Gildre Blog
Spotlight on Carol Pambini: An Entrepreneurial Journey from Brazil to Portugal
Carol Pambini, a Brazilian psychologist and executive coach, successfully transitioned her career from Brazil to Portugal, building a thriving online business. Driven by a desire for a better life and leveraging her strong LinkedIn network, she strategically planned her relocation and adapted her business to a new market.
Aytekin Tank: Bootstrapping Jotform to 25 million users
Meet Aytekin Tank, the founder and CEO of Jotform, detailing his inspiring journey from humble beginnings in Turkey to leading and bootstrapping a successful tech company with over 25 million of users.
Aytekin Tank's story exemplifies how passion, perseverance, and strategic thinking can lead to success in the competitive tech industry.
Fritz Lanman: CEO of ClassPass and Mindbody
From Adobe's founding by a family friend to playing pickup basketball with his brothers, Fritz Lanman share his unusual path to Microsoft executive turned startup founder eventually leading him to become the CEO of ClassPass and Mindbody.
Sher Downing: From Education to Entrepreneurship
Sher Downing, an innovative EdTech Strategist & CEO of Downing EdTech Consulting, leverages 30+ years in higher education & corporate training. A digital learning pioneer, she drives global organizations through transformative journeys, prioritizing accessibility. Recognized as an EdTech Trendsetter Finalist by EdTech Digest, her firm and she have clinched prestigious accolades like The Top 50 Women Leaders in Arizona 2022 & the 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year Women in IT USA Awards. Her unwavering commitment continues to inspire in the EdTech sphere
From Louisiana to NASA: A Journey in Physics, AI, and Startups
Chase Brignac has a unique journey from Cancer Alley Louisiana to working at NASA, Target, Apple, and being admitted into Y Combinator as a first time startup founder. His story is fascinating and inspiring
Turning Webinars into an Automated Experience: Lessons from 3X Founder, Melissa Kwan
Meet Melissa Kwan, a 3X Bootstrapped Founder with an exit from her previous company, Spacio in 2019. She launched eWebinar as a way to give founders and sales teams their time back to pursue passionate and fun endeavors. She is also the host of ProfitLed Podcast where they review and uncover proven growth strategies for bootstrapped entrepreneurs from the people who have done it before.
From Silicon Valley to London: Diana Stepner’s Journey Through Technology and Product
Diana Stepner shares her inspiring tech career journey, from communications in San Diego to an MBA at Boston University. She discusses working in CRM at Epsilon and Macromedia, then making the move to Epiphany's cloud-based tools. After relocating to London, Diana joined Salesforce in its early days as a UX researcher, later getting an HCI degree from Berkeley. She returned to London for roles at Monster and Pearson, starting their Future Technologies Group. Diana sees AI transforming education, with VR/AR enhancing learning platforms. Her career is driven by a commitment to create the best product-user fit through UX research.
From India to Egypt: Exploring Spirituality, Economics, and Technology
Ranjodh Singh began exploring mindfulness through transformative zen meditation, which led to incorporating daily breathwork and cold shower rituals. Through over 5 years in B2B software sales, he developed strong business relationship building and negotiation skills. He headed country operations for 2 years at a startup in Cairo, learning critical lessons in adaptability and resilience. An exhilarating paragliding experience in India provided an incredible perspective shift. He is currently creating 60-second educational Instagram videos to simplify complex concepts for a wider audience. Psychedelic experiences sparked profound spiritual growth and self-awareness for him. He is passionate about building mental fortitude through practices like strength training. Overall, he finds immense fulfillment in coaching and supporting individual growth journeys.