Young entrepreneur of Meghalaya felicitated at business summit

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SHILLONG: In recognition of over two decades of Serial Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment Leadership, Founder and CEO of Meghalaya-based Avenues, Mark Laitflang Stone was felicitated with the inaugural edition of Asia One's Asian Youth Empowerment Leader Award 2020-21 at the 15th Edition Asia-Africa Business and Social Forum: Awards & Business Summit, which was held recently in Dubai.

Speaking at the Summit, Mark Laitflang Stone said, "There are a number of youth communities around the world, especially in emerging economies, who do not have equal access to equal opportunities. Our interventions in Life Coaching and Soft Skills are driving the region towards economic prosperity simply because we know, that if our young people don't have the ability to celebrate the effort without being criticized for failure, there really will be no progress."

He went on to thank the Government of Meghalaya, Government of India, Team Avenues, the Shillong community and his family for their support over the years.

It is in recognition of Mark Laitflang's 20-year journey as an award-winning Serial Entrepreneur, Life Coach and Impact Speaker that AsiaOne Magazine has bestowed upon him this prestigious award. From the age of 17, he has led high-impact, benchmarking businesses and teams in Hospitality Services, Skills Development, Events, IT, Telecom and Consulting. At the age of 20, he founded AVENUES – Northeast India's pioneering Life Coaching and Personal Excellence Training Social Enterprise – where he leads a committed team of young life coaches whose meaningful interventions in soft skills, leadership, capacity building, life coaching and personal development have touched the lives of over 1,00,000 young people across Northeast India.

An internationally sought-after Keynote and Impact Speaker, Mark's coaching initiatives have led him to address audiences in India, Switzerland, Thailand and Brunei.

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