Closer in Tech by the D2 collective: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to another episode of Closer in Tech, where we dive into the transformative landscapes of the digital world.
Today, we're excited to have Sinem, Head of Delivery Partnerships at Uber, joining us. Sinem is not only an experienced tech professional but also an advocate for growth, entrepreneurship and career development. With her journey from Istanbul to Amsterdam, Sinem is here to discuss 'The Art of the Career Jump: When and How to Make Your Move.'
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Welcome to another episode of Closer in Tech, where we dive into the transformative landscapes of the digital world.
Today, we are honored to have Kate, Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Henry Schein. With over 15 years of experience, Kate has been at the forefront of driving innovative solutions for businesses across industries. She is also a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree and an advisory council member at Harvard Business Review. Today, she joins us to share her insights on navigating the 'Digital Frontier' and thriving in this era of transformation.
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Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Arno, a young HR professional and Talent Manager Benelux at Malt. Arno has a deep passion for Human Resources, with a focus on soft HR, and Marketing, particularly Employer Branding. Recently, he and a colleague initiated 'Pride at Malt,' an Employee Resource Group dedicated to LGBTQIA+ topics. Arno joins us to share his valuable insights on launching and sustaining Employee Resource Groups, specifically delving into the journey of Pride at Malt. Welcome, Arno!
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Today, we're delighted to have Anna Miller with us, Founder and Career Coach at Second Careers, specialized in job search coaching and networking in the tech industry. Our topic: 'How 2023 Became the Year of Networking in the Tech World.'
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Meet Adriana. Adriana is a professional with an impressive and thriving career in big tech, her last role was in Product Strategy at Google and before that in Sales at LinkedIn, but Adriana's impact doesn't stop there.
Now, she dedicates her time to helping Spanish-speaking youth break into the world of Big Tech. With a dedicated following of over 1.2 million across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, Adriana shares valuable advice, industry insights, and her personal experiences to empower and inspire others.
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Today, we're excited to welcome David Gordon, a seasoned professional in Cloud Technology. Our topic: 'The Future of Cloud Computing.' Let's explore various aspects, from cloud models to cybersecurity and remote work impact. Join us for valuable insights from David
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Today, we're thrilled to have Bryony Hunter with us, an expert in employee experience and change management. With roles spanning from KPMG to Just Eat Takeaway.com, and now at Basic-Fit, Bryony is on a mission to help organizations bring experience to the heart of design when building great workplaces.
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Meet Ti. A Senior Business Consultant at DEPT, Ti started their tech journey in São Paulo, made a leap to Salesforce, and eventually relocated to the Netherlands. We're going to dig into their experiences working internationally, settling into a new culture, and thoughts on inclusion in the tech industry.
Today, we are discussing “Global Tech Journeys”
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Meet Josh. Josh Reynolds is a Senior Manager of Partnerships at Remote and a strong advocate for mindfulness. Today, Josh's here to unpack how mindfulness can be a game-changer in aligning values and finding balance in all life areas—work, play, and relationships.
Today, we are discussing “Prioritizing Mental Health”
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Meet Sara. Sara Arecco is the Head of Customer Success at Antavo Loyalty Cloud. With a strong background in sales and an unyielding passion for customer success, Sara is here to discuss the transition from Sales to Customer Success and what it really takes to excel in this vital role.
Today, we are discussing "Transition from Sales to Customer Succes"
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Today's episode features Victoria Stakelum, an expert in alignment and tapping into the subconscious mind for career success. With two decades of experience in Leadership, Personal Effectiveness, and Career Strategy, Victoria will shed light on how aligning your subconscious can turbocharge your work life.
Today, we are discussing "How to harness the power of your subconscious mind"
Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn here
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Meet Sarah. Sarah has been the operational powerhouse behind StyleRow, a startup she's been scaling from before the product even existed. With a sharp eye for efficiency and a talent for cost-saving, she's the ultimate problem solver. Her love for finance, negotiation, and process optimization drives her to find better ways.
Today, we are discussing “Job Hunt Turbocharge: tips for Igniting Success and securing the Job (and Paycheck) of your dreams.”
