Who’s who of the world 2022

Carlos Santos Conquering Global Finance with ‘Ethos’ Globe Linkedin When the world was struggling to deal with the pandemic, Carlos Santos’ team at Ethos Asset Management was burning the midnight oil. They created a totally new and innovative way to secure their assets and to rebalance their portfolio that is 100 % scalable to any country and any bank. The structure in question decentralised the intervention of the banks and put the transaction at a pure commercial relationship level. “Our team has never worked harder! The pandemic allowed us to save time in flights, traffic and fixed costs, while attending more meetings than ever. We used this time to restructure our entire Group and we realised our best performance during these months in our entire history,” says a visibly proud Carlos, who firmly believes that ‘problems bring solutions’. Carlos is the Founder-CEO of the US based Ethos Asset Management, a full service project financing firm with Global reach in resource mobilisation. They finance government and privately promoted projects in every continent and every sector. Speaking about the success that Ethos has achieved in more than 70 countries, Carlos says, “At Ethos, we create value for all shareholders and stakeholders. We only invest if people benefit, and we add value to communities globally. Infrastructure and education are two key sectors that fit our project financing model for long term sustainability. We invest to develop society and economies, and generate projects and subsequent growth.” Carlos is driven by the passion to influence people’s lives. He opines nothing is better than seeing the face of people when their projects materialise, or witness them leave a problematic life situation just because he believes in them. “The closing of a deal is something that has no possible explanation for the feeling. It is a demonstration and materialisation of the compensation for the work you do. This is what makes me wake up every day,” he adds. Carlos was born in an upper middle-class family in Portugal; his mother is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and his father is a successful businessman in the automobile industry. He found early inspiration in his father, who is good at managing money, but even better at managing people. After completing his schooling, Carlos opted to study Economics at Lisbon University, where he was the ‘Top Student’ awardee from 2012-14. While pursuing his Masters, he also began to take classes at the University and created his first private company, wherein he made his first million. In 2015 however, he lost everything when he made wrong investments and was subject to many scams. With his trademark resilience, dedication and hard work, he soon recovered and continued in the same line till opportunities came knocking again. “The craziest thing is I know that even if I lose 200 times, I will try again at 201,” says Carlos without hesitation. As someone who advises leading financial institutions today, how did Carlos map his recovery? He says his first goal was trying to guarantee that you could model the financial markets without losses through his proprietary algorithm, which alerts in line with ‘enter and exit positions’ in the commodities, currency, bonds, futures and share markets. He then started allocating part of the trading profits to project financing for long term investments with fixed returns. His aim was to bring capital to sectors overlooked by other financial entities. For instance, why would someone not invest in South Africa, Laos, Swaziland or Brazil? He concurred that the macroeconomic and operational risk related to such entities was the reason. “The financial instrument issued by a bank allows the seller to migrate the risk to the financial market. This allowed us to have a net asset discounted to the present value of the financing to not need to be 100% of the investment, which was an innovative factor,” says Carlos, adding that he is diligent about being well informed in the global market. Young and imposing, Carlos’ emerging stock in international finance has seen him bestowed with prestigious honours such as Banco de Portugal 2015; Portugal Best Economist 2016; E&Y Award 2018; Africa Dubai Honours Award for Excellence and Leadership Prowess 2021; and Best Professor 2019/2020. He counts teaching among his most proud achievements. “I had the honour and pleasure to have the rule of Professor at Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG) of University of Lisbon where I lecture Microeconomics I and II, Macroeconomics I and II, Evaluation Projects, Corporate Finance and Seminary,” says the versatile Carlos Santos.

