{"id":11171,"date":"2026-06-16T06:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/?p=11171"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:34:48","slug":"bastin-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/bastin-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bastin Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11141 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bastin-Thomas.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bastin-Thomas.webp 240w, https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bastin-Thomas-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bastin-Thomas-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Bastin Thomas is a visionary entrepreneur, software engineer, and education technology leader with over 16 years of experience in building innovative higher education solutions. 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