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Meet Claudia. Claudia is a seasoned expert with 15+ years of experience bridging machine learning and human learning in tech, education, and healthcare. She's delivered 250+ workshops and keynotes in 20+ countries, partnering with organizations like Medtronic and UNESCO. Claudia is a respected speaker on machine learning in education, AI in medical tech, and women's career advancement. She's recognized as one of 365 Inspirational Arab Women for 2020 and actively promotes women's progress through various initiatives. She serves as Global Director of Education Strategy at Women in AI Think Tank.
Connect with Claudia on LinkedIn here
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Meet Yaneisha. If there's one word that defines Yaneisha, it's "energy." As an Account Executive for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and a proud Puerto Rican living in NYC, she believes in the transformative power of technology in communities and organizations.
With a diverse background spanning retail, advertising, marketing, non-profit, startups, and IT services, Yaneisha has acquired skills in brand management, project management, business development, leadership, digital transformation, and coaching. As an SDG Ambassador and youth advocate, she aims to empower Latinas and Black Women to pursue their dreams.
Join us as we delve into Yaneisha's inspiring journey, exploring her career path, personal growth, and valuable insights on taking action in one's professional life. Don't miss out on this energizing conversation!
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Meet Nicholas. Nicholas Policarpio is a seasoned Senior Account Director and Mindfulness Ambassador at SAP, Personal Transformation Coach, and captivating Public Speaker. In this inspiring podcast episode, we delve into Nicholas's profound journey of personal growth and how mindfulness has become an integral part of his life. Join us as we explore the power of transformation, the impact of mindfulness in both professional and personal spheres, and the wisdom he shares with the world through his coaching and public speaking endeavors. Get ready to be enlightened and motivated by Nicholas's remarkable insights and experiences!
Meet Mariana, Mariana is a digital marketing expert, TEDx speaker and career mentor. Mariana is dedicated to help helping early professionals land amazing jobs. Her mission to make people feel they are not alone and this shines through in her engaging content. She shares insights and resources to over 50K job seekers across LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram. Today we are speaking about on personal branding and career development.
Meet Hugo. Hugo is the Founder & CEO at Ritmoo. On LinkedIn, he describes himself as an agent of positive change and someone who enjoys spreading wisdom on growth leadership & scaling up. He shares frequent insights and content on growth leadership and scaling up on LinkedIn and via his newsletter (Baking Growth), as well as creates free resources publicly available on his personal website (https://scalingwithhugo.com).
Welcome Hugo! Today we’ll talk about “Maintaining Psychological Safety During Organizational Changes”
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Meet Noelia. Noelia is an innovative, enthusiastic consultant who is specialized in career guidance, personal brand, and energy management with over 15 years of experience in sales and building top-performing teams.
Her passion for new technologies and people's development brought her to companies with the likes of LinkedIn or Indeed where she learned how important is to understand your energy levels to deliver results and be successful.
Connect with Noelia on LinkedIn here
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Meet Robbert. Robbert has extensive experience in both sales and people management roles. He is passionate about helping his team become the best professionals they can be. Beyond that, he is always on the lookout for strategic ideas that have an impact beyond his team and make sure the wider company wins.
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Meet Grace. Grace is a nomadic wander, originally from the UK and currently living in Tel Aviv. She is a personal branding coach. She describes herself as a freedom-seeker and keen adventurer. Grace supports crafting powerful brand identities, full of personality, for solopreneurs & founders who want to stand out, be seen as influential leaders & become memorable. She helps her clients generate consistent inbound leads to their business so they can increase their sales & client-base on autopilot. She’s all about those "earn MORE, whilst working LESS" vibes.
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Meet Mandy. Mandy is an early remote work advocate. Mandy started out her career at LinkedIn in Dublin and after her time in Ireland, she launched Make The Leap Digital. With Make The Leap Digital, she helps entrepreneurs and companies to build a strong online personal brand and consults on how to work remotely. On top of this, she also manages the very fast-growing remote workers on the LinkedIn Group with 80K members at the moment.
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Meet Julien.
