industry in Lagos, Nigeria. I’m ready for my second start-up now and I’m excited to be participating in this programme. I look forward to learning and sharing with you all.

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Hi Everyone
My name is Manoj, working as an Obstetricians and Gynecologist in Qatar for the past 6 years, prior to that I was in the UK for about 15years.
I have some great ideas which I want to commence startup and this is the perfect platform to share and experience. I am looking forward to work with all on this entrepreneurial journey.

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Hi everyone, nice to meet you. I'm a 24 year old Irish start-up enthusiast currently working in Daft in Dublin. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you during this course. I've a collective 2 years experience working in a small clothing start up and completed an entrepreneurial course workshopping start-ups at Draper University in San Fransisco.

In terms of personal interests I'm currently enjoying the good weather in Dublin with kitesuring/surfing and I've keen love for science fiction.

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Durai - https://www.linkedin.com/in/duraipalani/

I am currently playing a business technology leadership at Deloitte.  I have 20+ years of entrepreneurial, strategy, consulting, product management, and people management experience in information technology, life sciences, banking and telecom domains.

I spent 5 years at the board of my family pharmaceutical business where I created and launched a software products and services division.  The software product created was acquired by Deloitte in Aug 2018 and since then I have been with Deloitte.

Looking forward to learning from you all.

Thank you,
Durai

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Hi Everyone,

Wow! What an amazing group of people. Very excited to be part of this journey.

I am 43. Pakistani by origin. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia. Living in UK since 2001. I am currently living in London with wife and 2 young kids.

I have a BSc in Agri Economics and MA in 3D Computer Animation & Visual effects. Plus, a bunch of diplomas and training in art (design, UI, UX) and technology management.

Early part of my professional life was mostly in design/animation related disciplines working for TV, online media, games development companies like Sports Interactive (Football Manager), Kids entertainment producers and visual effect companies.

Last 10 year have been in tech working for eCommerce, mobile solutions, system development as a project and product manager. I have worked in MedTech, EdTech & EventTech with a keen interest in platforms and marketplaces.

I am a dreamer who, in the past, investigated ideas but never pursued. So, my goal here is to stop thinking and start acting by taking a structured approach. It is time to get out of my comfort zone.

Looking forward to meet you all. Thanks

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yousuftareen/

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Hi!
My name is Mara Alexandru and I am happy to meet you all.
I am a structural engineer from Romania, currently working in London. After 5 years in the construction industry I think is time for me to pursue my own path and start a business.

Regards,
Mara

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Hi to all , this is Vel a 1st gen entrepreneur. Started a sheet metal fabrication industry , now giving solutions on fixtures for retail industry  and providing MHE solutions to the e-retailers.  looking forward to add a tech touch to my portfolio ..
u can know more on this link
linkedin.com/in/velayudham-b-82abb320

Nice to know you all and looking forward to get to know you all more.

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My name is Sameer Inamdar. I live in India. I am currently working with Tetra Pak, about 16 years work experience mainly in Life Sciences & now in Food & beverage industry.   I am engineering graduate with Post graduation certification in Management.
I am here to understand entrepreneurship, mainly to apply in my business unit while working, also for long term for any possibility for my own venture.
I like to interact and network and would be looking forward to this course.

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Hi everybody, quite impressed by the gallery of profiles I've read!

I'm Anna Gravina, Italian based in Paris, France with my husband and 2 young kids.
I'm a Chemical engineer - after 10 years in Chemicals and Oil&Gas operations with TOTAL, I joined McKinsey to lead digital transformations in Manufacturing.

This is were realized a true passion for technology, and an Advanced Analytics fiber. Now working for Salesforce, and infusing my industry knowledge into a giant software provider.
I'm paving my path as intrapreneur within the company and considering taking off as an entrepreneur.
Looking forward to get the right tools from the Entrepreneurial Edge :)
- my hair looks great in this picture, I won't be able to always keep this standard

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Hi everyone,
Great reading through so many profiles. I really look forward to interacting, engaging and getting to know all of you.

I am 25 years old, Austrian/American but born and raised in beautiful Austria. After graduating school I moved to London to study Photography. 2016 I moved back to Austria to continue pursuing a career in the health and fitness industry. Growing up I did figure skating and gymnastics professionally but had to stop do to school and not enough time.

