Profiles of business leaders
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

James Soames
James Soames is an experienced marketing executive with over 25 years working at top leadership positions for notable entertainment and tech companies, including Sky, BT TV, Samsung, and Motorola.

Won Soh
Won Soh is co-founder of fashion tech company Space Runners.

Carles Sola-Vila
Carles Solà-Vila is the CEO and Co-Founder of Artdott, a company specialising in digital transformation, immersive experiences, and brand engagement.

Brian Solis
Digital analyst, anthropologist, and futurist. Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce. Eight times best-selling author, international keynote speaker,
Julie Solomon
Julie Solomon is an American business coach, best-selling author, and host of the Woman of Influence podcast. She specializes in personal branding and visibility strategy, helping entrepreneurs and creators scale their businesses and monetize their influence through her signature programs and coaching.

Jimmy Song
Jimmy Song is a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, known for his expertise as an educator, developer, and entrepreneur.

Hyeok ”Dean” Song
Hyeok “Dean” Song is an automotive and humanoid designer with experience in OEM production design, advanced mobility research, and humanoid robotics development across the United States and South Korea.

Debbie Soon
Debbie Soon is an entrepreneur, digital art collector, and advocate for greater representation in arts and technology. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at HUG and the author of Digital Mavericks (Wiley, 2025)
Jeff Garzik is one of the early developers of Bitcoin, and has founded the companies Bloq, Dunvegan Space Systems, Titan, Vesper Finance, Metronome, and SpaceChain.
Jeff Garzik is one of the early developers of Bitcoin, and has founded the companies Bloq, Dunvegan Space Systems, Titan, Vesper Finance, Metronome, and SpaceChain.
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Kristof De Spiegeleer
Kristof De Spiegeleer is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the ThreeFold Foundation.
Simon Squibb
Simon Squibb is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author dedicated to entrepreneurship advocacy. He is the founder of HelpBnk, a platform designed to help people start and scale businesses for free. He is widely recognized for his viral street interviews and his mission to help 10 million people launch their own ventures.

Aravind Srinivas
Aravind Srinivas is an Indian computer scientist and entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI. He has worked at OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind, and is known for his research in machine learning and for leading Perplexity’s development as an AI-powered “answer engine”.

Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan is an accomplished entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and former CTO of Coinbase.

Dennis Stampfer
Dennis Stampfer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Toolify Robotics GmbH. He develops xito.one, a platform that helps companies create and deploy robotics applications to address labour shortages and cost pressures in Europe.

Michael Stanley-Jones
A Programme Management Officer with UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Jill Stanton
Jill Stanton is a Canadian entrepreneur and business strategist who facilitates high-level networking and strategic growth for female founders. She is the founder of the Millionaire Girls Club, a private network for women generating over $1 million in annual revenue, and co-founder of Screw the Nine to Five, a brand dedicated to helping individuals transition into online entrepreneurship.
Jasmine Star
Jasmine Star is an American entrepreneur, business strategist, and CEO of Social Curator, a SaaS platform for social media marketing. A former award-winning wedding photographer, she empowers entrepreneurs to build brands and scale businesses through digital education, her software platform, and her top-rated podcast, The Jasmine Star Show.

Elizabeth Stark
Elizabeth Stark is the CEO of the technological company Lightning Labs, which specializes in Bitcoin scaling solutions.

Danila De Stefano
Founder and CEO of Unobravo, a company that is building an empathetic, clinically-backed and accessible end-to-end platform for mental health.
Jay Steinback
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