{"id":4096,"date":"2017-02-01T12:04:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?post_type=person&#038;p=4096"},"modified":"2021-02-17T12:34:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T12:34:52","slug":"karla-ruiz-cofino","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/karla-ruiz-cofino\/","title":{"rendered":"Karla Ruiz Cofino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karla Ruiz Cofi\u00f1o connects people through technology. The Guatemalan entrepreneur helps individuals and companies navigate, contribute and participate in an increasingly borderless and digital world. An interactive communications and social media strategist, Karla co-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6QCct5wcp1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MILKnCOOKIES<\/a>, award-winning digital agency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Karla believes that having a digital presence is about more than just business. \u201cTechnology is reshaping the world, I&#8217;m convinced that rather than asking: What is technology doing to us?\u2019, the right question is \u2018What can we do with it?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the pace of change accelerates, Karla believes that our ability to connect becomes all the more significant. 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