Expert on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Perth Area, Australia
Expert on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Perth Area, Australia
Experienced serial entrepreneur and consultant helping innovations create global uncontested market space, and great returns.
Extensive experience as a start up CEO (9 companies worldwide), lecturer and public speaker. Former scientist in molecular biology and CEO of a seed capital fund. Author.
Interested in speaking, training, board positions, and consulting inquiries.
Expertise: entrepreneurship (high impact firms), innovation, market creation, funding new ventures, business plan development and execution.
Unique attributes: best value proposition, accountability, integrity, creativity.
Once a year I do a world tour speaking about my latest book or area of work. In 2008 I've been to Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, US (San Jose, Houston, Boston), Perth and China.
Current themes: Born Global and From Brain to Gain.
Creating wealth and managing globa Innovations. Business plans, Strategy, Board management, Venture Capital.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years)
Developed and implemented business plan, securing 2 large projects in Australia during the first 6 months of the company.
www.wealthing.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2000 — Present (8 years)
Created and implemented business plan, successfully investing in 4 companies, training 4 junior analysist, and fostering seed capital investments throughout Chile. I am still on the board of the company.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
February 1998 — Present (10 years 8 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years)
Created and implemented Business and Operations for Chilean first Center for Entrepreneurship. Developed 4 revenue generating streams and started Chilean first Entrepreneurs' Club with 140 members in 2 months. Developed and taught courses to over 3000 people at the undergraduate, graduate and executive programs. Left the possition of Executive Director for the Center in 1998, but continued as part time professor until my departure from Chile in 2002.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Chemicals industry)
1989 — 1993 (4 years)
Developed processes for successfully testing and commercializing new products.
Increased new product launches from 1 per 2 yrs to 12 per year.
Established an internal and external training program increasing the number of technical presentations from 2 to 144 per year.
Reduced product registration from 4 yrs to 6 months
Managed registration of over 200 products
MBA, Entrepreneurship, Int'l Business, 1994 — 1996
Got a great time playing in the snow with my kids, and experiencing an amazing ice storm that left everything covered in thin ice for 4 days in 94.
Master Science, Biotecnology, Seed technology, 1985 — 1992
Investigadora con Josefina Paez en el Centro de Cultivo de Tejidos y con Miriana Cerovic de Miranda, en semillas.
Ing Agronomo, Engineering Agronomy, 1979 — 1983
Pasante y bolsa en el laboratorio de Miguel Asdrubal Arcia (tabaco), Domingo Monzon (estadistica), Eduardo Lander (zoologia) y asistente docente en genetica.
innovations, venture capital, business gazelles, emerging technologies, education, third world forums, entrepreneurship
Member of the Western Australia Innovation Commitee 2008
Panel member Inventor of the year -Ready to market category 2007, 2008, Perth
Australian Association of Company Directors, graduate member 2007
Lesanz 2007
Babson College Founder's Club 2006
Coachville espanol, community leader 2005
Endeavor, mentor Chile 1999-2002
Scout leader, first co-ed group in Venezuela 1992-1994
Co-founder Asociacion Humboldt del Centro 1992
Undergrad valedictorian, MSCi Cum laude Venezuela
Armando Travieso Fellowship Babson College