The Inspiring CEOs to Watch 2020 | The Enterprise World

ROBBIE
ANTONIO
www.theenterpriseworld.com | America Edition | February 2020
R e s u r g e n t : J o i n t h e M o v e m e n t
NSPIRING
TO WATCH 2020
ITHE

JOIN 60,000+
C-SUITE SUBSCRIBERS
TO GET RECENT UPDATES
OF OUR MAGAZINES
SUBSCRIBE US
info@theenterpriseworld.com
UPCOMING
EDITIONS
THE BEST OF 10
INFORMATION
&
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES:
2020
THE HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
FINANCIAL
ADVISORS
FOR 2020

preserving data ecosystems
PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT,
STORE, SHARE AND RECOVER DATA.
• Incremental and automatic ﬁle migration
between heterogeneous storage
• Operational storage during the migration
with reduced impact on production
• Automatic control of the integrity of
migrated ﬁles
• Performance tuning by simply adding or
removing Data Movers
• Single platform for securing new storage
www.atempo.com

Also read about Chicago- A City that Feels like Home!
Currently serving as the CEO of Lomiko Metals Inc, a company focused on the exploration
and development of minerals for the new green economy such as lithium and graphite and also
has a 100% interest in Lomiko Technologies Inc., an investor in technology and manufacturer
of electronic products.
Leading Ultra Tune is Sean Buckley, which is an industry leader in its technical ﬁeld. Sean is
Executive Chairman at The Ultra Group of Companies which includes (among others) Ultra
Tune and Ultra Thoroughbreds – one of Australia’s largest and most successful Thoroughbred
Racing and Breeding enterprises. Sean is a skilled entrepreneur with a diverse range of
interests including sports, business and new technologies.
The stories of such leaders are sure to inspire you!
Have a good read!
Telling the tale of such leaders, who with their hard work and dedication are inspiring many is
The Enterprise World’s issue of The Inspiring CEO’s to Watch in 2020. With their inspiring
stories, these leaders have proved to be a beacon of light for many.
Featuring for the Cover Story is Robbie Antonio, the Founder and CEO of Resident Holdings
Group, is a real estate developer, tech entrepreneur, and art patron. He is also the Founder and
CEO of Antonio Development in New York and the Founder and CEO of Revolution
Precrafted-which is the sole PropTech unicorn start-up in the South-East Asia and also the ﬁrst
billion-dollar start-up company in Philippines.
There are no boundaries to what one can achieve, it is all just the matter of dedication. A spark
that lights up the entire path and leads you through, a spark that many fondly call belief.
What does it take to be a great leader? Just the leadership? The hard toiling years are generally
ignored when one reaches the top. But those are the years that make people the great leaders
they are today.
From Editor's Desk
Your Limitation is only your Imagination
Shalmali Wadadekar

Uncompromised sound performance,
state-of-the-art technology and reﬁned
design all come together in
Sennheiser’s True Wireless
premium earbuds.
MOMENTUM True Wireless
A new dimension in
wearable sound
en-in.sennheiser.com

The Enterprise World
Publisher
Susanne J.
Shalmali W.
Peter J.
James H.
Ben Clarke
V. Mittal
Avinash G.
Amanda V.
Creative Content Editor
Asst. Editor
Marketing Coordinator(USA)
PR & Marketing Coordinator
Business Development Executive
Creative Design Head:
Social Media Manager
Digital Circulation Manager
editor@theentetpriseworld.com
For Editorial Concerns:
sales@theenterpriseworld.com
For Sales & Branding Enquiries:
info@theenterpriseworld.com
For Subscription:
The Enterprise World, 1985,
Henderson Rd, PMB 18262,
Columbus, OH, 43220
+1 614 385 1709
Follow Us On:
Copyrights © The Enterprise World | 2019. All Rights Reserved. The images and content included in
this magazine should not be copied, transferred or reproduced in any form or by any means, electronics,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, otherwise, without proper permission from The Enterprise World.
The Enterprise World solely owns all the reprint rights.

Currently serving as the CEO of
Lomiko Metals Inc, Paul is
involved in planning and
implementation phases of creating
new businesses and restructuring of
organizations. He also works with
pre-IPO companies and is also the
CEO of Lomiko Technologies, VP
Business Development of
Cover Story Feature-
Antonio is also the producer of
Revolution Precrafted, a Manila-
based series of prefabricated
structures by other designers such
as Daniel Libeskind, Sou Fujimoto,
and Lenny Kravitz. Revolution
Precrafted was recognized as the
first ‘Unicorn’ start-up in the
Philippines, in 2017. Antonio has
overseen the development of over
45 million square feet of real estate
in the Philippines and the United
States.
Born in the Philippines, Robbie
Antonio is the Founder and CEO
of the Resident Holdings Group,
the Founder and CEO of Antonio
Development in New York and also
the Founder and CEO of
Revolution Precrafted-which is the
sole PropTech unicorn start-up in
the South-East Asia and also the
first billion-dollar start-up company
in Philippines.
Founded by Marc. E Rippen,
Alertgy is a start-up medical
device company that has developed
ground-breaking technology to
non-invasively detect glucose
within the body. Founded in 2016
by Marc Rippen, Alertgy uses
dielectric methods to give real-time
glucose measurements for people
with diabetes or those who are
Promethieus Technologies, SHD
Smart Home Devices and Director
of Graphene ESD. His latest work
has been to spearheading
investment activities under Lomiko
Technologies.
Leading Ultra Tune is Sean
Buckley, which is an industry
leader in its technical field. Sean is
pre-diabetic and monitoring their
blood sugar.
Jeff LoCastro, CEO/Founder of
Neener Analytics was one of the
first to connect affinity and
behaviour to understand non-linear
correlations. Based on his ability
to extract unique insights, Jeff
pioneered the first ever effective
CPA (cost-per-action) model which
became the basis of all future social
analytics models, as well as the
foundation for all social media
monetization.
Leaders in Spotlight
Interview with The Enterprise
World-
Using this to accelerate the
organizational performance, Steve
Burke’s DigiBlu has helped many
organizations transform from just
traditional workspaces to being
digitally abled. In an interview with
The Enterprise World, Steve Burke
unfolds the journey of DigiBlu.
Executive Chairman at The Ultra
Group of Companies which
includes (among others) Ultra Tune
and Ultra Thoroughbreds – one of
Australia’s largest and most
successful Thoroughbred Racing
and Breeding enterprises. Sean is a
skilled entrepreneur with a diverse
range of interests including sports,
business and new technologies.
Marina Tognetti, who herself is
fond of learning new languages,
founded mYngle end 2007.
Originally from Italy, she has
worked in different countries and
speaks several languages, Italian,
English, Dutch, French, Spanish,
and some Mandarin. In an
Interview with The Enterprise
World, she unfolds the journey of
mYngle.

Robbie
Antonio
Resurgent:
Join the Movement
Cover
Story
C
O
N
T
E
N
T
08

A.Paul Gill Jeff LoCastro
Spearheading
Lomiko's Way
to Success
Providing Innovative
Insights in the
Big Data World
Marc E. Rippen
Promising Leader
Changing the
Healthcare
Quotient
Sean Buckley
Leveraging the
Industry Trends
Marina
Tognetti
Steve
Burke
Leading the
Language Land
Innovating
Business Models
FACTS
Chicago
City That
Feels Like Home
Why Cultivate
a Culture of
Gratitude in
Workplace
Professional
Development
and the Myth
Surrounding It
Interview
From the
Editor
16 28
34 44
24 40
20 38
32 48

Robbie
ntonioA
COVER STORY
RESURGENT: JOIN THE MOVEMENT
www.theenterpriseworld.com 09

