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Built for the Learner: Kirill Bigai Built Preply to Replace One-Size-Fits-All Language Tools

For Kirill Bigai, building Preply began with a sharp focus on unmet needs in education. He recognized that traditional language learning tools often failed to address learners’ real goals and so he set out to create a platform centered on live, personalized instruction. Today, as CEO of Preply, he leads a global language-learning marketplace with over 40,000 tutors teaching in 50 languages to students across 180 countries…

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Beyond Bookings: Tara Bunch Shapes Airbnb’s Inclusive Future

“I think it expands people’s minds to travel,” said Tara Bunch, Global Head of Operations at Airbnb. “You have an opportunity [to] explore neighborhoods, to get kind of off the beaten path, to meet people, to go to new places that are not necessarily like big tourist destinations.” That mindset drives Bunch’s work leading Airbnb’s Community Support, Trust, and Payments teams ensuring seamless support for users in over 220 countries and managing transactions in 63 currencies…

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