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Renato’s work centers on revenue generation, strategic partnerships, cross-border payments, fintech, telecom, travel technology, mobile money, prepaid products, and B2B financial applications across the United States, Latin America, and Europe. His LinkedIn summary describes more than 18 years of experience, while an interview record notes 15 years of experience closing complex deals and pursuing multi-country opportunities. At EZsimConnect, Renato grew annual revenue from $200K to $10M, a 4,900% increase, and led teams in which 75% of representatives exceeded quota. Earlier, he expanded Citibank’s global remittance distribution from 34 to 98 countries and increased volume 70% in 15 months managed Tigo Money expansion across seven Latin American markets and U.S. corridors and helped grow BusySeed by more than 1,000% across the United States, Brazil, and Germany. Renato is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ## Services - Cross-border Transactions - P&L Forecasting - English - Revenue Generation - Prepaid Cards - Marketing Campaign Strategies - New Client Acquisitions - Go-to-Market Strategy - Co-branding - M&A Advisory Services - FinTech - Leveraging Strategic Partnerships - Remittances - International Business Law - Pricing Negotiations - Building Key Relationships - Digital Marketing - Digital Currency - Customer Relationship Management \(CRM\) - Business Development Strategy - Rapid Revenue Growth - Multicultural Marketing - International Sales & Marketing - Spanish - Budgeting & Forecasting - Operational Excellence - Team Building - Coaching & Mentoring - Strategic Negotiations - Establishing Strategic Partnerships ## Highlights - Grew EZsimConnect annual revenue from $200K to $10M, a 4,900% increase, through go-to-market strategy, pricing optimization, and partnership acquisition. - Built and scaled EZsimConnect sales and marketing teams 75% of representatives exceeded quota under Renato’s leadership. - Revamped EZsimConnect outbound campaigns and pricing and packaging strategies to improve client acquisition and lifetime value. - Expanded EZsimConnect operations across the United States, Europe, and Latin America through strategic travel, telecom, and fintech partnerships. - Led international go-to-market and product positioning for eSIM solutions, increasing enterprise adoption and customer lifetime value. - Developed an EZsimConnect channel-partner program that accelerated market penetration in airport networks and travel ecosystems. - Serves as Head of Business Development at Handicap Review. - Is a current Forbes Agency Council Member. - Drove regional growth for IDT fintech and telecommunications products across North and Latin America. - Built IDT pipelines and partnerships in digital money transfer, virtual accounts, and telecom applications. - Led IDT enterprise negotiations with banks, MVNOs, payout networks, and digital wallets, while partnering with product and compliance teams on regulatory alignment for cross-border solutions. - Helped grow BusySeed by more than 1,000% across the United States, Brazil, and Germany. - Led BusySeed partnerships, market expansion, product-market-fit initiatives, go-to-market operations, remote-team development, and scalable global operations. - Led Tigo Money mobile-wallet rollout and expansion across seven Latin American markets and U.S. corridors. - Built Tigo Money partnerships for mobile-money adoption, cross-border payments, peer-to-peer transfers, customer engagement, and cash-in/cash-out ecosystems. - Worked with regulators, banks, and telecommunications companies to develop compliant financial-inclusion frameworks for Tigo Money. - Advised banks and financial-services firms through RPG Consulting on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, market entry, risk and compliance, digital payments, remittances, and Latin American financial inclusion. - Delivered 100% year-over-year remittance-volume growth in Sigue Corporation’s Northeast corridor. - Managed a 28-person Sigue team across Sales Directors, Key Accounts, and Field Managers. - Increased Sigue profitability by 38% in six months through pricing and partner strategy. - Expanded Citibank’s Global Remittance distribution footprint from 34 to 98 countries, adding 64 countries. - Increased Citibank Global Remittance volume by 70% in 15 months. - Negotiated Citibank money-transfer fees, exchange rates, distribution partnerships, and contracts for Citi Quick Remit and Citi Quick Agent led cross-border client implementation and IT integration work. - Launched and expanded prepaid-card and remittance services across the United States and Latin America at rapid! PayCard and Rapid Financial Services. - Created airline and retailer relationships for custom prepaid, gift-card, co-branded, and loyalty products. - Managed a $4.5M Western Union International marketing budget for the U.S.-to-South America money-transfer business. - Launched Western Union loyalty initiatives, including the Western Union Gold Card Rewards Program, and developed product-growth strategies for grocery and convenience stores. - Signed and developed 156 new Western Union agents in 2004 across the Northeast and Midwest. - Grew Western Union’s U.S.