Spotlight Profiles

Our Spotlight Series features both our passionate members and dedicated team here at GlobalNL

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Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

He now works as an Investment Associate at Scotiabank and credits the friendly and welcoming culture of Newfoundlanders with helping him build strong relationships. With both technical skills and likeability leading to success, his Newfoundland roots have played a part too.

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Haley Kawaja

Haley Kawaja

Originally from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, now the Director of Innovations for One Acre Fund in Kenya. Haley's passion and commitment are truly inspiring and her work is contributing to making a positive impact around the world!

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Laura Aguirre

Laura Aguirre

Passionate about promoting inclusion and diversity in the tech sector here in Newfoundland, she’s making waves in this space. Be sure to check it out!

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Jasmine Compton

Jasmine Compton

Hailing from Twillingate, Newfoundland and now working in London, UK, as a Behavioural Risk Specialist at NatWest, Jasmine knows the value of resilience, hard work and people-focused thinking, invaluable traits that have led to her success abroad.

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St. John's
BreatheSuite
Helping asthma and COPD patients live longer, healthier lives

BreatheSuite

BreatheSuite Receives FDA Clearance for Over-the-CounterDevice to Turn Regular Metered-Dose Inhalers into Smart Inhalers

"We believe COPD patients deserve an exceptional experience right in their home. That's why we've developed a fully virtual COPD management program so patients can live happier, healthier lives."

-Breathe Suite

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St. John's
Genesis Centre
Award-winning business incubator for technology start-ups

Genesis Centre

UBI Global, an innovation intelligence company specializing in mapping, highlighting and connecting the world of business incubation, has recognized the Genesis Centre as a top challenger in North America.

“This recognition is a huge achievement for the Genesis community, to be a top challenger in North America for the second time, and the only Canadian incubator recognized in this category, means that we’re fostering a globally competitive startup ecosystem here in Newfoundland and Labrador." - Michelle Simms, President and CEO, Genesis.

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St. John's
PrgamaClin
Digital neurological disease monitoring

PrgamaClin

PragmaClin is a St. John's-based startup developing software that revolutionizes the monitoring and treatment of Parkinson's disease. Their Parkinson's Remote Interactive Monitoring System (PRIMS) is a fully-integrated Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) software that will "monitor, analyze and rate the severity of a full range of symptoms remotely".

Apart from winning $47.5K at Bounce Health's first-ever Embryo Grants competition, PragmaClin was also the winner of the $25K first place prize in the 2022 edition of the prestigious #MelWoodwardCup. This is undoubtedly just the beginning for co-founders Bronwyn Bridges, a Ph.D. student at MUN, and Gord Genge, serial entrepreneur and COO living with Parkinson's Disease.

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St. John's
The Virtual Forge
Innovation-led software development company

The Virtual Forge

The Virtual forge is a global software company focused on development & UX, data and cloud services. They are currently based in the UK, Portugal, and North America, with the mission to provide cost-effective, end-to-end technology services for companies all shapes and sizes, all over the world.

Driven by innovation, they are looking to equip any business with the most advanced technology available to meet the ever-changing needs of the industry. This company has 32 large scale customers including Jaguar, Land Rover and Ford. They also have a significant presence in pharmaceutical automotive and finance industries.

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St. John's, NL
Verafin
Financial Crime Management platform

Verafin

On February 14th, it was announced that Newfoundland’s very own, Jamie King, has been promoted to Executive Vice President of NASDAQ, a global technology company serving the capital markets and other industries. He will replace recently retired Lars Ottersgård, a former executive vice-president for market technology.

In 2003, Jamie King founded Verafin, a St. John’s based company that is an industry pioneer in anti-financial crime management solutions. The original statement of NASDAQ’s agreement to acquire Verafin was announced in November of 2020, while in February of 2021 the official acquisition for 2.75 billion US dollars in cash was reported.

Congratulations to Mr. King for this amazing accomplishment, and for representing the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the best way possible.

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St. John's, NL
Aabir Basu
Digital Strategist Intern
Kolkata, India

Aabir Basu

"I had an amazing web development work term with Global NL this past winter and cannot wait to delve back into the project - this time in a vastly different role. Though I’m a second-year Computer Engineering student, my earliest work experience was as a Search Engine Optimized Content Writer. I hope to bring those existing skills into play and develop both digital media design and strategy skills."

"Global NL’s mission of connecting this beautiful province’s residents and citizens across the world is an important one and I am delighted to have the opportunity to grow with the organization for over half a year in two different profiles. I cannot wait to start working with the genial Global NL Leadership team and look forward to making innumerable new connections as I contribute to expanding Global NL’s reach across the world.

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