Brenda Dempsey ‘Booking’ others for success Globe Linkedin We don’t know if Brenda Dempsey realises it, but as the high-powered Founder of Book Brilliance Publishing, her life story is one sure to turn a best-seller. Born in a tenement in the shipping town of Clydebank, Scotland, Brenda was born to lead. Having raised money for starving Biafrian children at the age of ten, she always championed others less fortunate than herself. She left school with no qualification, but returned to education to become a teacher and earn her B.Ed (Hons) degree. Married young, she continued to make a difference despite living in an abusive relationship. When she found herself homeless with four children, she stomped ahead and fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher. Today, she continues to soar as she makes others’ dreams come true by publishing their books on a global stage. “Being an educationalist means I am always hungry to learn to aid my intention of being the best version of myself. It’s who I am and I embody learning and making a difference in the world,” asserts Brenda. In 2017, Brenda became an International Best Selling Author with the release of her book ‘Conceived to Lead’ and #1 Best Selling Author for ‘Voices of Hope’ in 2018. Soon, she found herself being approached by others to help them write their stories. She was also being asked to publish them. Having worked alongside another publisher as their educational expert, it began to nurture a seed that was already planted. In 2020 came the lockdown. “It was the catalyst I needed for starting my business. If it didn’t happen, I’m not sure I would be enjoying what I am doing now. Being a publisher has enabled me the opportunity to create a fusion of all my gifts, skills and talents and I am extremely happy to share these with the world,” reveals the magnanimously kind Brenda. Her educational training, leadership skills and vision of adopting a holistic approach furnished her with a winning formula. Grabbing the opportunity with both hands, Brenda jumped and found her wings with ‘Book Brilliance Publishing’ and is now soaring with the success of not only her business but also that of the authors under her care. What makes BBP unique is the energy, vision and know-how that Brenda brings to the table. At BBP, they nurture their authors throughout their journey. Personal and Book Coaching, Business Development, Marketing and PR – takes the authors beyond their ‘Book’ and creates a new mindset and inner belief. Through marketing and PR along with increased confidence, authors relish in their raised profiles, increased expert status, and motivation to take their business to a new level on a global stage. “At the heart of everything we do is collaboration delivered with integrity and reliability, that is why our authors become #1 best selling authors,” adds Brenda. Brenda might be a boss lady, but like many women, she suffers from the malady of not taking time for herself: “As a woman, I used to refuse to ask for help, but learned that asking for support is not a sign of weakness but of strength and leadership. Now I simply ask away and put others in the spotlight.” Stating how that also helped her build a team, Brenda adds, “I soon found it takes a team to make a difference. I am growing my team and in just over a year, we are now seven and also have creative partners who support the work we do and our authors. As I scale, my vision will focus more on economies of scale and in turn this will strengthen the economy not just here in the UK but also abroad as I engage others to work for BBP outside of the UK.” This explains why Brenda has forever excelled in the public domain. In addition to her B.Ed (Hons) Degree, Brenda has a SEN Diploma, is a NLP Practitioner, and a Master Coach and Speaker. She founded her charity ‘Helping Handbags Worldwide’ for homeless and vulnerable women including refugees, and has been recognised as an Iconic Woman creating a better world for all by WEF as well as a Global Networker in 2019. In 2021, she was recognised as an Advisor Member of the African and Asian Chamber of Commerce, Co-Founder of International Consortium for Domestic Peace, and finally, Who’s Who in the World. Driven by service, Brenda ascribes her inner strength to her parents and upbringing, “and that is why integrity drives me. I have a heightened growth mindset, flexibility, developed high EQ, and genuine love of life and people,” she says.

Areej Mohsin Darwish Entrepreneur and Role model Instagram Linkedin As the Chairperson of ACERE cluster of Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC, a renowned business house in Oman which was listed in the Top 100 Family Businesses by Forbes in 2021, Areej Mohsin Darwish is a role model for women in Oman and beyond. Step by step, the charismatic Areej has shattered the glass ceiling. With a keen interest in Information technology, she graduated in Computer Science from Sultan Qaboos University and started her career at Petroleum Development, Oman. She joined the family business 27 years ago and has been playing a key role in MHD’s business operations since then. From humble beginnings in 1974, the company was established as an LLC in 1987 under the outstanding leadership of Areej’s father, the Late Mohsin Haider Darwish. The Late founder had the keen foresight to envision the economic development of Oman and the business opportunities that would emerge in the process. Diversification is important both for business growth and reducing risks. The company has always aimed at diversification across sectors and brands, and has grown their business lines and expanded their presence across the Sultanate. Today, MHD LLC is associated with renowned global brands such as Jaguar, Land Rover, McLaren, Hongqi, MG, Ford, Ashok Leyland and Michelin. Areej spearheads the Automotive, Construction Equipment, and Renewable Energy (ACERE) division of the business house. Through her visionary leadership, she has driven thoughtful decision-making, motivated teams, and brought about significant change ensuring the organization continues to be on the path of growth and success. What is the passion that has driven her for almost three decades, we ask her. “My passion is my work, my family business – our vision and goals. I am passionate about each working day as no two days are the same; each day brings something new and different,” she tells us. Having been surrounded by entrepreneurs, Areej has seen the finer details of growing and managing a business since she was young. Sharing what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur, she says, “As an entrepreneur, we need to carefully plan our business objectives in line with our long-term goals. We need to take calculated risks because if we play it safe all the time, we cannot be assured of growth and success. We need to have an insatiable appetite for growth and development. We need to put our ideas into practice, go ahead with implementing them to the best of our abilities, and then see how it goes. We need to have the courage to make the hard choices.” Resilience and resourcefulness are two of Areej’s biggest strengths. She ensures that the organization launches new products and services from time to time that present new revenue generation opportunities. This is part of their larger business strategy. “Today’s world is in continual change. Business is not the same today as it was yesterday or what it will be tomorrow. So, our strategy has to be in line with the change,” she says. Areej’s continuous quest for excellence has seen her bestowed with prestigious awards – ‘50 Most Powerful Businesswomen – MENA’ from Forbes Middle East; Achievement in Business – Arab Women of the Year Awards 2022 ‘Woman of the Year – Gold winner from Stevie Award, International Businesswomen Award from Harvard Business Council International award, Women of Influence in the ArabWorld by CEO Middle East and many more. Yet, she believes that the path to success is not a straight line but a curved one with challenges along the way. Ask her how she overcomes her challenges, and she reveals, “I embrace challenges with positivity as I am a very positive person and of the opinion that we can overcome challenges with the right attitude, attuning our perception, and taking the right action. Challenges in life help build our leadership skills. Every challenge is an opportunity to take us and our team to the next level. On the other hand, my personal challenge is to achieve the work-life balance. My aim is to passionately enjoy my profession while maintaining balance between home and work. As we journey through life, it’s my goal to continually focus on myvision for the future.” A motivating leader, Areej’s aim is to inspire progress that will build meaningful values for the future generation. She believes that in order to be successful we need to build a strong team as people are the greatest asset. She also believes that it’s in aiming for the stars that one raises themselves to the height of their potential.

