20MinuteLeaders

Vanessa Perumal is a leading South African strategist,  former journalist,  media and communications specialist and social entrepreneur who is currently using her rare cancer to highlight the importance of resilience, community and African excellence during a time of unprecedented challenges for the world.

25 Sep 202123min

Jeff Shapiro is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Over a 25-year career in executive search, Jeff has placed Board Directors, C-level and VP-level executives for clients across the US, Europe and Israel. For the past fifteen years, he has focused on partnering with a number of VC and PE investors across hi-tech and life sciences, working with Israeli-founded early and mid-stage companies to recruit senior talent around the world. Jeff has a particular specialty in software & infrastructure, digital health and medical device companies.

24 Sep 202122min

Ilan used to be a professional athlete who represented Israel in the biggest international scenes out there. Retired at the age of 21 and started his first entrepreneurial journey with his partner Leonid. They founded Hommyfood which was a small Israeli startup that was acquired after 8 months of activity. From that point, they focused on becoming better developers and technologists - working in both enterprise environments and small successful startups. At the age of 27, he co-founded Lightrun which is in the mission of becoming the best friend of a developer to allow him to observe, understand and debug live applications. They raised almost $30M from great angel investors, Glilot Capital and Insight Partners.

23 Sep 202121min

An Israeli high-tech insider, a graduate of the IDF’s elite intelligence unit 8200, Mor leads iAngels’ investment committee, deal screening, due diligence and portfolio management activities. Mor’s tech background with SAP, IBM and Amdocs has proven invaluable in assessing new technologies and her ability to deep dive with entrepreneurs into their business strategy and solution has created a strong foundation for relationship building. Mor has been instrumental in structuring and pricing investment rounds and consistently brings value add partnerships to help portfolio companies.

23 Sep 202125min

Lirone Glikman turned her passion for people, marketing and global travels into a thriving business is a global business development expert and an international keynote speaker. She is the founder of ‘The Human Factor by Lirone Glikman’ - a global business development boutique firm that helps tech companies grow and expand to new global markets.

19 Sep 202120min

Alexander Konoplyasty is co-founder and General Partner at Flashpoint. Alex and his business partner, Michael Szalontay, set up the investment firm in 2012, having met during their time at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Alex holds a degree in international economic relations and has previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Morgan Stanley, and UBS. He serves as a board member of several companies, including ivi, a Russian streaming service, and Guesty, property management software.

19 Sep 202123min

Marcus Sheridan is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker known for his unique ability to excite, engage and motivate audiences. He is co-owner and partner at IMPACT, one of the most successful digital sales and marketing agencies in the country, and author of They Ask, You Answer – once touted by Mashable as the “#1 Marketing Book” Dubbed a “web marketing guru” by the New York Times and, in 2017, named one of 20 “Speakers You Don’t Want to Miss” by Forbes, his philosophy has helped countless marketing and sales teams around the world connect with buyers online and achieve astounding revenue growth. In fact, Marcus saved his swimming pool company, River Pools and Spas, from the economic collapse of 2008 and adapted, not only to stay afloat but to thrive.

18 Sep 202123min

Lee is the Managing Partner and founder of AnD Ventures. As a former partner at iAngels VC, Lee headed partnerships and investor relations for the organization, worked with hundreds of investors, family offices, and corporations worldwide. Prior to that, Lee was Chief of Staff to the Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren in Washington, DC, and a senior consultant to Blackrock. Lee holds a Bachelor’s degree from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Kellogg Northwestern.

18 Sep 202120min