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Dec 2023
49m 15s

Mark Abraham | CEO & Founder Shackle

Augustus Media
About this episode
10 years in hotel industry. Founders of the Future Fellow (part of Founders Forum). Part of a global hotelier alumni. Graduate of the Shannon College of Hotel Management, worked at Sofitel & NH Hotels. 
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