e seldom come across a
Wpersonality that is
willing to do it all, and
succeed at it, in spite of the
challenges. It takes a huge amount
of courage, not to mention the
multiple strategies to operate a
broad range of businesses. The
confidence to be so relentlessly
oneself is a quality possessed by
rare. Some people tend to hide it,
while some people are just
effortless at it. Those are the people
who fear nothing. Nothing can stop
them, and even if there was
something stopping them, they
would find a way to get past it!
Featuring on for the cover story of
The Enterprise World’s ‘The
Inspiring CEO’s to watch 2020’ is
one such personality -- Robbie
Antonio: a rebel with a cause.
Resident Holdings Group is a
Born in the Philippines, Robbie
Antonio is the Founder and CEO
of Resident Holdings Group, the
Founder and CEO of Antonio
Development in New York and also
the Founder and CEO of
Revolution Precrafted -- the sole
PropTech unicorn start-up in South-
East Asia and also the first billion
dollar start-up company in the
Philippines. Robbie Antonio is a
real estate developer, tech
entrepreneur, and art patron. Being
one of the biggest stalwarts in the
field of consumer branding, he has
worked with various celebrities and
influencers for worldwide projects
representing nineteen (19)
companies in the fields of property,
e-commerce, home accessories,
beauty, fashion, and , jewelry, food
franchising, electronics and
gaming.
Southeast Asian-based global
holding company of
technologically-driven start-ups
with a strategy of global expansion
and interests in the fields of real
estate and property development,
leisure and hospitality, social media
marketing, franchising, fashion and
beauty retailing, fintech, EdTech,
and tech-based legal, medical, and
accounting services. Its flagship
company is Revolution Precrafted,
a supplier of traditional and
prefabricated homes and structures
with footprints in 31 countries in
Asia, Middle East, Europe, North
and South America, and The
Caribbean. Revolution Precrafted
produces prefabricated structures
by world renown designers such as
Daniel Libeskind, Sou Fujimoto,
and Lenny Kravitz.
Boasting over 130 celebrities,
artists, and designers with a
consolidated social media reach of
at least 100 million, Resident
Holdings Group offers a wide
selection of quality homes,
furniture, fashion accessories, skin
care, cosmetics, apparel, food and
service franchises and digital
services curated by luminaries in
the fields of art, architecture,
entertainment, music, and fashion.
The company has presence in key
industries, offering value-added
products and services envisioned
and conceptualized by their
celebrity partners, and
manufactured to perfection by
strategic partners. Resident
Holdings Group is one of the
fastest growing companies in Asia
with almost 19 companies under its
name.
Here are some of key business units
under this fast-growing
conglomerate.
What makes Resident Holdings
Group unique is the quality of its
products and services. The
company offers effective
partnerships with the cream of the
crop whether in art, architecture or
fashion. Resident Holdings also
engages top celebrities worldwide
to give their imprints on products
that are quality but affordable, and
easily accessible via social media
platforms.
RENEGADE BRANDING
CONCEPTS is a one-stop shop for
possible retail and business
opportunities, in partnership with
some of the biggest celebrities and
influencers in the Philippines and
the world. It offers unique, out of
the ordinary, licensing ideas on
food and service franchising.
shopping, beauty, fitness and
wellness, fashion and home design
with the main goal of offering
Other companies under Resident
Holdings are 19 companies - -
Renegade, Renaissance, Reach,
Rebel, Radical, Regal, Radiant,
Replenish, Range, Revolt, RACE,
RIPE, Resurgent, Reality, Relove,
Roar, Rascal, Right, and Rogue - -
involved in franchising and
licensing, furnishing and
decorating, social media, content
curator and e-commerce, eyewear,
affordable fashion, jewelry, beauty,
nutrition and wellness, digital
media and live entrepreneurship,
membership card supporting local
small businesses, game field direct
selling, media production, celebrity
preloved apparels, accessories,
furniture, and cars, online pet store,
mom and kids’ toys and apparel.
10 February 2020February 2020

RESURGENT CORPORATION
is the direct marketing unit of
Resident Holdings. It offers income
opportunities to members. It offers
quality cosmetics and supplements.
out to their favorite Renegades by
creating video greets and shout outs
through the platform, advertise and
promote events and parties by
reaching a larger audience, with the
support of partner celebrities and
influencers. The features aim to
provide the service to connect with
our partner Renegades.
Resurgent Corporation creates
income opportunities for everyone,
including OFWs, homemakers and
business-minded by offering direct
marketing services to members and
people in their personal networks.
RENAISSANCE TOUCH is a
first-of-its-kind online marketplace
for furnishing and decorating
interior spaces with the inspiration
from celebrities, top interior
designers, artists and fashion
designers.
REBEL SPECS DESIGN offers
more than the usual pair of eyewear
to the market. Instead of the
generic pieces you often see on the
shelves, this business unit sells
eyewear pairs personally curated by
celebrities and influencers for their
particular design and style.
RELEVANT MEDIUM is
Southeast Asia’s first ever
integrated celebrity-inspired
marketplace designed to connect
modern-day influencers with their
fans in a one stop shop for
e-commerce, curated brands, and
virtual-in-life channel engagement.
Range Electronics is a celebrity
curated accessible cell phone
provider and marketplace app that
helps merge function with fashion,
featuring cool, hip styles, and
branding. Range Electronics’
products double as a gateway for
people to make extra income.
prospective entrepreneurs and
customers alike with a convenient
and worry-free experience.
Renegade already counts boxing
icon and Senator Emmanuel
“Manny” D. Pacquiao, super model
Helena Christensen, and designer
Camilla Staerk, among its partner
celebrities. clientele. Renegade
Branding Concepts is a natural
extension and progression of the
real estate branding experience
from Revolution Precrafted and all
branded projects the company has
done prior to this. To date, it has
launched over 20 curated food
kiosks in the Philippines and its
plans to launch more in the coming
months, with a forward-looking
goal of expanding into nearby
Asian territories. Even though
Renegade Branding Concepts is
still in its initial stages, Mr. Antonio
has made plans for an aggressive
overseas expansion.
Revolt Celebrity Games is an
interactive cross-platform gaming
company that features celebrities
and an immersive, best-in-breed
gaming experience. Watch your
favorite celebrities while they play
and stream your favorite games!
Reach Medium is a platform that
specializes in creating contents,
promotions, video greets, event and
party invites from your favorite
celebrities and influencers. The
company aims to help people reach
An entrepreneur opens up
opportunities for growth by
providing them employment and
also opportunities for the growth of
their own businesses. An
entrepreneur is also a contributor to
the growth and development of
communities and the national
economy. Robbie Antonio, the
Founder and CEO of Resident
Holdings, is a pioneer and a game
changer.
Hailing from a family exposed to
the world of real estate, he wanted
to shake things up and change the
landscape of the industry. He
developed Revolution Precrafted, a
company that combines the
elements of art and fashion with
real estate. By creating design-
driven prefabricated and traditional
homes, he wanted to democratize
design and make it accessible to a
wider audience.
The Founder - Robbie’s urge to
revolutionize started early, in his
school days.
“
THE IDEA IS TO
LEVERAGE THE
INFLUENCE AND
POPULARITY OF
OUR PARTNER
(CELEBRITY)
TO CREATE
MARKETABLE
OF BUSINESS
CONCEPTS THAT
YOU CAN SIMPLY
ACQUIRE AND
IMPLEMENT.
“
COVER STORY

He has tapped global and local
celebrities, designers and artists to
create homes that can be built at faster
speeds, and at a fraction of the cost.
big-ticket projects such as Batulao
Artscapes, the World’s First Livable Art
Park, and Revolution Flavorscapes, the
World’s First Livable Food Park. At
present nearly 300 homes are already
under construction in those two
developments.
Revolution Precrafted has also delivered
units to private customers.
With Revolution Precrafted creating a
mark in the real estate landscape,
Robbie decided to try his hand in the
field of fast-moving consumer goods
(FMCG).
Being an entrepreneur by heart he
decided to revolutionize the real estate
business by introducing the ideas that no
one had explored before. With this
intention in mind, he started with
Revolution Precrafted, where they
introduced luxury and art into what used
to be a very basic need for quick home
construction Under the Resident
Holdings Group, Robbie has established
companies engaged not only in real
estate and property development but
also in leisure and hospitality, social
media marketing, franchising, fashion
and beauty retailing. Revolution
Precrafted is the flagship company
under Resident. Among them, too, is
Renegade Branding Concepts —a one-
stop shop marketplace and destination
“I don’t want to rest on my laurels.
Instead I always try to improve myself
and the company. I also try to explore
new things that I can accomplish.
At present, the company boasts of
for franchising and licensing concepts—
in partnership with some of the biggest
celebrities and influencers.
“These are relatively new businesses.
But like what I did with Revolution
Precrafted, I want to offer products that
stand out from the rest. I want products
that are celebrity-curated, whether it is a
pair of eyewear, or a bottle of perfume,”
Robbie added.
And to achieve everything that Robbie
has, one needs not only great leadership,
but a lot of grit, determination and luck.
Antonio is also the Founder and CEO of
Revolution Precrafted, the first and only
PropTech unicorn startup in Southeast
Asia and the first startup billion-dollar
company in the Philippines. It is a
global supplier of traditional and
prefabricated homes and structures with
footprints in Asia, The Caribbean and
other key regions.
Revolution Precrafted is Antonio’s
attempt to disrupt the real estate
industry with notable innovations after
having worked with Pei Partners and the
late I.M.Pei for Centurion— the first
ground up residential condominium in
Robbie also credits his success to a team
of accomplished and over-achieving
team that keeps up with his
entrepreneurial ambitions.
Antonio wants his Team to always aim
for excellence in anything they do.
Being the leader, Robbie imparts in
them valuable knowledge and
experiences that he has gained through
personal encounters so that they will
also be inspired to aim for the moon.
“Mediocrity is a dead word for me and
my team.”
12 February 2020

COVER STORY
AN
ENTREPRENEUR
IS NOT
JUST A
BUSINESSMAN.
HE IS
ALSO AN
INFLUENCER
AND AN AGENT
OF CHANGE
IN SOCIETY.

