R&D lab for publishers experimenting with generative AI

Authentic and enthusiastic product leader with a proven track record of taking products from idea stage to millions in sales.

Currently in discovery mode, looking for my next adventure in ML/AI. Feeling blessed to be an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at my hometown university, where I can give back to the local startup community.

Previously co-founded a B2B SaaS company, where I envisioned and built a marketing technology product from mock-up to its first million in revenue in less than 12 months. I grew that startup until it was acquired by a strategic buyer, where I led product development for its ABM division.

My success stems from these principles:
* Persistently focus on ambitious goals. 
* Be a doer and inspire others into action by leading from the front. 
* Deplore and trim inefficiency in all things. 
* Communicate persuasively. 
* Prepare for interactions, never "wing it."
* Be calm in turbulent environments.

Rodrigo Fuentes

Grove

Grove enables private company shareholders to earn money on their illiquid shares without selling.

Founder

YPO is a global membership and community of 30,000+ CEOs running companies with a combined revenue of $9T+ in over 130 countries.

Member

The Krillest

A pop-up Soho house in Ibiza, merging tech entrepreneurs with taste-makers like Grammy-winners and UNESCO Artists for Peace.

Co-Founder

Lift & Co.

Publicly traded tech and media platform in the cannabis industry. 

Scaled the company from Pre-Seed to public listing as CEO. 

- Scaled to ~$10M ARR and took the company public through a reverse take-over 
- Ranked one of Canada's Top Growing Companies and Top 50 Startups
- Canada's largest online marketplace to compare and review cannabis products (1M+ users)
- North America's largest consumer & industry trade show series with over 40,000 annual attendees
- Market insights subscription product built in partnership with Nielsen Global (NYSE:NLSN)
- Creator of the CannSell Retail Certification, enabling over $0.5B in annual retail cannabis sale for ~40% of Canada's population (legally mandated by Ontario, Yukon and Nunavut)

Contractor

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Focused on securities and M&A transactions. Left to build Lift & Co.

Lawyer (Articling)

Primarily supported the corporate group on securities offerings, M&A transactions, and private equity transactions.

Summer Law Student

The World Bank

Improved investment outcomes in developing countries by designing insolvency and alternative dispute resolution governance as part of the "Debt Resolution & Business Exit Group"​.

Deployed on assignment in Bangladesh.

Governance & Finance Consultant

Queen's Business Consulting

Developed a turnaround strategy for a nonprofit art studio that freed up cash flow and competitively repositioned the entity.

Consultant

Queen's School of Business

Awarded a research grant to examine the impact of labor law on business decisions.  

Authored “Does it Matter What Your Employees Do Outside of Work? Off-Duty Conduct and its Implications for Organizations and Employees”; recognized with a certificate of achievement by Queen’s University and presented at the 50th Annual Canadian Industrial Relations Association Conference (2013).

Research Fellow

Towers Watson

Synthesized various industry trends into recommendations on appropriate executive compensation for a diverse portfolio of private and public sector clients.

Executive Compensation Analyst

founder & ceo @ Grove

Startup founder, investor and community creator.



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