On April 3rd I was honored by the Henry Street Settlement during its annual gala recognizing people that have contributed to the wellbeing of their community. It was a humbling experience to have been honored by an institution that has done so much for the Hispanic community in New York City.
On Wednesday, March 7th in Caracas, we launched the book titled Jesus Soto in conversation with Ariel Jiménez – the fourth and latest title of the CONVERSACIONES/CONVERSATIONS bilingual books series published by the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros [CPPC].
About two years ago we set out to develop a new social responsibility program for Venevision, our TV network in Venezuela. Cisneros Group, our parent company, has been “giving back” for over 35 years through the educational programs of the Fundacion Cisneros and as a network, Venevision has always been a responsible company, helping the schools in the area, running a yearly telethon to raise money for the “Hospital Ortopédico Infantil”, and organizing food, blood and toy drives during hard times.
…e one girl about to graduate with honors from medical school. She’s really committed to the community, and she comes back every summer as a volunteer doctor to help us with the camp’s medical component. The girls who age out return as counselors-in-training and then camp counselors. We’re trying to get to the point where all our volunteers are actually from the DR, because the girls can relate to that much more. A girl at camp. Miches, D.R. JUAN L…
The hardest part of my job will be to grow the company at the rate that my father did. His success is due in part to his extraordinary ability to project the outcome of a deal extremely early, and in part due to his 30 year partnership with Steven Bandel, our company’s current CEO.
While in Miami last week, I participated in the send-off party for the Geeks on a Plane Latin America Tour. I was one of three panelists invited to talk to this group of about 40 entrepreneurs the night before they set off on a 10-day tour to Mexico City, Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires.
…e potential impact of their voice and actions as public figures, have been complemented this year by the candidates participation in UNFPA’s communication campaign, in addition to UNICEF’s COVID-19 prevention and family well being messaging through the Miss Venezuela social media platforms. In addition, FISA, our personal hygiene products company in Venezuela, identified the opportunity to contribute to COVID-19 prevention by assigning one of its…
We are excited to announce our latest digital advertising venture with the recent acquisition of Kontextua. The online advertising company, with an already expansive network in Latin America and Spain, will become the newest part of RedMas. Read more about this latest venture…
At the beginning of NATPE, the annual Conference & Exhibition of the worldwide television community, I had a One-on-One session with Anna Carugati, from World Screen, where we talked about how the Cisneros Group is handling the many opportunities that the new media offers to reach our audiences, focusing on one thing: making TV a social experience.
My team and I just spent the past three days at the NATPE conference in Miami. It was very insightful and a great catalyst for sharing new ideas and hearing about best practices. It was time well spent with colleagues, peers and industry leaders.