In 2016, Antonio received an award
and was included in the list of Top
100 Art collectors in the world. In
May 2018, he was named “Real
Estate Personality of the Year” by
Property Guru. In the same year,
Antonio was also cited in the 2018
Mavericks Report by Built Worlds
as one of the “25 Pioneers who’ve
Transformed the Built Industry.”
first-of-its-kind online
celebrity/influencer e-commerce
site for furnishing and decorating
interior spaces. Relevant Medium
is a platform that enables social
media influencers to create and
monetize content while Reach
the world. He also served as the
Managing Director of Century
Properties where he conceived and
spearheaded US $2.1 billion of
branded developments with the
Trump Organization, Armani Casa,
Versace Home, Philippe Starck,
Missoni Home, and Paris Hilton.
Renegade Branding Concepts is a
one-stop shop for franchising and
licensing concepts which offers an
unparalleled list of possible retail
and business opportunities in
partnership with some of the
biggest celebrities while
Renaissance Touch is a
Robbie Antonio’s experience in
brand marketing has reached new
heights with the launch of his
umbrella company- the Resident
Holdings. The Resident Holdings
Group hosts fast-growing
marketplaces and e-commerce
companies. These include
companies like Renegade Branding
Concepts, Renaissance Touch,
Relevant Medium, and Reach
Medium.
Medium is an aggregated Key
Opinion Leader (KOL) content
curator, e-commerce, and traffic
engine. With the success of these
companies, Antonio slowly began
to unveil his other celebrity-
designed e-commerce and eservices
companies that included: Rebel
Specs Design—a celebrity-branded
eyewear e-commerce company that
features sleek, topnotch design with
unbeatable prices, Radical Couture
Concepts—a company that features
the latest celebrity backed fashion
trends at affordable prices, Regal
Jewelry Selection—a curated
e-commerce jewelry brand that
sells gorgeous celebrity branded
rings, necklaces, earrings, and
bracelets, Radiant Beauty
Selection—an e-commerce
company that provides beauty
products with categories, Replenish
Corporation—the premiere
celebrity-inspired nutrition and
vitamin e-supplements company,
Range Hi Tech Corporation—a
celebrity branded cell phone
provider and marketplace app that
helps merge function with fashion,
and Revolt Games—an interactive
cross-platform gaming company
that features celebrity branding and
an immersive, best-in-breed
gaming experience. Resurgent
Corporation is a premiere direct
selling company in the market
featuring (seven) 7 product
packages and an interactive app
that gamifies, intensifies, and
ultimately commercializes the
entire marketing experience,
Relove Collections—a celebrity
curated online shop for pre-loved
apparels, accessories, furniture and
fixtures, and also cars from our
celebrity Renegades, Roaring Pets
Company—an online one-stop
• “20 of the World’s Most
Innovative Art Collectors” by
Artnet
• “Real Estate Personality of the
Year” by Property Guru
• “12 Young Art Collectors to
Watch in 2016” by Artnet
shop for your daily pet needs, the
company sells foods to vitamins
and apparels to fixtures that are
branded by celebrity pet owners
and Rascal Kids Collection—a
collection of mom and kids’ toys,
apparels, stuff and necessities
inspired by various influencer
babies and kids. RACE is a digital
media and live entrepreneurship
platform that helps broach
traditional education with
pragmatic, money-making skills,
RIPE Discount Card—a discount
membership card that let everyday
consumers buy more for cheaper
and helps support local small
businesses.
ART Robbie Antonio is one of the
youngest and most prolific
collectors of international modern
and post-war contemporary art.
Because of his accomplishments as
an art collector, he received
numerous awards from different
organizations. In 2014, Artnet
recognized Antonio as one of the
“20 of the World’s Most Innovative
Art Collectors,” while in 2015, he
became part of Artnet’s “Top 200
Art Collectors Worldwide.”
• “Top 10 Young Art Collectors” by
Larry’s List
• “25 Pioneers Who’ve
Transformed the Built Industry”
14 February 2020

Marina Abramovich, Maurizio
Catellan, Julian Schnabel,
Francesco Clemente, Zhang Huan,
David La Chapelle, Marilyn
Minter, and Julian Opie. Apart from
this, Robbie also loves to invest his
time in supporting causes that are
close to his heart, like Resilience
by Design, a UN campaign which
supports the processes of
reconstruction in areas that are
aﬀected by natural disasters and
climate change. He is also among
the Board Directors of Operation
Smile Philippines Foundation. This
is a medical charity that supports
hundreds and thousands of free
surgeries for the children and
young adults in developing
countries who are born with facial
deformities like cleft lip, cleft
palate and many more of such.
• “Real Estate All stars in New
York” by Real Estate Weekly, New
York
• “25 Most Inﬂuential
• Forbes “Philippines’ 50 Richest
2017” (youngest person)
• “Art Power List: Movers and
Shakers in the Art World” by
Harper’s Bazaar “The World’s Top
100 Art Collectors for 2016” by
Artnet
• “50 of the World’s Most Exciting
Collectors” by Modern Painters
• “Top 200 Art Collectors
Worldwide in 2015” by Artnet .
Artnet also recognized him as one
of the “12 Young Art Collectors to
Watch in 2016,” as well as one of
the “The World’s Top 100 Art
Collectors for 2016.” Antonio’s
passion for art has also led him to
collaborate with artists such as
Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami,
Throughout his entrepreneurial
journey, Robbie Antonio has
received many awards and
accolades for his impeccable work.
Some of those include-
• “Top 40 Rising Stars of Real
Estate Globally” by Institutional
Investor Magazine at the age of 28
Personalities” by the Philippine
Star
• “The Collectors: 40 Under 40” By
Apollo Magazine
• “50 Under 50” by Town &
Country
COVER STORY

A.Paul Gill
Spearheading
Lomiko’s Way to Success
Lomiko Metals Inc.
The company has discovered high-grade graphite at its La Loutre Property
in Quebec and is working toward a Pre-Economic Assessment (PEA) that
will increase its current indicated resource of 4.1 Mt of 6.5% Cg to over 10
Mt of 10%+ Cg. Paul Gill, CEO of Lomiko Metals has stated that the
exploration has been completed and it is showing two diﬀerent areas of
deposits: the graphene battery zone and the refractory zone. The
consolidated 43-101 resource estimate is expected soon. According to Mr.
Gill, the material at Lomiko’s discovery is of similar or better quality than
the material at the IMERYS Carbon Graphite Mine 53 km to the
Northwest and 100 kms from the IMERYS processing facility at the Port
• 20% holder of Promethieus Technologies Inc. www.promethieus.com.
• The company is working on its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)
which, if: successful, adds considerable value to the company.
• The Company has completed its initial option and has earned its 30%
interest in the La Loutre Flake and Lac des iles Flake Graphite Properties,
Quebec.
• Founded in 1987; Headquartered in Vancouver B.C.; Seasoned and
Motivated Management Team.
development of resource properties that contain minerals for the new green
economy. Its mineral properties include the 80% owned La Loutre and Lac
Des Iles Graphite Properties and the 100% owned Quatre Milles Graphite
Property.
Who We Are
• Lomiko Metals (LMR.V) is a Canada-based, exploration-stage company.
The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development
of resource properties that contain minerals for the new green economy.
he graphite market is
Tpredicted to hit $ 27 Billion
by 2025. With demands for
graphite from various industries,
the market growth of graphite has
been exponential.
The times are changing, and there
are demands for electric vehicles,
and there is also a rise in the
commercial applications of
graphene. Also the growing
demand of energy storage will
drive the growth of the graphite
market.
Led by CEO A.Paul Gill, Lomiko
Metals is focused on the
exploration and development of
minerals for the new green
economy such as lithium and
graphite and also has a 100%
interest in Lomiko Technologies
Inc., an investor in technology and
manufacturer of electronic
products.
The Company-
Lomiko Metals Inc. is a Canada-
based, exploration-stage company.
The Company is engaged in the
acquisition, exploration and
16 February 2020

IMERYS. This is very significant
because everyone has an
understanding that the IMERYS
Carbon Graphite Mine is shortly
going to run out of mineable ore
and needs replacement.
There are other very relevant
companies in the space, Nouveau
Monde, which is TSXV: NOU,
Mason Graphite, which is TSXV:
LLG, Graphite One, which is
TSXV: GPH and Northern
Graphite, TSXV: NGH. But all of
those that are post pre-economic
assessment and have major flaws.
Mason needs to build
infrastructure. Nouveau Monde has
sulphur in their particular deposit,
which adds cost. Graphite One is
located in the Aleutians Islands in
Alaska, which is a very difficult
mining jurisdiction because of the
weather and Northern Graphite has
low grade which may hamper the
economics.
But Lomiko is in a Goldilocks
zone, located just north of the Port
of Montreal and just south of the
IMERYS Carbon Graphite Mines.
Lomiko has a very distinct
advantage because there is now a
North American strategy being put
in place for battery materials,
which includes lithium, graphite
and cobalt.
A Few Highlights and the Road
Ahead-
The highlight for Lomiko was
finding one strike length was 110
meters, with grades of 14.5%,
which are double of what they are
mining at the Imerys Carbon
Graphite Mine. Imagine
mineralization taller than the Statue
of Liberty and obviously there’s not
just one drill hole that’s only six
of Montreal. The IMERYS mine has a mine closure plan for 2022 and
needs replacement. Located near a producing mine with an experienced
workforce with excellent infrastructure and year around working
capability, La Loutre property has great potential to become the next
graphite mine.
Lomiko Metals has been working in the battery materials space for about
six years now. Lomiko Metals has focused on graphite because that is the
material that makes up the anode of a lithium-ion battery, which is the
main power source for most electric vehicles. They have discovered a very
good deposit of material in Quebec and now with 170 drill holes, are
showing two different areas of near surface mineralization. One is called
the graphene battery zone and the other is the refractory zone. They have
finished the refractory zone drilling in 2019 and will be going to a
consolidated 43-101 resource estimate shortly.
The discovery they’ve just made at the refractory zone is similar or of
better quality than the material or the grades that are being mined at
A.Paul Gill
CEO
The Inspiring CEO’s to Watch 2020

