Mary Daphne is CEO and Co-Founder of Explearning, a platform for developing personal and professional social skills.
With an Ed.M in Applied Linguistics, Mary Daphne has over a decade of experience working in cross-cultural corporate communications as well as television and live broadcasting. She loves exploring the intersection of language, culture, and social interaction.
Alongside her corporate engagements, Mary Daphne has spent the last decade designing social skills, public speaking, cross-cultural communications, and business communications courses. Her lessons leverage technology, empirical research, and data-backed teaching methodologies to produce high-value outcomes for her students and clients.
Mary Daphne is a native New Yorker and an avid traveler. In her spare time, you can find her hiking, painting, and composing children’s books.
She received her Ed.M. in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University, graduated Valedictorian with an MA in TESOL from Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hamilton College with a BA in French and Communication studies.
About Greg (Co-Instructor)
Greg is COO and Co-Founder of Explearning, a platform for developing personal and professional social skills.
With an MBA and proficiency in full-stack software development, Greg specializes in bridging technical and business needs, implementing cross-department initiatives that streamline business operations, drive sales, and position fledgling enterprises for rapid, sustained growth.
Prior to Explearning, Greg was COO of Ticket Monster, an online secondary market event ticket retailer based in New York City. After growing the company from three to nearly fifty employees, he structured and closed the sale of Ticket Monster to an industry leader in the entertainment space.
Born in New York City and raised in Hong Kong, Greg holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, an MA in International Studies from University of Pennsylvania's Lauder Institute, and a BA in English Literature and Chinese from Hamilton College.
