Ilana Lipsztein

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Ilana is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is a trained journalist and successful entrepreneur. She co-founded and managed Baby Boom Club, an innovative company that provided child daycare in the largest shopping malls around the country. Following her heart, Ilana married the love of her life and sold her successful company. She secured a major sponsorship deal with the American pharmaceutical company, Galderma and moved to New York in 2000. In the USA she graduated from NYU, specializing in Hospitality Industries. While there, she worked in international marketing for Net2Phone, and opened an event planning company called Eventing4You, organizing major social and media events in and around New York. Today Ilana manages her event company IL2 Productions and produces live events, performing arts, and video content. When she is not working, she enjoys promoting new artists, networking, volunteering for international causes, and playing the bass. Ilana has created this blog as a space to raise awareness to important causes and inspire people of all ages to challenge themselves and pursue something they love. It is never too late to chase your dreams. We are all a work in progress!