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The Identity Business
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In this video, Brazilian husband-and-wife biotech entrepreneurs will share their transformation story of business-as-a-ministry in the midst of an unethical marketplace with corruption as an expected and commonplace business practice.
Ismael and Thaís Akiyama
Ismael and Thaís Akiyama are founder and CEO of Akiyama, a Christian family-owned company that provides biometric identification solutions. The company was founded 15 years ago as a distributor and now develops its own unique biometric technology. Ismael and Thaís see their company as an instrument to fulfill their role in the Kingdom. Thaís is a leader in Levanta, an organization that helps female entrepreneurs grow their business and apply Kingdom vision to their companies. Ismael is a recipient of the National Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Emerging category by Ernst & Young.