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My faith in what we are doing drives me to my goals - Victor Shevtsov

Tour De Force is a licensed tour operator in Russia authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to provide services to foreign visitors. Operating group and private tours in Russia since 2000, Tour De Force’s headquarters is located in St. Petersburg. They provide services in other cities in Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States and former republics of the USSR.

Victor Shevtsov is the project manager for Tour De Force and the Ebrandz team caught up with him for an exclusive interview on Tour De Force and his mantras to success.

Kindly give us a brief about yourself. When did Tour De Force happen to you?

I was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, in 1979 and graduated from the State St. Petersburg University (Economic Faculty) in 2001. I was always interested in marketing, sales and business development management, but of course not in a specific field. Today, I have a range of experiences that span across consulting, project management, mobile content services and telemarketing.

I joined the Tour de Force team in February 2009 as a Project Manager for the Tour De Force web site (www.tourdeforce.travel). And till today my goal remains the same which is to increase traffic to the web site, expand on-line sales and optimize our internet marketing strategy.

How important have good employees been to your success?

I believe that the right people make all the difference. At certain stages of the company’s growth, it is very important to hire the best employees who will push the business forward. Not new technologies, not unique products or the best prices — just people. I always try to find the best specialists or managers, I can.

But of course, it shouldn’t take you long to understand if you’ve hired the right person. Personally, if I see that I hired the wrong person, I do not hesitate to bid “good bye” to him or her immediately.

'BIZ' BIDS BYE TO TWITTER

Five years after co-founding micro-blogging giant Twitter, Christopher Isaac 'Biz' Stone is quitting the company. Stone has announced his move just a few months after co-founder Jack Dorsey returned and former CEO Evan Williams left the company handing over the reins to current CEO Dick Costolo.

Stone believes that Twitter has now matured and he can spend his time elsewhere. 'Elsewhere', being Obvious Corp, the web media incubator from which Twitter originated. Obvious began a long time back when, Williams created it as a company to buy back a failed startup from his investors. Stone will be joining Evan Williams and Jason Goldman in reviving Obvious Corp to initiate new projects.

The success of any business entity is contingent upon the talent of its employees- Angela Di Bello

Art-Mine.com was created by Agora Gallery, which was established by the late Miki Stiles, MFA in 1984, as a marketing tool that allows art buyers to easily select and purchase original works of art online. Agora Gallery is located in the center of the Chelsea art community in New York City. The gallery provides a venue for emerging, mid-level artists by providing the promotional tools to gain a strong presence in the global art community.

Angela Di Bello is the director of Agora art gallery who shares her valuable time and tactics to a successful business

Tell us a bit about yourself? What led to artmine.com?

Art-Mine.com was developed in conjunction with Agora Gallery. Changes were made in order to better serve the art community through the online marketing of artwork on Art-Mine.com. And since then there has been no looking back.

My name is Angela Di Bello, and I began my tenure as the Director of Agora Gallery at the end of 2000. My background is in fine art business administration with nearly thirty years of accumulative experience as a small business owner in corporate fine art consulting in the tri-state area, and as gallery director at the Gallery at Lincoln Center.

“Don't give up on your idea if you truly believe in it – just change it, mold it and improve on it!” Mr. Rodney Bailey, Owner.

Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, graduation days…these are special days in our lives that we would always want to cherish and remember for a long time to come. Wedding Photojournalism by Rodney Bailey helps capture those beautiful moments of your and makes them only more memorable for you. Following his motto, 'Let Our Passion Tell Your Story', Bailey believes in the unconventional. The word 'clichéd' hardly finds entry in his dictionary as he strives to bring to light something different in each of the weddings he covers as a photographer. This unconventionality is reflected in his way of living and the ideals he holds on to as we at eBrandz get him to share his thoughts with our readers.

Here we have Rodney Bailey speaking to us candidly and jovially about his Wedding
Photojournalism success.

