Paul E Gonzalez
"Inspire young people to be entrepreneurs isn't an initiative, is MY LIFE PROJECT."
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.puertoricoiscoffee.com |
| Industries: | Education, Entertainment, Food and Drink |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Languages, Leadership, Marketing, Public speaking, Spanish, Writing |
| Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Partnering with other groups, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects |
| Schools: | Sacred Heart University, University of Puerto Rico System |
FEATURED STARTUP
Puerto Rico Coffee Expo
Puerto Rico Coffee Expo
The Puerto Rico Coffee Expo is the largest exposition of the coffee industry to take place in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The event will be held, for the second straight year in the Puerto Rico Convention Center in October 8-9 2011.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
orn in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on 1986 and since he has shown entrepreneurial and leadership traits. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico with mayors in accounting, information systems and finance and is currently pursuing his MBA in International Marketing at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. On February 2010, Paul was appointed as a representative student in the Academic Affairs and Honorary Degrees Committee of Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.
His entrepreneurial passion led him to become one of the co-founders of iEntrepreneur Network LLC, an organization with the objective of fostering an entrepreneur mentality on young people, while being the hub between the entrepreneurial resources available and the Latin American youth. He also co-founded CUBE Group Inc., developers of high impact cultural & social-economic events like the Puerto Rico Coffee Expo and also developers of PuertoRicoEsCafe.com, Puerto Rico's premier coffee website.
Paul has been actively participating in a array of entrepreneurial initiatives, such as: Chamber of Commerce Student Chapters (where he won the 2009 President of the Year award) and is the current Vice-President of the Executive Committee, Insight Entrepreneur & Social Responsibility Camp, CEO Conference, Puerto Rico Venture Forum, Entrepreneur's Magazine Growth 2.0 Conference, Summit Series 2011 and is a fellow of the Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators. Also, he is been consistently writing entrepreneurship articles that has been published in the local newspapers and business magazines, co-created the first Entrepreneur Camp on Puerto Rico in 2009, the first college business newspaper El Mundo Empresarial and in 2009 published the poetry book Extractos de mi diario. His goal is to help reshape Latin America's economy through the opportunities entrepreneurship brings.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CUBE Group Inc. |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | January 2010 - Present |
| Description: | Developers of the Puerto Rico Coffee Expo. |
| Employer: | iEntrepreneur Network LLC |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | November 2009 - Present |
| Description: | An organization with the objective of fostering an entrepreneur mentality on young people, while being the hub between the entrepreneurial resources available and the Puerto Rico youth. |
| Employer: | Grupo Guayacan |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | November 2009 - January 2010 |
| Description: | Fostering high impact entrepreneurship through EnterPRize, PRVF and the Guayacan Center. |
| Employer: | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | January 2009 - April 2009 |
| Description: | System and Process assurance. |
| Employer: | Coqui Home Realty |
| Position: | Administrative associate |
| Time period: | June 2006 - July 2008 |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Puerto Rico System |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Accounting / Information Systems, BA |
| University: | Sacred Heart University |
| Time period: | 2009 - Present |
| Degree: | International Marketing, MBA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | Co-founder of the business newspaper "El Mundo Emrpesarial" |
| Books: | Extractos de mi diario (2009) |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | - Basketball & extreme sports. |
| Hobbies: | - Entrepreneurship.
- Networking. - International travel. - Gourmet coffee. - Poetry. |
| Clubs: | - Chamber of Commerce Student Chapter.
- Accounting Students Association. |
| Memberships: | - Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Rico.
- Junior Chamber International. - Northwest Writer's Society. |
| Awards: | - Chamber of Commerce Student Chapter President of the year.
- Co-founder of the business newspaper "El Mundo Emrpesarial". - Wrote the poetry book "Extractos de mi diario". - Graduated Magna Cum Laude at UPR. - Presidential Scholarship for MBA at Sagrado Corazón. |
Paul E's Startups (3)
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Puerto Rico Coffee Expo
The Puerto Rico Coffee Expo is the largest exposition of the coffee industry to take place in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The event will be held, for the second straight year in the Puerto Rico Convention Center in October 8-9 2011.
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iEntrepreneur Network LLC
"Inspire young people to be entrepreneurs isn't an initiative, is OUR LIFE PROJECT."
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Paul E is Following (1)
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EyeTour.com
A video site showing off Puerto Rico's greatest attractions, EyeTour allows you to Be Your Own Guide during your visit to the island.
Paul E's Contacts (10)
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Orlando Montanez
Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Puerto Rico (2008), Co-Founder and Marketing Director at Digital Media Solutions (2003-2008), Co-Founder at iEntrepreneur Foundation since Jul-2009.
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Prashant Garchar
working with Bharti Airtel as a TM, MBA in Marketing & Information System, Interned at Tata Chemicals Ltd.
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Eva Vazquez
Eva Vazquez, Project Manager, joined Grupo Guayacán after more than five years of experience in communications and marketing management. Eva has a Master in International Business from the Interamerican University and has a B.A. in Communications.