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The alliance partners with 26 groups representing vapers worldwide and represents individual vapers<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Yeo is the co-founder of Vaping Saved My Life. Kurt left a 16-year career in information systems to start a business in the nascent vape industry. As vaping became popular, growing negative press followed, so Kurt co-founded Vaping Saved My Life in 2017 as a testimonial portal for ex-smokers turned vapers to share their stories of how vaping had changed their lives.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Kurt decided to leave the commercial aspects of vaping and dedicate his time to educating, promoting, and addressing misinformation around electronic nicotine delivery products. 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