A.Paul Gill- The Leader-
preliminary economic assessment,
which will put a dollar value on
that particular deposit.
Currently serving as the CEO of
Lomiko Metals, Paul is involved in
planning and implementation
phases of creating new businesses
and restructuring of organizations.
He also works with pre-IPO
companies and is also the CEO of
Lomiko Technologies, VP Business
Development of Promethieus
Technologies, SHD Smart Home
Devices and Director of Graphene
We have a definite area of a high
grade and of mining potential.
inches wide there. It is probably
indicative of a larger area of
mineralization.
Lomiko has also done many other
drill holes and have confirmed a
mineralization zone that extends for
900 meters, from the Northwest to
the Southeast at the refractory zone
and also a width of about 400
meters.
Lomiko is ready to do a 43-101
resource estimate and the
His latest work has been to
spearheading investment activities
under Lomiko Technologies. On
December 4, 2014, Lomiko created
Graphene Energy Storage Devices
after it received confirmation from
Strategic Alliance Partner
Graphene Labs Inc. of New York
that the Research Group at Stony
Brook University received a
prototype graphene super capacitor
and filed a patent. Lomiko owns
40% of the new company and will
focus on research, development and
commercialization of this exciting
new product.
ESD. Through AJS Management
Corp., he also provides advice to
private sector clients.
What makes us different from other
companies in this particular sector is that we
are located only 53 kilometres from the only
operating graphite mine in North America,
the Imerys Carbon and Graphite Mine.
‘‘
18 February 2020

MADE LIKE A GUN,
GOES LIKE A BULLET
www.royaleneld.com

CHICAGOCITY THAT FEELS LIKE HOME

n the state of Illinois, Chicago is
one of the most populous cities.
Chicago was formed as a city in
1837 near a portage between the
Great Lakes and the Mississippi
River watershed and then saw a
th
rapid growth in the 19 century.
In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire
destroyed most of the city and
left about 100, 000 people
homeless. But, the city made a
synergetic effort to rebuild all
the destroyed property. With this
development in the construction,
Chicago then also saw a growth
in its population in the following decades.
Today, Chicago is an international hub for finance,
culture, commerce, industry, education,
technology, telecommunications and
transportation. Chicago is also the site for creation
of the first standardized futures contracts. Today, it
is one of the largest and most diverse derivatives
market in the world.
In the United States, the gross metropolitan
product of Chicago is the third largest, which is
about $670.5 billion. Chicago shows a high level
of diversification and has been rated to have the
most balanced economy in the United States. In
the year 2014, the Chicago metropolitan area also
recorded the highest number of new or expanded
corporate facilities in the United States.
I
The Willis Towers
Cloud Gate22 February 2020

The Culture and Contemporary
Life of Chicago-
Apart from being a home to several
headquarters of prominent
industries, Chicago is also a
cultural centre. The city’s
waterfront location and the vibrant
nightlife have attracted people from
over the world. Chicago has several
deluxe dining options and also
ethnic restaurants across districts.
Some of the famous restaurants
include the Little Italy along the
Taylor Street, the Chinatown in
Armour Square, the Little Seoul in
Albany Park and Desi area along
the Devon Avenue.
Downtown Chicago is most famous
for the city’s financial,
governmental, cultural and
commercial institutions. “The
Loop” is the city’s eight by five
block area which is encircled by
elevated rail tracks. The areas
adjoining The Loop have many
famous skyscrapers, restaurants,
museums, shopping centres and
many more.
manufacturing, food processing,
printing, publishing etc.
Headquarters of some of the
prominent food companies are
based in Chicago. These include
Quaker Oats, US Foods, and
McDonalds etc. The city has also
been a hub for the retail sector
since the early development. Not
just the industries, but Chicago also
ranks third in the world as a
convention destination. A number
of conventions are held in Chicago
every year.
The Hyde Park is a neighbourhood
in the South Side, which is also the
home of former President, Barack
Obama. The University of Chicago,
world’s first ranked university is
Chicago is considered as a major
world financial center and is also
the second-largest central business
district in the United States. It is a
home to Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago and also has prime
financial and futures exchanges.
These include the Chicago Stock
Exchange, Chicago Board Options
Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile
Exchange. The Chicago Mercantile
Exchange (the Merc) along with
the Chicago Board of Trade is
owned by Chicago’s CME Group.
The city is also a home to Dow 30
companies and also the aerospace
giant Boeing that moved its
headquarters from Seattle to
Chicago in 2001.
The city is also known to be the
base of commercial operations of
industrialists like John Crerar, John
Whitfield Bunn, Richard Teller
Crane, Marshall Field, John
Farwell, and Julius Rosenwald and
many more who have laid the
foundation of global industry.
Chicago is also known to a home to
12 Fortune Global 500 companies
and 17 Financial Times 500
companies.
Other major industries include the
As of 2014, Chicago was a hotspot
for around 50.17 million domestic
leisure travellers, 11.09 million
domestic business travellers, and
1.308 million overseas travellers.
What draws tourists around the
world to Chicago are the upscale
shopping centres like the
Magnificent Mile and State Street.
But it is not just about shopping,
the several restaurants around the
city are a food lover’s paradise.
The Willis Towers is another
famous destination for the tourists.
There is an observation desk on the
Willis Towers which is open for the
tourists all year round. People
generally like enjoying the high
overlooking views of Chicago and
Lake Michigan form up there.
The other thing that attracts the
tourists is the cuisine of Chicago.
The city offers a wide variety of
different cuisines that reflect its
ethnic and working class roots.
Some of the dishes that are
renowned nationally include the
deep-dish pizza, the Chicago style
hot-dogs, the Italian beef sandwich
which is a distinctly Chicago style
sandwich and many more. The city
is also a home to one of the world’s
most decorated restaurants which is
a recipient of three Michelin stars,
Alinea. Many of the well-known
chefs have had their restaurants in
Chicago.
Chicago is thus not just an
important economic centre, but also
a famous cultural centre in the
United States with so much more to
explore!
Chicago- A Tourist’s Favourite-
also situated in the same
neighbourhood. There also is the
Museum of Science and Industry.
Alinea

Marina
come te la passi. That is How are
you doing in Italian. Imagine you
are in Italy for some work or you
are there as a student and someone
ask you this and you have no clue
how to respond to that. That is how
language works. It is the basic way
to communicate with people. If you
don’t know the language there
could be a language barrier.
Marina Tognetti, who herself is
fond of learning new languages,
founded mYngle end 2007.
Originally from Italy, she has
worked in diﬀerent countries and
speaks several languages, Italian,
English, Dutch, French, Spanish,
and some Mandarin.
In an Interview with The Enterprise
World, she unfolds the journey of
mYngle-
24 February 2020

Tognetti
Leading the
Language Landconsumers have in their minds to
the (conservative) opinions of
people around you.
There is always the sun after a
dark night. There always comes a
point that triggers the growth of
the company. For mYngle it was-
It was when we changed from the
initial business model to a
completely different one, which is
the mYngle we are now. We had
launched mYngle as a marketplace,
something I knew very well from
my previous eBay experience. We
thought we got it all, and that it was
just a matter of implementation. We
had got funding, lots of Awards and
PR, a very motivated team. But
despite all that, it was not
developing as we had initially
planned.
We listened to our customers and
they gave us the new direction,
from an open marketplace to a
quality global online school, from
B2C to B2B. We now have
prestigious business clients and
learners all over the word, with tens
Building a business from scratch is
always challenging, building a tech
start-up disrupting an industry as
traditional as that of education, is
exponentially more challenging
(especially more than 10 years ago,
when we started). There are all
sorts of resistances - those of a still
immature market- that you have to
bypass: from the stereotypes
It is the highway or no way! On
what challenges mYngle had to
face, Marina says-
Language plays an important
aspect in our everyday lives. With
mYngle, Marina Tognetti is
helping people to get a better
communication. So when we
asked, what exactly is mYngle,
she said-
mYngle is a company that offers
customized language training
programs through video
conferencing in 45 different
languages anytime, anywhere. Our
lessons are one-on-one, with highly
qualified native coaches and related
to the job-position of the learner.
Our virtual classrooms enable
learners to take classes 24/7.
We are the solution for busy
professionals who need language
training to be successful in their
international business, and for
Companies that want great learning
results and a transparent and
controllable learning process to
make their investment a success.
Being an entrepreneur, Marina’s
views on entrepreneurship are-
Constant focus on customers and
their needs is one of our pillars and
key strengths. This is particularly
important when you are in an
industry that, like that of online
education, is in a transition or
evolution phase, where the main
challenge is not competition but the
unawareness or inexperience of
customers.
Challenges paved way for a long
standing success of the company.
And Marina tells us how exactly!
Education was (and in large part
still is) operating in the old
traditional way, offering learners
what is available, not what they
need. But “One size does not fit
all.” By understanding the
customer and diversifying our offer
in terms of teacher- content-
frequency, we can match each
specific need.
of thousands of lessons given each
month.
Interview with The Enterprise World

