lex de Carvalho leads business development for RGC Digital. His expertise lies in guiding clients on their buyer’s journey, devising integrated marketing strategies, and ensuring seamless online and offline experiences that elevate the purchasing journey and streamline sales support processes. With a diverse background in health tech, social media, and global experience, Alex is a popular speaker, published author on tech security, and a versatile innovator.
Some of Alex’s career highlights include managing a medical device startup, heading global social media for IBM’s mainframe business, and serving as a regional director for Constant Contact. He has also built a social network for physicians, created an online photo-sharing service, and co-founded a European email marketing provider (SmartFocus). As a management consultant, Alex has offered strategic advice to prominent companies such as Air France, Chevron, General Motors, Sanofi-Aventis, Nortel Networks, Le Parisien, and the Finnish Venture Capital Association.
As a committed leader and entrepreneur, Alex has significantly contributed to Miami’s thriving startup community. He pioneered RefreshMiami, South Florida’s largest developer community, and founded Social Media Club South Florida, an association boasting thousands of professionals, businesses, agency owners, and students. Alex also organizes tech-focused conferences like BarCamp Miami, Ignite Miami, and Social Media Day South Florida, and has taught social media at the University of Miami and Florida International University, where he held the prestigious title of Knight Foundation Innovator.
As an author, Alex co-wrote the insightful book “Securing the Clicks: Network Security in the Age of Social Media” (McGraw-Hill).
Serving on advisory boards for various institutions and organizations such as Florida International University’s School of Journalism, United Earth Fund, and Paua, Alex is passionate about integrating ancient and futuristic technologies. He is also the Honorary Consul of Finland in South Florida.
Alex is fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Finnish. Having lived in Europe, the US, and Latin America, his education includes an M.B.A. from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Alex now resides in Miami Beach, where he enjoys playing the djembe drums in his free time.
lex de Carvalho leads business development for RGC Digital. He also advises clients on the buyer’s journey as well as integrated marketing strategy and implementation. Alex is passionate about creating seamless online and offline consumer experiences that enhance the purchasing journey and improves operational sales support processes. A versatile innovator with global experience in health tech and social media, Alex is also a sought-after speaker and a published author on tech security. Additional capabilities include management consulting, startup execution and growth as well as digital marketing.
Alex’s career highlights include managing a medical device startup, leading worldwide social media at IBM’s mainframe business and serving as a regional director for Constant Contact. Alex has also built a social network for physicians, developed an online photo-sharing service, and co-founded an email marketing provider in Europe (SmartFocus). As a management consultant, he has advised blue-chip companies on strategic initiatives, including Air France, Chevron, General Motors, Sanofi-Aventis, Nortel Networks, Le Parisien, and the Finnish Venture Capital Association.
As a leader, innovator and entrepreneur, Alex has played a vital role in developing today’s world-class Miami startup community, spearheading RefreshMiami, South Florida’s largest developer community, and founding Social Media Club South Florida, an association of professionals, businesses, agency owners and students with membership in the thousands. Alex also runs tech-related conferences, including BarCamp Miami, Ignite Miami, and Social Media Day South Florida and has taught social media as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami and at Florida International University, where he was also appointed as the first Knight Foundation Innovator.
As an author, Alex co-authored Securing the Clicks: Network Security in the Age of Social Media (McGraw-Hill).
Alex serves on the advisory boards of Florida International University’s School of Journalism, United Earth Fund, World Happiness Fest, and Pawa Life, a conference series about integrating ancient and future technologies. He currently serves as the Honorary Consul of Finland in South Florida.
A polyglot, Alex is fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Finnish. He has lived in Europe, US and Latin America. His education includes an M.B.A. from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Alex currently lives in Miami Beach and is an avid practitioner of yoga. He enjoys jamming on djembe drums.
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