Mario Escoto

• Set organization direction and developed strategies and tactics to fulfill mission.
• Informed board and committee about trends, issues and activities to facilitate policy-making.
• Maintained accountability for operational and fiscal integrity, effectively managing designated budget.
• Recruited, hired and trained employees on operations and performance expectations.
• Creation and delivery of programs.
• Overseeing and managing partnerships across the private and public sector.

• Leading one of the 17 Regional Innovation Centres in the province of Ontario located on Campus at Conferederation College.
• Created and delivered programs to provide innovative entrepreneurs with the resources required to set, grow and scale their business.
• Worked in close cooperation with Confederation College delivering programs and resources to engage and motivate students.
• Created, asessed and submitted multi-year funding projects with the federal and provincial governments(FedNor, NOFHC, FedEv, etc)
• Developed strategic partnerships with local private and public organizations, including government and educational institutions.
• Worked in close cooperation with other regional innovation centres, incubators and economic development organizations developing and replicating succesful initiatives.
• Promoted and represented the organization in public events, conferences and the media.
• Recruited, hired, onboarded and coached a multicultural team.
• Maintained accountability for operational and fiscal integrity, effectively managing the budget.
• Restored processes and procedures related to funding projects and programs.
• Created and implemented strategies to promote, market and creating awareness of the innovation centre within the community.
• Served as a senior business advisor and mentor for all the client-related projects.

As co-owner and major shareholder, I continue to provide strategic advise as needed mainly with:

- Commercial Strategy

- International Expansion

- Merges and acquisitions

- Supply chain optimization

- Corporate Governance

Starting this business in Canada allowed me to immigrate permanently as an international entrepreneur and get first-hand experience into the north american business and tech ecosystems.

Accomplishments/Tasks:

• Setting up the company into the Canadian ecosystem.
• Designed and implemented strategies to continuously improve Operations, Sales , Marketing and Supply Chain.
• Established partnerships with local economic development organizations, distributors, suppliers and service providers.
• Implemented lead generation initiatives tailored to different markets, such as the USA, Central America, The caribbean and South America.
• Established general KPI´s and tracking results.
• Implemented sales, import/export, logistics and supply chain processes, procedures and policies.
• Recruited, Managed and coached a multicultural team.
• Coordinated all aspects of industry-specific trade show participations, both locally and internationally (PDAC,TECHTEXTIL, ITMA, NIBA)
• Performed business presentations to customers, investors, government authorities trade shows the media.

Trepcamp is a Leading global training program that focuses on developing the next generation of high- impact entrepreneurs

As a mentor, i have helped entrepreneurs in several topics such as:

• Business plan creation
• Marketing and sales strategies
• Process automation
• Business model analysis and pivoting
• MVP developing
• Incubator program design and improvement
• Sharing my advise and feedback using my expertise and knowledge in business and entrepreneurship
• Lean Startup as a whole.

A federal non-profit organization dedicated to support local and international entrepreneurs with a diverse range of resources to grow their business in Canada.

Acomplishments/Tasks:

• Serve as a mentor for startups
• Share my experiences as entrepreneur growing business in north america
• Conduct workshops, training sessions and conferences
• Serve as a startup/business consultant and participate of 1:1 and 1:to many sessions with aspiring entrepreneurs
• Evaluating, designing and assessing training programs
• Planning and conducting quarterly board meetings.
• Working in close cooperation with the staff with any activity related to the organization.
• Support connections and strategic partnership within the ecosystem.

• Impact Hub is a global network of locally-founded/-operated impact innovation incubators, accelerators, coworking spaces, and nonprofit organizations that collectively own and govern Impact Hub Company, based in Austria
• As an advisor and mentor, i helped entrepreneurs to develop, improve and grow their projects and startups, provided feedback and support in my areas of expertise.

Accomplishments/Tasks:

• Took the company to the highest level of success and leadership on the local and international markets.
• Reduced operational costs and increased profitability by +45%
• Implemented strategies to increase our manufacturing capacity, including leading vertical and backward integrations with partners across the globe.
• Improved our global supply chain and logistics processes to ensure timely response to our market demands.
• Developed strategic business plans and asses overall company performance.
• Managed partnerships with industry associations, boards and service providers.
• Planed and organized tradeshow participations globally.
• Recruited, educated and coached senior executives and general staff.
• Designed sales and service strategies to improve revenue and retention.
• Directed financial and budget activities to fund operations and maximize investments.

Accomplishments/Tasks

• Negotiated prices and contracts with local and international suppliers, vendors and shipping companies.
• Managed every stage of the production flow and goods movement from manufacturers and suppliers to the final customers
• Coordinated with fellow managers to monitor inventory and determine supply needs.
• Visited suppliers/factories abroad to supervise quality of raw materials and strength business relationships.
• Assisted to local and international trade fairs and exhibitions.
• Identified and rolled out both short- and long-term supply chain plans while optimizing procedures to decrease annual expenses.
• Leveraged knowledge of global economics and marketing mix to develop pricing strategies, promotions and select distribution techniques and channels.
• Conducted vendor monitoring and supply chain management activities in compliance with internal logistics standards.
• Implemented clear and effective planning strategies to meet supply chain needs, meet demand and optimize distribution.

• Negotiated contracts with local and international suppliers
• Analyzed competitive prices, products and market-related information.
• Prepared purchase orders and sent to distributors and suppliers.
• Evaluating new and existing suppliers quarterly
• Monitor purchase requisitions with internal vendors
• Monitored shipments and delivering status.
• Coordinated customs clearance and last mile delivery to warehouses.
• Sourced new vendors for purchasing needs.
• Attended local and international events, trade shows and exhibitions.
• Checked shipments to assess quality and quantity of purchased items.

• Understand and shape the company’s strategy and mission.
• Develop plans to materialize strategy and analyze business proposals.
• Research competition to identify threats and opportunities.
• Hire a team of talented people to deal with administration, technical sales, marketing, supply chain and production.
• Responsible for focusing on expanding revenue sources for the company.

Vacation and executive residences in the Honduran Caribbean coast.

• Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies.
• Formulated objectives by aligning service plans with company vision.
• Monitored trends to identify untapped market gaps where partnerships would prove crucial.
• Managed and oversaw operations, maintenance and administration of properties.

• Trained new employees on safety protocols and company standards.
• Developed production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance and other operational reports to detect production problems.
• Strategized long-term business needs and applied customer feedback for process improvements.
• Identified and solved complex problems that impacted management and business direction.
• Worked with managers to implement company's policies and goals.
• Supported financial analysis and support in securing and executing external financing for projects.
• Devised organizational vision, mission and foundational structure to facilitate early growth.
• Approved and negotiated contracts with distributors and suppliers.
• Developed compensation, succession and benefits programs supporting organization's objectives.