Every great team is the virtue of
a great leader. On building such
great team she says-
For these reasons, mYngle has also
won numerous awards as
recognition for its contribution to
online education. Immediately at
start (2008): Accenture Innovation
Award, European Ventures Summit
Award, Benelux Venture Summit
Award, and more later on. I also
received numerous awards as
founder and CEO of Myngle, such
as 50 most inspiring women tech
leaders in Europe, 50 most
inspiring women in Dutch
technology sector, Iconic Women
Creating a Better World for All and
many others.
languages over the internet. Also,
we were just at the beginning of the
disruption of one of the most
traditional industries- that of
education.
Now online language education is
setting the standards in terms of
quality and flexibility. And we have
been part of that.
In mYngle we stimulate a culture
of experimentation and allowing
mistakes. Innovation cannot exist
in a culture of fear of
consequences. We try to develop
people that think and not only do
“jobs”. We look in our staff for
entrepreneurs, people who do not
keep the status quo, but push
themselves beyond their comfort
zone. If you try ten new things,
some will fail, some will be OK,
and one will make a difference. We
are looking for that “special one”.
Before being an entrepreneur, she
is a person just as jolly as
everyone. She reads books in her
leisure time and takes inspiration
With the vast experience she has
had, some of the highlights of her
entrepreneurial journey are-
Main responsibilities are keeping
the vision strong- in order to set the
direction and anticipate and
navigate challenges- and
developing an organization that is
agile- in order to be able to
implement the vision and perform
under rapid change. This requires
an entrepreneur that is able to
“Think out of the box”, not afraid
of taking (calculated) risks, and that
has the courage and decisiveness to
model the vision with actions.
I am a tech entrepreneur, founder of
myngle.com, but the passion for
entrepreneurship came later on in
my career. I started with a
successful career by large
multinationals, Procter & Gamble,
Philips, Sara Lee, The Boston
Consulting Group, eBay- with an
MBA from INSEAD- living and
working in different Countries.
We are living in an era of fast and
drastic changes, that means that a
successful entrepreneur must be
able not only to adapt but also to
ride the positive trends.
Her professional experience
includes-
It was when working as consultant
on a project on internet strategy
that I first saw the potential of
internet to disrupt entire industries
and change forever the way we
buy/sell/interact. I had to be part of
that! That was the driver to start an
innovative company as mYngle, as
I knew I could make a real
difference.
When we started, back in 2008, we
were pioneering, amongst the first
to provide oneto-one teaching of all
“To lead is to make a difference”
from people around.
Her favourite book?
It is a very old short book, and not
a business one, but somehow, I feel
it reflects my vision of life as well
as that of an entrepreneur:
“Jonathan Livingston seagull”. It is
about seeking a higher purpose in
life, even if our flock (everyone
around us) finds it threatening.
Follow our own path in life and so
fulfil our true potential. It is about
finding freedom.
A person she admires?
It is not a specific person, but
overall, what inspires me are
people that dare to push the limits.
This in many aspects of life. Going
beyond business to avoid the
stereotype answers of “great
leaders”, I also admire athletes of
extreme sports, as their passion for
sports has similar principles to that
of entrepreneurship: taking
(calculated) risks, going beyond
what others are willing to do, and
having the drive to be the best one
can be.
If you try ten new
things, some will
fail, some will be
OK, and one will
make a difference.
We are looking for
that “special one”.
‘
26 February 2020

www.silexpro.com
INNOVATION, BEYOND IMAGINATION
We focus to provide solutions that offer a unique user experience and a unique
way of using the different videoconferencing and meeting applications while
maximizing interaction and collaboration.

Jeff LoCastro
Providing Innovative Insights
in the Big Data World
Neener Analytics
“We are a Small Data company.”
Their biggest challenge has been at the core of their innovation; no one is
doing what they are doing, and Neener Analytics doesn’t differentiate
The Company-
Jeff LoCastro, CEO/Founder of Neener Analytics was one of the first to
connect affinity and behavior to understand non-linear correlations. Based
on his ability to extract unique insights, Jeff pioneered the first ever
effective CPA (cost-per-action) model which became the basis of all future
social analytics models, as well as the foundation for all social media
monetization.
Neener Analytics are the leaders in computational social science and the
only social media analytics that delivers specific, individual, risk outcomes
in a 100% friction-less environment.
Everyday human beings produce 2.5 Exabyte’s
(2,500,000,000,000,000,000) of data; which equals to 75 Exabyte’s per
month. That is incomprehensibly big, and it's growing exponentially.
Understanding that unstoppable tsunami of information is key to future of
every business (big & small), but also for every human being individually.
This tsunami is unstoppable. We can deride the cultural implications of so
much observable information being generated by so many people (and
lose), or simply accept it, service it . . .and Win. It is a supreme
understatement to state that the understating of Information is critical to
the survival of every business on the planet. And Data Analytics is at the
core.
challenged consumers that risk-based businesses mis-decisions, mis-
prices, or simply rejects because good decisioning on them is unavailable
or unreliable. Neener is not a big data company.
he science of analyzing raw
Tdata is what data analytics
is. With digitization of most
of the companies, they are now
using data analytics, which have
also optimized their performance
and increased the efficiency. It
helps the companies reduce costs
by establishing more efficient ways
of functioning and also by storing
huge amounts of data.
While most people think, data
analytics is something that is used
mostly in automation, most
financial institutions too use data
analytics. Use of data analytics in
financial institution has certainly
decreased the risk factor.
Pioneering in this very field is
Neener Analytics.
To put it in simple words, Neener
Analytics has automated financial
risk decisioning to 1-click of the
consumer social media profile OR
in as little as 3-minute chat with
ARIA, the world first augmented
AI chat-based risk decisioning tool
the company can decide potential
and current borrowers at very high
rates of success. This is perfect for
those thin-file, no-file, or credit
Jeff LoCastro
28 February 2020

correlated Fico score with an
accuracy of almost 80%, but also
predict the likelihood of default,
risk attitude, patience/impatience,
veracity --- that is, are they likely
telling the truth on their
application, and with a 71%
accuracy predict if they are a
Transactor, Revolver or Dormant.
That is - will they pay off the loan
early? And a lot more.
56% of US consumers alone are
thin-file, no-file and credit
challenged; 88% globally. These
are the invisible consumers;
invisible not because they are high
risk, but rather because current risk
assessment systems simply don’t
work for them. This is a massive
global problem. Neener Analytics
contends that this is the biggest
problem in the world.
“You cannot build a middle class
or improve the standard of living
for a society or individual without
access to financial products and
services. And you cannot deliver
that access if the risk of the
engagement cannot be assessed.”
Getting ‘banked’ is great. But the
problem is a so much bigger
problem than simply the
“unbanked” or “underbanked”
because being “banked” still
doesn’t solve the underlying
problem of financial risk
invisibility. If the risk is not
understood, no one is delivering
services to these consumers that
improve their life.
And the scenario is such that
literally every other solution
provider is still trying to solve this
using big data. It doesn’t work. The
solution is Small Data; the solution
There are a number of factors that have contributed to the growth of the
company inspite of the challenges and continue to do so. There certainly is
the core innovation in their technology, but any truly disruptive innovation
leads the market a bit, i.e., jumps out ahead of where the market is at that
moment.
Their Products/Services-
From a single social media profile, one can not only predict or project a
based on the colour of t-shirts or “we are the ______, of _______.”
Neener Analytics is a company that focuses on selling the revenue rather
than the product; and with it the quantitative, measurable results. Anytime
you sell revenue it not only disrupts a market, but it creates internal
disruption with the customers. That is one thing that drives the company
forward. But when your product is seen as authentically disruptive, it
creates a different kind of conversation. Longer sales cycles for sure, but
longer customer relationships too.
Jeff LoCastro
CEO/Founder

