1 February 2017
Episode 277
31 minutes
French entrepreneur Alexandre Mars founded one of Europe’s first-ever web agencies, one of the world’s largest mobile marketing agencies and sold his social-media management company to Blackberry – but he’s now on a mission to add a dose of efficiency to the world of philanthropy. And he thinks he’s found a formula that works. Alexandre chats to Daniel Giacopelli about the Epic Foundation, his New York-based platform that connects would-be philanthropists with charities focused on youth well-being.
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