-to-Brazil transaction volume from 2K in 2001 to 108K in 2004, producing yearly revenue of $21M. - Managed five Western Union Territory Managers through dotted-line reporting and developed accounts including Stop & Shop, A&P, Kmart, and Shaw’s. ## Experience - **Head of Business Development at EZsim Connect** (2023-09-01–present) — \-Grew company revenue from $200K → $10M \(4,900% increase\) through GTM strategy, pricing optimization, and partnership acquisition. -Built and scaled high-performing sales and marketing teams 75% of reps exceeded quota under my leadership. -Expanded operations across U.S., Europe, and LATAM secured strategic partnerships in travel, telecom, and fintech sectors. -Led product positioning and international GTM for eSIM solutions, increasing enterprise adoption and customer lifetime value. -Developed channel partner program that accelerated market penetration in airport networks and travel ecosystems. - **Head of Business Development at EZsimConnect Telecom Inc.** (2023-01-01–present) — ● Spearheaded growth from $200K to $10M in annual revenue—a 4,900% increase—through strong leadership and go-to-market execution. ● Built and scaled high-performing sales and marketing teams, with 75% of reps consistently exceeding quota. ● Revamped outbound campaigns and implemented new pricing/packaging strategies to increase client acquisition and lifetime value. ● Expanded operations in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, building strategic alliances with global travel and fintech partners. - **Forbes Agency Council Member at Forbes Agency Council** (2017-09-01–present) — Great achievement, Forbes Agency Council - **Head of Business Development at Handicap Review** (2015-09-01–present) - **Head of Business Development at IDT Corporation** (2022-10-01–2023-10-01) — \-Drove regional growth for IDT’s fintech and telecom products across North and Latin America. -Built pipelines and closed partnerships in digital money transfer, virtual accounts, and telecom applications. -Led enterprise negotiations with banks, MVNOs, payout networks, and digital wallets. -Collaborated with product and compliance teams to optimize cross-border solutions for regulatory alignment. -Consistently exceeded revenue and partner activation targets. - **Head of Business development & Co-founder at BusySeed** (2016-01-01–2022-10-01) — \-Grew digital marketing startup by 1000% across the U.S., Brazil, and Germany. -Led all partnership development, market expansion, product-market fit, and GTM. -Built remote teams and established a scalable global operational structure. - **Vice President of Business Development at BusySeed** (2016-01-01–2021-01-01) — ● Drove global expansion of a digital marketing startup, achieving over 1000% growth across the U.S., Brazil, and Germany. ● Led strategic partnerships, product-market fit initiatives, and go-to-market operations across multiple regions. - **Head of International Business Development at Millicom Services UK \(Tigo Money\)** (2014-01-01–2016-01-01) — ● Managed rollout and expansion of Tigo’s mobile wallet across seven Latin American markets and the U.S. ● Built partnerships to drive mobile money adoption, cross-border payments, and customer engagement. - **Head of Business Development Americas at Millicom** (2014-01-01–2015-01-01) — \-Led regional launch and expansion of Tigo’s mobile wallet across 7 LATAM markets + U.S. corridors. -Formed high-impact partnerships to expand mobile money usage, P2P transfers, and cash-in/cash-out ecosystems. -Worked with regulators, banks, and telcos to build compliant financial inclusion frameworks. - **Founder & Head Consultant at RPG Consulting** (2011-01-01–2014-01-01) — \-Advised banks and fintechs on M&A, market entry, digital payments, and risk/compliance strategies. -Specialized in remittances, LAC financial inclusion, and mobile payments transformation. - **Senior Consultant at RPG Consulting** (2010-01-01–2014-01-01) — ● Delivered advisory services to banks and financial services firms on strategy, M&A, risk and compliance, and market entry. ● Specialized in digital payments, remittances, and financial inclusion across Latin America. - **Regional Director at Sigue Corporation** (2009-01-01–2010-12-01) — \-Delivered 100% YoY remittance volume growth in the Northeast corridor. -Managed a 28-person team across Sales Directors, Key Accounts, and Field Managers. -Increased profitability by 38% in six months through pricing + partner strategy. - **Vice President-Distribution Networks at Citibank** (2007-12-01–2009-01-01) — Managed the growth of Citibank’s Global Remittance platform distribution networks by creating a Marketing and Sales strategy that improved the Money Transfer product from 34 to 98 countries worldwide and increased volume by 70% in 15 months. • Managed the negotiation of Money Transfer fees and exchange rate with Citi distribution partners worldwide creating a more competitive pricing and exchange rate situation. • Negotiated contracts with new Citibank clients and legal that were acquiring Citibank’s Global Remittance platform for Citi Quick Remit and Citi Quick Agent software platforms. • Managed the implementation phase of new Citi clients, monitoring the integration of IT groups from different companies in different countries and implementation of mobile banking. • Visited Banks and other institutions worldwide and developed new and existing partnerships which improved Citibank’s distribution networks by adding 64 new countries to Citibank’s Global Remittance platform in a short pe - **Vice President of Global Services at Citibank N.A.