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BBN Times Founder Badr Berrada Talks About the Success of his Company

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Founder and CEO of BBN Times, Badr Berrada is connecting decision-makers, international bestsellers, government officials and inspiring CEOs with readers. His keen sense of entrepreneurship and belief in vertical integration saw him earn the respect of several distinguished digital entrepreneurs.

Since launch in Q2 of 2017, his company has successfully gained 14.4 million page views by 6.8 million users. He has created BBN Times to provide a platform and a voice to those willing to learn and know more about latest trends globally and locally. Its followers on social media are increasing enormously. BBN Times has 500k followers on Facebook and 152k followers on LinkedIn. Its mobile app is also experiencing a large number of downloads on the App Store and Google Play.

Badr Berrada was asked about his views on entrepreneurship. He replied that it doesn’t matter where you start from or where the journey takes you. What matters is that you never lose sight of your objectives and that you keep on delivering on a daily basis.

BBN Times is changing the online media industry with thought provoking content. There are many things that are making the company unique in the industry. It is driven by an innate desire to inform, inspire, educate and entertain readers with world-class content delivered by experts. Its content is unbiased and discusses many sensitive issues in the business world.

Further during the conversation, Badr Berrada also said that BBN Times’ mission is to connect readers with the world without the price tag. The company is not driven by a political, religious and social ideology. According to Badr Berrada, BBN Times has partnered with 150 experts from all around the globe to make genuine, authentic, fresh and unbiased content. This habit is allowing them to produce high-quality content for readers. Each BBN Guru is influencing the world with his unique writing style.

Many articles from BBN Times haven been featured in prestigious higher education institutions such as Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania and ESSEC Business School.

BBN Times’s growth trajectory is all but guaranteed to continue in the foreseeable future. The company is poised to take advantage of its own unique proposition which clearly distinguishes it from established marquees including Forbes and Business Insider.

The idea of Bigtime Daily landed this engineer cum journalist from a multi-national company to the digital avenue. Matthew brought life to this idea and rendered all that was necessary to create an interactive and attractive platform for the readers. Apart from managing the platform, he also contributes his expertise in business niche.

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Turning Tragedy into Triumph Through Walking With Anthony

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On the morning of February 6, 2010, Anthony Purcell took a moment to admire the churning surf before plunging into the waves off Miami Beach. Though he had made the dive numerous times before, that morning was destined to be different when he crashed into a hidden sandbar, sustaining bruises to his C5 and C6 vertebrae and breaking his neck.

“I was completely submerged and unable to rise to the surface,” Purcell recalls. “Fortunately, my cousin Bernie saw what was happening and came to my rescue. He saved my life, but things would never be the same after that dive.”

Like thousands of others who are confronted with a spinal cord injury (SCI), Purcell plunged headlong into long months of hopelessness and despair. Eventually, however, he learned to turn personal tragedy into triumph as he reached out to fellow SCI victims by launching Walking With Anthony.

Living with SCI: the first dark days

Initial rehabilitation for those with SCIs takes an average of three to six months, during which time they must relearn hundreds of fundamental skills and adjust to what feels like an entirely new body. Unfortunately, after 21 days, Purcell’s insurance stopped paying for this essential treatment, even though he had made only minimal improvement in such a short time.

“Insurance companies cover rehab costs for people with back injuries, but not for people with spinal cord injuries,” explains Purcell. “We were practically thrown to the curb. At that time, I was so immobile that I couldn’t even raise my arms to feed myself.”

Instead of giving up, Purcell’s mother chose to battle his SCI with long-term rehab. She enrolled Purcell in Project Walk, a rehabilitation facility located in Carlsbad, California, but one that came with an annual cost of over $100,000.

“My parents paid for rehabilitation treatment for over three years,” says Purcell. “Throughout that time, they taught me the importance of patience, compassion, and unconditional love.”

Yet despite his family’s support, Purcell still struggled. “Those were dark days when I couldn’t bring myself to accept the bleak prognosis ahead of me,” he says. “I faced life in a wheelchair and the never-ending struggle for healthcare access, coverage, and advocacy. I hit my share of low points, and there were times when I seriously contemplated giving up on life altogether.”

Purcell finds a new purpose in helping others with SCIs

After long months of depression and self-doubt, Purcell’s mother determined it was time for her son to find purpose beyond rehabilitation.

“My mom suggested I start Walking With Anthony to show people with spinal cord injuries that they were not alone,” Purcell remarks. “When I began to focus on other people besides myself, I realized that people all around the world with spinal cord injuries were suffering because of restrictions on coverage and healthcare access. The question that plagued me most was, ‘What about the people with spinal cord injuries who cannot afford the cost of rehabilitation?’ I had no idea how they were managing.”

Purcell and his mother knew they wanted to make a difference for other people with SCIs, starting with the creation of grants to help cover essentials like assistive technology and emergency finances. To date, they have helped over 100 SCI patients get back on their feet after suffering a similar life-altering accident.

Purcell demonstrates the power and necessity of rehab for people with SCIs

After targeted rehab, Purcell’s physical and mental health improved drastically. Today, he is able to care for himself, drive his own car, and has even returned to work.

“Thanks to my family’s financial and emotional support, I am making amazing physical improvement,” Purcell comments. “I mustered the strength to rebuild my life and even found the nerve to message Karen, a high school classmate I’d always had a thing for. We reconnected, our friendship evolved into love, and we tied the knot in 2017.”

After all that, Purcell found the drive to push toward one further personal triumph. He married but did not believe a family was in his future. Regardless of his remarkable progress, physicians told him biological children were not an option.

Despite being paralyzed from the chest down, Purcell continued to look for hope. Finally, Dr. Jesse Mills of UCLA Health’s Male Reproductive Medicine department assured Purcell and his wife that the right medical care and in vitro fertilization could make their dream of becoming parents a reality.

“Payton joined our family in the spring of 2023,” Purcell reports. “For so long, I believed my spinal cord injury had taken everything I cared about, but now I am grateful every day. I work to help other people with spinal cord injuries find the same joy and hope. We provide them with access to specialists, funding to pay for innovative treatments, and the desire to move forward with a focus on the future.”

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