Richard Byrd of GT Securities has a long history of working with investors and startups, connecting the two entities for a nice track record of wins. Richard shared with Publisher, Mary Kurek, some valuable information on what he expects from a startup to get them ready for an introduction to investors. He works heavily in the health space and, on …
Investor Interview – Laura Hoemeke – Global Health Consultant
Global Health Consultant, Laura Hoemeke, is interviewed by publisher, Mary Kurek, about her work with large NGOs and funded projects. Laura’s clients include WHO, UN, World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Laura’s work takes her into marginalized countries with a network and a knowledge base that are worth drawing upon. She shares some nuggets of wisdom in …
Investor Interview – Atif Zafar in Health Tech
Atif Zafar is a serial entrepreneur/investor with an emphasis on technology applied to all things health. He also has interests in power and micro-computers. Atif, himself, has a background in healthcare, which makes him especially valuable to the advisory boards on which he serves. In this interview, Atif shares with publisher, Mary Kurek, what types of innovations interest him for …
Investor Interview-Carrie Nikitin in Health and Wellness
Carrie Nikitin is a business founder, serial investor, and advisor in health/wellness, tech, and energy spaces. She sits on several boards of start-ups and also investment organizations. In this interview, Carrie shares with magazine publisher, Mary Kurek, how she got into business, a bit about the businesses in which she invests, and what she looks for when investing. Meet Carrie …
Frontrunner Event: Virtual Courtesy Meet-up with the Relentless Dean Stott
Meet Dean Stott, Wed, April 29, 2020 – 12:00 pm-1:00 pm eastern Courtesy event sponsored by REMO (Meeting platform) REGISTER HERE FOR DEAN’S EVENT Dean Stott is one of those amazingly talented people who didn’t start out knowing how relentless he was. In fact, quite the opposite. His story starts with being told what he wasn’t. The impact he’s accomplished …
Your Opportunities for Impact: 19th Edition on Sustainable Development in Africa
Producing the 19th edition of Frontrunners Innovate on Self-Sustaining Continent-African Innovations for Development was a labor love for myself and Dr. Osita Aniemeka. The people who shared stories of impact and offered suggestions and ideas on how to achieve sustainable development are remarkable. Normally, about a week after we release a new edition of the magazine, we put up a …
Meet Our Partner: US Africa Trade Council
Titus Olowokere, Exec Dir of US Africa Trade Council, making remarks at The Africa Diaspora SME Business Forum on July 14, 2016, at Gallup Headquarters in Washington, DC. This event was the first curtain-raiser for President Obama’s upcoming second U.S.-Africa Business Forum that was held shortly thereafter in New York on September 21, 2016 on the margins of the United Nations …
Meet Our Partner: Cheer Media-Nigeria
Cheer Media Limited is the Publisher of The Cheer News. Cheer Media was born out of a passion to educate and inform the world about the potential that is around them to succeed and live a meaningful life. Website http://www.thecheernews.com Nigerian and global news as it breaks. “We keep you informed with global trends on education, entrepreneurship, and technology, …
Meet Our Partner: Africa Alert
Introduction to Africa Alert Africa Alert is a targeted news monitoring and alerting service providing top stories on the topics subscribers choose. Africa Alert’s service supplies daily, weekly, and monthly reports on the stories that matter to users. The focus of Africa Alert is on both the business and development opportunities to be found across the African continent. We publish …
Hot Topic: What’s Really Happening: A look in the Coronavirus Mirror
Dr. Raymond Mobrez, featured in the January edition of The Introducer Magazine on FinTech Literacy and Creativity in Finance, introduced Dr. Adam Tabriz to me this past weekend to have an honest and informative chat about what is missing in the conversation about the coronavirus. Along with his background as an international trade developer, Mobrez holds a Ph.D. in human …