** (2006-01-01–2009-01-01) — ● Expanded global money transfer reach from 34 to 98 countries, driving a 70% volume increase in 15 months. ● Negotiated distribution partnerships and led cross-border implementations of Citi Quick Remit and Citi Quick Agent. - **Director of Business Development at rapid! PayCard VISA Payroll Card** (2005-01-01–2007-01-01) — Managed the growth of a Pre Paid Cards and Money Transfer company by developing a sales team and creating a strategy to improve the distribution in US and abroad, including the establishment of new relationships with Banks and partners in Brazil, Mexico and several other countries in Latin America. Worked closely with Airlines and retailers to create custom Pre Paid and Gift Card solutions and loyalty programs for a varied set of clients. - **Director of Business Development at Rapid Financial Services** (2005-01-01–2006-01-01) — ● Launched and expanded prepaid card and remittance services across the U.S. and Latin America. ● Developed airline and retailer partnerships for co-branded prepaid and loyalty products. - **Marketing Manager at Western Union International** (2004-01-01–2005-01-01) — Managed marketing budget of $4.5M dollars with advertising agencies, marketing and country managers across different departments of Western Union for the money transfer business from the US to South America. • Approved Marketing campaigns in a team effort with legal and creative teams for print media, radio and TV ads for Western Union International. • Managed the launch of several loyalty program initiatives, including the Western Union Gold Card Rewards Program, to increase value and product awareness. • Managed Marketing budget and approved new strategies with the Sales teams. • Developed the Marketing strategy to grow new products in Grocery Stores and C-stores. - **Territory Sales Manager at Western Union North America** (1999-01-01–2004-01-01) — ● Led product launches for prepaid and money transfer services, focusing on Brazilian and Latin American markets. ● Built and managed key relationships with agents, retailers, and ethnic communities. - **International Territory Manager at Western Union** (1998-01-01–2004-01-01) — Responsible for managing the US Northeast. • Managed the launch of new Western Union products such as the WU Prepaid Credit Card, WU Prepaid Debit Cards, WU Prepaid Cell Phone and Gift Cards. • Managed and developed existing clients and added new accounts to the entire WU line of products with focus on Brazil and Latin American countries. • Signed and developed a network of agents throughout the NE and the Midwest including the metro areas of Washington DC, Philadelphia, the tri-state metro \(NJ, CT, NY\), Providence, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Chicago, and Kansas City totaling 156 new agents in 2004. • Developed the Western Union Money Transfer business from the US to Brazil from 2K transactions in 2001 to 108K in 2004 with a yearly revenue of $21M. • Managed 5 Territory Managers in region \(dotted-line reporting\). • Managed and Developed network accounts such as Stop & Shop, A&P, K-mart, and Shaw's. ## Education - International Law, Law — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (1995-01-01–1995-01-01) - Law, Law — PUC-SP (1990-01-01–1995-01-01) - International Business — University of California – Berkeley / Davis - International Business — University of California – Berkeley / Davis - Associate's Degree — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College - Doctor of Law — PUC ## FAQ ### What does Renato do at EZsimConnect? Renato is Head of Business Development at EZsim Connect and EZsimConnect Telecom Inc. He leads growth through go-to-market execution, pricing and packaging, partner acquisition, product positioning, sales and marketing team development, and international expansion for eSIM solutions. ### What did Renato accomplish at EZsimConnect? Renato grew EZsimConnect annual revenue from $200K to $10M, representing a 4,900% increase. He built and scaled sales and marketing teams, with 75% of representatives exceeding quota revamped outbound campaigns implemented pricing and packaging strategies and expanded operations across the United States, Europe, and Latin America through travel, telecom, and fintech alliances. ### What eSIM and travel-connectivity work has Renato led? Renato led international go-to-market and product positioning for eSIM offerings, increasing enterprise adoption and customer lifetime value. He also developed a channel-partner program that accelerated penetration in airport networks and travel ecosystems. ### What is Renato’s role at Handicap Review? Renato is also Head of Business Development at Handicap Review. The record does not provide further detail about his responsibilities or accomplishments in that role. ### What is Renato’s affiliation with the Forbes Agency Council? Renato is a current Forbes Agency Council Member. ### What did Renato do at IDT Corporation? At IDT Corporation, Renato drove regional growth for fintech and telecom products across North and Latin America. He developed pipelines and closed partnerships involving digital money transfer, virtual accounts, and telecom applications led negotiations with banks, MVNOs, payout networks, and digital wallets and worked with product and compliance teams to align cross-border solutions with regulatory requirements. ### What did Renato accomplish at BusySeed? Renato was Co-founder and Head of Business Development at