Marina Watts
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Carina Martins Nakamá
Marina has been supporting me during the early development of my business at a strategic consultant capacity. Being able to rely on Marina's experience, encouragement and inspiration during the early days of the business have been invaluable - it's honestly hard to put in words how grateful and privileged we feel to work with her. We would surely be a very different organisation had our paths not crossed! Marina is extremely smart, dedicated, open and is constantly challenging us to go further, bringing new ideas, resources and recommendations. She is genuinely invested in our success and her straightforward style means she will always say what we need to hear to help the business grow! As a successful business owner herself, she can relate with what we are going through, sharing her expertise but also being empathetic to our specific circumstances. She is a reliable and committed business mentor, an asset to any organisation and, most of all, an amazing human being.
Thaís F.
Marina is a very committed, dynamic and curious professional. Her strengths are innovative ideas and her courage to make decisions (which they always work). And above being an excellent professional she is a human being full of emotional balance and kindness, which makes working with her even more enjoyable.
Carina Martins Nakamá
Marina has been supporting me during the early development of my business at a strategic consultant capacity. Being able to rely on Marina's experience, encouragement and inspiration during the early days of the business have been invaluable - it's honestly hard to put in words how grateful and privileged we feel to work with her. We would surely be a very different organisation had our paths not crossed! Marina is extremely smart, dedicated, open and is constantly challenging us to go further, bringing new ideas, resources and recommendations. She is genuinely invested in our success and her straightforward style means she will always say what we need to hear to help the business grow! As a successful business owner herself, she can relate with what we are going through, sharing her expertise but also being empathetic to our specific circumstances. She is a reliable and committed business mentor, an asset to any organisation and, most of all, an amazing human being.
Thaís F.
Marina is a very committed, dynamic and curious professional. Her strengths are innovative ideas and her courage to make decisions (which they always work). And above being an excellent professional she is a human being full of emotional balance and kindness, which makes working with her even more enjoyable.
Carina Martins Nakamá
Marina has been supporting me during the early development of my business at a strategic consultant capacity. Being able to rely on Marina's experience, encouragement and inspiration during the early days of the business have been invaluable - it's honestly hard to put in words how grateful and privileged we feel to work with her. We would surely be a very different organisation had our paths not crossed! Marina is extremely smart, dedicated, open and is constantly challenging us to go further, bringing new ideas, resources and recommendations. She is genuinely invested in our success and her straightforward style means she will always say what we need to hear to help the business grow! As a successful business owner herself, she can relate with what we are going through, sharing her expertise but also being empathetic to our specific circumstances. She is a reliable and committed business mentor, an asset to any organisation and, most of all, an amazing human being.
Thaís F.
Marina is a very committed, dynamic and curious professional. Her strengths are innovative ideas and her courage to make decisions (which they always work). And above being an excellent professional she is a human being full of emotional balance and kindness, which makes working with her even more enjoyable.
Carina Martins Nakamá
Marina has been supporting me during the early development of my business at a strategic consultant capacity. Being able to rely on Marina's experience, encouragement and inspiration during the early days of the business have been invaluable - it's honestly hard to put in words how grateful and privileged we feel to work with her. We would surely be a very different organisation had our paths not crossed! Marina is extremely smart, dedicated, open and is constantly challenging us to go further, bringing new ideas, resources and recommendations. She is genuinely invested in our success and her straightforward style means she will always say what we need to hear to help the business grow! As a successful business owner herself, she can relate with what we are going through, sharing her expertise but also being empathetic to our specific circumstances. She is a reliable and committed business mentor, an asset to any organisation and, most of all, an amazing human being.
Thaís F.
Marina is a very committed, dynamic and curious professional. Her strengths are innovative ideas and her courage to make decisions (which they always work). And above being an excellent professional she is a human being full of emotional balance and kindness, which makes working with her even more enjoyable.
