Meet The Team
Alejandra is a passionate, experienced global business and commercial marketing leader with a proven track record of over 25 years driving results for CPG companies across categories, markets and consumer segments.
She has led functional and partner teams for companies such as Kimberly Clark, Clorox, Colgate-Palmolive, Pinnacle Foods, Carrefour, MGM and several WPP advertising and commerce agencies.
Her experience on the agency, client and retailer sides, combined with her expertise in both traditional and digital based approaches has made a difference for these companies in the US, US Multicultural, Latin American and EMEA markets.
Alejandra loves developing leaders and teams. She is currently an Adjunct Professor of International Marketing Strategy at Northwestern University- Medill School of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications Graduate program. She is a Board Member of NSIN (North Shore International Network) where she leads all communication efforts for this cultural driven- organization.
Originally from Argentina, Alejandra now lives in Chicago with her husband, two boys and a new puppy. She spends her time cooking with friends and family or escaping the cold winters travelling and sharing new cultures and experiences with her young family. She has also studied Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda in India and she brings her third eye’d perspective to everything she does.
Alejandra graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Buenos Aires where she holds a 2-year specialization in Marketing as well as a Graduate Degree in International Marketing from Harvard University. Alejandra is fluent in English, Spanish and proficient in Portuguese, French and Italian.
Alejandra is a passionate, experienced global business and commercial marketing leader with a proven track record of over 25 years driving results for CPG companies across categories, markets and consumer segments.
She has led functional and partner teams for companies such as Kimberly Clark, Clorox, Colgate-Palmolive, Pinnacle Foods, Carrefour, MGM and several WPP advertising and commerce agencies.
Her experience on the agency, client and retailer sides, combined with her expertise in both traditional and digital based approaches has made a difference for these companies in the US, US Multicultural, Latin American and EMEA markets.
Alejandra loves developing leaders and teams. She is currently an Adjunct Professor of International Marketing Strategy at Northwestern University- Medill School of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications Graduate program. She is a Board Member of NSIN (North Shore International Network) where she leads all communication efforts for this cultural driven- organization.
Originally from Argentina, Alejandra now lives in Chicago with her husband, two boys and a new puppy. She spends her time cooking with friends and family or escaping the cold winters travelling and sharing new cultures and experiences with her young family. She has also studied Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda in India and she brings her third eye’d perspective to everything she does.
Alejandra graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Buenos Aires where she holds a 2-year specialization in Marketing as well as a Graduate Degree in International Marketing from Harvard University. Alejandra is fluent in English, Spanish and proficient in Portuguese, French and Italian.
Tim is a seasoned strategy and global marketing executive, whose expertise in brand positioning, visual and verbal identity, product development, and omnichannel marketing has created success for clients across numerous industries, ranging from finance, consumer goods and consumer electronics to healthcare, beauty, retail and fashion. His client experience includes brands like American Express, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon, Pfizer, Walmart, and Maidenform to name a few.
Tim is insatiable curiosity about human behaviour, translating marketplace insights into effective business strategies that drive results for his clients.
Prior to joining Starfish Partners, Tim held senior strategy rolls at a number of leading agencies, most recently as Managing Director, Global Communications Strategy at Mindshare where he was responsible for determining the target audience and developing the communication architecture and strategy for American Express across their global markets.
Tim is based in New York but his proclivity for adventure and interest in culture has had him living in 11 postal codes on 3 continents. When he is not cooking or otherwise enjoying food he can be found on an escape to a remote island in Canada.
Tim graduated from the University of Windsor. Earlier in his career, he spent 2 years in Togo, West Africa working in micro-finance with CARE International as a Peace Corps volunteer. Tim is fluent in Spanish and French.
Tim is a seasoned strategy and global marketing executive, whose expertise in brand positioning, visual and verbal identity, product development, and omnichannel marketing has created success for clients across numerous industries, ranging from finance, consumer goods and consumer electronics to healthcare, beauty, retail and fashion. His client experience includes brands like American Express, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon, Pfizer, Walmart, and Maidenform to name a few.
Tim is insatiable curiosity about human behaviour, translating marketplace insights into effective business strategies that drive results for his clients.
