{"id":3793,"date":"2024-10-25T20:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/?p=3793"},"modified":"2024-10-25T20:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:02:39","slug":"olessia-smotrova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/olessia-smotrova\/","title":{"rendered":"Olessia Smotrova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"usp-images-wrap\"><span class=\"usp-image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25_671bc3129d3f8_OlessiaHeadshot24-e1729886553743.jpeg\" class=\"lightbox\" rel=\"lightbox\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"usp-attach-id-3794\" class=\"usp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25_671bc3129d3f8_OlessiaHeadshot24-e1729886553743-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><p>Olessia Smotrova has 27 years of experience in business development having won more than $22B throughout her career. 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