About Anjelika
Anjelika Kour is a Siberian-American entrepreneur and Founder of a software agency/incubator DigitalDesign.NYC located in New York City.

Anjelika completed her degree in Finance & Economics at the University of Toronto, she worked and studied in Russia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, and Ecuador and went on to be the first hire & lead of NYC’s Largest Hospitality Recruitment Platform before starting Brick & Portal. She’s deeply involved with the Startup ecosystem in NYC and is a very strong supporter of all things Women-in-Tech.

Anjelika Kour was the first hire at Harri.com, New York City’s largest hospitality recruitment platform. In 2014, Kour founded a fashion platform Brick & Portal in New York City. She then founded a Soho agency DigitalDesign.NYC in 2015, a full-service web and app design and development agency/incubator with a notable mobile & web app portfolio, including: Snailz, Rapid Square Cards, Glam + Go, Squrl, UMMA Bot, and most recently @globalnewyorker.


About Digital Design
Digital Design is a team of creative technologists, located in the heart of NYC, who work hard + play hard building badass websites & apps.


In This Episode
The Importance of Travel and Building a Global Brand
Anjelika has travelled all over the globe. In addition to recreational travel, she has spent extensive time in Ecuador, China, Canada and Italy. Travel has granted Anjelika with the ability to make more creative and broader perspectives.

How the Model Industry Influenced Anjelika’s Business Career
The model industry is undoubtedly very competitive. As an industry where people are judged primarily based on their looks and favours younger aesthetics, Anjelika explains that a successful model must be strong-willed. Anjelika has had notable success throughout her career as a model. Working with brands such as Goldwell, KMS, Redkin and more. 

Through Anjelika’s career, she has built a confidence and self-awareness that helps her in presenting ideas. Whether it is public-speaking or pitching to clients, her theory is to maintain confidence by only sharing her truth. She has also built a discipline to accept suitable projects; As well as having the discipline to reject projects.

Do you Need an App for your Business?
Every business is different. However, Apps aren’t for everyone. Anjelika explained that the best Apps are for businesses that require the user to make repetitive-booking; It should be a tool for convenience. Should you be interested in building an App for your business, do reach out to Anjelika and her team at DigitalDesign.Nyc. 

Connect With DigitalDesign.NYC
WEBSITE: digitaldesign.nyc
DIGITALDESIGN.NYC INSTAGRAM: @digitaldesign.nyc
ANJELIKA KOUR INSTAGRAM: @globalnewyorker