Experience
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Benessere Solutions
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United Kingdom
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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NED - Strategy and Business Growth
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nov 2020 - - Presente
I have been supporting the owners fine tune their service offering, analyzing their business plan and goals, making suggestions for improvements on how to make Benessere stand out in its niche and grow. With my support, the owners have gained more clarity on their business model, and now rely on my support as an accountability partner, to ensure they are moving in the direction of their strategic targets at pace.Benessere is focused on helping people and organisations in Hospitality & Tourism become healthier, happier and more prosperous, offering consulting services, organisational development programme and leaderhip courses.
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Co-Founder & General Manager
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mar 2017 - set 2019
Artisanal Aromatherapy and Natural Products.With no background in manufacturing or cosmetics, I managed to create a range of natural products by making a market research and sourcing the raw materials and packaging as well as creating the formulas. In this venture I developed the brand of the company, worked out the costs, and put together an online and offline marketing plan to launch and expand the business. The production was hand made and sold in shops and therapeutic centres, as well as online. My main responsibilities were controlling the finance, purchases and sales, searching for new distribution channels, as well as creating new products. I sold my shares in 2019 when the business was established and profitable.Positive Contributions: Offered job opportunities and professional experience to 10 unemployed disabled youngsters by hiring them to make our packaging. In partnership with Projeto Novo Rumo Bought recycled paper for our gift boxes from an NGO (Projeto Curumim) that helps kids and families from deprived areas of Sao Paulo. Incentivised the reverse logistic by giving cash back for every returned glass bottle (reverse logistic). All packaging was either recycled or recyclable. Created awareness on self care and nature preservation.
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campus b
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Brazil
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder and CEO
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gen 2010 - feb 2016
Experiential Learning / International Education ConsultingStarted the company from zero and with very little money. I developed the business concept, strategy, branding, marketing plan and had to build our clientele as well as suppliers. I was also responsible for the finance and HR (recruiting, payroll and staff wellbeing). By the time I sold my shares, the company had reached a seven figure turnover mark and had facilitated the mobility of more than 3.000 students. I had a team of 7 people to manage. Our core product were tailor-made experiential learning programmes in Brazil and across the Globe for groups of university students and their faculties. The work demanded knowledge in Education, Culture, Politics, Sustainability, Innovation as well as tourism logistics. We became the biggest and the best agency in Brazil in this industry due to our excellent relationship with all stakeholders, our focus on customer experience and our attention to detail. Our main clients were Cornell University, University of Illinois, University of Florida, University of Sao Paulo, Macquarie university, Aarhus University, to name a few.Positive Contributions until 2016: Partnership with Institute of Ecological Research IPE - 1 tree planted for every customer landing in Brazil. Consultancy for small businesses at Favela Cantagalo in Rio de Janeiro given by American and Brazilian MBA students. Distribution of donations to many NGOs around Brazil by paying for cultural workshops given to international students. Partnership with Saude e Alegria Project in the Amazon to improve the reach of their work. Gift bags produced by people with mental disorders at Projeto Tear.
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operational Director
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apr 2007 - set 2009
International Education AgencyI started in the company as an intern and within 7 months I was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager, recruiting students from Europe and placing them in internship opportunities in Brazil. I also assisted Middle Eastern students with their applications for UK universities as well as helping them to settle in the country. My high achievements led me to the role of Operational Director, assisting the Founder and CEO in all sectors of the business (HR, marketing, operations, business strategy, etc) and most importantly re-branding the company.During this job I received training and mentoring from the Department for International Trade, a UK Government department to assist us to expand the business.
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CI Intercâmbio
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Brazil
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Travel Arrangements
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300 - 400 Employee
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Educational Advisor
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2006 - 2007
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Grupo Intercâmbio Global
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Brazil
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Educational Advisor
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2004 - 2006
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Education
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2012 - 2012
FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Female Enterpreneurship -
2016 - 2016
Echos - Innovation Lab
Service Design Experience, Service Design - Design Thinking -
2001 - 2006
USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Bachelor, Tourism -
2020 - 2020
The Open University
The Fundamentals in Digital Marketing, Marketing -
2021 - 2021
London Business School
Short course - online - coursera, Business Administration and Management, General
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