Sun, 25 October 2015
074: How Rahier Rahman started Pangea a company that makes money transfers to Latin America cheaper & easier
Rahier Rahman is the Founder and CEO of Pangea. He draws on over 15 years direct experience in the finance and start-up space. Rahier is responsible for the execution of the Pangea vision, development of the IP, and cultivating relationships across the payment ecosystem. Previously, he was one of the founders at domu.com (Chicago's fastest growing online apartment rental listing service). Concurrently with Domu, he was CFO of Schatz Investments, a $100M investment vehicle for a HNW private family office; in this role, Rahier oversaw investments in real estate, distressed assets and venture capital. Prior to Schatz, he was on the principal investment team at Cerberus Capital Management, an alternative investment firm with $26B in AUM, focusing on stressed and distressed investments across varying industries. Before joining Cerberus, Rahier was part of numerous start-up initiatives at Time Warner across the digital and publishing divisions. Rahier graduated with a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and received his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University Of Chicago Booth School of Business. What you'll learn
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Wed, 14 October 2015
Check out this insightful interview I had with Deborah Deras an amazing life coach, speaker and founder of Deb TV about how I wrote my Logra Tu Dream book and how I made it an Amazon # 1 bestseller. In the interview I also talk about what you'll learn in the Logra Tu Dream book. Resources & Links
Do you have a dream and the drive to pursue it but lack the roadmap, the inspiration and the access to Latino role models that show you that it is possible? The "Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality” book will show you how 50 successful Latinos & Latinas turned their dreams into reality and how you can too. Get your book here NOW on paperback, digital or audio here: logratudream.com/amazonreview |
Sun, 11 October 2015
Lou P. Nieto Jr is president of Nieto Advisory, LLC, an advisory firm that works with small and mid cap consumer foods companies. He retired in June 2009 as president of ConAgra Foods’ $8.0 B Consumer Foods business. In this role, he was responsible for the overall management and profitability of a diverse portfolio of brands and products. He joined ConAgra as President of ConAgra Meats in 2005. He was previously President/CEO of the Federated Group, a retail and foodservice focused private label business from 2002 to 2005. He was also a Group President and a Corporate Officer of Dean Foods Company from 2000 to 2002. He joined Dean Foods in 1998 after 2 years with Mission Foods, a subsidiary of the Mexican corporation, GRUMA. Prior to Mission Foods, he spent 10 years with Kraft Foods in various brand management and strategic planning roles. Lou started his career with the Quaker Oats Company in brand management where he worked for 5 years before Kraft Foods. Lou has served on the Ryder Systems, Inc and Auto Zone boards of directors since January 2007 and September 2008, respectively. He is chair of Ryder’s Finance Committee and a member of the Audit committee at both Ryder and Auto Zone. Lou also serves on the boards of Eddy Packing, a Texas based meat products company, and Food Evolution, a prepared foods business. He served on the Board of Directors of White Wave, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado corporation, and of the Dairy Marketing Alliance, a joint venture of Dean Foods and Land O’Lakes, from 2000 to 2002. He is currently Treasurer of the Latino Corporate Directors’ Association, an advocacy organization for greater Latino corporate board representation. Lou is a 1981 MBA graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration where he was elected President of the Latino Association and Vice President of the Marketing Club. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1977 where he served in numerous student leadership roles and was elected to the Maroon Key Honorary Society. Lou has been involved locally and nationally in the effort to increase educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. He served as the founding Chairman of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1996 and as a board member until 2000. He was also a two-term president of the Chicago Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. He served as vice president of the board for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Education Service Centers from 1990 to 1993. He was a national board member of Inroads, Inc. from 1995 to 1997. Lou has also been very involved with his various alma maters, church and community. He was a six year member of the University of Chicago’s College Visiting Committee and has co-chaired multiple reunions. He served in various roles during 2 terms on the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago. He was the 1998 recipient of the President’s Award from his high school alma mater, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School where he served as co-president with his wife of the Parent Organization for the 2011/2012 year. He is currently a trustee of St. Ignatius. Lou has been involved with his parish in religious education, benevolence efforts and other leadership activities. He served in a leadership role with youth soccer in his community for over 7 years including 5 years as president of a 19 team travel club. He was an elected village park district commissioner where he served as treasurer. He and his family reside in suburban Chicago. What you'll learn
Do you have a dream and the drive to pursue it but lack the roadmap, the inspiration and the access to Latino role models that show you that it is possible? The "Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality” book will show you how 50 successful Latinos & Latinas turned their dreams into reality and how you can too. Get your book here NOW on digital or audio (the paperback version will be available on 10/16) here: logratudream.com/amazonreview |