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Businessman \u00b7 Visionary \u00b7 Mentor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

ALFREDO DE VANNA<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Founder of\u00a0<\/span>Grupo PROGREVO<\/strong>. For more than 25 years, we have been transforming companies, guiding entrepreneurs towards their freedom and elevating the Hispanic business ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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How can I help you? <\/a><\/div>\n\n
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25+<\/span>
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1M+<\/span>
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Forbes CA 2024<\/span>
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About Alfredo<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\n Designing life in Your terms<\/em>
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\"True success is not how much you build, but how long you have to enjoy it.\"<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

From the age of 5, Alfredo was clear that freedom is not to be expected \u2014\u00a0<\/span>It is being built<\/strong>. From Venezuela to the United Kingdom, from Citibank in London to founding Yakidoo in Canada, from losing everything in the 2008 crisis to building an international conglomerate from -$400,000.<\/p>\n

Today, from Panama, he helps entrepreneurs\u00a0<\/span>maximizing the value of their companies<\/strong>, To execute his exit plan and live an intentional life \u2014 exactly as he did.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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5 YEARS<\/h6>\n
His first work<\/h5>\n

Not out of necessity \u2014 by determination. He works at a store after school for $1.50 per day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

1997\u20131999<\/h6>\n
General Manager at 20 years old<\/h5>\n

Riso Supplies: 3 branches, 35+ employees. It also runs a night taxi service and sells radio advertising to pay off 69% interest debt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

1999\u20132002<\/h6>\n
Citibank Private Bank, London<\/h5>\n

From temporary archivist to Assistant Manager in 18 months. Reduces account opening time from 6 weeks to days. Support in London, Jersey, Spain and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

2002\u20132007<\/h6>\n
Global Consulting<\/h5>\n

JP Morgan, UBS, RBC, CIBC, TD Bank, Wells Fargo, Regeneron, Sun Life. I lived in two suitcases, from country to country.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

2008<\/h6>\n
Total crisis \u2014 Yakidoo is down from -$400,000<\/h5>\n

He loses everything in Spain. He didn't start from scratch \u2014 he started with -$400,000. He funds Yakidoo and emigrates to Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

2008\u20132018<\/h6>\n
Yakidoo: from a startup to $4M\/year with 45 employees<\/h5>\n

Forbes Global 2000. Expansion to LATAM. Yakidoo University with KOFAX & AIIM. Successful exit in 2018..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

2019\u2013TODAY \u00b7 PANAMA<\/h6>\n
Grupo PROGREVO<\/h5>\n

4 active companies. Forbes Centro Am\u00e9rica 2024 (Krispy Freeze). +1M podcast downloads. Dual Master's Degree ENEB Barcelona (2024-2025).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Strengths<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\n The milestones that
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Business Growth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Escal\u00f3 Yakidoo from a one-person company to a $4M\/year with 45 employees<\/strong> and operations in North America, the Caribbean and LATAM, serving clients from the Forbes Global 2000 including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Allianz, BNP Paribas, IBM, NVIDIA and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Departure plan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

He ran his own exit from Yakidoo Canada. He first built the systems and equipment that made the company work without him. Proven proprietary methodology<\/strong> from -$400,000 to successful exit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Technology & Automation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

+20 years<\/strong> Implementing Capture, ECM, BPA, RPA, and AI. Certified AIIM instructor. Reduces processes from months to days. Philosophy: Adapt technology to your business model, not the other way around.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Time Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Time freedom is one strategic decision<\/strong>, Not a prize at the end of the road. He first designed the system that freed him, and then executed his exit. Today he teaches exactly how to replicate that process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Team Development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

He managed teams in 4 continents<\/strong>. He formed the Yakidoo team that allowed him to get out. Direct experience with JP Morgan, UBS and Royal Bank of Canada.<\/strong> He knows how to build autonomous organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Finance is Investment<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Accounting + Real Estate License + Dual Master in Financial Markets & AI (ENEB Barcelona 2024-2025). Real case: structured business plan $1.73M<\/strong> For Capital Bank. I advise the exporting group by reducing rate of 16% to 3.5% per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Grupo PROGREVO<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

An ecosystem of
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Investment & Capital<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Private investment company.<\/strong> Focus on high-potential companies, real estate, and disruptive technologies in the Hispanic region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Technology & Automation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Digital transformation and automation for Spanish-speaking companies. Capture, ECM, BPA, RPA, AI<\/strong> \u2014 on-premise or as a service. Advises outsourcing companies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Education & Community<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The Academy of Progress. 7 areas of human development.<\/strong> PodCast Progresando Ando: +1M downloads (2019-2023).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Freeze-dried foods \u2605 Forbes Centro Am\u00e9rica 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The future of food through freeze-drying natural products. Mentioned in Forbes Centro Am\u00e9rica<\/strong> (March 2024) in an article about sustainable startups in Latin America.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Advisory services<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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If you are an entrepreneur, investor or entrepreneur and want to maximize the value of your company, prepare for your exit or scale your operations \u2014 Alfredo has the map because\u00a0<\/span>he has already traveled the path<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Maximizing Business Value<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Health check, inefficiencies, growth plan or preparation for sale.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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02<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Plan of Departure and Succession<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Customized methodology. EAGLES 1-on-1 program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Process automation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

RPA, AI, ECM adapted<\/strong> to your business model<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Strategic Partnerships & Financing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Business plans for banks, co-investment SIONDER, reduction of financial costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Leadership and Teams<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Conferences, masterminds, high-performance programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Red Internacional<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

25+ years active in the USA, Canada, LATAM, the Caribbean and Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Training<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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What Alfredo transfers to his clients is not textbook theory. It is distilled essence. years of direct training with the most influential figures in the world<\/strong> business and human development.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Robert Kiyosaki<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Tony Robbins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Eckhart Tolle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Chet Holmes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Keith Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Darren Hardy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Eric Edmeades<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Joseph McClendon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Russell Brunson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Jim Rohn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Dual Master in Financial Markets & AI (ENEB Barcelona 2024-25)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Two Comma Club<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Speaker Academy Mindvalley Croatia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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WildFit<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Virtual CODEX<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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AIIM ECM\/BPM Master<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Ad World<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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PODCAST - 2019\u20132023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PROGRESANDO ANDO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Pausado<\/span>
In 2023, focusing on Yakidoo, SIONDER and Krispy Freeze after the impact of the pandemic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Content remains published. Intention of Re-launching.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Are you ready for the next step?<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Ready to transform<\/h2>\n

Your company and your life?<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

A conversation can change the course of your business. Schedule your appointment<\/strong> complementary<\/strong> with Alfredo<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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