Maria Vallès Beneit

Consultant at Roads & Kingdoms
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Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, ES
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency
  • Chinese (Mandarin) Limited working proficiency
  • Catalan Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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I had the pleasure of managing Maria during her internship with the Brand Building Section at UNICEF Headquarters in New York. Maria showed great initiative in all of her work, always working to contribute to the team's projects while carrying a full course load. I've no doubt she'll do well in all of her future endeavours.

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I worked closely with Maria on Prof. Jeffrey Sachs’ online course

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Experience

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consultant
      • Nov 2021 - Present

      League of Travelers Host. Operations, strategy, communications consultant. League of Travelers Host. Operations, strategy, communications consultant.

    • Spain
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Jul 2018 - Present

      I run Mas Palou, a sustainable hospitality project in my family's ancestral estate in Penedès, Barcelona. We proudly take care of our vineyards, olive trees, vegetable garden and chickens. We offer weekend or longer stays, as well as wfh getaways, breakfast and meals for our guests, events, retreats, and a wine&books club that we host monthly. We host a yearly Art Residency. We've recently bottled our first white wine and we also produce extra virgin olive oil, l'Elixir. Check us out on: www.tiktok.com/@maspalou www.instagram.com/maspalou www.maspalou.com Show less

    • Spain
    • Beverage Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Harvest 2019 Winemaking Assistant
      • Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

      I worked a harvest and helped with all winemaking duties. I worked a harvest and helped with all winemaking duties.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Manager of Community Development
      • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

      -Building partnerships with local organizations and individuals to design experiential learning activities -Executing activities that broaden students' minds and allow them to apply concepts learned in class to the cities -Creating spaces for community growth and cross-cultural learning among students and staff in a community with over 60 nationalities -Streamlining communications across cultures and time zones -Designing and managing events for 200+ August - September 2017: San Francisco (USA) October - December 2017: Seoul (South Korea) January - May 2018: Hyderabad (India) May - July (2018): New York City and San Francisco (USA) Show less

    • Airlines and Aviation
    • Social impact
      • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017
    • Project Manager
      • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

      - Create an online learning community for teachers in under-resourced areas to obtain the necessary tools to help their students succeed, manage pilot for 150 teachers, manage team of 4 - Create an online learning community for teachers in under-resourced areas to obtain the necessary tools to help their students succeed, manage pilot for 150 teachers, manage team of 4

    • United States
    • International Trade and Development
    • Project Associate
      • May 2015 - Sep 2015

      Enterprise Solutions to Poverty (ESP), led by Nancy Barry, mobilizes and supports leading companies and entrepreneurs in building profitable and inclusive business strategies that incorporate millions of low-income people as suppliers, distributors and consumers of asset-building products. ESP focuses on agribusiness, inclusive finance, entrepreneurship and impact investing in India, China, Mexico, Colombia and Kenya. Enterprise Solutions to Poverty (ESP), led by Nancy Barry, mobilizes and supports leading companies and entrepreneurs in building profitable and inclusive business strategies that incorporate millions of low-income people as suppliers, distributors and consumers of asset-building products. ESP focuses on agribusiness, inclusive finance, entrepreneurship and impact investing in India, China, Mexico, Colombia and Kenya.

    • United States
    • IT System Custom Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Blog and Social Media Consultant
      • Feb 2015 - May 2015

      • Correspond with and interview advisors to create appealing content on various industries in frontier markets. Some topics are innovations in solar energy, opportunities for telecommunications in Cuba, challenges in education in refugee camps, and mobile money in East Africa. • Manage the company's blog and social media • Correspond with and interview advisors to create appealing content on various industries in frontier markets. Some topics are innovations in solar energy, opportunities for telecommunications in Cuba, challenges in education in refugee camps, and mobile money in East Africa. • Manage the company's blog and social media

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern with the Brand Building Section in the Division of Communications
      • Nov 2014 - Apr 2015

