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Empowering Indigenous communities in Panama to transcend subsistence living
Empower Natives seeks to uplift Indigenous communities in Panama and address their challenges such as extreme poverty and lack of access to resources. Keep reading
Gerardo Escudero Samara
Universidad Europea del Atlántico
ContributorGerardo Escudero Samara is an Entrepreneur, International Speaker,
and Author that grew in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bolivia,
Chicago, Miami, Lisboa, & Panama. He holds a Bachelor in Business
Administration from UCA, 4 Master´s Degrees: EMBA (Westfield
Buisness School, Miami, FL), Executive Master in Administración y
Dirección de Empresas (EIG, Spain), MBA (UNEATLANTICO, Spain), MBA
(UNINI, Mexico), and an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters by
UNT (Mexico). He has founded 7 startups and he is considered one
of the most globally awarded young entrepreneurs, holding 25 Global
Awards by the U.S. Department of State, President Barack Obama's
YLAI, Bill Clinton's CGI U, Queen Elizabeth II's Queens Young Leaders,
Cambridge University, University of Oxford, International Franchise
Association (IFA), St. Gallen Symposium, Entrepreneurs Organization,
Startup Lisboa, TED, Global Student Entrepreneurs Awards, World
Literacy Foundation, ISDC, Università di Trieste, Youth Opportunities,
amongst others.
He received the Award of Excellence by the Kenya Ambassador in
Thailand. His books are sold in libraries in the United States, Canada,
Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Japan , UK, South Korea, Germany, Belgium,
Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Kuwait, South Africa, Walmart,
Barnes & Noble, and Indigo.
He has been mentored by icons such as Daymond John and Buddhist
monk Matthieu Ricard.
