🧭 Ricardo Barea 👨‍💻 Email & Phone Number

Ever since I was a young child (born and raised in Miami, Florida) I loved dismantling toys just to see what was inside of them, what made them tick, and the challenge of seeing if I could put them back together again. Then in 1988, my entire world changed. My parents gave me a gift. I quickly pulled out a screwdriver and dismantled it!Red, yellow, and black computer cables covered the open sides of an old 286 25 MHz desktop computer that sat on my bedroom floor. The 40 MB hard drive was removed and was resting next to the 5-1/4 inch floppy disk drive - disconnected from the motherboard. I had taken everything apart. Now it was time to put it all back together. This was the first problem I consciously remember experiencing. I was 7 years old. 2 hours later I experienced the biggest thrill of my life when I turned the power button on and the computer screen flashed a white prompt with 4 simple characters. C:\>Today, I am a values-based leader who has 10+ years of experience collaborating with amazing teams developing and building communities through transformative growth strategies for Global Brands, SMBs, agencies (and their clients), cause-based non-profits, and high growth startups.📰 My teams work has been featured in the Media & Press 📰☑️ New York Weekly☑️ Yahoo Finance☑️ The New Tropic☑️ Startland News☑️ IMDBSome of my favorite KPI(s) to track Growth:☑️ Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)☑️ Customer Lifecycle Value (CLV)☑️ ROI: TACoS, RoAS, and ACoS☑️ Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)☑️ Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)Content Creation Experience:☑️ Editorial, Blogs, Branding, WhitePapers☑️ AdCopy, Sales Materials, Proposals, Agreements☑️ Graphic Design☑️ Video (Web, TV, and Film)☑️ Mobile Apps (iOS and Android)☑️ Events & Festivals☑️ Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and XROmniChannel and Multichannel Strategies:☑️ Content Marketing☑️ Search Engine Optimization (SEO)☑️ Search Engine Marketing (SEM)☑️ E-mail Marketing ☑️ Influencer Marketing☑️ Viral Marketing ☑️ Mobile Marketing☑️ Radio & TV ☑️ Pay Per Click (PPC)☑️ Social Media Marketing(SMM)Leadership & Management:Over the past 10 years, I have learned a lot from the teams I have hired, led, and managed. Mostly the power of love, empathy, active listening, problem-solving, creativity, communication, collaboration, and humility.Domain Knowledge: Travel & Tourism | Hospitality | IT & Services (Web3) | HR | Art & Culture | Education | Conservation | Preservation | Non-Profit | Healthcare | Retail | Health & Wellness | Media & Entertainment

Listed skills include Blogging, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Internet Marketing, and 45 others.