Julien is an experienced sales professional, having worked at innovative tech organizations such as Glassdoor, Hopin, and Airtable. He is also the CEO and co-founder of Mereo. Mereo is the next-generation donation platform that rewards donors for their contributions to charities, powered by blockchain.
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Meet Alejandro. Alejandro is passionate about everything tech, startups, scaleups, and social impact and disruption. For the past 8 years, he has submerged himself into the tech industry in different ways; being in sales, strategy & operations to leading people and teams. He is currently focused on improving transportation at Uber by making their mobility services a more sustainable form of transport.
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Meet Deirdre. Deirdre is an experienced Coach and Facilitator with a background in leadership, sales and personal development. I personally truly enjoyed working with her when she was the leader of our sales organization at LinkedIn in Dublin. As she used to do back when we worked together, she makes building deep partnerships with clients the key to her success as well as working collaboratively to design, develop and facilitate change that focus on clients short and long-term goals. Her greatest joy in life is to see women shine with confidence in both their personal and professional life. As a coach of women, she considers herself to be warm, engaging, and empathetic but will challenge when required to gain perspective.
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Meet Catarina. Catarina is a professional advocate for global employment and believes that the future of work knows no borders. As a believer in the potential of remote work, Ana is an expert in debunking remote work myths that hinder companies from embracing the benefits of remote work. She is also passionate about companies that develop tech for wellness and social inclusion. In this interview, Ana will share her insights on the myths surrounding remote work and how to address them.
Connect with Catarina on LinkedIn here
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Meet Lisa. Lisa is an experienced sales professional, having worked at innovative tech organizations such as Zoom, previously, and Lucid now. She is passionate about empowering women in the workplace and talking about mental health.
Today we have her here with us to discuss “The Power of Authenticity in Sales”. Welcome Lisa.
You can connect with her on LinkedIn here
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Meet Hanna. Hanna is a startup enthusiast and leader passionate about disruptive tech and going to market. Over the last decade, she has built and scaled go-to-market strategies, sales orgs, and revenue at disruptive SaaS, Deep tech, and HR tech companies. She is the former Director of Sales EMEA at Remote, where she built and scaled the EMEA market, revenue, and sales team from 2 to 87 team members, distributed in 22 countries.
Today she helps founders and leaders to build high-growth companies and strong brands. She is also a huge advocate for remote work and how the world of work is evolving. Thanks to her impressive storytelling on LinkedIn, Hanna has built a strong professional brand with nearly 50k people following her on the platform. She is now teaching people to do the same.
Today we will be talking about “The Power of Storytelling and Personal Branding”
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Meet Charlotte.
Charlotte is the CEO of 4-Day Week Global, an organization that is dedicated to promoting the benefits of a shorter workweek. She believes that the idea of a 4-day workweek, along with flexible and reduced hours, is reaching a tipping point and is leading the charge in bringing this change to businesses around the world. Through her Global Pilot Program, she is helping hundreds of organizations embrace this new way of working and is excited about the future.
Connect with Charlotte on LinkedIn here
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Meet April. April Lea is a successful product and engineering leader with over a decade of experience. She has been recognized globally as one of the top 100 Emerging Engineering Leaders in 2021. Throughout her career, she has established PMF for several products across web and mobile platforms, onboarded teams, reduced deployment risks, and cultivated positive work environments. She leads teams with a strong focus on compassion and has adapted a number of industry techniques to curate high-performing, happy teams.
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Meet Jakob. Jakob is an adventurer and an advocate for efficient and delightful remote collaboration. With a background in living in 5 countries and working with people from diverse backgrounds, Jakob understands the importance of seamless communication and collaboration in today's fast-paced, globalized world. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of Butter, a virtual platform that aims to revolutionize the way we facilitate workshops and trainings, by creating an environment that is optimized for collaboration and engagement. In this interview, Jakob will share his insights and experiences on how to run collaborative sessions the "Butter way".
Connect with Jakob on LinkedIn here
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Meet Hady. Hady is a DEI professional focused on shaping and advancing belonging and inclusion while attracting, growing, and retaining underrepresented talent at all levels. She is a founding member of nFormation which seeks to help Women of Color (WOC) meet this unprecedented moment of leadership by stepping into their full voice, full power, and highest contribution. Her last role was as a Director of Equality for Slack, a Salesforce company.