      - Facilitate the implementation of the global Team UNICEF Initiative and the Imagine Project - Research influencers for various topics and monitor social media sites - Support the campaign and events team on event coordination - Facilitate the implementation of the global Team UNICEF Initiative and the Imagine Project - Research influencers for various topics and monitor social media sites - Support the campaign and events team on event coordination

    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Assistant for Professor Jeffrey Sachs's course "The Age of Sustainable Development"
      • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

      • Moderate the online forum on Coursera and EdCast (with 35,000+ students) in Spanish and English • Explain concepts and create constructive debate through the Forums and Google Hangouts • Moderate the online forum on Coursera and EdCast (with 35,000+ students) in Spanish and English • Explain concepts and create constructive debate through the Forums and Google Hangouts

    • Consultant
      • May 2014 - Aug 2014

      At the Impact Hub Bogotá • Assisted in the design of a sustainable business model for agriculture farm-to-table social enterprise Cultivando Futuro • Planned and executed 4 successful pilots, visited farms and created surveys to evaluate the impact of the model At the Impact Hub Bogotá • Assisted in the design of a sustainable business model for agriculture farm-to-table social enterprise Cultivando Futuro • Planned and executed 4 successful pilots, visited farms and created surveys to evaluate the impact of the model

    • China
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Fellow
      • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

      • Taught English to 80 seventh graders at an under resourced rural public school • Established an Excel-based tracking system for the students to monitor their progress • Produced class test score increases of 20% and passing rate increase of 5 points higher than local teachers • Built relationships with the local community including parents to transform their perception of education • Taught English to 80 seventh graders at an under resourced rural public school • Established an Excel-based tracking system for the students to monitor their progress • Produced class test score increases of 20% and passing rate increase of 5 points higher than local teachers • Built relationships with the local community including parents to transform their perception of education

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Junior Consultant
      • Feb 2011 - Jun 2011

      • Analyzed Carrefour grocery store sales data from Unilever, Danone and other companies, created and presented weekly reports for them to analyze their performance, focusing on sales variation and offering solutions to avoid stock outs. • Improved the website interface to make it more user-friendly and intuitive • Analyzed Carrefour grocery store sales data from Unilever, Danone and other companies, created and presented weekly reports for them to analyze their performance, focusing on sales variation and offering solutions to avoid stock outs. • Improved the website interface to make it more user-friendly and intuitive

    • Spain
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Equity Derivatives Analyst
      • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

      • Valued equity and interest rate products with Kondor+ and Bloomberg and acted as an intermediary between counterpart banks and the organization’s Sales Department to close swap and option deals (10-20 a day) • Valued equity and interest rate products with Kondor+ and Bloomberg and acted as an intermediary between counterpart banks and the organization’s Sales Department to close swap and option deals (10-20 a day)

    • Public Relations
      • Oct 2008 - Apr 2009

      Gave guided tours to wine cellar visitors in English, Spanish, Catalan (while in school), as well as wine tastings and sales. Gave guided tours to wine cellar visitors in English, Spanish, Catalan (while in school), as well as wine tastings and sales.

    • Public Relations
      • Jul 2006 - Aug 2006

      Gave guided tours to wine cellar visitors in English, Spanish, Catalan and German. Gave guided tours to wine cellar visitors in English, Spanish, Catalan and German.

    • Libya
    • Translation and Localization
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Coordinator
      • Jun 2006 - Jul 2006

      Coordinated client, participant and federations (FIA, RACE) relationships during Baja España rally. Coordinated client, participant and federations (FIA, RACE) relationships during Baja España rally.

    • Assistant Coordinator
      • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

      Coordinated client, participant and federations (FIA, RACE) relationships during Baja España rally. Coordinated client, participant and federations (FIA, RACE) relationships during Baja España rally.

Education

  • Columbia University in the City of New York
    Master of Public Administration (MPA), Development Practice
    2013 - 2015
  • Esade
    Undergraduate degree and MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
    2006 - 2011
  • Tsinghua University
    Beijing - Exchange Programme, Finance
    2010 - 2011
  • CETT_UB Tourism & Hospitality, Education/Research
    Professional Sommelier, Wine Steward/Sommelier
    2018 - 2020

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