Having an idea that becomes a profitable business is simply the first part of a system of situations that must occur to make that idea successful, long-lived, and prosperous. That is the quality that the Peruvian Xavier Vargas has, a business development specialist who has managed to position himself at a very high level.
Xavier is a management professional with more than 20 years of experience creating and leading projects in different industries, where the common factor is to innovate and create business models that follow the market trend or even provide solutions to problems that the common does not see.
Between 2007 and 2010, he ran a company that makes alpaca clothing for pets called Alpaca and Pets, which had its main clientele in New York City. He later found himself seduced by technology and became Creative Director of Artigames, creating entertainment software and video games and advising other ventures in the same field.
By 2015, he focused on launching a platform called Contact Chef that would bring together culinary talent from his native Peru to send that human capital to work abroad and position the exquisite gastronomy of this country, recognized worldwide. Something that also led him to be the founder, years later, of the first “quinuateria” in that country, called Queenua Peru, a healthy eating business model based on quinoa, an Andean super grain that is all the rage among diners looking for food with high nutritional value.
She also represented GPC Consulting, Manos Accelerator, and Balero, organizations based in Silicon Valley with which the first regional startup in Cuzco was created and with which an ecosystem of technology-based projects and a women’s empowerment platform called Warmi Army was built, where he served as its founder and executive director, where he had the opportunity to rub shoulders with talent from Google, YouTube, Yahoo!, and Salesforce, among others.
“My vision goes beyond creating businesses. It gives a new twist, spirit, and social sense, adding value and purpose to an idea. It is difficult to explain these creative processes; they only appear as a result of observation. Each person has an innate talent or inclination for different fields. My thing is to create, imagine, and improve. That would be the best way to explain my creative state to get involved in different industries” Xavier reflects on his ability to develop as Business Development Director.
His example ultimately empowers Latinos worldwide to reach leadership positions in competitive industries that generate billions of dollars annually and be part of the relief generation responsible for continuing the legacy that pioneers like Xavier have proudly built.
