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Chicago Tribune
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Quiet at first, Baylee Geni begins to speak up — and open up — for West Aurora on defense. ‘Hear me a lot more.'
The voice of West Aurora's Baylee Geni is cool and authoritative, with perfect pitch and volume. From her position, the senior outside defender also has an ideal perspective to see and feel every aspect of the game. 'I've definitely become more of a leader in using my voice,' Geni said afterward. 'My freshman year, I was so quiet and scared — I don't think I said a single word. 'Now, I'm the one who's talking and you hear me a lot more.' Geni made her presence felt Tuesday night against junior midfielder Ximena Magana to key the host Blackhawks to a 4-1 Upstate Eight West victory over Elgin in Aurora. Sophomore forward Giselle Perez scored three goals and junior midfielder McKenzie Pearch added a goal for West Aurora (11-2-1, 5-0). Sophomore midfielder Michelle Ayala scored Elgin (15-3-1, 2-3). However, the strong defensive play of Geni helped neutralize Magana, who entered the game with 19 goals and 10 assists. West Aurora's defense has recorded more shutouts with nine than goals allowed with eight. Geni, a Waubonsee recruit, has started every game and played almost every minute this season. 'It was fun to watch Magana play,' Geni said. 'She's a very talented player and it was fun to battle against her. I always think of myself as a very clean player. I just wait for their mistakes and honestly look to break them down. 'You want to stop the other team from scoring and give everyone up the field an opportunity. Any goals we have come from the defensive line on the field.' Defenders in soccer are tasked with preventing goals but also start the offensive attack. West Aurora coach Jorge Espana said Geni has made dramatic strides in that part of her game. 'One of the conversations we had last year was that we really struggled connecting the attack from the outside,' he said. 'Seeing her from last year to this year, Baylee has really improved her technical skills to read the game and know how to anticipate plays. 'She is a big part of our ability to connect with the outside midfielders.' Geni's ability to blend the physical and technical have marked her value to the team, according to James Madison-bound senior midfielder Olivia Del Toro. 'Baylee has that great mentality of not letting anything by her,' said Del Toro, who chipped in with an assist Tuesday. 'She understands the mentality of attacking players who are trying to get defenders off guard and score. 'She's a very fun and highly energized person. She's always positive, very encouraging and supportive.' After running cross country her first three years, Geni took a leap of faith and tried flag football in the fall. Her defensive instincts in her preferred sport carried over. 'I played safety, so the farthest back defender, which is a lot like my position here,' she said. 'I was able to use my hands, but it was the same style of play, just getting your body in there and intercepting the ball. 'I've got long legs and I'm very good at getting my body in between all of the other players.' Before the game, Geni and Del Toro were part of six players who celebrated senior night in a special ceremony. It gave her a moment to reflect upon her career with the Blackhawks. 'It felt a little bittersweet, honestly,' she said. 'A good win felt very nice, but I'm also sad that the season is coming to an end. The four years have gone by super fast. 'I've grown so much more comfortable with the other girls, knowing they'll welcome me and hear what I have to say and listen to me rather than attacking me for what I'm saying.'
South China Morning Post
24-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Vistra 2.0 Embraces a Customer-Obsessed Culture
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Advertisement In this era of digitalisation, companies are no longer bound by geographical locations or time zones when it comes to acquiring customers, so it should come as no surprise that businesses are expanding across borders at an unprecedented rate. Despite the ease and convenience that come with connectivity, concern for regulatory compliance has also skyrocketed. As recorded by PwC's 27th CEO Survey , 64% of business leaders saw the complexity of compliance framework as the number one barrier to creating and capturing value. For Vistra, a global corporate service provider, this universal customer pain point served as a call to action. With regulations differing country to country, combined with the intricacies of an ever-changing business landscape, staying compliant while maintaining core business operations is challenging for most multinational corporations. In Vistra's own 2025 survey of 250+ APAC executive respondents from Hong Kong, China and Singapore, Vistra 2030, the two factors presenting the greatest challenges to company's growth prospects over the next 12 months are changes in the global economy and changing compliance. In partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company embarked upon a digital transformation journey to develop its proprietary global compliance platform, debuting the Global Expansion Platform (GEP) and Geni, the world's first global compliance AI advisor, in March 2025. Blending AI Productivity with Human Expertise Advertisement By creating a unified platform centralising multi-country corporate governance solutions, Vistra has taken another step to further its mission in supporting businesses from all around the world. With the goal to make operating anywhere feel borderless and frictionless, clients are now able to manage entity portfolios across 300+ jurisdictions in one place. Having embedded Geni, its 24/7 AI compliance advisor within GEP, the digital-first approach enables real-time assistance and advisory guidance with instant response.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vistra announces launch of Geni, the world's first global AI compliance advisor, to make corporate compliance effortless and smooth companies' path to growth
