{"id":3371,"date":"2026-01-22T05:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.aqlova.com\/cunnet\/?page_id=3371"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:24:05","slug":"ravidu-mario-weerakoon-entrepreneur-journalist-digital-strategist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ravidumario.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravidu Mario Weerakoon | Entrepreneur, Journalist &#038; Digital Strategist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3371\" class=\"elementor elementor-3371\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460b1ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"460b1ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce0e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-personal-Hero\" data-id=\"fce0e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-personal-Hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- pp-hero-area-start -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-hero-area scene p-relative z-index-1 bg-position fix pp-hero-spacing tp-el-section\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ravidumario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bg-1.jpg');\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-hero-bg tp-el-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"layer\" data-depth=\"0.8\" src=\"https:\/\/ravidumario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mario-Weerakoon-website-main-image.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Mario Weerakoon website main image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-end\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xxl-2 col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-hero-avatar pb-190\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-hero-video mb-30\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video loop=\"\" muted=\"\" autoplay=\"\" playsinline=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xxl-2 col-xl-2 col-lg-5 col-md-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ca-hero-service pp-hero-service mb-30 mr-80 tp-el-btn-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"explore-text\" data-text=\"Branding\">Branding<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"explore-text\" data-text=\"Development\">Development<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"explore-text\" data-text=\"Design\">Design<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"explore-text\" data-text=\"Marketing\">Marketing<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"explore-text\" data-text=\"Creative Design\">Creative Design<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xxl-5 col-xl-7 offset-xxl-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-hero-content ml-55\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-hero-subtitle text-white mb-10 d-inline-block tp-el-pretitle\">Growth-Focused SEO &amp; AI Marketing That Actually Drives Revenue<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-hero-title text-white mb-50 tp-el-heading\">Building businesses. 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<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3733b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3733b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abc7e3 pp-about-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-theme-description\" data-id=\"7abc7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_desc_align&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_anim&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-theme-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tp_fade_anim\" data-delay=\"0.3\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: ;\" class=\"tp-about-para tp-ff-heading fw-500 fs-22 tp-text-grey-1 tp-el-desc tp-el-align\">I\u2019m Ravidu Mario Weerakoon <span><\/span> \n\n, a digital marketing strategist born in Italy, lived in UAE and now based in Sri Lanka, an entrepreneur, digital strategist and now journalist, with a career that has taken me from e-commerce and logistics to hospitality, digital marketing and independent media\n\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e658755 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e658755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ee277 pp-about-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-theme-description\" data-id=\"21ee277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_desc_align&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_anim&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-theme-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tp_fade_anim\" data-delay=\"0.5\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: ;\" class=\"tp-about-para tp-ff-heading fw-500 fs-22 tp-text-grey-1 tp-el-desc tp-el-align\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8434aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8434aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf303d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf303d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I\u2019ve never really followed a conventional career path. I\u2019ve always been more interested in building things, solving problems and learning by doing.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">My journey started in the world of <strong>e-commerce and logistics<\/strong>, where I gained early experience working with digital platforms and cross-border shipping. That experience eventually led me to build <strong>Surf2Ship<\/strong>, an e-commerce and cross-border logistics platform designed to make international online shopping simpler by combining price comparison with shipping solutions.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Building a business at a young age taught me lessons that no classroom could. It taught me about risk, customers, technology, operations, failure, persistence and what it actually takes to turn an idea into something real.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">My journey then took me overseas to the <strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong>, where I gained valuable international experience and a different perspective on business, people and the rapidly changing digital economy.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Eventually, I returned to Sri Lanka and took another leap \u2014 this time into <strong>hospitality<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I founded <strong>Ceylon Lodge \u2013 Airport Transit Hotel &amp; Hostel<\/strong>, a hospitality venture built around helping travellers arriving in or departing from Sri Lanka find a comfortable, affordable and welcoming place to stay near Bandaranaike International Airport.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But my passion for technology and digital growth never disappeared.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Over the years, I have worked extensively across <strong>SEO, digital marketing, website development, branding, AI-powered marketing and performance-driven growth<\/strong>, helping businesses build stronger digital identities and turn online visibility into measurable results.<\/p><h3>And now, a new chapter.<\/h3><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">In 2026, I\u2019m taking my work in a different direction.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I\u2019m stepping into <strong>journalism and independent digital media<\/strong> through <strong>Lakbima News<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For me, this isn&#8217;t simply about publishing articles. It is about getting out there, asking questions, investigating what is happening, speaking to people, examining the facts and telling the stories that deserve attention.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Sri Lanka has thousands of stories \u2014 stories about business, technology, society, science, people, communities, politics, culture and the challenges facing the country.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I want to be part of telling those stories.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">My background in business, technology and digital media gives me a different perspective as I enter journalism. I understand how businesses operate, how digital platforms shape information, how technology is changing society and how important it is to question what we are told rather than simply repeat it.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Lakbima News is the beginning of that journey.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I don&#8217;t know exactly where this next chapter will take me \u2014 and that&#8217;s what makes it exciting.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I&#8217;ve built businesses.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I&#8217;ve lived abroad.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I&#8217;ve started again.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I&#8217;ve learned from failures.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I&#8217;ve built things from the ground up.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And now, I&#8217;m ready to <strong>report, investigate and tell the stories of Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">This is the next chapter.<\/p><p><strong>And it&#8217;s only just 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