MY WORK MY LIFE
OlingoCo| Founder & Developer Shenzhen, China
It was in December 2019 that I left my job in Intrepid Sourcing, where I was one of the directors and business partners. One of the hardest decisions I have ever made. However, It allowed me to start fresh. And in the Summer of 2020, I come to found an online learning platform that specializes in business. “Empowering Equality” is the mantra of OlingoCo. I have always believed that it is through education that we can achieve it. Official Lunch March 2021
Empowering Business
Laura Cortes
BACL (Shenzhen) |Associate General Manager Shenzhen, China
Landing a job in BACL was hard work when the COVID-19 pandemic began. I was unsure of my future and what I would do. I remember my sense of hopelessness while I was in Mexico watching the news about China, and after nine years I thought I would have to say goodbye. It was when I decided, once again, to get a one-way ticket and find my way back to Shenzhen. I look for a job for months, I can still remember the sixty times I sent my resume and the sixty times I didn’t get any answer. It was at the end of April when I decided that I will no longer send emails, but I would only make phone calls and that is who I landed this job as I called and ask for HR and got me an interview that landed me my first position within the company as Key Account Manager. After only three months, and I was promoted as Associate General Manager. I am now helping the company on the RoadMap to become global. I am In charge of opening six new branches in South Asia, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe.
Intrepid Sourcing & Services| Partner & Director Shenzhen, China
Since I was a young business student back in Mexico, I always had the dream of founding my own company. Finally, in 2016 I joined forces with two other partners to give shape and purpose to ISS, a fast-growing company that specializes in manufacture consulting. It was a dream come true. We helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to create their designs, something a lot of people see as something exclusive for being corporations. What started in the coach of my studio, it grew into a multinational corporation with headquarters in Shenzhen, China, and representative offices in the Philippines and New York. I will always be thankful for my time in Intrepid Sourcing and the many lessons I learn on how to build a brand-new business.
Ginga Group| Asia Business Developer Shenzhen, China
It was in 2011 when I decided that after two years of being a Business Student, it was time for me to move to Shenzhen. My years in Ginga Group, a 100% Mexican company, allowed me to develop skills that I find to be the most important. I traveled around China; I went to the hidden corners of manufacturing cities, and I learn every step of manufacture. I was able to understand the tendencies of different industries, business negotiations. Over my almost four years working at Ginga, I helped to develop products for brands like Hello Kitty, Lamborghini, DC Comics, Minions, Marvel. I wouldn’t trade my time at Ginga for anything. I was able to ship products that bettered the lives of people in Mexico and other Latin American Countries.
My country
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” Isaac Newton
Empower yourself to Empower Others
I was born and raised in the south of Mexico. With all the complexity, difficulty, and marvel of this region, I will always be proud of my origins.
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