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Vanesa Kolodziej

MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College (2005), BA in Political Science from Universidad de San Andres (1997), Entrepreneur in Residence at Mark Ventures (2007-2009), Principal and Co-founder at Start Closer since Mar-2009.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Website: http://www.palermovalley.com
Skills: Business, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management
Location: Buenos Aires
Groups: Palermo Valley
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Latin America, latinamerican, latino, Venture Capital
Schools: Babson College, Universidad de San Andrés

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: START CLOSER
Position: PRINCIPAL and COFOUNDER
Time period: March 2009 - Present
Description: Provides consulting services in fund raising, innovation and business model development, among others.
Works as liaison between entrepreneurs and investors in Silicon Valley and Latin America.

Employer: TEDXBUENOSAIRE / TEDXRIODELAPLATA
Position: Co-Founder- Web 2.0 Liaison
Time period: January 2009 - Present

Employer: PALERMOVALLEY.COM
Position: Co-Founder
Time period: January 2008 - Present

Employer: MARK VENTURES
Position: ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE
Time period: November 2007 - February 2009
Description: Managed a portfolio of 6 investment for USD 3MM.
Provided consulting services, including business development and international expansion.
Researched and analyzed new investing opportunities.
Supervised administration, marketing, accounting and legal issues for portfolio companies.

Employer: ARCHPARTNERS
Position: CONSULTANT
Time period: September 2006 - October 2007

Employer: ENDEAVOR ARGENTINA
Position: CONSULTANT
Time period: September 2006 - July 2007

Employer: BZZAGENT
Position: ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
Time period: June 2005 - August 2006
Description: Launched Hispanic Channel with own P&L. Increased company value on key fundraising period.
Responsible of all internal and external development. Supervised team of up to 10 people.
Managed direct client relationship with six Fortune 500 companies and with National Hispanic media.
Coordinated planning, budgeting, development & implementation of 10+ ad campaigns (USD100K+ each).

Employer: ARGUS
Position: ACCOUNT MANAGER
Time period: April 2002 - May 2005
Description: Worked with clients on strategy & implementation: design, production, media planning & buying.
Managed 100+ projects for TV, print, radio, outdoor & transit campaigns. Supervised up to 4 people.

Employer: UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRES
Position: CONSULTANT
Time period: January 2001 - December 2001

Employer: COMUNIA, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst eCompany
Position: CO-FOUNDER - PRESIDENT
Time period: September 1999 - December 2000
Description: Developed concept. Launched operations in two-month time. Supervised team of 25.
Secured over $1M in funding. Managed investors relations, legal and HR issues.
Coordinated $400K marketing campaign and press relations: 200+ media mentions.

EDUCATION

University: Babson College
Time period: 2005
Degree: Entrepreneurship, MBA

University: Universidad de San Andrés
Time period: 1994 - 1997
Degree: Political Science, BSc

INFORMATION

Memberships: SAN ANDRES UNIVERSITY– Managing Board Member.
SAN ANDRES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

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