Shant Oknayan on cultural intelligence, leading a global business, and taking risks

Update: 2024-11-06

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Shant Oknayan, VP of Global Business, Asia, Oceania, and Africa at TikTok/ByteDance and a Strategy Middle East alum, shares insights from his journey working across multiple continents. Hear his thoughts on the power of cultural intelligence and how taking risks and calculated leaps of faith shaped his career.

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Shant Oknayan on cultural intelligence, leading a global business, and taking risks

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Shant Oknayan on cultural intelligence, leading a global business, and taking risks

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Shant Oknayan on cultural intelligence, leading a global business, and taking risks