Prior to joining Starfish Partners, Tim held senior strategy rolls at a number of leading agencies, most recently as Managing Director, Global Communications Strategy at Mindshare where he was responsible for determining the target audience and developing the communication architecture and strategy for American Express across their global markets.
Tim is based in New York but his proclivity for adventure and interest in culture has had him living in 11 postal codes on 3 continents. When he is not cooking or otherwise enjoying food he can be found on an escape to a remote island in Canada.
Tim graduated from the University of Windsor. Earlier in his career, he spent 2 years in Togo, West Africa working in micro-finance with CARE International as a Peace Corps volunteer. Tim is fluent in Spanish and French.
Highly strategic and insight-driven Marketing Executive & Brand Leader with recognized results in competitive market positioning, reinvention, and growth, driving top and bottom-line growth globally.
With more than 20 years of experience in F500 Unilever, as a Global Brand Development Vice-President, led disruptive marketing and design thinking for both iconic and innovative brands and products across multiple product categories and geographies, recognized for building talented, multi-disciplined diverse teams. Currently partnering with various companies in diverse industries, operating at the intersection of traditional management consulting, market research, and branding: ABi, Estee Lauder, Henkel, Natura&Co, American Express.
Born and raised as a proud Argentinean, but spent most of her career living in Chicago, London, and currently living in Greater New York with her husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs...and 2 guinea pigs. Fluent English, native Spanish, conversational Portuguese, and French. Loves to travel and spends her free time reading, doing yoga, and eating out with friends.
Highly strategic and insight-driven Marketing Executive & Brand Leader with recognized results in competitive market positioning, reinvention, and growth, driving top and bottom-line growth globally.
With more than 20 years of experience in F500 Unilever, as a Global Brand Development Vice-President, led disruptive marketing and design thinking for both iconic and innovative brands and products across multiple product categories and geographies, recognized for building talented, multi-disciplined diverse teams. Currently partnering with various companies in diverse industries, operating at the intersection of traditional management consulting, market research, and branding: ABi, Estee Lauder, Henkel, Natura&Co, American Express.
Born and raised as a proud Argentinean, but spent most of her career living in Chicago, London, and currently living in Greater New York with her husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs...and 2 guinea pigs. Fluent English, native Spanish, conversational Portuguese, and French. Loves to travel and spends her free time reading, doing yoga, and eating out with friends.
Pamela is a highly proactive and result-oriented marketing & eCommerce professional. She is passionate about retail and the changes the industry is going through with technological developments, changes in consumer behavior, entry of pure players, last milers’ apps and D2C platforms.
She led Cencosud's Marketing & Sales eCommerce team, one of the main retailers in Latin America. She then joined Barcelona based startup Glovo to expand the groceries business in Latin America as Marketing & Sales Groceries Manager and worked closely with CPG brands to develop their digital strategy in BeOn Consultancy as Head of Business Development.
She is based in Buenos Aires but loves to travel the world. Whenever it's possible, she is discovering and exploring new cities and cultures.
Pamela graduated from Torcuato DiTella University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Economics and studied Digital Marketing & eCommerce Strategy as a Postgraduate Degree in Buenos Aires University. Pamela is fluent in Spanish and English.
Pamela is a highly proactive and result-oriented marketing & eCommerce professional. She is passionate about retail and the changes the industry is going through with technological developments, changes in consumer behavior, entry of pure players, last milers’ apps and D2C platforms.
She led Cencosud's Marketing & Sales eCommerce team, one of the main retailers in Latin America. She then joined Barcelona based startup Glovo to expand the groceries business in Latin America as Marketing & Sales Groceries Manager and worked closely with CPG brands to develop their digital strategy in BeOn Consultancy as Head of Business Development.
She is based in Buenos Aires but loves to travel the world. Whenever it's possible, she is discovering and exploring new cities and cultures.
Pamela graduated from Torcuato DiTella University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Economics and studied Digital Marketing & eCommerce Strategy as a Postgraduate Degree in Buenos Aires University. Pamela is fluent in Spanish and English.
Sofia is a marketing and sales leader, a certified coach and a culture designer. She has deep experience in the pharmaceutical industry, managing and leading sales force teams as well as vast experience coaching clients from different industries including tech, pharma, insurance, services, and automotive.
