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Scouting for Growth

Dr Melissa Sassi: From BigTech To Building Ventures

Scouting for Growth

Sabine VdL

Business, Entrepreneurship

51.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Dr Melissa Sassi, CEO and Co-Founder of Skills Hustle, a pre-seed edtech company committed to closing the skills gap and transforming learners into earners.

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0:00.0

The Hi everyone welcome to scouting for growth, the go-to-potts, where we delve into the world of corporate startup collaboration and

0:25.1

partnership as well as growth strategies deployed by corporate and institutional

0:30.1

investors as well as those who support them. In today's episode we have the honor of

0:37.4

welcoming Dr. Melissa Sassi with whom we will be exploring the dynamic world of technology, entrepreneurship and

0:45.0

social impact.

0:48.5

Melisa has a wealth of global experience.

0:51.5

Having visited 60 countries,

0:54.0

Melissa brings direct exposure to the local challenges

0:57.6

and opportunities for achieving

1:00.1

the sustainable development goals. the Sustainable Development Goals

1:10.0

Doctoral Faces actually focused on the critical role of digital inclusion in solving the SDGs, highlighting the transformative power of bridging the digital divide.

1:20.8

Melissa's passion for driving societal change led her to leave Big Tech and become an entrepreneur.

1:30.0

She is the CEO and co-founder of Skills Hustle, a preceding tech company committed to closing the

1:38.0

skills gap and transforming learners into earners. The skills hustles platform takes an innovative approach offering

1:49.1

gamified, interactive and practical modules that engage learners on a deeper level.

1:58.0

We focus on committee building, the platform provides access to thought leaders, networking,

2:06.3

opportunities and real world challenges such as innovation challenges and

2:11.2

acathons, enabling learners to develop practical skills and solve real business challenges.

2:20.0

Notably, Melissa Entrepreneant entrepreneurial journey extends beyond skills hustle, actually.

2:28.0

She served as the founder and global ed of the IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator, where she's spearheaded actually

2:38.8

startup in a implement in other 50 countries across various sectors including FinTech, Health Tech,

2:44.1

Insure Tech, Head Tech and Music Tech among the few. A focus was on increasing

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