• Better match their likely risk
preferences with your risk
tolerances.
• Is YOUR applicant or registrant
telling the truth?
Risk Alignment-
• Convert Application Abandons to
Borrowers
• Convert Visitors to Applicants
• Market to them Individually NOT
'transactionally’
• Preferences + Tolerances =
CONVERSIONS
Veracity and Resiliency-
• 88% of applicants admit to
entering incomplete of incorrect on
application or registration forms
(Blue Research 2014)
• Are they likely trustworthy?
• How ‘Resilient’ are they?
Jeff and his Team-
• Will they likely bounce-back after
default caused by major life events
(job loss, Illness or Divorce)?
At Neener Analytics, Jeff is the
Founder/CEO. Because we’re in
the high technology industry, things
move extremely fast. There is no
time to rest upon last week’s
victories or even last week’s
failures. His favourite part is
simply trying to find new ways to
use, leverage, and expand their
underlying discoveries and create
• Perfect in Collection scenarios
We don’t sell “efciency”
yet that is certainly a
by-product.
‘‘
• Predict whether someone will
likely Payoff loan early or let it
fully amortize
Transactor/Revolver Prediction-
“Increase Volume. Deliver Better
Customers.”
• Complete ocularity to the blind
spot of No-file, Thin-file and
Credit-challenged
• Better decisioning your turn-
downs: The ones you’re saying
‘No’ to but should be saying ‘Yes’
is in the story each individual
consumer is telling. Not based on
what group to which they belong
(big data), or the sum of their
transactions (big data), or who their
friends are (big data).
Default Prediction
• Predict or project future income
of a real, fixed or financial asset
portfolio
Neener specializes in alternative
risk assessment and marketing
conversions for Lending,
Insurance, Product Leasing, Real
Estate Tenant Management,
Marketing, and Human
Resources/Hiring. What they do
can be stated in the following 4
steps-
• Dramatically lowers defaults
The single most important this a
CEO can do is build and maintain
the right team. They have a clear
mission at Neener Analytics. It is
Jeff’s responsibility to see in their
eyes that they “get it.” He needs to
hear about how they do not, will
not approach what we do that same
way they have always approached
problems.
new and better products.
“ Mold-busters’are my kind of
people; the only kind that interest
me.”
The team consists of not the person
who “contributed to _______.” It’s
always the ones who have DONE
it!
‘
30 February 2020

AsiaPay enables merchants to securely accept most popular digital payment
methods from credit cards, internet banking and more on a single platform.
www.asiapay.com
REGIONAL
Country operations
and payment
processing.
PCI DSS Level 1
compliant since
2006 and certied
3-D Secure vendor.
Anti-fraud tools,
mobile-ready,
real-time consolidated
reports, big data.
Multi-lingual,
multi-currencies,
multi-channels,
multi-cards, and
multi-acquirers.
High service uptime
of 99.9%+ and high
performance.
Local account and
risk operation support
as well as 24x7
technical support in
15+ countries and
regions.
SECURE ADVANCED
INTEGRATED RELIABLE SUPPORT

WHY CULTIVATE A CULTURE
OF GRATITUDE IN WORKPLACE?
As a leader, you have a say in
everything that goes around in the
workplace, and rightly so, it is also
your responsibility to set the tone.
It won’t be useful if you just preach
in your office. You need to start by
doing it yourself, as all leaders do-
lead by example. Start the day with
gratitude exercises; this will put
you in the right mind-set to start
t is the way of life that will
Itransform the way we look at
things, and also change the
way we live. Cultivating a culture
of gratitude means; teaching
ourselves to be thankful for what
we have. And to achieve that it is
important for us to break the never-
ending cycle of wanting to achieve
more in order to be happy.
The workplace would be a lot
happier place if one instils this
culture of gratitude. But often, like
all the other programs run in the
corporates, thinking of doing it and
actually doing are two different
stories. It means changing the
culture of the workplace, and as a
leader it is your responsibility to do
it effectively.
So you need to keep in mind, it all
starts with you! Even the smallest
of things can have a greater impact
on people around you, especially if
your day. Your day will start on a
positive note, and not only will it
make your work day possibly great,
but it will also affect the others
around you.
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness.
It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.
– Amy Collette
32 February 2020

which you can take your workplace
a step further than what is expected
of the normal workplaces. Make
your workplace a place where the
employees will enjoy going. If the
employees dread going to the work
every day, it is this negativity that
spreads and can affect others too.
Let the work place not be
concerned entirely with work.
Conduct a few weekly activities, or
discussions and debates, in short,
make the workplace a happening
place.
So, if by making small changes in
the company culture, if you are
able to cultivate a culture of
gratitude in the workplace, it would
you are the leader. And these little
things could be anything, like for
example, are you smiling when you
enter the office? Are you cheerful
or angry or sulky? Start the day by
entering the office with a cheerful
smile, this way you change the
mood of environment, the
employees will reciprocate and
likely, it will change their moods,
will keep them cheerful and
positive-minded for the rest of the
day.
Give your employees a reason to be
thankful. Some days you simply
love your job and some days you
just can’t help but hate it. As a
leader you have to find ways in
be the best things you could do to
your company. When the
employees start feeling happy in
the place they work at and also start
feeling good about the work they
do, it will naturally increase their
productivity at work, and you will
have a win-win situation.

Marc E. Rippen
Promising Leader Changing
the Healthcare Quotient
Altergy
Innovating in the medical services vertical is not as easy as it seems,
because people generally tend to trust the traditional services more than
anything else. Throughout the initial three years of development there have
been a few challenges Altergy has faced and had to overcome. Initially,
they had to determine the correct placement of their device to maximize
the accuracy and reliability over a long-term period. After this was
established, they have focused on sensor development in order to get the
highest quality data and stability within the device. This is an ever-
evolving process inside their research and development team, and the
company will continue to tweak their device so they can deliver the
highest quality product to customers when they begin manufacturing.
Products and Services-
“To achieve an accurate measurement of blood sugar in a non-intrusive
mode we must realize the complexity of the problem from an analytical
perspective.”
Alertgy addresses the real issues that diabetic patients face on a daily
basis.
by a small team of innovators that have collaborated on challenging
technical programs over the years, specifically to address the highly
desired ability to measure blood sugar levels with an external wearable
sensor device. The team has demonstrated taking technical laboratory
concepts to proof of principal demonstrations, and scaling to global
commercialization in several industries. They have also undertaken and
completed an exhaustive review of the literature from the perspective of
biology, analytical chemistry, physics and engineering, and have
determined that it is possible to develop a non-intrusive blood sugar alert
system, using existing technologies and manufacturing methods.
The number one reason given by patients for not monitoring their blood
ealthy, healthier,
Hhealthiest, some of the
things we strive to achieve
every day of our lives. The medical
field has seen a lot of
transformation over the decade.
With technology meddling in the
traditional medical services, it has
for sure become even more
efficient. Some of the common
disorders that have troubled people
are the cancer and diabetes.
Diabetes is something that is quite
personal. What is important is to
monitor the blood glucose levels in
diabetes, and before that, knowing
it. Founded by Marc. E Rippen,
Alertgy is a startup medical device
company that has developed
ground-breaking technology to
non-invasively detect glucose
within the body. Founded in 2016
by Marc Rippen, Alertgy uses
dielectric methods to give real time
glucose measurements for people
with diabetes or those who are pre
diabetic and monitoring their blood
sugar.
The Company-
Alertgy has recently been founded
34 February 2020

• Allows patients to track how they
are doing with their blood sugar.
• The patient will be better able to
understand their patterns and use
that information to better control
their blood sugar.
• Patients can share this data with
their healthcare provider.
• Safe and giving loved ones a
peace of mind
The Alertgy NICGM is a device
that measures blood sugar without
the need of drawing blood like the
traditional glucose measuring
devices. Through their
revolutionary technology, they have
developed a platform and sensor
that is unlike anything currently
available on the consumer market.
Most all devices today rely on
physical blood measurements
collected through direct blood
measurements requiring needles
and other painful processes. The
Alertgy NICGM gets rid of these
arduous methods and gives people
the ability to accurately measure
their blood glucose in real-time.
The Alertgy NICGM is a band that
you wear around your wrist that
works with an app on your
smartphone to measure your blood
sugar.
• Alerts the patient, their loved one,
or potentially their healthcare
provider if their blood sugar drops
too low or goes too high.
Through the Alertgy NICGM you
will be able to get a blood sugar
reading on demand, see how your
blood sugar levels change over
time, and allow you to set alerts to
notify you, loved ones, or others if
your blood sugar level goes too low
or too high.
The band will be waterproof,
• Convenient and discreet.
• Patients can get a blood sugar reading, on demand, through their smart
phone.
glucose level is the ﬁnger stick. The Alertgy Non Invasive Continuous
Glucose Monitor (NICGM) addresses this major barrier. But it does much
more; for patients the Alertgy NICGM is:
• Lancet free and pain free
• Patients will no longer have to draw any blood to measure your blood
sugar.
• Patients will no longer need to carry lancets, alcohol wipes, strips and a
glucometer.
• No mess! No blood and used supplies to dispose of.
• Cost-eﬀective
• No supplies and strips to pay for, just the device.
• Enabling health
• No one has to know if the patient is diabetic when they are checking their
blood sugar.
Marc E Rippen
President & Founder

