Ruzana is many things, but professionally speaking she plays a dual role as a co-founder of brightmeetsbrave.com and a successful sourcing professional.

Master of difficult conversations that often arise in business transactions as well as a fierce people leader, Ruzana's expertise and passion lies in women empowerment, negotiations and relationship management.

She's had the privilege of working for manufacturing and retail companies, in the US and abroad, for large corporations as well as small privately held firms.

Ruzana's beliefs: curiosity, resilience and character are what moves the world forward.

Having the experience of growing up in Russia, moving to the US on her own at a young age and rising to success through determination, collaboration and continuous learning, Ruzana has a unique perspective of global culture of business.