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Josh Wilson is a British producer and entrepreneur with a background in TV, journalism, and business development. [1] [2] He has produced programs or episodes shown on the BBC, National Geographic, Disney, Channel 4, Sky, and ESPN. [3] [4] [5]
Wilson started his journalism career by founding the blogging site The FilmCo. [6] [7] Later, he was recruited by TV and film publications, KFTV and The Knowledge. [1] [8]
Wilson is the Chief strategy officer at Binj, an AI, data, and machine learning company. [9] He focuses on establishing strategic partnerships with governments and institutions. He collaborates with Akon, Brandon Martin, and Rolling Stone MENA, Billboard Africa, and Robb Report Africa, among other infrastructure projects in Africa and the Middle East. [2] [10] [11]
Wilson serves on the boards of She Matters (Europe) and Evolvin Women (Middle East), that focus on empowering disadvantaged women, particularly refugees, by facilitating employment opportunities and ensuring safety. [7] [12]
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes, and its CEO is Mike Federle. It is based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Competitors in the national business magazine category include Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Michael S. Wilson is an American business executive, video game producer, and film-maker. Beginning his career at DWANGO as Vice President of Development before being hired to lead marketing and publishing at id Software in 1995, Wilson has subsequently co-founded multiple independent video game publishers, including Gathering of Developers, Gamecock Media Group, Devolver Digital, Good Shepherd Entertainment, and DeepWell DTx.
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Isaac Lee Possin is a Colombian journalist, entrepreneur and film & television producer. He is the founder and CEO, and the former executive chairman of EXILE Content Studio, a media company developing premium original content for audiences across the U.S. and Latin America. He previously served as Chief Content Officer for Univision Communications and Televisa, the world's largest Spanish-language media conglomerate. He founded StoryHouse Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based, scripted content development unit of Univision, which produces acclaimed scripted TV Series El Chapo (Netflix), as well as Outpost (HBO), Residente and Hate Rising docu-features.
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Alex Okosi is a Nigerian-born, US-educated business executive who has worked for the world's biggest broadcasting, streaming and tech brands. Committed to Africa’s digital transformation, Okosi currently holds the post of managing director of Google Africa, where he is responsible for Google’s operations in Africa including programs that help businesses and economies on the continent to grow, as well as expanding access and providing tools to help the next billion users get more from the Web.
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Razmig Hovaghimian is an American entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of the international online streaming video site Viki, and senior executive officer of global content, board observer and Entrepreneur in residence at Japanese ecommerce company Rakuten. He is also a co-founder and board member of non-profit neonatal health company Embrace. He also founded Hoodline, formerly Ripple News, a hyper-local, automated data newswire later acquired by social media neighborhood site Nextdoor.
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Joshua Kenneth Richards is a Canadian social media personality and businessman. He has a following on a number of social media platforms and serves as the CEO of CrossCheck Studios.
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