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b'Avani Patel is the Chief Operating Officer at ESSENCE. In this role, she leads the Technology, Finance, and Human Resources functions. A veteran of the technology & business consulting industry, her career spans product launch, management/operations and consulting across Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. She intends on fulfilling ESSENCE\\u2019s mission of serving Black Women deeply by a continued focus on the company\\u2019s digital landscape and business growth. Patel previously led technology at Sundial Brands/Unilever, as well as professional services at Verizon/Totality Corp.\\nAvani is also a PMP (Project Management Professional) and Six Sigma Black Belt. She recently completed the Women in Leadership Program at Oxford University. A true Jersey Girl by heart, Avani was born and raised in Sayreville, NJ and went on to attend Rutgers University.\\nAvani is an award-winning Indian folk-dance choreographer and former television host for a South Asian network. Coming from a large family, Patel learned to be organized and vocal from a young age; these are the skills that became the greatest asset to the launch of her career. She continues to lean on the skills and values inherited from her Gujarati family to help guide her, both personally and professionally. When not strategizing for ESSENCE, Avani travels the world with her children, Lucas, 15 & Lara, 14 with the hope that they will, one day, become model global citizens.\\nMeet My Guest:\\n\\nWEBSITE: AvaniPatel.com\\n\\n\\nINSTAGRAM: @missavani.patel\\n\\n\\nTWITTER: @\\n\\nFACEBOOK: /\\n\\nLINKEDIN: Avani Patel\\n\\n\\nMom Haul:\\nMANLUU: Luxurious, unexpected interpretations of Creole culture'