At her core, Silvana Avinami is a career owner, a strategic job hopper and a serial entrepreneur. She also has her own blog at www.SilvanaAvinami.com. Silvana has quite a unique background. She was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia. After graduating high-school she voluntarily completed part of her undergraduate degree at Brandeis University and Tufts University and proceeded to graduate from Emory University with a Business (BBA) degree. Shortly after, she complemented that by conquering Baking and Pastry Arts at Johnson & Wales University. If that was not enough, she has voluntarily worked in 12 jobs in 10 years throughout the globe and has set up several businesses in between. All of these experiences have provided Silvana with key insights to share with you so you can claim control over your career and run it like a business. Silvana now lives in Sydney, Australia where she writes full time about career ownership.
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