Jay Applewhite is the Founder and Chairman of Industry Exchange LLC, Sr. Advisor to Southern Pulse, and Co-Founder of Business News Americas (BNamericas). Through his companies, Jay has developed and organized 100+ industry summits throughout the Americas bringing together more than 35,000+ senior level executives. Industry Exchange is a niche focused industry events and media company based in Austin, Texas. With extended roots into Latin America, the company drives awareness of market opportunities and the complex issues that revolve around them. As Chairman, Jay engages with industry experts, investors, government officials, and C level executives to facilitate and foster international trade and economic development. Southern Pulse is a risk advisory firm focused on Latin America. As Sr. Advisor and Business Developer, Jay helps companies better manage strategic assets, assess operational risk, define investment strategies and enter new markets.From 1999 until 2013, Jay was Co-Founder, CFO and COO of BNamericas and was responsible for the overall financial health, growth trajectory, operational efficiency, business development and general performance of the Company. During his tenure, the Company generated over US$70 million in revenue and was profitable the entire time. He also achieved millions of dollars in tax savings through efficient corporate structuring, incorporated companies in Mexico, Chile and offshore territories, and raised grant funding from the Chilean government. With clients in more than 25 countries and editorial presence throughout all of Latin America, BNamericas is the principal source of business information for industry executives in Energy, Mining, Telecommunications, Banking and Infrastructure. After living in Chile and working in Latin America for more than 25 years, he now resides with his wife and family in Austin, Texas.
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