My background is shaped by a family history of resilience and diversity. My mother’s journey began as she escaped a war-torn Iraq, while my father’s upbringing took him from Hong Kong to Germany to Scotland and eventually to England, as part of a family with deep roots in the military. Reflecting on the unlikely chance […]
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My first job was at my parent’s store. I was the small child (found at so many small businesses) that split time between playing in the back and helping customers. It was there that I learned the basics of customer service – how to smile, how to thank, and (most importantly) how to build connections […]
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“You have to know where you come from to know where you’re going”, was something instilled in me as a young boy. Having deep ancestorial roots to early pioneers and those native to North America, I was taught to be proud of who I am and where I come from while striving for better for […]
Read More… from Michael Hamilton
I joined Murano in 2023, having spent the early years of my career at RAB Capital, Hermes Fund Managers and Bridgepoint, before relocating to Australia where a long-standing passion for health and wellness alongside a desire to create and build something from the ground up took me down an entrepreneurial path. Having built up and […]
Read More… from Catharine Rose
Having been born and raised in Switzerland, I made the best choice to move to England in 2009 to study English. While studying Computer Science at Royal Holloway University in London, I worked part-time as a barista at Costa Coffee. This often fast-paced environment required a high level of customer service. I’ve always been good […]
Read More… from Magentha Mahendran
I believe that every moment counts, and every single person matters and can make a difference. My parents escaped communism in Eastern Europe and while I spent the majority of my early life growing up in the deep South, culturally I was raised Italian. Nowadays, having worked in this city for many years, I am […]
Read More… from Denise Buckenheimer
Joining Murano at its inception in 2011, I have worked across both the research and business development arms of the firm. It is nostalgic to think back to the early days of the company, where just four of us were crammed into a tiny office, working to create and build something a bit different, and […]
Read More… from Amelia Davies
“Education got me out of poverty and that is why we sent you to that school!”, is how my grandfather, a WWII veteran from the highlands of Scotland, scolded me when I complained about boarding school. I was 7 years old when I got a scholarship to a boarding school nearby and that is where […]
Read More… from Tom Reeves
My great, great grandparents were Norwegian immigrants from Rollag, Norway. My grandparents left South Dakota for New Mexico after WWII. As a young veterinarian, the only job my grandfather could find was working as an agricultural veterinarian in rural New Mexico. He took his wife in a Model-T with $25 dollars to get there. He […]
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