Anthony Moore Living, eating and breathing business Globe Linkedin Born in Brighton, England, in 1945 at the end of World War 11 and schooled at Redifford Preparatory School (same as Sir Elton John), Anthony Moore is a respected player in the @anthony-moore-30613926 strategic and financial advisory in the investment world. A passionate fisherman and sportsman, especially in cricket and rugby, he graduated from the University of Exeter with a BA (Combined Honours) in Philosophy and Sociology. It was after his foremost job in a stockbroking company in London when his professional journey commenced, and he has effectuated fifty-three years in this industry ever since. Fluent in French, he joined the Banque Nationale de Paris in 1973 and subsequently Goldman Sachs, coworking for them in New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London. To date, Anthony has lived and worked in six countries and nine cities. He has extended his business proficiency to over forty countries so far. Currently, a king in the financial market, Anthony runs the firm Evrensel Capital Partners Ltd, a global merchant bank and fund management company, which he instituted in Istanbul in 2018. “I wanted, as a legacy project, to build something inimitable,” he explains in this regard. Summoning up on his challenges in the industry, Anthony elucidates, “The challenge in the financial sector has always been people overpromising and under-delivering. It is becoming much worse with an ever-growing number of very clever time wasters, scammers, and worse. Sorting the good from the bad is becoming a full-time preoccupation and can be very stressful. It places a lot of responsibility on leaders to keep their houses in order and avoid getting into trouble.” Having overcome all kinds of professional trials, Anthony opines that a work-life balance isn’t arduous for those who enjoy the work they do, because they mirror a happy and positive energy at both places. “That said, it’s important to find the time or a way to wind down, and spend some quality time with family. Time flies, as I know very well, and it’s no good regretting later that you did not spend enough time with your children. A healthy balance is difficult to maintain but that’s no excuse for not making every effort to achieve the same.” Anthony is like a fancy bottle of wine that only because more treasured with time. Even at seventysix, he has more appetite for business than he had fifty years ago. With his collective experience, live outside-the-box attitude, and taking on the impossible, he wishes to carry the torch for the rest of his team. Despite having achieved so much in life, Anthony endures to live, eat, and breathe business. Wanting everyone to benefit from everything he does, he lives in the endeavor to achieve more than he has for the people who have been with him through life’s ups and downs. He expresses his happiness being in people telling his children, “Your father is a great businessman.” Some of his achievements include running the Goldman Sachs British Electricity Privatization team 1988-1991, establishing Moore Clayton & Co-strategic and financial advisory and investment services company in Malibu in 1999 and listing it on the Frankfurt Stockmarket in 2005, being Chairman, CEO, and President of an NYSE listed fund 2005-8, and establishing Evrensel Capital Partners in Istanbul in 2018. Anthony thrives on social interactions, which is why the birth of the new digital era during the pandemic didn’t hinder his way of business. His professional contribution to making the economy stronger is to ensure that their  way of doing business- the merchant banking way- makes a big difference in terms of an ever-increasing number of small companies. One of his supreme learnings from Goldman Sachs was never to use the word “weakness” and from his father was loyalty, commitment, trust, and honesty. With such invaluable learnings, Anthony believes that it is the responsibility of companies like his ilk in providing support and careful nurturing towards the effect of climate change. Inspiring an allnew generation of entrepreneurs, Anthony advises, “Never EVER give up. Do the unexpected; think outside the box. Value loyalty, commitment, trust, and energy. Try to be an entrepreneurial, inspiring, admired, and respected leader but also one that is known to care deeply about his people and to do whatever he/she can to help those around.” Anthony Moore is much like the fresh wave of air, filling newer generations with equivalent passion and fire to live, breath, and flourish as an achiever.

