Having worked at the World Bank for almost 10 years, I understand the importance of selecting a new leader that understands development challenges, and that is both business and politically savvy. These skills are invaluable to the new President to effectively address climate, energy, food, and debt crises. Just a…

I recently read a powerful life story by the author Mark Manson who wrote a book called “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”. My main take away from this book was captured by this quote by Mark “the key to living a good life is not giving a…

Hi, my friends. Today I want to talk about stress and how we can use it to our advantage. In fact, I say stress is fuel for growth. Let me explain myself. We all get screwed in life and these are the moments we grow the most. People betrayed us…

Sustainable business and ESG investment have become the norm since 2020. Large corporations are all now issuing sustainability reports and most global companies are integrating Net-Zero into their business models. In 2022 investment in ESG accelerated across all industries, and according to Bloomberg, sustainability assets under management (AUM) in 2023…

A handshake is the first step to build a lasting relation, and it is important to get it right. When we shake hand, we make physical and eye contact with our interlocutors, and we should learn why it matters so much as this is the first step towards building trust…

A woman entrepreneur that I advised called me today and said, look, Andrea, my boss removes me from the emails I copied. He just removes me, takes me out. And I am kind of lost. What do I do? He does that out of feeling threatened and challenged. …

How many minutes a day do you need to succeed? Ask yourself that question. Very few people know that we have 1,440 minutes a day. That is right. You have to think of these minutes as your wealth, that is your bank account. That is right, that is your number…

I just came out of an investor meeting where I had to walk away before the end of the meeting. And I tried to shake hands with two of the investor partners and there was that awkward moment of …..I put my hand forward and then nobody reciprocated. Which makes…

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