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Alterna is a social innovation platform that promotes the development of entrepreneurs and conscious companies as a path towards a sustainable region. Alterna designs cultivation and acceleration programs, working with experts and mentors capable of cultivating companies and entrepreneurs through workshops and events, creating spaces of interaction and impact in Central America.For over a year and half, Marion contributed to the Inclusive Cultivation Partnerships area, collaborating on innovative solutions to strengthen methodologies for entrepreneurs at the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid. As a Project Management Consultant, she played a vital role by:-Offering recommendations to adapt Inclusive Cultivation methodologies, particularly focusing on Financial Inclusion/Microfinance.-Assisting the team in tailoring content for the transfer of Inclusive Cultivation methodologies to local change-makers, including NGOs, Microfinance institutions, and public organizations.-Coordinating the "Inclusion Path" for the Foro Latino Americano de Inversión de Impacto Centro América y Caribe (FLII) 2021, managing agenda, speakers coordination, and providing support.-Providing support in various projects, such as coordinating trainers-to-trainers workshops for USAID Transforming Market Systems in Honduras and adjusting/transferring methodologies for LMDM in Mexico.Now positioned as Impact Cultivation partnerships Coordinator, Marion is enthusiastic about contributing to the creation of impactful synergies in Central America. Marion. Among other projects, she has honed her coordination skills while spearheading a UE-financed project focused on generating quality jobs. This initiative involves the transfer of entrepreneurial methodologies to microfinance institutions, showcasing her coordination skills and expertise in both financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Participation in the Entrepreneurship Program focused on vulnerable groups in the South of Madrid.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Opinno is a global innovation consultancy firm that transforms organizations using methodologies invented by startups and entrepreneurs.Opinno's open innovation group provides their clients with market intelligence, helps create innovation ecosystems and collaborates with the startup ecosystem. As a Open Innovation consultant, Marion contributed to:-Analyze project requirements in order to understand the scope and implementation of pilots-Coordinate the execution of validation experiments (concept tests, prototypes, pilots) jointly between start-ups and business areas-Moderate the creation of ideas ecosystems by developing innovation frameworks-Manage direct communications with corporate stakeholders and start-ups throughout project development-Design solutions tailored to the needs of the client and project through the use of innovation methodologies (Lean Startup, Design Thinking and Open Innovation).-Conducting pilots, proof of concept and obtaining business synergies with startups related to innovation ecosystems-Management of the dialogue between the start-ups and the client company

Guatemala City

Fundación Génesis Empresarial is a Guatemalan non-profit foundation specialized in economic and social development, that to achieve its objectives of sustained development, combines its extensive experience in microfinance and business development services with a social approach, based on constant training and promoting individual and community development.The Foundation, with the commitment and responsibility to accompany Guatemalans on the development path, has created 2 Training and Advisory Centers - CCA in Antigua Guatemala and Quetzaltenango, to strengthen the entrepreneurial profile of Guatemalans for the development of profitable and sustainable businesses, which allows them to improve their quality of life.At FGE, Marion supervised the performance of the Entrepreneurship Program ¡Despega Guate!, monitoring and ongoing improvement of the training and credit program for entrepreneurs. Some of her activities were:-Training methodologies adjustments and creation of content for entrepreneurs from the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid. -Supervision of the entrepreneurship coaches: control of the quality of the training, improvements & reporting. -Coaching of the entrepreneurs on the way to obtain microloans.-Monitoring and evaluation of the Program, its activities, and adjustments of all steps (communication strategy, selection of the candidates, training, loan proposal and acceptance, and business / financial follow-up).-Result-driven planning and reporting.Some of Marion's performance results were: -Implementation of training methodologies adjusted to the entrepreneurs, their context, and difficulties due to the pandemic (adjustment of an online program).-Development of other content to overcome the pandemic crisis for SMEs using technology and human-centered mindset. -Positive impact in entrepreneurs' businesses who followed the Entrepreneurship Program.

Madrid Area, Spain

Technical Support in the Self-employment Area with the Incorpora from MicroBank (Obra Social La Caixa)Support in consultancy in developing vulnerable entrepreneurs' business idea: providing information, developing Entrepreneurs' Abilities, producing and providing Workshops (financial education, Business Model, Finances, etc.), Individual Business Plan & Finances Consultancy, Counseling of Financing Pptions & access to MicroBank's Microcredit (up to 25.000€), and Start-ups Follow-up.

Mérida Area, Mexico

-At Te Creemos, Marion was part of the Banca Comunal team: seeking for new customers: typically small business owned by women that don't have access to traditional financing. Inter-actuating with them to find the best financial solution adapted to their needs. Providing a close follow-up of credit repayment and financial education to their businesses. Working as a team to enable our clients to scale their businesses in order to increase their life conditions. -Alongside, in collaboration with the team of credit specialists and based on all the past data, Marion produced a financial, social and institutional analysis of the sucursal (Mérida, Yucatán), using for instance the Universal Standards of SPM from the SPTF, in order to improve the IMF's services.

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Alterna is one of the most innovative social incubator of Central America and Mexico area. Alterna's mission is to create and launch businesses to provide solutions to critical social and environmental challenges in the local community.As an intern in Alterna's business cultivation team, Marion contributed to:• Market researching for incoming clients and establishment of a database of information.• Creating content and activities/ tools for the coming workshops (business, finance, impact), and refinement to improve Alterna's methodology. • Participation in the group workshops interacting and consulting entrepreneurs. Follow-up of entrepreneurs' business model. • Supporting the logistics of group workshop and events (such as the the Foro Latinoaméricano de Inversion de Impacto 2017)

La Paz, Bolivia

Supporting the development and lead of an art therapy project in the insertion prison center for young adults of Qalauma in La Paz, Bolivia.- Accounting and budgeting of the project- Activities Planning - Logistics (transport) Managing- Activities proceeding with the inmates ; creation of dialogue and joyful moments. - Reporting the project's development.

San Francisco Bay Area

Daily care of 3 children - basic needs, activities, etc.

Ubuntu Leader, Alternative Education

Master'S Degree, Microfinance And Financial Inclusion, Microfinance Professional

https://www.linkedin.com/in/microcreditouam/ -What does Financial Inclusion means and why is it so important for the development.

Bachelor'S Degree, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management, International Responsable Of Operations - Humanitarian Issues, Social Projects

ESCD 3A is a Business School with strong ethical and open-minded values. The Bachelor gave me a global vision of the International.

Semester Exchange During Bachelor'S, Business And Tourism

Marion spent one semester Exchange at the Paraguayan Business School Universidad Americana during her third year of Bachelor's. I studied.

First Year Of Applicated Foreign Languages (Lea), Economy And Languages - English & Spanish

-Economy -Business Law -Accounting & Finance Management -Marketing -TICs -English & Spanish Translation -Commercial & economic vocabulary.