Innovation X Collaboration: Saleema Vellani, Innovation Strategist & Author of "Innovation Starts With I"
About this Episode:
{This episode is part of the INNOVATION X COLLABORATION mini-series}
Join me and Saleema Vellani, Innovation Strategist & Author of "Innovation Starts With I" as we talk about her belief that innovation happens through authentic relationships and community, fueled by empathy and collaboration.
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About Saleema:
Saleema Vellani is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and the author of Innovation Starts With “I”. She became an entrepreneur at the age of 21, from co-founding a language school in Brazil to finance an orphanage, to launching and leading an online translation agency to help companies of all sizes expand their digital presence globally. She has co-founded 7 ventures to date, two of which were acquired in 2012.
For over 12 years, Saleema has led 100+ international organizations, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies to their next stage of growth and innovation. Saleema also teaches Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University.
Since 2016, Saleema has been co-leading award-winning, groundbreaking research with the World Bank on solving food insecurity in conflict-affected countries through climate-smart technologies. She advises several organizations, including Startup Africa, Wonder Women Tech, SXSW Pitch, and Net Impact.
She is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian. Born and raised in Canada, she is proud of her multicultural upbringing as a Toronto native with East African and Indian roots.
Show Notes:
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