Marika Arovuo

Toronto, Canada Area Canada

Co-Founder and CEO at GRIT Online

Advertising / Marketing / PR

My journey what made me the professional I am today began in earnest 18 years ago when I moved to Singapore. I arrived on a contract with Nokia, entrusted to build the StarHub mobile network. Back then, StarHub was little more than an idea on a scrap of paper. It had no work premises and just a handful of staff. I was among the first two engineers hired to work on the project from the Nokia side. When the network was ready for launch in April 2000, I took a new path, training as a GPRS Engineer. When the first flurry of data was sent from the StarHub mobile network to the internet, I was there to make it happen and witness the moment. This was a life changer for everyone – suddenly we co...