How do you go from being a member of the restaurant start-up industry to creating a coding academy for refugees that connects them with jobs in the IT industry? You complete an exchange program to the United States, meet with other entrepreneurs, and come up with a new concept that you put into action back at home. Christian’s leadership and creativity has created a program that not only helps integrate Switzerland’s refugee population.
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