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Emilie Vanpoperinghe
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Cemal Ezel
Founder, Change Please
Changing the world. One cup of coffee at a time. Cemal took out a Start Up Loan to fund his first coffee cart, and has never looked back.
Louise Avery
Co-founder of L.A. Brewery
Louise started L.A Brewery to brew delicious non-alcoholic drinks that are good for you & good for the planet.
James Cadbury
Love Cocoa
James is forging his own path in the iconic tradition of the Cadbury family.
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