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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

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He oversaw the launch of iconic properties including Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob & Rugrats — all multi-billion-dollar global powerhouses. We = my father is from Colombia, South America, immigrated to the U.S. Herb is a Puerto-Rican American media executive who was previously the President of Nickelodeon.

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Is America’s Corporate Culture In The Dark Ages?

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This divide between America’s doggedly industrious approach on the one hand, and the less-relentless global approach on the other, might make it seem that a corporate culture developed for a U.S. company would prove a poor fit beyond our borders. But that’s not necessarily so. Yes, there are differences, but there are also commonalities.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

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Also, the current state of the world under a global pandemic is contributing to video marketing increasing in popularity. COVID-19 has influenced consumers to consider P2P transfer, contactless payments, and global payments since they are encouraged to stay in their homes and limit physical contact.

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Innovations off the global beaten path

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We hear so much about Silicon Valley and Bangalore and Shanghai that is refreshing to hear about innovations in unexpected places: Nigeria's Nollywood: Most prolific in world Medellin, Colombia's massive turnaround Bhutan's plan to go all organic farming The world's.

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Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

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Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. Paulina speaks both English and Spanish fluently due to being in primary and grade schools in both Colombia and the U.S.

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Bring Me Your Accents. Immigration Fuels Innovation

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My father to this day has an unbelievably slow, deep, baritone accent from his native country – Colombia. It’s the global struggle for a better life. My dad is my hero. He arrived in the US in his 20′s with nothing and a dream to make a better life for his family. My dad is the American dream.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

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And of course many of you know this is near and dear to me because my own father is from Medellín, Colombia so I grew up in a household with the music, food, culture and language of South America. So they began signing up Spanish-language content producers in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and so forth.