Entreprenuer (lboord (at) gmail.com)
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
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- Founder at LB and Associates
- Past
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- Investor and Board Member at Tallard Technologies
- CEO at ProcuraDigital
- CEO/partner at Commlogik
- Cofounder at InterPC
- Education
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- University of Miami
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Leonard Boord’s Summary
4 Time CEO.
Current: Founder and investor in several Internet based businesses.
2000-2006: ProcuraDigital. My two partners and I established ProcuraDigital as one of the leading providers of e-auctions and strategic sourcing for businesses operating in Latin America. Funded the company with an Angel round, later with a $20m round from Banco Santander. Sold our minority stake in 3/2006.
2001-2006 Participated in a MBO of Tallard Technologies, a $40 million a year distributor that grew into $100m before Banco Itautec purchased it in 2006.
1999 - Current Co-Founded Commlogik the largest telephony distributor for Latin America with offices in 5 countries. I am not active in the day to day operations.
1983 - 1998 Co Founded a PC retail store that grew from into a South Florida integrator and IT distribution company for businesses in Latin America. We succeeded in establishing it as one of the top 20 Hispanic companies in the United States, with 5 subsidiaries, 200 employees and US$160 million in revenues. My partners and I found a willing buyer in a Fortune 500 Company for this business.
I studied Computer Science and Math at The University of Miami. I am fluent in English and Spanish and have a good working knowledge of Portuguese.
Married since 1982 I am the proud father of two young men, going to college.
Leonard Boord’s Specialties:
Startup, Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
Leonard Boord’s Experience
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Founder
LB and Associates
(Online Media industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Investor & Founder. We have invested in several business since our last venture. Looking for cash flow or smart start ups.
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Investor and Board Member
Tallard Technologies
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
January 2001 — June 2006 (5 years 6 months)
As an investor and board member I particpated in a MBO of this firm. We succeeded in growing this business from $30m to $100m in 6 years. This growth sparked the interest of $30b Market Cap financial services company who bought us out in June of 2006.
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CEO
ProcuraDigital
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)
April 2000 — April 2006 (6 years 1 month)
Heading operations in 5 countries, managing 100 consultants. Procured over $1b in 2005 with savings of 16%. Working with large multinationals such as Walmart and Banco Santander. Today the company is part of the Santander Bank group of companies ($60b market cap).
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CEO/partner
Commlogik
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1998 — May 2000 (2 years 1 month)
Bought a company with my partner Francisco Victoria. Company had 4 employees and $1m in sales, merged it with two other enterprises in the first 7 months. Completed the year with sales of $9m and 41 employees in 4 countries. Company is alive and well. I got caught in the internet rush and founded www.procuradigital.com
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Cofounder
InterPC
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1983 — April 1997 (13 years 7 months)
Started as a Pc Store and in 14 years became a $150mm distributor of PC technology products in Latin America. Sold it to a publicly held company in 1997.
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/1997/12/08/story4.html
Leonard Boord’s Education
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University of Miami
BS , Computer Science , August 1978 — May 1982
Complete 4 years. DNF. Minor in Math.
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Leonard Boord’s Interests:
You can contact me at Lboord@Gmail.com Very curious person, love to solve business puzzles. WEB 2.0 Love to run and cycle. Have traveled to more than 20 countries. Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Brasil, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, Italy, France, England, Spain, Holland, Germany, Japan and China among others.
Leonard Boord’s Groups:
Board member of www.tallard.com
Board member of www.commlogik.com
Board member of www.procuradigital.com
Member of triathletes asociation of USA.
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Latin America 2.0
Leonard Boord’s Honors:
Many sales achievment awards.
Leonard Boord’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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