by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Born in Mexico City, entrepreneur Pamela Valdes Esteva recognized the pervasive influence of drug cartel narratives in Latin American culture. Aiming to show people in her community that there are other paths to success, she cofounded Beek, an audio platform for...
by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Lanre Ogungbe recognized that businesses in emerging markets were lacking a secure verification system for processing payments. A graduate of Johns Hopkins’ business school and the Y Combinator accelerator, he sought to fill this gap by launching...
by admin | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Carlos Slim drew on the financial lessons taught to him by his father to become a successful investor and the world’s richest man. Best known as the founder of Grupo Carso and the owner of telecommunications firms Telmex and América Móvil, he is also an award-winning...
by admin | Aug 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Paul Allen became a billionaire after founding Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates. After leaving the company in 1983, he spent the rest of his life pursuing diverse interests, from buying professional sports teams to giving away his wealth to charity. ...
by admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Alexis Ohanian cofounded Reddit intending to make it “the front page of the internet.” He succeeded and was dubbed the “Mayor of the Internet” for his subsequent tech-industry advocacy. The husband of retired tennis star Serena Williams, Ohanian has also...