Anita Erskine Africa’s Most Influential Media Personality Linkedin Instagram A total Boss Lady, the charismatic Anita Erskine finds herself in ‘Africa’s Most Influential’ list every single year!  100 Women CEOs in Africa 2022; 100 Most Outstanding Female Change Makers in Africa 2022; 100 Most Influential People in Ghana 2021; Trent University Alumni of The Year 2021; 100 Most Influential Women in Africa 2020; Those Who Inspire Ghana 2019; Legendary Award 2016; and TV Host of the Year 2015 – These are just few of the honours that Anita has been awarded with in recent times. A broadcast journalist, actress and entrepreneur, Anita’s path breaking work to promote girls education, women in leadership, and socio-economic change in the continent, has seen her emerge as a Global Authority on Africa. Telling us what motivates her to be Africa’s biggest cheerleader, she says, “Going down memory lane, I remember life as an excited teenager who loved being on stage. From primary school through secondary school, the centerstage was where I truly came alive. The microphone was my best friend. I cannot explain where that passion came from, but it fuelled my raw ambition. Today, I describe myself as a media executive who is determined to use her voice, personality, knowledge and experience, to tell the world about the beauty, power, and promise of Africa. This is my true purpose.” Anita has had the privilege of working with numerous media outlets around the world – in North America, Europe, Asia and of course, Africa. Each experience sharpened her skill even more. Over the years, she acquired the understanding of the value of embracing cultures and looking at the world from different perspectives. The Anita Erskine Media was born out of this understanding. “We tell stories about people, places and personalities. As a production company, we develop formats that mirror life as we see it, giving our audience a place to watch, learn and be part of a bigger conversation at all times,” says Anita. Their major subsidiary is Bosslady Productions. Considering Anita’s exceptional hosting skills, it came as no surprise when she was hand-picked to become the Host and Advisor of the 2020 edition of the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative – Africa Business Heroes (Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic entrepreneur program in Africa). During COVID-19 when the annual project migrated online, Anita’s dormant strengths teaching and coaching – were brought to life. Being able to help some of Africa’s greatest entrepreneurs prepare to take over the world, by coaching, guiding and providing communications support, gave Anita a whole new lease on her professional life, she tells us. It also furthered her passion for girls education and women’s leadership as Anita is a staunch believer that women across the world have the ability to make astronomical contributions to economies everywhere. Explaining this, she says, “My aspiration has always been to take this conversation from the grassroots up. It is why I set up the ‘Women’s Elevation Fund’ because I truly believe that when girls are educated they evolve into empowered women. I want women to take up leadership roles and prepare the world to accept important contributions and important conversations about women in positions of power.” Anita’s work is defined by a fine blend of authenticity and versatility. And the world in its dynamism drives her forward. “In my work, there are no barriers, boundaries or borders. I have always said that every corner of the world is equally deserving of being the focus of a true life-changing story or experience. That is the foundation of my business,” she opines. How does she face the challenge of dealing with a myriad of experiences? She answers, “Very early on in my life thanks to my extraordinary parents, I knew that the more I wanted in life, the more I had to work on my ability to adapt in various environments. Prayer, followed by mental preparation are my armour always. I balance whatever comes to me literally, on a daily basis. No two days in the Anita Erskine Media camp or in my life as Anita Erskine the compere or actress or mother are the same. I take responsibility for it all and that allows me to deal with the challenges.” Striking the elusive balance between personal and professional, Anita reveals her No.1 achievement is selling her dreams and ambitions to her family, and working tirelessly to prove that their support has not gone in vain. “Nobody owes you an opportunity. You alone owe it to yourself to find your version of success without fear or apology. There’s a space between a dream and its ultimate realisation – that space is called effort!” says the inspiring Anita.

Amir Tabch Master of Discipline and Execution Globe Linkedin Amir Tabch has been fascinated by financial markets and wealth management since his first job in the industry as an intern. Two decades later, Amir is a prominent executive with extensive experience in global capital markets and on corporate boards. Amir has applied what he has learned at some of the world’s leading educational institutions and combined it with on-the-job training, hard work, common sense and a keen understanding of trends in Private Banking, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Brokerage, and WealthTech, to spearhead several trailblazing projects & teams. Amir has worked with Wealth Managers, Private Banks, Asset Managers, Brokers, Market Makers, Exchanges & Central Counterparty Clearing Houses in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, & North America. He has also held senior positions in both Support & Control and front office wealth management & brokerage. Amir is enthralled with graphs, trends, and patterns. When Amir’s son was born, his wife was hooked up to a monitor to chart her vital signs. He was fascinated by the numbers, the wave patterns and the highs and lows on the screen. “This looks just like a stock!” Amir told his wife. “You’re not working now!” she said. “Focus on me.” Outside of work, Amir, 39, has been married to Mayssoun, his first love, for 14 years and has two children, Amir Junior, and Talia. His interest in the industry began as an intern at a bank in Beirut, where he worked in the vehicle loans business. He was requested to deliver a package to a private bank and observed the traders using the Reuters console while he was there. He was captivated by the charts and graphs, as well as how the stock values changed. Since then, he has devoted his life to climbing the corporate ladder and learning everything he can about the business. Of course, it has its ups and downs, but that is precisely what he adores about it. Amir thrives under pressure, as do many leaders and entrepreneurs. In this job, it is critical to maintain your composure and regulate your emotions and impulses. With over two decades of industry experience, Amir