Sophie Hares

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Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Spain-based journalist and content writer. ✒️@reuters @trf @theguardian @bloomberg @thetimes @FM_the_magazine, @UNDRR_americas

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Articles

Mastercard: Discovering the Science Behind Volunteering

1 week ago | finanznachrichten.de | Sophie Hares

Loaded with microscopes, robots and VR headsets, Croatia's "STEM on Wheels" mobile lab weaves its way from tiny mountain villages to Adriatic islands, giving kids the hands-on science skills they need to get ahead. From tips on investigating insects to using underwater drones, taking the van on the road gives the nonprofit Association Bioteka's educators a chance to show kids in often under-resourced locations how to apply science to solve problems.
Mastercard Launch offers career development via social impact projects

1 week ago | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

Loaded with microscopes, robots and VR headsets, Croatia’s “STEM on Wheels” mobile lab weaves its way from tiny mountain villages to Adriatic islands, giving kids the hands-on science skills they need to get ahead. From tips on investigating insects to using underwater drones, taking the van on the road gives the nonprofit Association Bioteka’s educators a chance to show kids in often under-resourced locations how to apply science to solve problems.
From cheesehead to creator: How this digital native built a marketing business out of his passion

2 weeks ago | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, football ranks close to religion. Parents put their newborns on the 30-year wait list for Green Bay Packers season tickets, and devoted “cheesehead” fans travel from around the world to attend games. Growing up just a stone’s throw from the storied team’s Lambeau Field, Tyler Webb started posting about football as a teenager. Those posts came as naturally as breathing to the sociable digital native with a passion for all things Packers.
Meet the women revolutionizing healthy snacks, one imperfect fruit at a time

1 month ago | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

After studying food waste and nutrition at Ontario’s University of Guelph, Monique Chan returned home to Toronto and found work at farmers markets. But she was dismayed to learn that vendors would often throw away the unsold boxes of perfectly ripe produce at the end of the day — and that some produce, deemed imperfect because of variations in size or color, never even made it to market.
Harking back to the Inca’s golden past to plant a greener future

2 months ago | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

As Peruvian biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas sat chewing coca leaves with a local elder high in the Andes, his companion pointed to a peak known as Demon Mountain and shared how its rocky slopes were once snow-covered. The elder explained how Pachamama, or Mother Earth, grew so annoyed with humans that she stopped sending snow. Planting trees was the only way to harness much-needed water for the farmers in the valleys below.
Remote Access: For Rural Entrepreneurs, It’s a Struggle To Click Into the Digital Economy

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Sophie Hares

By Sophie HaresMastercard NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / Working as a waitress in Greenville, a small city of less than 30,000 nestled in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Kenesha Lewis thrived off the strong connections she created with her regular customers and dreamed of one day starting her own business. After working her way up to become a restaurant manager and later district training manager, she transitioned to a career in finance and banking.
Remote access: For rural entrepreneurs, it’s a struggle to click into the digital economy

2 months ago | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

Working as a waitress in Greenville, a small city of less than 30,000 nestled in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Kenesha Lewis thrived off the strong connections she created with her regular customers and dreamed of one day starting her own business. After working her way up to become a restaurant manager and later district training manager, she transitioned to a career in finance and banking.
She experienced fraud firsthand. Now this founder is building a safer, smarter payments experience for all

2 months ago | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

In 2021, Lerato Matsio was thrilled to receive her first order for the silk loungewear brand she was selling online as a passion project from her home in Belgium. As she prepared the order for dispatch, she took a few moments to slip a handwritten thank-you note inside the box holding the carefully wrapped sand-washed silk lounge set, which she then sent by FedEx to her maiden customer. All of which made her more upset when the buyer said the parcel had never arrived and requested a refund.
Inside the brand using Web3 to bridge fashion’s 'phygital' divide

Mar 4, 2025 | mastercard.com | Sophie Hares

Back in the early aughts, gmoney was an up-and-coming New York equities trader who loved wandering the city streets to check out what people were wearing. Something new and trending caught his eye: white earbuds trailed by a white cord that disappeared into a morass of clothing. Those early sightings of original iPod users inspired gmoney not only to buy stock in Apple, but to start investing in companies that would revolutionize tech and fashion.
Mastercard: This Entrepreneur Is Transforming His Professional Capital Into a Springboard to Financial Inclusion

Feb 25, 2025 | finanznachrichten.de | Sophie Hares

Most entrepreneurs dream of tapping into the kind of capital, industry connections and sophisticated software that Martin Naor has at his fingertips. The Uruguayan entrepreneur has certainly benefitted from a full career that took him from managing products and businesses for Microsoft to sitting on company boards, investing in startups and running the Montevideo-based tech firm Infocorp.