International College

At the Shark Tank of Wellness Finals on Thursday, November 20th at 11:25 AM Dubai time, Damia took the stage alongside the two other global finalists—Lina Madeleine Holzkämper from the Management Center Innsbruck in Austria and Riya Shah from the Savannah College of Art & Design in the United States.

Damia was the first to present. They played her winning video, followed by her 1-minute live pitch. Then the three Sharks—Karen Campbell (Chiva-Som, Thailand), Meng-Mei “Maggie” Chen, PhD (EHL, Switzerland), and Frank Pitsikalis (Agilysys, Canada)—grilled her on stage for five minutes.

The following day, Damia was presented with the award on stage, earning the Runner-Up position in the competition. Her mother was in attendance as well—she flew all the way from Malaysia to watch her daughter present on a global stage. Photo with Chairman and CEO of the Global Wellness Institute Susie Ellis.