Marc. E Rippen- Transforming
Health through Innovation
Marc is the former Director of
Engineering of the Marine and
Space Division of SRI International
St. Petersburg, as well as a
prominent program manager and a
top gun in business development
for multiple fortune 500
companies, and defence contractors
supporting DOD organizations such
as DARPA and SOCOM for
advanced Applied Research and
Development Projects. After
graduating with multiple degrees
with course work in wide ranging
disciplines such as Microbiological
Science, Biophysics, Aeronautics,
and Management of Engineering
and Technology, he has spent his
career providing technology-based
solutions to solve difficult problems
for his customers. He is also an
adjunct Professor of Engineering
Management at Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University where he
enjoys teaching young engineers
how to manage applied research
and development programs.
Some of the key achievements
during this journey building
Alertgy have been watching the
team grow as well as seeing the
hard work pay off in the
achievements of company goals. As
they have grown as a company,
most all of the team members have
stayed with Alertgy. During this
hypo-allergenic, and is worn 24
hours a day.
Diabetes is one of the top health
issues facing the world today.
422 million people suffer from
diabetes worldwide (8.5% of the
world population) of which an
estimated 29 million are in the US.
Of the three types of diabetes (Type
1, Type 2, and gestational), Type 2
accounts for over 90% of the total
cases of diabetes. The increased
prevalence of diabetes and obesity
(a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes)
has increased dramatically from
1994 to 2014 and is expected to
grow. There are 86 million
Americans with pre-diabetes (1/3rd
of the population) of which 15% to
30% will develop type 2 diabetes in
five years.
Rather than limiting their
technology to one sector of the
healthcare industry, diabetes
monitoring, Altergy aims to see the
possibility of rapidly expanding
into multiple regions of this space,
with possible applications
throughout a plethora of
preventative and diagnostic
healthcare. Not only is their sensor
capable of accurately detecting
glucose molecules in the blood but
is also able to detect other types of
molecules, giving us the possibility
to detect and inform users of other
diseases and conditions within the
body.
process it has been great to watch
different team members develop
and harness new skills, grow as
leaders, and expand their
professional abilities. All of these
things will make a profound
positive impact on their future
lives, and the company is proud to
be able to provide these things
within the company.
“Throughout the journey there
have been multiple obstacles trying
to block our path and limit our
opportunities, and seeing these
overcome is always a great
Being the CEO, Marc is constantly
on the road building relationships
and getting our name out, which
means he cannot be a 24/7 presence
at the lab in Melbourne.
“For this reason,”, Marc says, “it
is all the more important that I
have a strong team who can
accomplish our goals through a
fundamental and strong
communication network we have
fostered throughout the entire
company”.
He likes to call his team the A
Team because they are a dedicated
group who work together and
always have each other’s backs.
Though they are all a small group,
the passion and desire each and
every one of them possess has
made them capable of generating
success that even a team much
larger couldn’t accomplish.
achievement for our team.”
Alertgy provides a way to
enable better blood glucose
management.
‘‘
36 February 2020

WE ACHIEVED A HAT TRICK!!!
BIGSHARE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED ADJUDGED
No.1*
In Rankings of Registrars by
Number of Assignments
*Prime Database: Rankings for 2016-17,2017-18 and 2018-19
Head Oﬃce: 1st Floor, Bharat Tin Works Buiding, Opp. Vasant Oasis,
Makwana Road, Marol, Andheri (E). Mumbai-400 059. Maharashtra.
Contact 92-253820 Email: marketing@bigshareonline.com / investor@bigshareonline.com
302, Kushal Bazar,
32-33, Nehru Place,
New Delhi - 110019.
Contact: 91-011-42425004/ 47565852
Email: bssdelhi@bigshareonline.com
306, Right Wrong, Amrutha Ville,
Opp. Yashodha Hospital Somajiguda,
Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad - 500082
Contact: 91-40-2337 4967/ 91-40-2337 0295
Email: bsshyd@bigshareonline.com
A/802, Samudra Complex,
Near Klassic Gold, C,G. Road
Ahemdabad, 380009
Contact: 91-79-40024135
Email: bssahd@bigshareonline.com
Bigshare Services Pvt. Ltd.

1. Ea ng chocolate while
studying helps the brain
retain new informa on easily
and is directly linked to high
test scores.
2. Michigan was the ﬁrst
English speaking government
in the World to abolish
capital punishment.
3. We are subconsciously
more a racted to people
who have the same music
taste as we do.
FACTS
38 February 2020

4. Each year, millions of trees
are accidentally planted by
squirrels who bury nuts and
then forget where they
hid them.
5. When a male penguin falls
in love with a female penguin,
he searches the en re beach
to ﬁnd the perfect Pebble
to present to her.
6. It took more than 30 years
for radio to reach 50 million
people, 14 years for television,
and only 4 years for the
internet.

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Ofﬁcer
DigiBlu
40 February 2020

Innovating Business Models
With challenges at hand, the
point that triggered the growth of
the company was-
Then we scaled a huge digital
workforce at an insurance
company, which gave us
international recognition (including
The initial challenge was ‘selling’
the concept of digital workers - a
new, 4IR paradigm
• Managed Services – we provide
clients with the specialists required
to run automated processes
remotely, from our Robotic
Operations Centre (ROC) in Cape
Town
The core offerings of DigiBlu are-
• Digital Workforces – we help our
clients create digital workforces on
their premises, at scale. To do so,
we provide consulting, delivery and
capability services
The first trigger was successfully
delivering automated processes at a
prestigious retail bank, which gave
us early credibility
specialise in Business Process
Management. Acquired by PwC
then spun off in 2014 to create
DigiBlu, our projects included the
design and implementation of lean-
based approaches, the development
of a Banking Reference Model in
ARIS, the design of core banking
processes for a start-up digital bank
and the design and implementation
of a Process CoE.
• Business Processes as-a-Service –
we automate specific business
processes and provide them as-a-
service, over the cloud
o put it in simple words,
Tintelligent automation is the
amalgamation of the two
very familiar technologies that have
been around for quite a long time
now- Artificial Intelligence and
Automation. Artificial Intelligence
includes things like the machine
learning, the language recognition
and vision. And automation is
something that includes all the
industry related things.
DigiBlu specialises in using
Intelligent Automation technologies
to create digital workforces that
operate automated processes.
In an interview with The Enterprise
World, Steve Burke unfolds the
journey of DigiBlu.
Using this to accelerate the
organizational performance, Steve
Burke's DigiBlu has helped many
organizations transform from just
traditional workspaces to being
digitally abled.
The applications of intelligent
automation are vast. With the use
of intelligent automation one can
convert a huge amount of data into
information that can be easily
processed and synthesizes it to an
usable format and it sometimes also
recommends course of action.
DigiBlu’s own journey to
Intelligent Automation began back
in 2005 when its antecedent,
Southpaw Solutions, was set up to
Talking about the company, its
inception and the challenges
encountered, he says-
a Blue Prism Partner of the Year
award)
The opportunities to leverage
Intelligent Automation are
seemingly exponential as
organisations progress from
automating as-is processes to
reimagining their business and
operating models and as they
explore different service delivery
models - from on-premise to as-a-
service. We stick to our core – of
implementing and operating digital
Then we set up a Robotic
Operations Centre which leverages
an Intelligent Automation platform
to provide automation services to
international clients, remotely, from
Cape Town.
Standing strong through the
challenges, on what paved way
for the company’s success, Steve
says-
We grew from 16 members of staff
in 2017 to 65 in 2019 and revenues
by 650% over that same period.
We have continuously innovated to
sustain competitive advantage; we
focus relentlessly on building
differentiated competencies; have a
highly motivated team who
coalesce around our vision and,
most of all, we have delighted
customers who we partner with on
the journey to the digital
workforce.
With such a successful timeline,
when we asked Steve what would
be the next step, he had a clear
vision of it all-
Interview with The Enterprise World

strategizing and delivering
transformational business change
for large organisations.
To create a compelling vision and
identify opportunities to realise it,
that profitably grow the business.
The entrepreneur must align the
team with the vision, motivate and
We say to our clients, “when it
comes to automation, no one has all
the answers and no one knows
where this journey will end, but
let’s go there together.” It is very
satisfying to be taken into their
confidence and to achieve material
success.
What we’re doing is world
changing – changing the workplace
by taking the robot out of the
human. It is cool to be leading a
fast-growing business at the cutting
edge of 4IR and mapping
unchartered territory.
Leadership is something that is
not everyone’s cup of tea. Steve
says-
The highlights of his
entrepreneurial journey include-
workforces – and seize new
opportunities that derive from that,
when they seem compelling.
We are currently developing an
offering for a virtual front-office,
delivered as-a-service, with
Antworks. This uses Cognitive
Machine Reading capabilities to
capture data from all sources, to
ingest and structure it and then
inform decisions which are
executed in the back office, using
RPA.
Steve has had a diverse and an
impressive professional
experience. In brief-
After university, I was
commissioned as an officer in the
British Parachute Regiment and
served 16 years in sometimes
challenging scenarios. Our modus
operandi was to be clear about the
ultimate objective but to be flexible
in execution because the situation
always changes, and to seize
opportunities as they arise. This is a
core feature, I feel, of successful
entrepreneurialism. After the army,
I went into management consulting
and have spent the last 20 years
Competition is always around the
corner; dealing with it is the true
leadership. Steve’s thoughts on
this are-
inspire them and build the
capabilities required to successfully
deliver it.
We are on the journey together and
have created a learning
organisation so that we capture
learnings and improve our methods
so we fulfil our potential, both
individually and collectively as an
organisation.
Observe the environment and be
open to constant change, to seize
the initiative and stay two steps
ahead of the competition.
“Opportunities multiply as they are
seized.”
I’m a keen boxer, and own a boxing
club. Boxing is transformative: we
say, “we’ll get you fit, we’ll give
you skills … you bring the heart.”
The ring makes you strong and
prepares you to win the rat race.
Some dogged determination helps
too!
42 February 2020

We provide
a wide range
of financial services
to a substantial and
diversified client base
www.goldmansachs.com

