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Luigi Costa and the art of starting again
Luigi Costa spent decades building international businesses before co-founding Noema Pharma. His career held an Oslo listing, a public reckoning, a return to the founder’s chair - and a passion for motorcycles that followed him beyond the boardroom.
Michael Har-Noy’s second invention: building a company
Michael Har-Noy moved from San Diego to Israel to build a business around his research. Two decades later, his story runs through manufacturing rooms, millions of frequent-flyer miles and the complicated business of founder control.
Danil Kislinskiy and the geography of a good introduction
A student trip opened his world. Now the Go Global World founder is trying to make the useful introductions of Silicon Valley travel just as far.
Ana Paula Olaiz and the art of arriving early
Two years after finishing an international business degree, Ana Paula Olaiz is helping Corgi turn a fast-moving insurance platform into a sales organization. Her route there began with trucking spreadsheets, client migrations and a taste for practical problems.
The Consultants Who Have Already Sat in Your Chair
Hawksbill Group sells an unusual consulting product: the scar tissue of people who ran factories, regions, policy shops and public companies before they began giving advice.
Tatiane Vita Learned Global Growth From the Shop Floor
She started behind a Chilli Beans counter while studying journalism. Two decades later, Tatiane Vita is applying a field-tested playbook for international growth to schools, founders and a public conversation about who gets chosen to lead.
Christophe Jeusse
Christophe Jeusse is the Chief Executive Officer of Peoplelink Group, a South Bend, Indiana staffing company that provides administrative, industrial, skilled trade and professional contract workers to businesses across the United States. A French-trained finance executive with more than two decades in employment services, he moved from the international side of France's Groupe Crit into the top job at its U.S. staffing arm. He was recognized by Candidately's World Staffing Awards as one of the top 100 staffing leaders to watch in 2023 and nominated again in 2025.
Kya Sainsbury-Carter
Kya Sainsbury-Carter spent over 20 years at Microsoft, most recently as Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Advertising, where she led a global ads business generating more than $18 billion in annual gross revenue. She oversaw the division's transformation through AI-powered and agentic advertising, expanded retail media, and enterprise partnerships before departing in May 2026 - with LinkedIn's Matt Derella named to succeed her.