Stephen William HawkingCEO / Fringe Inc.
He is a great and hardworking guy. I am so proud of him. He helped me so much.
RESUME
Hello there, Thanks for stoping by! Here you can find information about me; Entrepreneur | VC Investor | Product guy | Startup Advisor; participating in the fascinating Technology-Internet industry)
EMPLOYMENT
2023 - Today
CPO
sesh
sesh redefines artist-fan engagement with exclusive sessions, Streaming Parties, and interactive experiences, all in one platform. Artists share insights, offer exclusive merch, and set streaming targets, encouraging collective fan support. The Fanverse and Rankings gamify participation, deepening connections and enhancing the music experience.
2019 - Today
Seed investor & CPO
Dixper
Dixper is an interactive platform for streamers and viewers. Through Dixper, streamers can amplify their income by selling 'Skills' which their viewers can send to their streams. These 'Skills' are real interactions that in real-time affect the gameplay of a stream.
2019 - 2022
Operating Partner | VP of Product
TheVentureCity
A new venture and acceleration model that helps diverse founders achieve global impact.
2018 - Today
Founder & CEO
Curuba Ventures
We design, build and invest in new tech companies that solve real problems in emerging economies. Together with passionate founders, top corporates and selected investment partners, we empower entrepreneurship born in Latin America and Spain.
2018 - 2019
2016 - 2018
General Manager/COO
Home Select Group, (Home Club & Villa Club)
Reporting to the CEO and Chairman of the company, I provide strategic advice to the shareholders, oversee financial performance, potential investments and business ventures. I manage and optimize day to day operations of Home Select’s 360º business segments and associated P & L’s: Real Estate, Hospitality (Commercial & Property Management) and Interior Design. ✪ Position between CEO & Senior management. 10 Direct reports (Including CFO, department heads and BU directors).
2015 - 2016
Co-Founder & CPO
WYSH
WYSH is making authentic travel easy by allowing travellers to customize trips via an intuitive portal that inspires you through unique content and real-time access to local insiders. ✪ The company was sold to the Hotusa Group, an organization comprising several companies connected with diverse spheres of activity in the tourist sector.
2012 - 2015
2011 - 2012
Business Development Manager
FON
Responsible for the acquisition and development of new partnerships with telecommunication companies ✪ Developed non-telco deals with global brands to launch Fon’s first public wiFi service (The Coca-Cola company) ✪ Defined Fon’s new product development strategy which led to new responsibilities as Fon’s head of product development.
2006 - 2009
Strategy and Business Consultant
EVERIS
Offered management consulting and business development services to multinational companies primarily in the Telecom, Utilities & Media industries.
EDUCATION
2009 - 2010
International MBA
IE Business School
“Accelerate Scholarship 2008” granted by the "IE Foundation".
2008 - 2009
Postgraduate Degree, Media and Entertainment Business Management
UNED
EU Bologna Degree, 24 ECTS credits.
1999 - 2006
B.Sc. Electronics Engineering / B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Universidad de los Andes
Dual Degree Program - Specialization: Telecommunications & Engineering Economics.
HIGHLIGHTS
MBA +10 years of experience ✪ Entrepreneur (succesful exit) ✪ Revenue & Profit growth ✪ Company management ✪ Product Strategy & Roadmap ✪ P&L management/Budgeting ✪ Digital transformation ✪ Start-ups, Privately owned firms to Large consulting firms ✪ Tech-Savvy and data oriented (BI) ✪ Multiple industry background ✪ Led International Teams With 10+ Direct Reports ✪ Team Leadership/Team Restructuring/Hiring
LANGUAGES
Spanish
English... brought to you by HBO,Cinemax & Nickelodeon in the 80's
German... getting there
Japanese... currently taking classes
TESTIMONIALS... I WISH ;)
George LucasFilmaker / Producer
He was a great co-worker and a friend. I would't be where I am without his support.
Maynard James Keenan Tool/A perfect circle/Puscifer lead singer
He is... ok
FUN FACTS
Coffee
I'm Colombian, hence I love Coffee, so here a few facts: Legend has it... Ethiopian shepereds first noticed the effects of caffeine when they saw their goats appearing to become frisky and "dance after eating coffee berries ✪ George Washington invented instant coffee... (yes, a Belgian man in Guatemala by the name of George Washington invented it in 1906).
Movies & Scripts
I won best script for “The X Files” TV series, (FOX Broadcasting Company) 2000. I kid you not. ✪ Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the original Star Wars ✪ Sean Connery is only 12 years older than Harrison Ford ✪ R2D2 and C3PO appear as Hieroglyphics in the Ark's chamber in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the lost ark.
Music
Warner Chappel Music makes over $1 million every year in royalties from the commercial use of the song “Happy Birthday ✪ The airplane that Buddy Holly died in was called American Pie. Don McLean wrote a song with the same name about the accident ✪ Most toilets flush in E flat. ✪ Dark Side of The Moon (a Pink Floyd album) stayed on the top 200 Billboard charts for 741 weeks! That is 14 years. ✪ Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education ✪ Learning and mastering a musical instrument improves the way the brain breaks down and understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.
Stuff
It is estimated that millions of trees grow thanks to squirrels forgetting where the buried their nuts. ✪ 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 ✪ “Typewriter” is the longest word typed on only one keyboard row (try it!) ✪ “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed on just one half of the keyboard (try that too!).
