Adam Gonnerman, Senior Technical Product Manager, Uberlandia, Brazil

Adam Gonnerman, Senior Technical Product Manager, Uberlandia, Brazil

Adam Gonnerman , Digital Project Manager from Missouri, by way of New York now in Uberlandia in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Listen to the Talk 2 Brazil interview by Tom Reaoch with Adam Gonnerman onMarch 10, 2014. 

We´ll talk about Adam´s challenges in relocating to Brazil as well as tips to others in a similar transition.

Adam has enjoyed a diverse professional life, having gone from English teacher in Uberlândia, Brazil to a short stint at a law office in Jersey City, New Jersey and then on to AT&T in the same state as an enterprise account manager. From there he stepped into a “multi-hat” web producer role at a startup company in New York before finding his way into project management at Condé Nast. While with Condé Nast he was the project manager for Wired.com, the first that brand had in this role since its acquisition from Lycos in 2006. In the year prior to his most recent move to Brazil he was a Senior Technical Product Manager for Scholastic, guiding online projects from conception to realization.

 This varied background is something he sees as strength, as each new role and experience builds on the last and contributes to his personal and professional growth. 

Adam is a strong believer in the value of technology in improving human life, through solving problems and bringing people together in common purpose. Though there are many examples of this, the use of social media to organize protests in Brazil and elsewhere in recent years is one, and free, online educational opportunities is another. Just 20 years ago the ease of communication and access to information we now enjoy was only just barely on the horizon. 

Having relocated in late 2013 with his family back to Uberlândia, Brazil, the birthplace of his wife and children, Adam is currently teaching English and exploring the local tech scene. Although someplace like São Paulo would seem like a more probable candidate than Uberlândia for this type of work, Adam sees possibilities for his adoptive home city becoming a digital hub for the Triângulo Mineiro region. 

He has his Bachelor’s in Theology from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and also holds the PMP, CSM and ITIL-f certifications. He and his wife Christiane currently make their home in Uberlândia, Brazil. He blogs regularly at www.adamgonnerman.com   and is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/awgonnerman  

Don Holbrook, Author, Certified Economic Developer, Las Vegas

Don Holbrook, Author, Certified Economic Developer, Las Vegas

Talk 2 Brazil interview by Tom Reaoch with Don Holbrook Monday March 3, 2014 .

 Don Holbrook is a private economic consultant/practitioner involved in economic development public policy, site location decisions for private sector business owner investments into new facilities, destination tourism projects and site location development & business incentives feasibility negotiations to reduce up front financial risks and increase business ROI for investors and financing. This includes public sector incentives design and strategies to entice business investment into local economies.

 He is one of the few practitioner-based economists in the field of economic development.  He is the leading non-fiction book author on local economic development efforts to rebuild, renew and create sustainably balanced economic development public policy, which supports world-class community vision and strategic economic growth planning. His first book, the “Little Black Book of Economic Development” has spawned a series of follow-up books on how communities, companies, individuals and families can navigate these treacherous economic times.

 Don Holbrook is one of the worlds foremost thought leaders and public speakers on the subject of how communities can build local grassroots driven economic development strategies to achieve maximum success in what he refers to as “The Art of the Deal Today.” His focus is on business capitalization strategies that will attract investment, jobs and economic growth. He also regularly speaks on leading as a change agent in times of unpredictable economic conditions and thriving and surviving in this new economic future.

 Don is a Certified Economic Developer and in 2008 he was formally indoctrinated as a Fellow Member of the International Economic Development Council, for his lifetime achievements by his peers.

He lives with wife and two sons in Las Vegas, Nevada.Holbrook has spoken at over 50 major events worldwide and given hundreds of motivational speeches to audiences. He has written two fictional books on the Knights Templar.  In 2010, Holbrook was formally knighted at West Point USMA as a member of the modern day Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar Order.

Don is also the author of "The Next America- Thriving and Surviving in this Unpredictable Economy."  With an upcoming second edition to be released shortly.

Rodrigo Forte, Managing Director, EXEC - Executive Performance, Brazil

Rodrigo Forte, Managing Director, EXEC - Executive Performance, Brazil

Rodrigo Forte, Managing Director, Exec Executive Performance, Brazil

Listen to the Talk 2 Brazil interview by Tom Reaoch with Rodrigo Forte, February 24, 2014.

Rodrigo Forte is a Lawyer, graduated from PUC/SP and post graduated in Business Administration from FGV/SP. His career was developed in law firms and in a worldwide multinational company leader of the recruitment and selection sector (Michael Page International), where he was Director and member of the Board in Brazil.

Founding member of EXEC Executive Performance , Rodrigo was one of the first executives to work with specialized recruitment in Brazil and has more than 13 years in HR, having evaluated over 8,000 executives. Also, Rodrigo works with Executive Coaching and Human and Organization Development projects.

With offices in São Paulo and Campinas, EXEC was established in 2009 through the concept of boutique and offers services in the areas of Recruitment & Selection and Executive Development for middle and top management. EXEC is a member of AESC - Association of Executive Search Consultants which is the leading global association of consulting firms in Executive Search and Leadership Development. AESC was founded in 1959 and has its headquarters in NY.