BusySeed and also served as Vice President of Business Development. He led partnership development, market expansion, product-market-fit work, and go-to-market operations, helping the digital marketing startup grow more than 1,000% across the United States, Brazil, and Germany. He also built remote teams and a scalable global operating structure. ### What was Renato’s work with Millicom and Tigo Money? Renato led the rollout and expansion of Tigo Money’s mobile wallet across seven Latin American markets and U.S. corridors. He built partnerships supporting mobile-money adoption, cross-border payments, customer engagement, peer-to-peer transfers, and cash-in/cash-out ecosystems, while working with regulators, banks, and telecommunications companies on compliant financial-inclusion frameworks. ### What services did Renato provide through RPG Consulting? Through RPG Consulting, Renato advised banks and financial-services firms on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, market entry, risk and compliance, digital payments, remittances, and financial inclusion across Latin America. He served as Founder and Head Consultant as well as Senior Consultant. ### What did Renato accomplish at Sigue Corporation? As Regional Director at Sigue Corporation, Renato delivered 100% year-over-year remittance-volume growth in the Northeast corridor. He managed a 28-person team of Sales Directors, Key Accounts personnel, and Field Managers, and increased profitability by 38% in six months through pricing and partner strategy. ### What did Renato accomplish at Citibank? At Citibank, Renato managed growth of the Global Remittance platform’s distribution network. He expanded the platform from 34 to 98 countries, adding 64 countries, and increased volume 70% in 15 months. He negotiated money-transfer fees and exchange rates with distribution partners, negotiated client and legal contracts for Citi Quick Remit and Citi Quick Agent, led implementation and cross-company IT integration work, and monitored mobile-banking implementation. ### What did Renato do at rapid! PayCard and Rapid Financial Services? At rapid! PayCard VISA Payroll Card and Rapid Financial Services, Renato launched and expanded prepaid-card and remittance services in the United States and Latin America. He developed a sales team and distribution strategy, established bank and partner relationships in Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin American countries, and worked with airlines and retailers on customized prepaid, gift-card, co-branded, and loyalty solutions. ### What was Renato’s role at Western Union International? At Western Union International, Renato managed a $4.5M marketing budget for the U.S.-to-South America money-transfer business. He coordinated with advertising agencies, marketing teams, country managers, legal, creative, and sales teams on print, radio, and television campaigns launched loyalty initiatives including the Western Union Gold Card Rewards Program and developed growth strategies for products in grocery stores and convenience stores. ### What did Renato accomplish in Western Union territory sales and international territory management? At Western Union, Renato led launches of prepaid credit cards, prepaid debit cards, prepaid cell-phone products, gift cards, and money-transfer services focused on Brazilian and Latin American markets. In 2004, he signed and developed 156 new agents across the Northeast and Midwest, including Washington, DC Philadelphia the NJ/CT/NY tri-state area Providence Boston Dallas Denver Chicago and Kansas City. He grew U.S.-to-Brazil transactions from 2K in 2001 to 108K in 2004, with yearly revenue of $21M managed five Territory Managers through dotted-line reporting and developed accounts including Stop & Shop, A&P, Kmart, and Shaw’s. ### What are Renato’s core professional strengths? Renato’s strengths include business development strategy, revenue generation, international business development, go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships, pricing and contract negotiation, sales operations, team leadership, partner onboarding, market research, customer relationship management, P&L forecasting and management, budgeting, risk management, and operational excellence. His domain experience includes fintech, payments, financial services, remittances, mobile payments, prepaid and debit cards, banking, telecommunications, eSIM and GSM connectivity, retail, digital marketing, digital currency, and mergers and acquisitions. ### What languages does Renato speak? Renato works in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ### What is Renato’s educational background? Renato studied International Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and Law at PUC-SP. His education also includes an Associate’s Degree from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, a Doctor of Law from PUC, and International Business study at the University of California–Berkeley/Davis. ### How much business-development experience does Renato have? Renato’s LinkedIn summary describes more than 18 years of experience in global business development. An interview record separately notes 15 years of experience in business development and complex-deal closing. Across that work, he has pursued complex, multi-country opportunities and emphasizes ownership from strategy through execution. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renato-pardo-gutierrez-4b1b17a