Ismail Ahmed is the CEO of WorldRemit, a cash transfer service that helps migrants send money home to their families. His own experience as a migrant who once fled a war-torn country has been a driving force behind the company.

He told #CEOSecrets that his secret was learning to turn challenges into opportunities.

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