Juan Giraldo

About Juan Giraldo

My goal is to become a world-class CEO, leading the company from the zero-to-one stage all the way to taking it public.I appreciate businesses in all shapes and forms, from boring businesses to high-growth, VC-backed startups. I believe that business at its core is simple: provide value to your customers while charging more than it costs you to produce. Call me old-school, but I respect solid business fundamentals. My career has spanned entertainment, e-commerce, enterprise software, CPG, and education. I am currently the CEO of Waku Tea, Co-founder of Alpakitas, sit on the board of Planeta Azul School, and lead an entrepreneurship program at Brandeis University.Let\'s connect!

Experience

1. CEO Co-founder

   Waku

   Jul 2018 — Present

   Waku is the new generation of tea, bringing pop and fun to the traditional RTD tea category. Waku has the same fruity, sweet, refreshing taste but with only 3-4 grams of sugar, 25 - 30 calories, and prebiotic fiber to maximize the gut-health benefits. Find us at Whole Foods, Shoprite, and many more retailers in the North East.• Leads the Waku team.• Sets overall vision and strategy for the company.• Manage key stakeholders - Investors, customers, suppliers.

Education

• Universidad San Francisco de Quito

  Businees Management, Management.

  2008 — 2012

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  SLEI - Stanford Latinx Executive Initiative / LBAN, Business Administration and Management

• Coastal Carolina University

  Business management, Study abroad program

  2011 — 2012

• Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• Management
• Team Building
• Pricing Negotiation
• Gerencia De Ventas
• Digital Marketing
• Social Media Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing Digital
• French
• Gestión De Proyectos
• Mercadotecnia En Medios Sociales
• Social Networking
• Espíritu Empresarial
• Mercadotecnia
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Public Speaking
• Dirección Y Desarrollo De Equipos De Trabajo
• Spanish
• Negociación
• Administración Y Dirección De Empresas
• Ventas
• Oratoria
• Leadership
• Comercio Electrónico
• Planificación Estratégica
• E-Commerce
• Customer Service
• Sales Management
• Planeamiento De Proyectos
• Servicio De Atención Al Cliente
• Team Management
• Francés
• Foreign Languages
• Liderazgo
• Information Technology Business
• Intercultural Communication
• Estrategia Empresarial
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Social Media Marketing