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Meet Katie.
In 2020, Katie founded MentorHer to empower women through connection. With Mentor Her, female Mentors and Mentees connect in entrepreneurship, corporate careers, and self-development. Late 2022 Mentor Her has made it to Regional Shortlist as a Dublin Tech Startup at the National Startup Awards.
the D2 collective is a global, value-based membership community for all those working in tech. Our mission is to make the [tech] world feel closer through connection, experiences and learning. We aim to spark meaningful connections among our members and to guide them through the ever-changing world of tech.
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Meet Leah. Leah is a recruiter who advocates for transparency in recruiting and shares her expertise to empower job seekers on LinkedIn with practical guidance and strategies. Additionally, she values mental health in the workplace, working to de-stigmatize mental health issues and promote well-being among employees.
Connect with Leah on LinkedIn here
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Meet Sarena. Sarena is an Atlanta native, a LinkedIn Speaker and Coach, and a University Recruiter. She has always enjoyed writing and loves sharing stories from her life and career tips on LinkedIn!
The true story is she didn't know what she wanted to do... So, she majored in Psychology and Sociology in college and eventually found her way into University Recruiting.
She has grown from 400 - 16k followers in 1 year of posting on LinkedIn and has worked with hundreds of students & young professionals all over the world to build their personal brands and land roles.
Connect with her on LinkedIn here
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Meet Molly. Molly is an ex-investment banker and strategy consultant. Keen chef and dog owner. On her LinkedIn, she talks a lot about the future of work and her company, Flexa Careers.
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Meet Laura.
Laura is an executive coach (www.lauramongey.com) and an accomplished values-driven leader with over 20 years of experience working in Tech and FinTech industries in senior leadership roles. She specialized in building and scaling diverse, multinational teams in both the EMEA region and Internationally during periods of hyper-growth. She believes the best results are achieved in an engaged and inclusive working environment where employees feel valued, motivated, and empowered to do their best work as their best selves.
You can connect with Laura on LinkedIn here
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Meet Ross.
Ross is a Product Marketing Manager at Lattice where he helps make work meaningful for employees by deeply understanding customer needs and collaborating across product, sales, and marketing to address them. He started his career at LinkedIn, where he worked with the sales team to help companies be more productive and successful when it came to their hiring strategies. After leaving LinkedIn, Ross pursued an MBA at NYU Stern's Tech MBA program, where he afterward learned about startup life in practice by joining Sounder, an audio data solutions company. In his free time, Ross also enjoys writing his newsletter Gridology: a newsletter that answers questions using an analytical approach. Published on Sundays, he shares his process for solving challenges or exploring issues that are top of mind — ranging from topics such as careers, relationships, growth, and business.
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Meet Milena.
Milena is a multi-six-figure coachpreneur who helps individuals get paid to change the world. She is the founder of Impact Coaching Circle and a former yoga teacher who found success in coaching after facing burnout in her teaching career. With over 100 clients from 15 countries, 40,000 followers, and a published book, Milena has proven her expertise in the coaching industry. Through her teachings, she helps coaches turn their calling into a sustainable business and free life, while also transforming themselves, changing lives, and avoiding common pitfalls in the industry.
You can connect with Milena on LinkedIn here
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Meet Kira.
Kira is a Sales Director for the All in One Group. We both had the chance to meet her during our time at LinkedIn, where she was also part of the sales organization. In May she started a podcast, “Sand im getriebe” together with her friend Charlotte. The podcast covers interviews about the so-called sand in gears and the impact of critical life events. In a world in which we are expected to always function, this is exactly a good moment to take a closer look at this supposed "sand in the gears". Whether professional or private.
You can connect with Kira on LinkedIn here
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Meet Al. Al is a highly accomplished Talent, Leadership Development, and Workplace Connection Speaker, Facilitator, and Consultant with extensive experience helping organizations build positive relationships at work. He is passionate about empowering leaders to create organizations that develop and grow their people, and his work focuses on using innovative ways to bring employees together to achieve collective business outcomes. He has been recognized in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, Time, Fast Company, and The World Economic Forum.