I am currently studying  Sports- and Trainigscience in Munich (part-time due to work) and have been working in the health and fitness industry as a Personal Health Trainer and Small Group Instructor for 4-5 years. Next to that I am a shareholder of a 150 year old 100% family-run jewlry business. Through this, I have been able to gain rich information and insight to an amazing  business. The knowledge gained in the past years has motived me to take matters into my own hands and start working on/building my own brand/company.
My goal is to be independent, build an empire of my own and leave a legacy!
That said, I really look forward to this course and learning more about what it takes to build a company.

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Greeting to all colleagues,

This Sadeq Al Thawab, 42Y old Saudi, working as head of Banking Products and Services for a Start-up Digital Only Bank.
I am father of 4 kids (3 boys and 1 girl).

Looking forward to learn from each member in this course.

Cheers

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Hi everyone, I'm Dan.  I joined the programme to help develop the entrepreneurial skills to progress my business venture.  I'm encouraged from reading all the great profiles here and look forward to sharing the experience together.

I'm a Chartered Engineer with 14 years of industry experience working in the oil & gas industry in upstream well engineering roles.  I'm encouraged to see a few others from the industry here too!

I've worked across 6 continents in many different cultures and enjoy to travel and keep myself fit through training which is often a challenge with a busy schedule. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend :)

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My name is Peter OBINO. I come from Kenya and have been working in Kuwait with a large holding group. My professional training is in accounting and have diverse experiencing business advisory, internal auditing, compliance, financial control and risk management in various industries, aviation, government. I have interest in entrepreneurship and real estate in particular and would be looking to explore these business ideas together with you, fellow learners, during this entrepreneurship edge journey. I look forward to exchanging thoughts, ideas, concepts, feedback and experiences with you all.

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Hi. I´m Claudia from Germany. I´m successful in leading my family, especially in our current situations. Otherwise, I´m an industrial engineer with approximately 10 years of professional experience.

Professionally, I want to change in the short/ medium term. I look forward to this course, the challenges and the fruitful discussion with each other.

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Hi, I am from UK in the midlands. 23 years in Banking predominately digital, current a UX Research & Design Director for the last 3 years.

MBA from Warwick University, Degree in Psychology with a background in working in family run businesses, including my own for 4 years which I started when I was at school and wound up when I went to University. I am pretty much the only corporate person in my family so ready to scratch an entrepreneurial itch. Here to explore an idea I have.

Looking forward to learning, and interacting with a lot of interesting people.

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Hi All,

This is Richa Gulati from New Delhi, India. Born and bred in Delhi. Completed my Bachelors and  Masters in Business with specialisation in HR. After a successful stint in HR - Recruitment in corporate for 7 years, I have started my own venture in providing Manpower consultancy based in New Delhi last year in July’19.

I recently got married amidst the lockdown in Delhi and will be shifting my base to South East Asia next month with my Husband.

My main objective to join the course is to learn and spar from my course mates and mentors. And use the framework/knowledge from this experience to take my setup to another level.

Looking forward to this course.

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Hello everyone, my name is Karina. I was born in Lithuania to Russian/ German/ Armenian family. My educational background is in mental health and counseling, but during and after university I was working in consumer affairs and later in higher education and research policy, which took me all way to Brussels and then Paris. Seven years ago I decided to take a new challenge and moved to Burma/ Myanmar, where I reside ever since with my partner. I started operations for Dutch impact investment fund, which was interested to explore investment opportunities in conflict affected areas of the country - we had some successes and failures. Later I moved to one of the largest agriculture companies, managing their contract farming unit, to develop farmers into sustainability certified suppliers to KFC and PepsiCo. After some time I decided to open own agriculture consultancy, AgriRS to serve local enterprises and help investors to understand Myanmar and start operations here. Between 2018 and 2020 I started first in Myanmar organic cotton growing operation for a German client, which was later acquired by Welspun, an Indian conglomerate. I've assisted dozen of companies on accessing premium markets, managing certifications such as Organic, Fair Trade etc. I am also advising different development institutions on agriculture policy, as well as work on advising on restructuring for two largest state owned banks in Myanmar. I look forward this course to get new ideas to take my business to a new level or an inspiration and network to start something completely new. 

