Starting a health & wellness business

Michael

Accra, Ghana

13% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Michael

Member since

October 2014

On-time repayments

301 installments  •  43%

About Me

I am Michael Sarpong. I am 23 years old. I am the first born of my parents with two siblings. I completed senior high school with a very good grade but could not join university because of finances. So I worked in the informal sector selling mobile phones for one year, until I was able to save funds to pay for my tertiary education. I am now a final year Bsc. Dietetics student in the University Of Ghana. I started my Hawaiian shirts business in the year 2012 during my first year vacation. This was to help finance my education and to prevent idleness as I stay home. Even after school resumed I didn't quit because it turned out successfully. I love to play football and dance to music. I also like searching for information online. My dream is to own a boutique, have a dietetics consulting firm and engage in a large scale agribusiness(rearing and selling of cattle)

My Business

I started my business in the year 2012 during my first year vacation. This was to help me finance my education and to prevent idleness as I stay home. The business turned out successfully and even after school resumed i didn't quit because it turned out successfully. I used to sell the Hawaiian shirts in school by visiting the hostels. I also send the Hawaiian shirts to offices for sale. I just started a wholesale boutique where retailers come in for the Hawaiian shirts for sale.I do advertise the Hawaiian shirts on whatsapp and instagram where clients give me their sizes, with description of color of the shirts they want and i deliver them to their offices in a good package style. My shirts are affordable and very attractive. My shirts suit every occasion too, therefore the demand is higher than what I have in stock. Thus, I will use the loan to invest in the business to increase my production. Every week I make an average sales of 500 Ghana Cedis which is equivalent to 157.11 US Dollars. I am sure that i will make turn around business especially now that i have started wholesale business.

Loan Proposal

Based on research done in Ghana and the world as a whole, obesity as a result of poor eating habit is on rise. In Ghana it is commonly found in sedentary workers like lecturers, bankers,lawyers etc.

Therefore my vision is to promote good health and wellbeing among sedentary workers in Ghana and my mission is to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes among sedentary workers by providing periodic nutrition advice based on their anthropometric measurement.

In order to achieve this I have to purchase a stadiometer, body composition monitor, and blood pressure monitor.
Stadiometer is an instrument used to measure height
Body composition monitor is used to determine BMI, visceral fat, body fat, muscle mass and basal metabolic rate.
Blood pressure monitor is used to measure blood pressure

The price of the body composition monitor is 500 Ghana Cedis which is approximately US$130.
The price of the stadiometer is 1200 Ghana Cedis which is approximately US$ 315
The price of the blood pressure monitor is 250 Ghana Cedis which is approximately US$66.
I will use 1800 Ghana Cedis (US$475) to pay my hostel fees for my last 6 months in school and use 510 Ghana Cedis (US$135) to pay the remaining of my last school fees in school.

With the help of these instruments I will be able to promote the Sustainable Development Goal 3 which is Good Health & Wellbeing in Ghana. I have already written proposals to institutions that need my service and I have received a positive feedback. Thus I need the instruments to start work soon.

I will employ two of my classmates who will help me in the taking of the measurements and the nutrition education. A fee of 5Ghana Cedis which is approximately US$1.5 will be charged after taking the measurement and educating every individual.

The average number of people in an institution is 30. I am planning of visiting 3 institutions a day.
Therefore, in a day I can make 450Ghana Cedis which is approximately US$ 118.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,434.00

Date disbursed

Apr 5, 2016

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

55 months

Lenders

A

Anninymouse

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Hemsbach, Germany

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Bremen, Germany

J

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New Jersey, United States

thepaddy

Essen, Germany

H

Heja

Hamburg, Germany

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Waterloo, Canada

C

Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

seabass

New York, United States

D

Delph007

Den Haag, Netherlands

valentin

Stockholm, Sweden

carlos vendrell

Barcelona, Spain, Philippines

F

Frank

Berlin, Germany

C

CThelper

Guilford, United States

CaseySampson

Vancouver, Canada

Irvin

Vancouver, Canada

investor

Candiac, Canada

Elinor

Maple Lake, MN, United States

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tatts2000

melbourne, Australia

S

SovTempest

Toronto, Canada

mbunifu

San Jose, United States

malcolm D

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dkapplerb

Toronto, Canada

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Hickory, United States

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Ottawa, Canada

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Krokslatt

Mölndal, Sweden

AdamP

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Chicago, United States

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Joellen

Boulder, United States

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Toronto, Canada

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SydneySider

Sydney, Australia

Johnny

shanghai, China

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Oliver

Geneva, Switzerland

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Stockholm, Sweden

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Poland, United States

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Stavanger, Norway

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WellingtonPFClass

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Vancouver, Canada

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Sydney, Australia

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Singapore, Singapore

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Florida, United States

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Chicago, United States

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Philadelphia, United States

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Torino, Italy

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Seaford, United States

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London, United Kingdom

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Mountain Home, United States

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London, United Kingdom

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Leeds, United Kingdom

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South Perth, Australia

D

Dealbert

Stockholm, Sweden

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Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