You can connect with Al on LinkedIn here
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Meet Akgush.
In her LinkedIn profile, Akgush describes herself as flexible, compassionate, fast learning, and good at listening and connecting with others. She has lived in five different countries and now she is Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead at Miro, in Amsterdam, where she enjoys working with developing people, leaders, and their organizations. She focuses on how to influence individual and cultural development.
You can connect with Akgush on LinkedIn here
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Meet Cédric.
Cédric is a business leader with over 15+ years of experience in global roles with local responsibilities across Europe and North America. He is now the Head of BeNeLux Mid Market at Meta. He also founded walk the talk 1.5 years ago, a coaching practice that helps individuals and organizations move towards better well-being, happiness, and performance.
Connect with him on LinkedIn here
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Meet Lucy.
Lucy is an Employee Experience and Communications Consultant with over 12 years of experience working across companies of various sectors and sizes. Lucy is skilled at tackling strategic employee experience challenges and is known for her creativity and hands-on approach to delivery and execution. Her expertise lies in bringing a company's vision and purpose to life through epic storytelling, helping to fully engage and excite employees about their place of work.
You can connect with Lucy on LinkedIn here
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Meet Thamina.
Thamina has been working for over 4 years at LinkedIn, mostly in Media Sales. She worked for over 3 years in the Dublin office and is now almost already a year from LinkedIn’s NYC office. In 2020 Thamina launched the Femme Hive Podcast, helping young female professionals with the often challenging transition from college into the workplace. Next to that, she has a strong passion for encouraging women to learn about personal finances and how to be financially secure as this sets a direct path toward inclusive economic growth. In line with this, just this year she founded Give Her Dollars with the mission to help women build generational wealth by investing in other women. She wants to close the knowledge gap around Venture Capital, Angel Investing, and Personal Finance.
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Meet Marjorie.
Marjorie is passionate about the psychology of hiring and interviewing, personal development and coaching. She has lived in many different parts of the world, including NYC, SF, Dublin and Amsterdam. She has over 9 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with companies like LinkedIn, Optimizely, Hubspot. Recently she started a new role at Greenhouse. She also founded her own business: MK Career Coaching 3 years ago, helping women land their dream role. Next to that she writes monthly articles for Fairygodboss, the anonymous career site for women. Today we will speak about how to stand out in the recruitment process when looking for your next role.
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Meet Mohmmed.
Mohmmed started his journey by joining the world’s largest student-run organization AIESEC during his studies.
After leading the Marketing department for the Spanish chapter, he joined LinkedIn in 2017 where he worked as a territory manager for three years from their Dublin office.
In 2018, while still at LinkedIn, he founded Educatly to help advance the world's accessibility to knowledge.
He is an entrepreneur, believer and world citizen, having lived in many different countries among which Spain, Ireland, Italy, and now the UAE.
Connect with Mohmmed on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohmmedelsonbaty/
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Meet Gary.
Gary is a strategic, integrity-led, and proactive entrepreneur passionate about connecting talent from less privileged backgrounds to opportunity at scale.
After joining the ZINC accelerator program for entrepreneurs he recently co-founded Tangent. Their mission is to close the network gap and make employee referrals work for everyone.
We met Gary during his 3.5 years at LinkedIn in Dublin. Gary is a very inspiring individual committed to making the world a better place.
He also hosts Climbing the Rungs Podcast: a social mobility podcast that aims to inspire people from less privileged backgrounds to achieve career success and raise awareness of issues related to socio-economic background. Connect with Gary on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyizunwa/
Check out Tangent https://www.jointangent.com/
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Meet Iwo.
Iwo Szapar is a Remote Work Advocate & Co-founder of Remote-how, the world’s leading platform for remote professionals powered by and for the community of 25,000+ people from 128 countries. Through various initiatives like Remote-how Academy or Virtual Coworking, together with the world's top remote companies like GitLab, Prezi, or Doist, Remote-how is on a mission to help everyone achieve freedom of choice where and when they work.
He has been featured by BBC, Forbes, and Business Insider while advocating for the #remotework revolution.
Connect with Iwo on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/iwoszapar/
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