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Hello everyone, my name is Karina. I was born in Lithuania to Russian/ German/ Armenian family. My educational background is in mental health and counseling, but during and after university I was working in consumer affairs and later in higher education and research policy, which took me all way to Brussels and then Paris. Seven years ago I decided to take a new challenge and moved to Burma/ Myanmar, where I reside ever since with my partner. I started operations for Dutch impact investment fund, which was interested to explore investment opportunities in conflict affected areas of the country - we had some successes and failures. Later I moved to one of the largest agriculture companies, managing their contract farming unit, to develop farmers into sustainability certified suppliers to KFC and PepsiCo. After some time I decided to open own agriculture consultancy, AgriRS to serve local enterprises and help investors to understand Myanmar and start operations here. Between 2018 and 2020 I started first in Myanmar organic cotton growing operation for a German client, which was later acquired by Welspun, an Indian conglomerate. I've assisted dozen of companies on accessing premium markets, managing certifications such as Organic, Fair Trade etc. I am also advising different development institutions on agriculture policy, as well as work on advising on restructuring for two largest state owned banks in Myanmar. I look forward this course to get new ideas to take my business to a new level or an inspiration and network to start something completely new. 

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Hi all,

I've spent 20 years practising law, both in private practice and in-house with some large global businesses in FMCG, logistics and pharma. Over the years my role has become more about solving general business issues and less about practising law. I found this wider view increasingly interesting. So I've decided to shift away from "being a lawyer", solving legal issues that are presented to me, towards finding the problems I want to solve and setting something up to solve them.

The something I set up might be me operating as a consultant if it's a field I have direct experience in, but I'm also interested to set up a business/es that help to solve something I care about. Sustainability and the concept of circular economy matter to me and I've come up with various ideas around utilising resources to the maximum and reducing waste. Next step is to learn about how to turn the idea into a viable business so that the idea can sustain itself, hence attending this course. The key idea I plan to explore during this course is helping marry up businesses which have spare space, with those that need some space, perhaps only on an ad hoc basis. Happy to hear comment and thoughts from you on this - I've already spotted a few people I should talk to!

I'm currently based in the UK, near Chester, but I've had the fortune to live and work quite a bit in various countries (including France, Italy, Spain, Dubai, Egypt). Each time the experience has opened my eyes and broadened my perspectives, so I'd like the flexibility to do more of that. I also particularly enjoy collaborating with people from different backgrounds, to hear views different to my own. Looking forward to a few chats with some of you.

Best,

Emma Sharpe

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My name is Fungayi, I am originally from Malawi, went to high school in Zimbabwe, now live in the UK. I studied medicine at university and have spent 17 years working in industry. After university I worked as a management consultant (Big 4 firm) for three years then moved into the pharmaceutical industry where I held a variety of commercial and strategy roles. I have built and led teams that specialise in the vein to vein commercialisation of cell and gene therapies and I will be emigrating to Australia (once Covid19 travel restrictions are lifted) to lead the expansion of my companies business operations in the region. I'm looking forward to working through the LBS course content and developing three projects I'm working on with business partners in the US, UK and Australia. I live with my wife and 3 children in Bedfordshire, near London.

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Hello Everyone,

First of all, It is a pleasure to join such great people with great backgrounds. My name is Sumayah from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I have completed my bachelor degree in Management Information System from UBT in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and I was granted an MBA degree in International Business from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio - USA.
I have worked in a software developing company for couple of years and now looking forward to start my entrepreneurial journey.

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Dear All,

Hope you are doing great and being safe, mentally and physically well in the recently prevailing pandemic era and prepared for this amazing journey we are embarking online towards our dream.

My name is Ágnes Bernáth, Hungarian national living in London, UK for about 15 months now. My professional background consists of mainly commercial activities deepening in sales & marketing, account management and business development within FMCG and lighting industry like Coca Cola, GE and nowadays within Tungsram Group.

After spending 7 years in the corporate world, I really feel the need to expand my horizons, learn a structured entrepreneur mindset in order to develop the necessary courage and start my own venture. I would be also interested to be part of someone's passion project that I can support with all my heart.

Thank you for your time reading my introduction, hopefully, we can engage in more personal and professional discussions during the course and exchange ideas. I am really looking forward to getting to know you all.