brings a holistic approach to private banking, asset management, multi-asset trading, operations, brokerage, and custody, and creating and building financial systems. Throughout his career, Amir has taken on a wide range of challenging leadership roles that have not only equipped him with the firsthand skills of a true financial services professional but have also given him a big-picture perspective of the global financial markets. Amir is currently the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Securrency Capital, a licensed DeFi (aka Decentralized Finance) Brokerage in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, deploying Securrency’s proprietary asset tokenization technology, which automates multi jurisdictional compliance and financial services and enables the movement of regulated value at the speed of tomorrow. Most recently, Amir led the Global Markets MultiAsset Class Trading Desk and Brokerage Relationships teams at Emirates Investment Bank, where he specialized in algorithmic trading, dark pool trading, and program trading. He was also a member of the bank’s Investment and Products Committee, where he oversaw investment strategy. In addition, he was a member of the WealthTech Management Product/Solution Committee, which oversaw the protocols and initiatives that ran on the Digital Wealth Management Platform. Harnessing his experience from these varied activities, Amir was able to launch the bank’s first trading system, automating nearly 100% of its previously entirely manual system. Through his ingenuity, trades that usually took hours now take only mere seconds. Moreover, this new automated system reduced costs significantly and mitigated operational risk. Prior to his time with EIB, Amir was the Head of Trading at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s Global Wealth and Asset Management Group. During his tenure, he launched the first asset management platform for the bank, which is still in use today. He also launched the bank’s first-ever investment advisory product, which remains part of the bank’s core business today. His successes at the bank helped his team earn Euromoney’s Global Investor Magazine’s Best Asset Manager of the Year Award, no small achievement! Amir’s academic training is as impressive and multi-faceted as his professional training. He holds master’s degrees in Leadership, Strategy, Business Administration, Applied Research, and Human Sciences. And Amir currently serves as a Doctorate Researcher. Amir begins his day at 4 am with mindfulness meditation, yoga (basic), and exercise (20–30-minute walks, not your normal 10km run). His daily discipline allows him to execute successfully and consistently. Discipline and execution are two of the values he prides himself on. He thinks that everything we do that is purposeful takes disciplined execution. It is not only a matter of focusing on your goals at once but keeping them aligned and continuing to progress with every changing step of life. Everything we undertake with a purpose, he says, requires rigorous execution. “Short-term thinking will not work in the endless game – the aim is to develop a firm that will last 200 years,” Amir explains. He is known as the relentless glue that ties his team and customers’ projects collectively, and he is a firm believer in the idea that we are stronger when we work together. It is no surprise that Amir is working for a forward-thinking firm that is transforming global markets with Blockchain. His opinion is that the CEO’s responsibility is to remain dedicated to the company’s mission while enabling people to accomplish their tasks to the best of their ability. It all begins with a shared goal and a clear sense of purpose that will enable you to provide world-class products and services.

Amanda Willett Helping Communities Heal & Reach Resilience Facebook Instagram They say nothing teaches like experience does. If that is the case, there is no one better than Amanda Willett to transform the lives of trauma survivors. A Global Powerhouse, Amanda is the Founder of ‘Rituals for Recovery’, a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is strengthening communities and supporting recovery through trauma informed practices, training, and quality integrated care. Rituals for Recovery was born during the pandemic, but Amanda’s journey has been leading to it for decades. For years, Amanda’s unwavering support for survivors of complex trauma manifested itself in many forms. And then, the pandemic hit. Global crisis in all forms continued to grow, adding to an increase in suicide, domestic violence, abuse, stress, job loss, financial strain, illness and various mental health challenges. “I saw a huge need for trauma relief support services and hence the idea for ‘Rituals for Recovery’ was born,” shares Amanda. In the fall of 2020, Amanda launched ‘Rituals for Recovery’: “Our objective is to put trauma informed care and complex trauma prevention at the forefront of post pandemic recovery across the globe. We want to create a ‘trauma informed world’, in which equality, justice, inclusion, and harmony are the new normal for all,” she says. The Rituals for Recovery Healing Arts Institute offers different options and pathways to recovery. There is no one size fits all or magic pill when it comes to healing. Thus, RFR provides personalized care, recognizing that recovery is unique for everyone. They operate using a strength-based model which is client led and take a healing centered engagement approach to restore wellbeing. They also offer corporate trauma informed training and TRMBW (Trauma Responsive Mind-Body Wellness) & SEL (Social Emotional Learning) certification for wellness practitioners, educators, clinicians, and other helping professionals. Amanda herself is trained in many holistic healing modalities and is a certified coach in trauma recovery and workplace mental health leadership. Having the opportunity to transform her own trauma through psychotherapy, mindfulness, movement, the practice of yoga and the healing arts, Amanda truly believes in the remedial power of trauma-informed practices. Trauma is not an individual problem but a collective problem for the community.Speaking about it, she explains, “Equity through education is the surest way to stop the transmission of trauma. The Shame Shifters Campaign – ‘Be a Voice Not an Echo’, is our roadmap and movement empowering the conversation of proactive complex trauma prevention. It raises awareness about mental health, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and the legacy of trauma on our health over a lifetime. A key part of our mission is to improve the wellbeing of our  communities by investing in the physical, mental, and financial health of women and girls who’ve experienced gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. ‘Help Her Recover’ is the arm of RFR which serves women living