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By Krysten BrenllaNew York City – the city where ambition never sleeps, and every street corner hums with the energy of people chasing their next opportunity. For over 20 years, Lillya Nashanchik was part of that hustle.However, after working closely with startups, top talent, and founders in the Big Apple, she’s now setting her sights on somewhere new: South Florida’s booming tech hub; Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.A GROWTH JOURNEY THROUGH TECH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPOriginally from Rochester, New York, she earned a liberal arts degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and upon graduation, she faced the question many graduates know all too well: What’s next? “My parents were both technologists, and hoped I’d become a software engineer, but it wasn’t my strong suit,” Nashanchik said. “With a liberal arts degree, my options felt limited. So, I took a chance – I moved to New York City, and landed a job at a staffing agency that specialized in recruiting women. I had the people skills, and they had a great training program. That’s what sparked my career in talent acquisition.”From the start of her career, Nashanchik knew she loved entrepreneurship and working with smaller startups and founders, especially women