At nine years old, most children are learning multiplication tables. Sebastian Hellman was picking Sweden's best-performing fund. By his mid-twenties, he had built and exited a multi-country e-commerce operation, generated a quarter of a major company's revenue in under a year, and decided to retire from business operations entirely, not to rest, but to pursue …
In a world where health apps often prioritize data collection over understanding, Stephanie Bapes is building something different. With over a decade of product design experience at companies like Mastercard, Deliveroo, and British Airways, she’s now channeling that expertise into Sora, an AI-guided hormone and cycle wellbeing app launching this quarter. Born from her personal …
The hype around extended reality has quieted down, but the technology itself? It’s finally starting to make sense. Apple’s Vision Pro launched at $3,499 and didn’t exactly fly off shelves. Meta’s Reality Labs lost $16 billion in 2023 alone, according to Statista. But both companies are still pushing forward. That tells you something. The difference …
Enterprise AI is everywhere in headlines, decks, and boardroom conversations. Yet inside many organizations, the impact feels shallow. Tools are adopted, pilots are launched, but transformation rarely follows. Youssef Jalloul, founder of Inova AI Solutions, believes the problem isn’t ambition. It’s architecture. In this conversation, Youssef breaks down why most enterprise AI remains performative, how …
In a world where technology is often loud and overcomplicated, Tanvir Azad has spent his career doing the opposite. He believes the best technology is almost invisible, removing friction quietly and giving people back their time, focus, and confidence. With more than two decades of experience across luxury retail, hospitality, and management consulting, Tanvir is …
Mike Schnaidt has spent his career mastering the balance between creative consistency and innovation. Now, he's calling on designers to stop drowning in inspiration and start expressing something uniquely their own. In an era of infinite digital inspiration and AI-generated mood boards, maintaining a clear creative vision has never been more challenging or more essential. …
Meet Vikki Bond, Founder and CEO of TrustyRecruit, a recruitment partner built specifically for the chaos and velocity of startup life. Raised around entrepreneurship, Vikki engineered her path toward recruitment through intentional career choices, from design to community leadership to HR. The catalyst came in 2018 when, after declining a Microsoft offer, she realized even …
In an era where digital transformation has become a buzzword synonymous with generic templates and cookie-cutter solutions, Maaz Ahmed stands apart. As the CEO of Bentadon, he's reimagining what it means to bring businesses into the digital age - not through mass-produced systems that create dependency, but through bespoke solutions that deliver genuine freedom. Ahmed …
As Chief Operating Officer of Plainsurf Solutions and operations leader across Asia for Innovate Dynamic, Suhas Surse has built his career on a powerful principle: technology should work for people, not the other way around. From engineer to operations leader, Suhas now orchestrates operations across diverse markets in Asia and the Middle East. His expertise …
In a world where digital transformation has become a business imperative rather than a luxury, few leaders embody the convergence of technical excellence, cultural wisdom, and human-centered leadership quite like Dr. Mohammed Kabir Yusuf, or "Mo," as he's known to colleagues and mentees worldwide. His journey, from arriving in the United States as an immigrant …