Leveraging the
Industry Trends
Ultra Tune
across the country after businessman Bert Smart saw a specialist Fast
Tune-Up store in Hawaii whilst traveling home to Australia from the USA.
Through Smart's vision a franchise model was established which saw the
new business expand rapidly into all Australian states except WA. Using
the latest Dyno Tune technology, which enabled vehicles to be tuned
whilst on “rolling roads”, Ultra Tune garnered wide public acceptance in
the competitive after-market servicing sphere.
In 1988 each of the franchisor entities (with the exception of South
Australia) merged and formed a new company Ultra Tune (Systems)
By 1983 Smart realized the “tune-up only” offering was not viable in the
long term for the network and instead of redeveloping the franchise model
to accommodate a wider range of alternative services he decided to sell off
the franchise to new owners (predominantly groups of existing Ultra Tune
franchisees) in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
uning in to your favourite
Tmusic in the car and long
smooth roads, just the
perfect recipe for a great drive!
Well, have you ever thought, that is
your car tuned in to its own music?
Any car or a bike is an orchestra in
itself, the engine sounds, the
sounds of the brakes, and
everything else. And just one sound
goes out of tune, it affects the
whole thing.
Ultra Tune commenced trading in
1979 with a pilot store in Box Hill,
Victoria and rapidly expanded
The Journey
This is why the servicing of your
vehicles is so important. Sean
Buckley, who was the owner of
Ultra Thoroughbreds, he acquired
the functioning of Ultra Tune as the
CEO in 1994. Sean went about
building Ultra Tune at the expense
of his own comfort. He was taking
$100 a week in wages so that he
could invest back into the business,
specifically the franchisees,
because these were the people who
were driving the model.
Sean Buckley
44 February 2020

provides both fleet and private
motorists with a full range of
services, each designed to be
performed in a structured series of
operating procedures which ensure
faster, more efficient and cost
effective service.
Ultra Tune provides both fleet and
Ultra Tune employs specialist
personnel from all relevant
disciplines to provide first class
back up and support to franchise
owners. Key administrative staff
are professionals from accounting,
financial management and
marketing backgrounds. The
Franchisor’s technical and training
staff are highly qualified; some
having previously owned and
operated or managed an Ultra Tune
franchise. They are constantly
being updated and instructed on the
latest technical innovations and
procedures.
Products and Services
100% Australian owned with more
than 280 centres operating
throughout Australia, Ultra Tune’s
growth is steeped in a tradition of
quality, affordable service with a
vision towards an evolving, ever-
changing future.
Ultra Tune specialises in the
maintenance and servicing of all
popular makes and models of
motor vehicles in the Australian
market, providing a wide range of
servicing options including
manufacturer’s handbook servicing,
tuning, air-conditioning servicing
and general repairs.
Ultra Tune has subsequently
expanded its range of services to
include tyres and all tyre-related
servicing needs.
Australia Pty Ltd. (UTSA). Within the following 12 months UTSA opened
its first franchise store in Perth, WA.
While Ultra Tune started with a fixed price tune and lube service it now
In the early-to-mid 1990’s the network experienced turmoil and faced
financial ruin with a number of stores across the network forced to close
due high rental lease costs. It was at that point that Current Executive
Chairman, Sean Buckley acquired management and then later
shareholding control in Ultra Tune sometime after a public auction in 1994
and after receivers had been appointed to UTSA.
Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd was born and over the next 22 plus years
under Buckley’s stewardship using his own business model – which
included the acquisition of competing brands such as Car Care Clinic
(1999) and Auto Masters sites in Queensland and NSW during the early
2000's – grew the organization from around 70 mediocrely operating
franchises into a successful national franchise network model.
Sean Buckley
CEO

in all aspects of business has helped
keep Ultra Tune at the forefront and
widely recognized as THE leading
after sales service automotive
service provider in Australia.
Whilst the competition was
“contemplating” the merit of social
media advertising, Ultra Tune was
already marketing to more than
500,000 Facebook followers and
using various other mechanisms of
digital marketing to stay ahead of
the competition – a philosophy that
has served the company well over
the years.
Ultra Tune has also introduced a
series of television commercials
called the “Unexpected Situation”.
These ads have retained a number
of high profile celebrities over te
years like Charlie Sheen and
Pamela Anderson. These have
proven central to the success and
differentiation of the company for
the last 6-7 years significantly
raising the profile of the brand.
Sean Buckley is an Australian
entrepreneur with vast experience
in many areas of business. Sean is
Executive Chairman at The Ultra
Group of Companies which
includes (among others) Ultra Tune
and Ultra Thoroughbreds – one of
Australia's largest and most
successful Thoroughbred Racing
Sean Buckley- Entrepreneurial
Intelligence
Today, Ultra Tune is
considered the industry
leader in its technical eld.
‘‘
Ultra Tune looks after all vehicle
servicing needs including, but not
limited to manufacturer’s handbook
servicing, tuning, air-conditioning
servicing and general repairs. Since
launching Ultra Tyres in 2013 Ultra
Tune is also able to supply and fit
high quality, affordable tyres for
most vehicle types. In addition, The
Ultra Tune Roadside Assistance
program provides motorists with
peace of mind knowing if anything
does happen while out on the road,
assistance is never far away. Unlike
other service providers, Ultra Tune
can offer and “end to end”
servicing of all common (and
exotic) makes and models of motor
vehicles – from tyres to batteries
and everything else in between.
private motorists with a full range
of services, each designed to be
performed in a structured series of
operating procedures, ensuring a
faster, more efficient and cost-
effective service to all.
Ultra Tune is often referred to an
“IT company that happens to
service motor vehicles”. Staying at
the cutting edge of such innovation,
“Our focus is on innovation and
differentiation – Ultra Tune utilizes
its own purposed built, state-of-the-
art IT platform which seamlessly
integrates all of the company’s
services and vehicle service history
in one central repository.”
and Breeding enterprises. Sean is a
skilled entrepreneur with a diverse
range of interests including sports,
business and new technologies. He
went about building Ultra Tune at
the expense of his own comfort. He
famously took $100 a week in
wages so that he could invest back
into the business, specifically the
franchisees, because these were the
people who were driving his long-
term vision and the business model.
“Entrepreneurs need to “think
outside the box”.
In 2016 Sean appeared on behalf of
Ultra Tune and other independent
after sales service providers at the
Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission (ACCC)
and Australian Automotive
Aftermarket Association (the
industry’s professional lobby group
where he now sits on the board)
enquiry into the monopoly that new
car manufacturers were attempting
to sustain on after sales servicing,
Sean’s appearance and the
background work completed by
Ultra Tune proved decisive in
opening up the market to greater
competition in the industry with
legislative changes resulting.
‘
46 February 2020

BUILT TO
BREAK THROUGH
Available in Men’s, Women’s, and kid’s
www.underarmour.com

Professional Development
Organizations generally rely on the
on-site trainings which are reserved
It is just as easy! Perfection needs
practice. One can’t run a marathon
by just standing at the door, or
walking towards it. To win a
marathon, you ﬁrst need to start by
walking, then running and
practicing it over and over again
until you have built enough
endurance. And then you can
participate in a marathon, and
probably also win it! This is how
learning happens.
earning something or
Ldeveloping as new skill is
not a one day activity.
Learning anything new requires a
time period in which you can learn
it, practice it and perfect it.
Although, these principles are
ignored in our approach to
professional learning. Many
organizations invest in professional
learning programs that last only for
a few hours after which there is
neither any follow-up activity nor
is anyone given any opportunity for
practice.
for the high potential employees
and seniors. Herein they spend a
day away from their desks and
spend time learning something
new; however, the next day it is the
same routine with emails and
pending work. In this case, they get
very little or almost no time to
implement what they learnt in their
daily activities.
Work would go on and on after a
professional development training
programme, but there won’t be any
progress and changes seen in the
48 February 2020

& the Myth Surrounding It
Instead of training the employees
for one day and expecting them to
apply it in their own terms, the
organizations should teach their
employees something new every
day and give them time to practice
it and then implement it. This way
everyone is in a benefit, employees
will learn something new every
that you have learnt and applying it
bit by bit and then learning some
more. It is not a one day process.
The same thing needs to be applied
to the workplace learning.
processes. What we can learn from
this is learning is a process that
requires practice to get the desired
results. And this is exactly where
most organizations go wrong in the
training programmes. Having a one
day training programme and
expecting changes is equivalent to
giving someone a day-long lecture
on driving and expecting them to
drive flawlessly the next day.
This signifies why you should take
things in a phased manner.
Learning is building on something
It is a simple math and a
completely wrong myth!
The process is simple, crystal clear.
Learn something new, apply it to
the work routines, keep repeating it
until you have perfected it and then
move on to learn something new.
day, and the management of the
organization will also get the
desired results and changes they
need to have in the organization.

The Inspiring CEOs to Watch 2020 | The Enterprise World

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

What's hot

What's hot (16)

Similar to The Inspiring CEOs to Watch 2020 | The Enterprise World

Similar to The Inspiring CEOs to Watch 2020 | The Enterprise World (20)

More from The Enterprise World

More from The Enterprise World (11)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

The Inspiring CEOs to Watch 2020 | The Enterprise World