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DeBary, United States

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ZandC

Sacramento, United States

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Spelbreker

Zwijnaarde, Belgium

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Alaska

Roscommon, United States

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Ohio

Ohio, United States

Lambie

Perth, Australia

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LenoMetus

Perth, Australia

JonB

London, United Kingdom

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doublehelix

Philadelphia, United States

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seikatsu

Palo Alto, CA, United States

tonnyschonewille

Maastricht, Netherlands

GuillaumeTeissier

Montréal, Canada

A

andprosper

World Peace, United States

MarshFamilyUK

Canterbury, United Kingdom

Mrdressup

Brisbane, Australia

N

nglogic

Warszawa, Poland

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Long Beach, United States

dmirpuri

Bangkok, Thailand

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Galbania

Toowoomba, Australia

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Switzerland, France

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harrymore

Townsville, Australia

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Cazenovia, United States

somuchjackson

Boston, United States

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Odense C, Denmark

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BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

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jumpfunky

Dortmund, Germany

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The Colony, United States

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Alexxa

Vancouver, Canada

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Baltimore, United States

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Marin county, United States

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Frederick, United States

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ClaudiusM

Munich, Germany

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Winterthur, Switzerland

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Indianapolis, United States

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Berkeley, United States

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Cincinnati, United States

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MarkKrakow

Joliet, United States

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Porto, Portugal

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Brussels, Belgium

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Winnipeg, Canada

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SanderBeckers

Brussel, Belgium

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lobotommy

OSLO, Norway

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hambunny

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Ottawa, Canada

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United States

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West Hollywood, United States

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United States

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United States

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Berkeley, CA, United States

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United States

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elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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Malibu

Westwood, United States

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New Jersey, United States

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Ogden, United States

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San Francisco, United States

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Sterling, United States

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Vienna, Austria

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United States

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United States

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United States

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United States

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Linköping, Sweden

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United States

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Connecticut, United States

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United States

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United States

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South Africa

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United States

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Australia

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United States

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Stockholm, Sweden

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Switzerland

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Germany

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plhughes

United States

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EastVan, Canada

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Sandefjord, Norway

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Karpet

Faroe Islands

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Portugal

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United States

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Boise, United States

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Vienna, Austria

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Saint Louis, United States

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United States

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United States

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San Jose, United States

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United States

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Australia

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Australia

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expatri

United States

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Australia

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San Francisco, Ca, United States

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United States

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United States

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United Kingdom

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United States

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United States

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Manila, Philippines

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Hong Kong

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Azerbaijan

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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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Gavin

New Zealand

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United States

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United States

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United States

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United States

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United States

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United States

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Czech Republic

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United States

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United States

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United Kingdom

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United States

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United Kingdom

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Erika

Buffalo, United States

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United States

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United Kingdom

S

SCHAC

Switzerland

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United States

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United States

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Cascadia, Canada

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

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United States

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United Kingdom

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United States

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United States

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United States

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United Kingdom

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Pakistan

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New York, United States

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United States

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United States

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United States

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pnrjulius

United States

J

JeremyR

United States

Matthias Schulz

Berlin, Germany, Germany

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Omaha, United States

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United States

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Mexico, Mexico

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Ruj-ura

Thailand

A

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United States

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Jack123

United States

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djlayton4

United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Stephan

Netherlands

JP

James Parker

Sacramento, United States

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Sebastian Krohn

Amsterdam, Netherlands

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

Darcy

Ottawa, Canada

Peter R

Fulda, Germany

Arne Bachmann

Hamburg, Germany

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Frankfurt Main, Germany

Gab

Singapore

B

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Hong Kong

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New York, United States

Roy

Espoo, Finland

Tsay

Taipei, Taiwan

M

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Australia

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Petershagen, Germany

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Berlin, Germany

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Boston, United States

AA

Adam Atlas

Montreal, QC, Canada, Canada

Paul

Auckland, New Zealand

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Stephanie

United Kingdom

MW

Matt Willis

United States

P

Patty

Colorado Springs, United States

JD

Jo Dane

Melbourne, Australia

PT

Pattie Thomas

United States

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

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United States

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Hakon

Drammen, Norway

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United States

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Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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linda

United States

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erica

antwerpen, Belgium

HN

Hai Nguyen

Switzerland

Max Lettenberger

Madison, WI, United States

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San Francisco, United States

HS

Harry Shulman

United States

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Ohio, United States

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United States

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Divya Bhat

United States

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Kent Don

United States

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Ted Suzman

United States

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United States

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Anthony

United States

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Stow, Ohio, United States

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Matt Harris

United States

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Seattle, United States

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Nashville, TN, United States

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

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Iserlohn, Germany

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albert

United States

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Nikhil

United States

Penny

Victoria, Canada, Canada

ME

Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

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Robert Mulley

United States

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Nelson Wong

United States

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Utrecht, Netherlands

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United States

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Omar Silas

United States

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Brent

United States

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

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Jason Foti

United States

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Frits

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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United Kingdom

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Paul Graham

United States

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John Walsh

Alicante, Spain

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Pétion-Ville, Haiti

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patricio

Yorba Linda, Ca, United States

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United Kingdom

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Barcelona, United Kingdom

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Göttingen Germany, Germany

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San Jose, Ca, United States

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United States

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Bonn, Germany

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Monza, Italy

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Sudbury, Canada

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Santo André, Brazil

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United States

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Syracuse, NY, United States

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Seattle, United States

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United States

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United States

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United States

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Sarah Saucedo

United States

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Hamburg, Germany

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Munich, Germany, Germany

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United States

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Annecy, France

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United Kingdom

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United States

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San Francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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