Please feel free to reach me on Linkedin during the course:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnes-bernath-profile/

Wish you all the best,
Agnes

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Hi everyone,

It is a pleasure to join such a diverse group with great people from all over the world. I am really looking forward to catch-up with all of you as I am joining few days late.

I am originally from Lebanon, French national and living in Dubai for the last 7 years. I studied computer engineering and worked with an IT service company for more than 10 years in France, India and Morocco. When I moved to Dubai in 2013, I joined a technology company providing solutions to Oil & Gas industry and I am still working with them looking after MEA region.
I have a mixed experience of software development, program management, operations management, sales,... and I have a passion for finance!

I completed an executive MBA with LBS in 2018 and since my graduation I was looking to start my own business. So I am hoping to finally start my project in the next few months.

Wish you a great learning and a successful journey toward your goals.

Warm regards,

Marc

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I am a Global Executive, worked extensively in managing large scale IT Contingency Workforce Staffing & Solution projects for several US based fortune 500 & 100 clients, at present, managing one of the offshore business operations based out of India, overseeing operational KPI's including revenue, margin, headcount utilization, costs and retention.

I have a Master's degree in Computer Science and holds certification in Strategic Leadership from Jack Welch Management Institute, I thrive on taking new challenges and passionate about strategic & transformational leadership development with in the organization and strongly believes that “Talent is nothing without an opportunity”.  other than that, I enjoy reading, writing and watching documentaries and has been actively involved in special initiatives like #Feed the daily Wager in India who are highly affected due to COVID 19 lockdown and #Health & Fitness for night shift workers.

I am very much looking forward to learn together.

Abhishek Porwal

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Hitesh and I am currently based out in India. Working with people and grow along with them is my passion. During my last 15 plus years of experience in IT industry, while working for UK, Europe, APAC, US clients, I have developed a good reputation among my juniors, peers, seniors and with my clients. I believe in respecting each individual and leading from the front and have done the same while playing various roles starting as a developer, moving into business analysis, Program management, capability development, product development and now managing a company of my own.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology along with @Cert CII,  @Dip Claims, Diploma in Insurance from CII UK. I have built few practices, capabilities for Global IT companies from scratch and developed a taste of building newer things and growing them while delivering actual value to the end client and consumer. While doing it for more than a decade I took up the journey to start my own IT firm focusing on Happy People all around and providing innovative and newer IT solutions and services to our clients, currently target to a specific industry segment. Covid 19 has given me newer direction to help community at large and we are now aiming to take our product and services journey forward to get into end consumer services and to make positive impact to life of common people.

Being modular in approach, clearly identifying problems and then try to solve them, makes me feel good. Philosophy that I love to live with is to “Do Good and Be Good”.

I am looking forward to be a part of this community and learn new things from the group and the faculty.

Connect soon!

Regards
Hitesh

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my name is Parag, and i am from Mumbai , India , its been 19 years in the gold and diamond jewellery business and have been successful in attaining goals and getting my company where it is now.

except jewellery, we are spread out in real estate, garments, ice cream chains & finance.

i believe the world is full of opportunities and there is no age to learn. during the lockdown i've invested lot of time in this new start up business proposition and hear am i at LBS.

with the guidance of our mentors and my fellow learners i wish to obtain and learn as much.

music remains my area of interest , i listen to everything.

looking forward to see you'll soon.

apologies for joining in late.

cheers.

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Hi Everyone,

My name is Ahmad Badr and I am originally from Lebanon.  I currently live in Abu Dhabi, UAE with my wife and our four children. I have a Masters and PhD in Business from the UK and have recently completed my Master degree at London Business School. Lifelong learning is a definite passion and I have enjoyed continually upgrading my knowledge and skills over the years.

I have over 20 years managerial experience in many sectors such as telecommunication, Retail, FMCG, Education and consulting; and have worked in the UK, Ireland, Qatar, Oman and UAE. For the past 10 years I have been the CEO of an Educational Training and Consulting Companies where I have managed a diverse portfolio of products and clients.

I look forward to continuing my learning journey with you all and to sharing our collective experiences.

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my name is Mohammed Newer. I`m a pharmacist working in a retail pharmacies chain as an acting operation and sales  director. it`s my pleasure to continue my learning journey with you in this program

Mohammed Newer

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