with the intersecting challenges of violence, abuse, poverty, mental illness, and addiction.” She adds: “In partnership with organizations, individuals, families, and 1000 community leaders, we aim to raise $100K annually over the next 10 years to change and empower 1 million individuals with a better quality of life. In unity with the SDG’s objectives for building a more viable world, we strive to redefine recovery, break down system barriers, and provide access to our most vulnerable populations.” This year, Amanda was nominated as the G100 Human Rights Wing Canada Country Chair. As a serial entrepreneur, visionary, and lifelong learner, Amanda has made it her life’s goal to help survivors of all forms of complex trauma. Needless to say, a lifetime of such dedication and service has seen her bestowed with innumerable awards and honors for leadership and iconic innovations all across the globe. She has been featured in magazines alongside legends such as Oprah and participated in global women’s summits alongside celebrities like Sharon Stone and Gloria Steinem. “If I had to choose one person who has inspired my path, I would say feminist leader Gloria Steinem,” says Amanda, with the beliefs that – change comes from the bottom not the top, and the art of life is not controlling what happens to us but using what happens to us for the greater good. The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day. Amanda has now turned her attention to amplify the voices of youth. RFR collaborates with Colleges and Universities across the globe providing opportunities for students to become the next generation of leaders and partners in prevention through trauma informed education, training, and hands-onexperience. “I believe the future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. I want to be the bridge that provides that hope encouraging others to put that power and that hope in themselves,” says the enigmatic Amanda.

Alicia Carroll The reigning Award-Winning Medalist, Large and Small Business Liaison of the Tech World – a WOSB history of excellent past performance in aerospace  Linkedin Globe  An energetic woman of the tech world, Alicia Carroll is the executive leader of Tech Innovation Global (TIG) Incorporated, a comprehensive solution for services and business needs. Tech Innovation Global Incorporated is a USFCR approved global company in engineering and management solutions. Alicia Carroll, an engineer with 20 years of experience, serves as the President of Tech Innovation Global Incorporated, with Trident Solutions LLC and the advising of senior experts in filling a $66 billion-dollar services market in the United States Huntsville, Alabama, registered by USFCR During the Covid-19 pandemic, the leading economies and businesses realized the limitations of not having immediate supply capability planning, business advising, screening services and settings for large to small corporations, additional safety and an alternative to digital storefronts. Now, more than ever, even the smallest of enterprises and professionals are looking for a way to launch their business with a way to reach out to customers for continued safety, and take their business online, which is when Tech Innovation Global (TIG) Incorporated steps in under the headship of Alicia. The company provides services, technical advising, consulting, including data analysis and deriving deliverables from requirements/guidelines as companies rearrange their work and recover from the COVID-19 impact. Previously, Alicia Carroll served as an advisor for services in science and technology as an engineer. She has always performed challenging roles in her career since the beginning of 2002 as her goal is to analyze planning for a successful implementation using a history of ongoing developments and modifications required to successfully complete assignments and prepare the upcoming generation. Today, because of Tech Innovation Global Incorporated’s experience and work in COVID-19, she’s an executive on the advisory board to foreign chambers. As the President of Tech Innovation Global Incorporated, she interfaces with various experts, businesses, and countries as a liaison to accomplish the company’s goals. Alicia finds her biggest professional challenge to be flexibility. “I sacrificed personally and professionally in researching composites for income while earning a degree in engineering,” she says. When she was in the mid-level stage of her career, she was already traveling places every 8 weeks and joined five locations by telecon in hardware or product development and demonstration realiability goals. “Leading senior-level professionals can be challenging in your twenties given the majority of your peers may have a different function and environments.” Several people work his or her way up from past experiences to ensure success or may shadow others as an apprentice (electrician, scholar, trainee). A professional community also provides several opportunities. In 2019, America achieved several technological advancements in new space flight technology to present. It is the collaboration between companies and communities, heritage technology and ability to have the best people to fill a requirement or need brings about a revolution in each industry. Tech Innovation Global Incorporated and companies launched a $20 million per year technology initiatives for companies in performance 2021 to 2031 including museums/training facilities, veteran-owned business, minority owned and woman-owned small businesses to assist charities in performance 2021 to 2031 in communities. The infusion of funding would also help improve job retention and availability in the services industry. Being a woman leader, Alicia encounters most struggles in her career with balancing her time. “Overall, my personal leadership journey is in the ability to take what I’ve learned within my company and share our vision with external audiences.” During her tenure, she has worked with several teams and gathered awards recognizing her exceptional leadership and exemplary performance. But the award of working with people on her team, learning, and telling the world about the fulfilling work she does at Tech Global is the closest to her.  “I demonstrate this by sharing Tech Innovation Global Incorporated’s capabilities at leadership and liaisons meetings each month, outreach activities, connected with 3,000 businesses, reaching out to industry and continuing to provide analysis at Tech Innovation Global Incorporated.” Her venture, Tech Innovation Global, a USFCR Inc, is a woman-owned small business initiated in 2019 that includes services like Trident, Mental Health screening CPEs, and now has a service tool at www.thevalleybusinessnetwork.com and www. techinnovationglobalinc.com. The company has been performing detailed COVID-19 supply capabilities and analysis since the beginning of the pandemic in February 5, 2020, while encouraging face mask recommendations and best prevention practices. Alicia shares, “We’re launching a new tool at TIG where companies and individuals can sign up using an electronic device.” Under her guidance, Tech Innovation Global Incorporated performed U.S. industry NAICS lookup, company profile qualitative analysis, and logistics supply capabilities analysis from February to March 2020 with cross-references to medical equipment, dental equipment, orthopedic equipment, outpatient care, veterinary equipment, and locating outpatient and care businesses while several business switched to a hybrid culture. Alicia has received 6 awards for COVID-19 efforts, company vision and in her lifetime career twenty-six prestigious awards and recognitions like The 10 Most Influential Women in Tech, 2021, Inspiring Business Women Making a Difference, 2021, Exceptional Service Medal, Leadership Medals 2015, Space Flight Safety Awareness Award and Women’s Program Outstanding Achievement Award, 2017, British Chamber Company Vision Award, 2021, to name a few. Today, she stands firm with a mission to provide skills post-COVID-19, focus on additional safety, data analysis including face mask recommendations, innovation, and screening to flatten the curve, provide collaborative healthy habits and services to companies and communities. Along this journey, some leadership principles she discovered and executed include measurable achievements, respect, and processes for compliance; values, planning new technology, and improving communities, which are very important standards. “Empowerment is the net effect of enabling others,” she adds. Other vital attributes that contribute to her success are the ability to communicate technical issues, analysis data, intuition, listening (gut), purpose, collaboration, motives, motivation, intensity, and stability. Alicia Carroll is also the author of three books that offer insights about the tech world based on her. These include Technology ISBN-13: 978-1-7344654-2-6 by Tech

Alejandro Jorge Tornato Forward-Looking And Action Driven Human Linkedin Instagram Alejandro, an Independent Certified Maxwell Leadership Coach, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital city. A trained speaker, coach, and instructor who assists both men and women business professionals to elevate their impact, influence, and income, and become the very best versions of themselves in the process. Alejandro is extremely passionate about a life of consistent personal growth. People are welcome to visit his website “AlejandroJTornato.com” for additional information. Alejandro received a great deal of attention growing up as an only child, and in his view, that was a double-edged sword having its benefits and also real drawbacks which manifested later on in his life; yet he firmly believes that both of his parents did the best they could in parenting him based on their knowledge and awareness levels at the time. He was given a great opportunity in his early twenties that would forever change his life, and while he didn’t recognize it at the time, it became evident to him during his life’s journey that he was amid a beautiful gift. He was offered the opportunity to travel to England as a student at a local English School for three months to improve his language skills. This prompted him to pursue a path of study and earn a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. Alejandro immigrated to the United States shortly after graduating, and after years of being immersed in the engineering field solving engineering calculations, he unearthed his genuine life meaning and purpose: to add value to as many people as possible, transforming their lives by unleashing their inner greatness, and achieving anything they desired. Following that, he joined Toastmasters International to hone his public speaking abilities and expand his time to communicate in front of multiple audiences. Along the way, he had different mentors who guided and steered him away from distractions and the desire to pursue shiny objects. However, with new opportunities come new challenges, and as a solopreneur, he had to tackle those difficulties head-on to continue advancing in the path of his aspirations. He began his professional career in engineering for several multinational corporations.  Alejandro had the chance to travel to several countries while working for Siemens as an Applications Engineer and South American Business Developer, visiting new and existing clients and delivering highly technical lectures at trade events. This sparked in him a passion to engage with individuals in the areas of Leadership, Personal Growth, and Professional Development. A new chapter in Alejandro’s life began to blossom at this time. It took him a little more than two years to eventually focus all his energies on his new business:  “Tornato Speaking, Leadership & Coaching LLC”. He is now overjoyed to be able to make an impactful and positive difference in people’s lives across the world. In addition, Alejandro is the host and producer of two widely listened podcasts: “The Alejandro Tornato Show” and “Have The Edge”. He has recently released a six-part series titled “Powerful Leadership in Action with Mr. August Jones, President of US Stove”. “Life is exciting if we are open and flexible enough to be directed by the inner voice of our heart,” he said, adding, “I am thankful that I listened to that voice, and my life has been transformed into an incredible journey of awesome connections and influence.” Due to the pandemic we endured, the past three years have been tough and unpredictable not only for him and his business but for the entire world. Alejandro had to learn how to work largely in a virtual world, making more online relationships and conducting many more virtual webinars and online speaking engagements. Alejandro wants to share the following with other business owners all around the world “Change” is the only constant in our lives, and if we want to succeed and survive amidst any type of crisis or adversity, no matter what it is, we must not only accept that change, but also make it a friend and be flexible with it, and use our creativity to reinvent ourselves and our businesses to make an even greater impact! Passionate about adding value to people’s lives, Alejandro had the honor to travel to Costa Rica in 2018 with a group of coaches to conduct “Values Leadership Roundtables” at the request of the country’s President and Senior Government Leaders. Alejandro is living his life in his strength zone, and he wants to share his mantra with the people of the world: “Passionate individuals do not see impossibilities; they transform them into infinite possibilities by taking consistent action. A blank canvas is opening in front of you right now; what masterpiece are you going to create? Do not postpone it, the time to begin is now!!!