Set your goals and go for it, be persistent, don’t get discouraged- Shana Melamed

Belief in one’s self and the will power to face whatever that comes along the way, with a Kay sera- sera attitude is the face of today’s successful entrepreneurs. That “life is what you make of it” is not just a saying can be clearly determined by Shana Melamed’s action and determination which eventually led to the Rox San pharmacy. From a refuge to a successful entrepreneur, Shana Melamed was entitled “Beverly Hills Business Woman of The Year” for 3 years in a row now. In a word, she has made it; And from scratch.

With over 30 years of experience in the industry and with the expertise of running one of the most influential pharmacies in Beverly Hills, California- Rox San today caters its dermatology compounds to the most renowned plastic surgeons in the world.

Shana Melamed is the owner of Rox San pharmacy, Beverly Hills, and shares with the Ebrandz team her share of hardships, rock solid determination, her passion and her secrets to a booming business.

Looking back, what was the driving force behind creating Roxsan and making it, into what it is today?

“I set myself to build a “learning organization” where every mistake is used as an opportunity to get better at what we do.” - Dr. Claudio Cardelli

PCAS Labs is involved in making our lives more comfortable as it its main focus lies in the lab testing of water and foods. With the number of diseases that are water-borne and air-borne, PCAS Labs does a major service to all in USA.
We caught up with Dr. Claudio Cardelli to speak about what led him to begin this business venture and his drive and motivation to emerge as a successful entrepreneur.

Most producers just change the veneer or color of their humidor. I consider this as just “Make-up” without any deeper idea behind it- Genco Berk

Armed with a spanning culture, raised by two outstanding artist who instilled in him the sense of uniqueness and a second generation architect and an interior designer with more than 30 years experience, Genco Berk is known for blending texture, line and composition when it comes to high end residential and commercial architecture and interior designing. Today Genco Berk is known for designing humidors that are absolutely “gold standard”. Inspired by ancient Chinese coins, his designed humidors are limited to only 300 pieces worldwide. He is involved with interior design of High-End residential projects and designing and producing Cigar Humidors and lives and work in Vienna, Shanghai and Istanbul.
An absolute stunner in designs, Genco Berk takes out a sliver of precious time to give the Ebrandz team an exclusive interview on his inspiration, passion and profession.

Please tell us who is Genco Berk?

I am a second generation architect/ interior designer with more than 30 years experience. Growing up as child of two artists was of course a very special educational experience, which some one cannot get in school.
I spend my childhood in Germany, where my father worked as a free lance architect. He then continued his profession as an interior designer in Istanbul which gave me the chance to live in the culture of my origin. After studying architecture in the US and Turkey, I moved to Vienna and worked there as free lance designer for 14 years. Since 2004 I am executing projects mainly in China, Japan and Europe.

There are no “bad” employees, only “bad” employers. Good leadership is the most important factor in any business. - Gary Guan

Recycle. This one word is beginning to hold a lot more significance than we can think of especially in times of the rising threat of global warming. At such times, Inkground.com has come up with effective eco-solutions in the print cartridge industry.

eBrandz caught up with the owner of Inkground.com, Gary Guan, who opens up about his inspiration to begin this company and his journey till date.

The independence of being an entrepreneur is my favorite aspect. There is no ceiling and you can accomplish and scale your business as fast or as large as possible! -Armen Adjemian

CWA Recovery, Inc. is a third party collection agency located in Los Angeles, CA. Specializing in collecting on delinquent and non-paying accounts while working very closely with the clients, today CWA recovery is almost an extension of their accounts receivable arm. And in case you are wondering what’s unique in CWA, the answer is, “what sets CWA apart is the way we do our job, utilizing professional and innovative methods to keep our clients relationships with their debtors intact.” The CWA service for receivables management caters to all- from standard collections, dispute resolutions, collections litigation to judgment recovery.

Armen Adjemian, CEO, CWA Recovery Inc, gives the Ebrandz team an exclusive interview regarding CWA’s mission, his passion and how both coincides to achieve one goal.

Kindly give us some dope on CWA, ‘the men’ behind it, and their making.

CWA is owned and managed by two professionals who have had extensive experience in the accounting and legal fields. My name is Armen Adjemian and I received my graduate degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California (USC). My colleague Chris Manderson graduated from UCLA law school.