Leonardo

Strategy, Marketing, Innovation & CS Executive | COPPEAD MBA | Building International Business from Scratch — Brazil-USA-China Corridor | General Management & Global Roles
Male36 y/oMarketing Planning/Marketing/Business Channels/Marketing Manager/Supervisor/Marketing Director/Public Relations/Business Manager/Supervisor/Commercial Director/Sales Director/Regional Sales Director/Regional Sales Manager/Supervisor/Key Account Sales Management/Account Director/City Manager/General Manager of Sales/Vice President of Sales/Country Manager/Customer Representative/Key Account Sales/Sales representative/Account Manager/Strategic Planning/Management/Consulting Project Manager/Consulting Director/Brand Director/Brand Manager/Supervisor/Brand Management/Public Relations Director/Public Relations Manager/Supervisor/Customer Service Director/Customer Service Manager/Supervisor/Member/VIP Management/After-sales customer service/COO/CMO/CEO/President/General Manager/VP of Operations/Chief Operating Officer/Head of branch/representative office/Vice President/Deputy General Manager/Executive Director/Business driver/Lawyer/Legal Advisor/Compliance Manager/Supervisor/Government RelationsLive in BrazilNationality Brazil
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Summary

Executive with experience in Customer Success, Operations, Marketing, and International Business Development across high-growth startups and own ventures. Consistent track record in retention, operational scale, and revenue growth — including zero churn at a fast- growing EdTech and leading the launch of a U.S. venture from concept to operation. Internationally recognized with innovation awards in Brazil and Europe. Communicative and persuasive, with a strong interpersonal presence and a bias toward leadership and execution in ambiguous scenarios. Builds influence without relying on formal hierarchy, combining strategic vision with hands-on implementation and persuasive commercial storytelling in stakeholder and cross-functional team management.

Work experience

  • Co-Founder & General Manager

    Clawz Plushies Playground – Miami
    2024.08-Current(2 years)
    Founded and ran Clawz Plushies Playground, the first claw-machine arcade format of its kind in Miami, featuring a proprietary plush toy line and the Clawarranty brand concept. Structured international sourcing across the US, China, the Philippines, and Europe, negotiated the commercial lease, and maintained zero employee turnover in a sector historically marked by high turnover. Currently leading the business through its sale process, with day-to-day operations run by a local manager.
  • Head of Marketing

    ibbx - indtech startup
    2023.11-2024.11(a year)
    Promoted to Head of Marketing at IBBX after driving customer success results that opened a new revenue channel for the company. Led marketing efforts, developing and implementing brand strengthening strategies, managing public relations and press coverage, planning social media content, and overseeing the company's public website. Planned, organized, and directly led the company's participation in trade shows across multiple Brazilian states, in addition to representing IBBX internationally at events including South Summit Madrid and GITEX Dubai, where the company won the "Industry 5.0" category — following an earlier win as "Most Disruptive Startup" at South Summit Brazil. Secured press coverage in Forbes Brazil, Exame, Época Negócios, and BTG Pactual Content.
  • Customer Success Manager

    IBBX
    2022.08-2024.01(a year)
    At IBBX, an IoT/energy-tech startup capturing wasted industrial energy for real-time asset monitoring, I built a customer-centric culture and managed the company's key accounts, strengthening relationships with partner companies across Brazil and internationally. Managed Saint-Gobain, our largest account, retaining the relationship through repeated delivery challenges and ultimately converting it into a B2B2B distribution partner — turning our largest clients into a sales channel that sold IBBX's products and services to their own customer base, creating a new revenue stream for the company. This result led to my promotion to Head of Marketing.
  • PMO CS Operations - Retention and Anti-churn Specialist

    isaac
    2022.01-2023.01(a year)
    In retention and renewal, I focused on analyzing critical cases, identifying archetypes of at-risk or churning clients, designing processes, and defining actions replicable across similar cases. I saw the company grow from 60 to 800 employees during this period.
  • Customer Success Manager

    isaac
    2021.05-2022.01(9 months)
    As Customer Success Manager, I served as the bridge between clients and the company through the major challenges of early-stage operations. I helped train new success managers as an instructor at the CSM School, and took part in multiple events explaining the operational side of the product to prospective clients alongside sales consultants.
  • Co-Founder & COO

    Livecard Administradora de Cartões de Crédito LTDA
    2013.03-2021.08(8 years)
    Co-founded and served as COO of Livecard/Givercard, a benefits and affinity platform connecting companies, customers, employees, and nonprofit institutions to curated benefits, with Nextel and Algar among its clients. Led operations and scaled the platform to more than 3 million users across Brazil through major corporate partnerships. Took the business to breakeven and began the M&A exit process in 2019, stepping away fully in 2021.

Educational experience

  • COPPEAD School of Business - UFRJ

    Business Administration and Management
    2026.01-2026.12(a year)
    Activities and societies: Alternate Class Representative; Job Committee Contributor Full-time MBA at COPPEAD/UFRJ (2026–2028). Coursework: Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Career Development, Business Research Methods, Quantitative Methods I, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Fundamentals of Strategic Thinking, Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance I, Business Ethics, Operations Management, Data Intelligence, Consumer Psychology, Product Management: Community Design, Applied AI, Strategy and Innovation, and Judgment and Decision Making.
  • Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Licensed Attorney (OAB/RJ)
    2008.01-2013.12(6 years)
    Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). Licensed attorney (OAB/RJ)

Languages

French
Basic
Spanish
Basic
Portuguese
Native
English
Fluent

Certificates

TOEFL iBT — Score: 96/120
2025.12
OAB/RJ Credential ID 196786
2015.03

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