43 America. After a few years of increased growth, and with the financial area expanding in complexity, I became the organization’s COO to focus on the commercial and operations areas. The business has more than doubled in size since I joined. It now employs more than 100 people globally and has sales in more than 75 countries. Technology and human resources are always No. 1 as daily challenges in my role. We are going through accelerated changes in technology, and the way we cooperate and relate with each other as humans, coworkers, and friends is also evolving rapidly. The pandemic In addition to being a progressive leader, JC Avila is a big believer in giving back to NSU and the global community. contributed to accelerating many of the expected challenges in areas such as remote work, communications, emotional compensation, and other aspects that allow us to work together more efficiently and happily. I enjoy working with NSU’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences’ IN-SIGHT program, which is an excellent channel for organized information and intellectual discussion about world problems and solutions. As a student initiative, it will have a strong impact on future community leaders, politicians, and citizens and drive positive change. Arts and sciences may seem to be separate from the business world, but they are not. Important topics such as civism, patriotism, ethics, morality, and social responsibility are extremely relevant today. The ultimate objective of a human enterprise cannot be only economic gain. Modern business needs to have clear objectives in other fronts like the environment, social aspects both internal and external to the organization, as well as governance. I am a big proponent of this business philosophy, and I believe these are new boundaries and opportunities to work on from an educational standpoint. If you have a college degree, finished a successful career, and plan on retiring with some level of comfort, you are already in the top five percent of the world’s population in these regards. In other words, you have already hit the jackpot. I believe there is a time to give back, and I like the proverbial time, talent, and treasure analogy. We can all help make this world a better place. o
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