HONG KONG, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra, a leading provider of essential business services that help organisations to invest, grow and operate efficiently and compliantly across the world, today launched Geni, the world's first global AI compliance advisor. Geni is embedded within Vistra's new Global Expansion Platform (GEP), a specialist and expert global compliance and expansion platform. In an increasingly dynamic business environment marked by complex regulatory obligations, companies face everchanging challenges as they seek growth opportunities. Built by in-house technology experts, Geni and the GEP draw on Vistra's knowledge and global expertise to solve some of the most significant pain points organisations face when managing and expanding their business globally. The GEP enables clients to effortlessly incorporate an entity and open a business account in some of the world's leading jurisdictions, as well as to onboard and manage their entire entity portfolio across 300+ jurisdictions. While Geni, an always-on 24/7 digital assistant, available from anywhere in the world, can complete tasks at speed, freeing up the valuable time and resources of Vistra's clients. Trained on accurate sources by Vistra's own experts, Geni provides a single view of all global entities and compliance deadlines, conveniently assists in the completion of self-serve corporate actions by automating and simplifying key tasks, and seamlessly connects clients to Vistra's network of over 9,000 global experts. Simon Webster, CEO of Vistra Group, stated, "Geni and the Global Expansion Platform are the future of confident, compliant, cross-border trade and mark a major step in Vistra fulfilling its vision of making operating anywhere in the world feel borderless and frictionless. The complexity of global expansion and operations is not going away and so it is increasingly important to provide clients with both the service and software components that solve these issues, creating a client experience that is both unique, seamless and interconnected. We envision a future where Geni will help organisations across the world to manage and expand their business without ever needing to worry about changing regulations." Jonathon Clifton, President of Vistra Global Solutions, said, "As consumers, we use online platforms every day to arrange transport and order daily necessities. For the first time in our industry, we are now providing clients with that same convenience, choice and transparency in how they can access and experience Vistra Global Solutions' services. Companies can go online to set up an entity and open a business account in key jurisdictions, achieving in minutes what used to take days. This puts powerful new capabilities in the hands of our clients while ensuring they still benefit from the real-world support of Vistra's global experts." In addition to global entity management, clients will be able to manage their payroll and tax accounting services through GEP and Geni by the end of the next year. Ultimately, this platform will provide access to all Vistra Global Solutions. For further information, please contact: Ellie King For more information about Vistra, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Vistra
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested for pointing loaded handgun at traffic from inside St. Charles bar, police say
The Brief Arrest: Dalton T. Geni, 23, was arrested after allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at passing vehicles inside a St. Charles bar early Saturday. Incident details: A bar employee called 911 after seeing Geni pull the gun from his waistband, activate a weapon-mounted flashlight, and aim it at traffic; officers stopped him as he was leaving. Charges: Geni, who had a valid FOID card and concealed carry license, faces two felony counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and two misdemeanor assault charges; his court date is March 20. ST. CHARLES, Ill. - A man was arrested early Saturday after allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at passing vehicles while inside a bar in St. Charles, police said. What we know The incident happened at 12:22 a.m. at a bar in the 0-99 block of North Third Street. St. Charles police officers who were already in the area conducting routine bar checks responded and stopped the man as he was leaving the business. He was identified as Dalton T. Geni, 23, and was found to have a loaded handgun in his waistband. Police said he was arrested two minutes after they received the report. Dig deeper A bar employee called 911 after witnessing Geni pull the gun from his waistband, turn on a weapon-mounted flashlight and point it at passing vehicles, police said. Geni then stood up from the table while still holding the weapon and walked behind the bar, where the employee remained on the phone with the authorities. He then left the business before being taken into custody. No injuries were reported. Police said Geni had a valid Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card and a Concealed Carry License (CCL). However, it is unlawful to carry a firearm in a place licensed to sell alcohol. "It is also unlawful to carry or possess a firearm while engaged in the commission or attempted commission of a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of violence against another person or another person's property," police said. What's next Geni was taken to the St. Charles Police Department and charged with: Aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon (2 Counts) – Class 4 felony · Aggravated assault – Class A misdemeanor Aggravated assault use of a deadly weapon – Class A misdemeanor He is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 20.