Sofia has put her strong skills in adaptability and her multi-cultural perspective to work implementing marketing strategies in developing and challenging markets with proven experience in implementing effective creative solutions.
She is a change agent and leader of interdisciplinary teams with a focus on implementation that is linked to strategic objectives.
As a coach and independent consultant, she facilitates leadership, change, culture design and coaching workshops for Government Agencies, Corporate Organizations, NGOs and Charities.
Sofia is originally from Argentina and she moved to the north suburbs of Chicago in 2013. Before that, she spent 11 years in Chile. She has an unusual mind that combines her passion for art with her coaching and marketing backgrounds, that allows her to be creative and at the same time objective-driven.
Sofia has a Business Degree from the Catholic University of Argentina and a Post grade course in Negotiation. She is a certified Ontological Certified (Newfield network- ICF) and a certified Culture designer (Liberationist).
She is also an abstract artist. Sofia is fluent in Spanish and English.
Sofia is a marketing and sales leader, a certified coach and a culture designer. She has deep experience in the pharmaceutical industry, managing and leading sales force teams as well as vast experience coaching clients from different industries including tech, pharma, insurance, services, and automotive.
Sofia has put her strong skills in adaptability and her multi-cultural perspective to work implementing marketing strategies in developing and challenging markets with proven experience in implementing effective creative solutions.
She is a change agent and leader of interdisciplinary teams with a focus on implementation that is linked to strategic objectives.
As a coach and independent consultant, she facilitates leadership, change, culture design and coaching workshops for Government Agencies, Corporate Organizations, NGOs and Charities.
Sofia is originally from Argentina and she moved to the north suburbs of Chicago in 2013. Before that, she spent 11 years in Chile. She has an unusual mind that combines her passion for art with her coaching and marketing backgrounds, that allows her to be creative and at the same time objective-driven.
Sofia has a Business Degree from the Catholic University of Argentina and a Post grade course in Negotiation. She is a certified Ontological Certified (Newfield network- ICF) and a certified Culture designer (Liberationist).
She is also an abstract artist. Sofia is fluent in Spanish and English.
David brings a deep background in corporate strategy and positioning, investor relations and issues management with more than 20 years of experience as a securities lawyer and consultant. David has established his reputation as a strategic counsellor to organizations, their leadership teams and boards of directors, helping them successfully navigate complex and often highly sensitive strategic matters.
David has developed and implemented highly impactful corporate positioning campaigns for a variety of public and private companies and non-profit organizations including Girl Scouts, Calvert Impact Capital, United Way, Align Impact, Welton Investment Partners, the Reader’s Digest Foundation, American Express, Allstate, Guardian Life, Lululemon, Dollar General, ideeli, InBev, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan and Clear Channel Outdoor as well as nearly all of the leading U.S. investment banks and a number of alternative asset management companies. In addition, David has advised many start-ups both as a communications consultant and a lawyer.
Previously, David Press was the head of Corporate Strategy at kwittken + company where he developed and implemented corporate positioning and executive visibility campaigns. Previously, David was a Managing Director in Special Situations at FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications division working on issues management and cross border matters. David began his communications career as a Director at Brunswick Group in New York focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
David began his career as a corporate finance/securities lawyer in New York and practised for many years, most recently at Morrison & Foerster LLP. Subsequently, David joined AOLTimeWarner as a member of AOL’s business development team where he structured and negotiated revenue and content deals. David is a member of the Bar in The State of New York.
David received his JD at Columbia Law School and his BA from Stanford University. David has previously lived and worked in France and is fluent in French.
David brings a deep background in corporate strategy and positioning, investor relations and issues management with more than 20 years of experience as a securities lawyer and consultant. David has established his reputation as a strategic counsellor to organizations, their leadership teams and boards of directors, helping them successfully navigate complex and often highly sensitive strategic matters.
David has developed and implemented highly impactful corporate positioning campaigns for a variety of public and private companies and non-profit organizations including Girl Scouts, Calvert Impact Capital, United Way, Align Impact, Welton Investment Partners, the Reader’s Digest Foundation, American Express, Allstate, Guardian Life, Lululemon, Dollar General, ideeli, InBev, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan and Clear Channel Outdoor as well as nearly all of the leading U.S. investment banks and a number of alternative asset management companies. In addition, David has advised many start-ups both as a communications consultant and a lawyer.
