Daniela is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of professional experience in the private sector as well as in international development, having worked extensively throughout Europe, Australia, Africa and the USA in International Sales & Marketing, PR, Business Development and Social Entrepreneurship. She has successfully grown companies to new levels of success, designed and launched social enterprises and led diverse teams in various competitive sectors from educational services, manufacturing to corporate B2B events.
After seeing endless development projects fail combined with the fact that 95% of social impact funding is invested in foreign rather than local entrepreneurs, Daniela decided to start up an non-profit called RISE International. Focusing on economic development through job creation, skills development and entrepreneurship by linking aspiring African entrepreneurs with essential resources needed in order for their enterprises to flourish.