Rafael Álvarez Leal

Rafael Álvarez Leal has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Rafael currently holds the position of Business Development Manager Americas at Globalization Partners. Prior to this role, they served as the Business Development Team Lead at the same company.

Before joining Globalization Partners, Rafael worked at Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Workshop Speaker and Business Model Developer. Rafael'sresponsibilities included teaching pitch and business model workshops for entrepreneurship classes and mentoring multidisciplinary teams.

Rafael also has experience as the CEO and Founder of MexaBoon, a platform that promotes independent art and Mexican popular culture. In this role, they led a team of 12 employees and was responsible for commercializing products and maintaining key partnerships. MexaBoon sponsored events with over 50,000 attendees at the largest comic convention in Latin America for two consecutive years.

Additionally, Rafael worked as an Operations Supervisor at Qualfon, where they managed a team of 26 agents and monitored performance to meet assigned KPIs. During their time there, they successfully increased the team's metrics by 18% within the first three months.

Prior to that, Rafael served as the Assistant Manager of Product Development at Humedad Cero, where they focused on innovation and new product development. Rafael also played a critical role in expanding the company's sales through brand incursion on Amazon Mexico and the United States.

Lastly, Rafael worked as a Project Manager at Grupo Imagen Mendizabal, where they gained experience in managing projects.

Overall, Rafael Álvarez Leal has demonstrated strong leadership skills, business development expertise, and a track record of driving growth and success in various roles and industries.

Rafael Álvarez Leal completed their Licenciatura degree in Emprendimiento/Estudios sobre emprendimiento at Tecnológico de Monterrey from 2014 to 2019. In 2018, they also pursued a specialization in Incubación de Proyectos with a concentration in Emprendimiento Innovador at the same institution. Additionally, they obtained the certification of Outreach Manager Specialist from Outreach in August 2023 and became an Enterpise Design Thinking IBM Practitioner certified by IBM in June 2020.