Laura M. Muller Steinvorth

Experience

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  Manotel Hotel Group Geneva

  May 2005 - Jun 2005

  Hotel Management Intern
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  Manotel Hotel Group Geneva

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer
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  Manotel Hotel Group Geneva

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

  The Manotel Group is an independent hotel group in Geneva with a portfolio including six 3 and 4-star boutique-hotels. Building on a unique universe that invites guests to enjoy a definite change of scene, each establishment cultivates its own singular nature. All express the group’s ambition to offer a certain art of living. As of year 2000, under the leadership of Mr Paul Muller, Manotel launched a CHF 120 million investment programme encompassing its 610 rooms along with the various bars and restaurants.• Assisted the Chief Executive Officer as well as the rest of the Executive Team in their daily duties.• Answered calls• Filed documents• Forecasted occupancy rates for the coming days • Created the minutes of the managers' meetings Show less

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  Boston College - E. Wallace Carroll School of Management

  May 2009 - May 2013

  • Conducted research on the effects of lawsuits on corporations (25 hours/week) Treasurer (2009-2010), Vice-President (2010-2011), President (2011-2012).

  • Research Assistant - Finance Department

    May 2011 - May 2013

  • President - BC Entrepreneur Society

    May 2009 - Jan 2012
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  Smart Women Securities Club

  Sept 2010 - May 2013

  Finance Associate

  Boston College Smart Woman Securities (SWS) seeks to empower undergraduate women of all academic backgrounds and career interests with the investment knowledge necessary to manage their personal finances. SWS provides women with extensive investing knowledge through a Seminar Series, investment project, mentoring program, and meetings with successful investors. Our objective is to generate a supportive and collaborative environment that will enable more women to become financially self-sufficient. Show less

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  Compass Partners

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Compass Fellowship Mentor

  Our program identifies passionate young achievers and empowers them to solve the world's greatest problems through socially-conscious and awe-inspiring entrepreneurship.

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  GlobalView Investments SA

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

  Wealth Management Intern

  • Designed, researched, and wrote a paper that addresses the built-in flaw inherent in traditional equity geographic exposure convention based on the domicile of a company.

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  KPMG Advisory

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Financial Due Diligence Intern in the Transactions & Restructuring Division

  • Worked in an interdisciplinary group to participate in complex transaction services assignments, mostly, due diligence.• Analyzed the financial position and performance of companies that are the targets of prospective transactions.Received a full-time job offer at the end of the internship.

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  VIVA Idea - Latinoamérica

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Project Manager

  Viva Idea is a Thought & Action Center dedicated to strengthening Collective Action towards sustainable development in the Global South by generating solutions to complex development and social progress problems in Central America and by articulating actors in the impact investment sphere. • Co-created and implemented Agents of Change, a 2-year Social Entrepreneurship pilot program in the United World College, in which students become social entrepreneurs and create their own startup.• Created an impact assessment model for VIVA Idea and Grupo VIVA (Fundes, MASISA, Fundación AVINA, Mar Viva).• Helped organize the VIVA Premios 2016, an annual recognition rewarding the most innovative social entrepreneurs in Latin America.• Coordinated the creation of the legal entity of VIVA Idea. Show less

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  Dermatallogy Costa Rica

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2019

  President and Chief Executive Officer

  Retail and distribution company that sells sun protective clothing and dermocosmetics in Latin America. In Costa Rica, we have 8 retail locations of our own and distribute to over 100 doctors and pharmacies. • Acquired the company (one store, no distribution) with my husband Wilhelm Steinvorth in September 2016.• Planned short and long-term goals.• Ran overall business; made strategic assessments; monitored performance; and served as leadership.• Analyzed business challenges in marketing, sales, financial, administrative and Human Resources areas.• Conducted appropriate corrective measures according to the outcome of analysis.Our mission is to provide consumers in LatAm with skin care products while contributing to a culture of education and awareness of the importance of preventing damage caused by solar radiation and skin cancer. *** Best New Distributor Award (2018), Sunday Afternoons Inc.*** Best Brand Builder Award (2019), Sunday Afternoons Inc.*** Best New Rookie Award (2020), Sunday Afternoons Inc. Show less

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  FarmAgro Costa Rica

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2017

  External Sustainability Consultant

  Farmagro is an agroforestry equipment distribution company. The main brand they distribute is the German brand Stihl. The company has also made significant investments in precision agriculture technologies.• Created a cohesive and complete Sustainability Strategy for the company.

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  Redwood International Capital

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2023

  Redwood was born in 2019 as a holding company representing several societies and brands in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, such as DermatALLogy Latam, Flormar, Sensilis and Colorscience. One of the brands the company represents, Flormar, was selected as the fastest growing global brand in the color cosmetics category. Flormar, which opens a new store every 4 days and sells 250 products per minute, remains a pioneer in several markets worldwide.• Revenue grew from less than $250,000 in 2019 to over $3.5 million in 2022. Show less

  • Partner

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Regional Purchasing Manager (CR, GUA, CO)

    Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Regional Comptroller

    Nov 2019 - Nov 2021