Adelina Stefan Cultivating Inner Talent to Empower and Beyond Facebook Linkedin Adelina Stefan is whom one could truly call a ‘global citizen’. Born in Romania, in a town close to the Carpathian mountains, she spent most of her life in different countries including Greece and Switzerland, both of which are very close to her heart. Today, she calls Zurich (Switzerland) home, where she has been residing with her husband, three-year-old daughter and their Tom-cat, for the past six years. Adelina’s globe-trotting from an early age put her in a unique position to follow the career of her dreams. “I started my journey 12 years ago as a Business Consultant in Greece, during my full-time university studies in Language and Linguistics, wherein I was working in the travel industry with people of different nationalities and cultures,” she begins. As a passionate advocate of the entrepreneurial spirit, a life-long learner, and an expat, Adelina was always interested in sharing her experiences with people who were facing similar challenges as expats themselves, dealing with the cultural shock while trying to make a seamless career transition, using their unique skills and talent. This made Adelina embark on her entrepreneurial journey as a Professional Certified Coach, Intercultural Trainer and HR Consultant. In her 12 years in the field, she has catalyzed the success of individuals  and organizations across cultures ranging from expats to mid-to-senior level executives and CEOs. With her intuitive and agile coaching style, Adelina seeks to inspire clients to create and implement their unique career blueprint and maintain a healthy work-life balance. “I support hundreds of expats and professionals to integrate successfully into their new culture so that they communicate with more impact, gain more clarity, purpose, fulfillment, and create alignment around what really matters to achieve sustainable career success. I’m passionate about cultivating inner talent to empower individuals and teams using innovative ideas and processes to build cultural intelligence and improve connections across the globe,” shares Adelina. Multilingual and fluent in Greek, Romanian, English and German, Adelina holds multiple certifications. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designated by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Certified Team & Group Coach and Personal Agility Ambassador (PARA), with an MBA and a Master in Sociolinguistics. She is also the Lead Facilitator in Europe of the Professional Coaching Mastery Certification Program (PCMC) created by Ignite Global, where they enable professionals to start their practice as a Professional Coach or strengthen their career as inspiring and dedicated leaders. To her credit, Adelina clocks in 500+ hours of coaching every year, and the countries she’s worked with include Switzerland, most European countries in particular: UK, Greece, Italy, Romania, France, Belgium, Netherlands; Saudi Arabia, United States of America and Canada. How did the pandemic affect business, we can’t help but ask her. “At the beginning, I was living in a bit of uncertainty. At the same time, as a Professional Coach supporting expats in transition, I must say that I had a very busy period as I have been working intensively with lots of mid-to-senior professionals who unfortunately had been laid off, but managed to secure a new job opportunity. Apart from that, as for many of us, it was a good time to invest more in what really matters – and focus on: scaling my business, developing my skills (acquired at least five certifications), and focus on quality both at work and personal life,” answers Adelina. A stickler for maintaining the work-home balance, Adelina enjoys cycling, hiking, sailing and travelling with her little family. “Prioritising self-care, spending some time with our inner self, and using our talents to support others and help people thrive brings me joy and happiness, even in the most challenging times,” she says. However, she does have one weakness, she asserts – not asking for help and trying to do everything on her own. “I realised that by asking the powerful question “Who can help?”, a key question in the Personal Agility System, invented by Peter Stevens and Maria Matarelli, there are many wonderful people around me who can offer their support, while I can focus on what really matters. Striving for perfection was another weakness, however, perfection is differently defined by each of us. My greatest realization was that by asking for help and striving for excellence you can achieve amazing results, stay healthy and happy,” says Adelina. Through Global Coaching, Adelina’s goal is to forge a better workplace and create a coaching culture where individuals feel emotionally and psychologically safe, empowered to deliver excellence and strive for the best. When asked – One tip towards this goal? “Embrace change. Remember that change is inevitable and necessary to grow. Through each and every change, you are exiting your comfort zone and advancing in life and career,” suggests professional coach Adelina.