Previously, David Press was the head of Corporate Strategy at kwittken + company where he developed and implemented corporate positioning and executive visibility campaigns. Previously, David was a Managing Director in Special Situations at FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications division working on issues management and cross border matters. David began his communications career as a Director at Brunswick Group in New York focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
David began his career as a corporate finance/securities lawyer in New York and practised for many years, most recently at Morrison & Foerster LLP. Subsequently, David joined AOLTimeWarner as a member of AOL’s business development team where he structured and negotiated revenue and content deals. David is a member of the Bar in The State of New York.
David received his JD at Columbia Law School and his BA from Stanford University. David has previously lived and worked in France and is fluent in French.
Alejandro is a Growth Marketing professional with over 8 years of experience accelerating digital businesses' growth in the United States and Latin America.
He is the Founder Thinklab, a is a growth marketing consulting company specialized in accelerating e-commerce and mobile apps businesses.
He is was an SEO and Web Analytics Professor at the Instituto Internet, an institution dedicated to promoting executive marketing excellence.
Alejandro has a Bachelor in Applied Science and Media from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, in Venezuela and certifications in Google Adwords, Google Analytics, eCommerce Analytics and SEO.
Alejandro is a Growth Marketing professional with over 8 years of experience accelerating digital businesses' growth in the United States and Latin America.
He is the Founder Thinklab, a is a growth marketing consulting company specialized in accelerating e-commerce and mobile apps businesses.
He is was an SEO and Web Analytics Professor at the Instituto Internet, an institution dedicated to promoting executive marketing excellence.
Alejandro has a Bachelor in Applied Science and Media from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, in Venezuela and certifications in Google Adwords, Google Analytics, eCommerce Analytics and SEO.
Martina brings a unique perspective to the team blending her love of design with her talents at development that allows her to think holistically about all aspects of digital marketing. She can concept big picture ideas that deliver on a strategy while also seeing them come to life in creative design.
She has experience working with different startups across the world, including most recently as Design Team Leader for Flipdish, an Irish tech Company, where she designs integrated marketing communications materials for the hospitality business with teams in North and South America as well as Europe.
Born and raised in Córdoba, Argentina, she lives with her family, dog and turtle. She spends her free time getting inspired through the performing arts, running every day as well as and spending time with her friends and family as well as her dog and turtle.
Martina holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design at Siglo 21 University, Córdoba, Argentina and is fluent in Spanish and English.
Martina brings a unique perspective to the team blending her love of design with her talents at development that allows her to think holistically about all aspects of digital marketing. She can concept big picture ideas that deliver on a strategy while also seeing them come to life in creative design.
She has experience working with different startups across the world, including most recently as Design Team Leader for Flipdish, an Irish tech Company, where she designs integrated marketing communications materials for the hospitality business with teams in North and South America as well as Europe.
Born and raised in Córdoba, Argentina, she lives with her family, dog and turtle. She spends her free time getting inspired through the performing arts, running every day as well as and spending time with her friends and family as well as her dog and turtle.
Martina holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design at Siglo 21 University, Córdoba, Argentina and is fluent in Spanish and English.
Yudith is a passionate creative designer who loves all aspects of visual culture. She considers designing an active journey and a never-ending learning process.
Most recently she has applied her design talents to help tell the story of Flipdish, a global startup based in Ireland, across both digital and traditional channels.
Yudith was born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina but moved to Córdoba, Argentina, to study and start her dream career in creative design. When she is not designing on her computer you can find her otherwise being creative by doing crafts as well as re-reading her favorite books or spending time with her family.
Yudith holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design at Siglo 21 University, Córdoba, Argentina and is fluent in Spanish and English.
Yudith is a passionate creative designer who loves all aspects of visual culture. She considers designing an active journey and a never-ending learning process.
Most recently she has applied her design talents to help tell the story of Flipdish, a global startup based in Ireland, across both digital and traditional channels.
Yudith was born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina but moved to Córdoba, Argentina, to study and start her dream career in creative design. When she is not designing on her computer you can find her otherwise being creative by doing crafts as well as re-reading her favorite books or spending time with her family.
Yudith holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design at Siglo 21 University, Córdoba, Argentina and is fluent in Spanish and English.
