Let's Wine: Stories Uncorked™

In the opening episode of the Let's Wine: Stories Uncorked™ FIEXPO 2026 series, recorded in San José, Costa Rica, Andrea Padilla, CEO & Founder of Square Root Marketing, sits down with Arnaldo Nardone, Director & Founder of FIEXPO Exhibition Group, over a glass of Malbec. Arnaldo has been shaping the meetings and events industry since 1998, when leads still arrived by mail in envelopes...

In Episode 2 of Let's Wine Stories Uncorked™, recorded live at the IPREX Annual Global Conference in Singapore, Andrea Padilla, CEO & Founder of Square Root Marketing, sits down with Heidi Otway, President + Partner at SalterMitchell PR and incoming global president of IPREX, over Hatton wine from Bali. From a little girl who talked too much in elementary school, to covering the Oklahoma C...

In Episode 1 of Let's Wine Stories Uncorked™, recorded live at the IPREX Annual Global Conference 2026 in Singapore, Andrea Padilla, CEO & Founder of Square Root Marketing, sits down with Anu Gupta, Director at APRW and Council Member of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce of Indonesia (SingCham), over a glass of Indonesian white wine from Bali. Anu shares the story behind three decades of b...

Episode 2 of our "First in Line" series with Felicia Travaillot is here, and this one hits close to home. Felicia gets real about the times other women didn't show up: the lack of support, the competition, and the scarcity mindset that shows up in male-dominated industries. But more importantly, she shares what she chose to do because of it, and how she became the mentor she never ha...

In Episode 10 of the Fintech Americas series, we sit down with Driss Temsamani, Head of Digital for Latin America, Canada, and the United States at Citigroup — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami. Author of The Agentic Bank and one of the most recognized voices in financial digital transformation, Driss has been attending Fintech Americas since the very first edition. In this conversation he w...

In Episode 9 of the Let's Wine: Stories Uncorked™ series at Fintech Americas, Andrea Padilla, CEO & Founder of Square Root Marketing, uncorks a tempranillo with Pablo Pereyra Portugal, Chief Revenue Officer at 2innovate — a Uruguayan-born company now operating across 12 countries and processing over 20 billion transactions per year for 40 million people across Latin America. Pablo breaks down...

In this episode of our Fintech Americas series, we sit down with Julián Colombo, CEO of N5 Now — a software company built specifically for the banking industry, recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami. Julián shares the story behind the name N5, breaks down what it really means to build banking software in the AI era — "building castles with bricks that change size every day" — and gives us his ho...

In Episode 7 of the Fintech Americas series, we uncork the conversation with Francisco Gómez, Director of Play Digital Consulting — part of the LEGO Group — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami. Frank breaks down composable banking the LEGO way, shares his honest take on the AI hype cycle, and makes the case for why the next generation of customers won't adapt to the bank, it's the other way ar...

In Episode 6 of the Fintech Americas series, we sit down with Marcelo Fondacaro, CCO of Veritran — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami. Veritran is a global tech company devoted to simplifying banking experiences. With more than 20 years of experience and a presence in 16 countries, Veritran is proud to be a key strategic partner for leading clients across Latin America, North America, and Eur...

In Episode 5 of the Fintech Americas series, we sit downwith Vickmar Martínez, Technology Manager at Mercantil Seguros — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami, where her team received two awards on the same day. Hear Vickmar share the story behind Merse, their multichannel AI-powered virtual assistant that reduced customer service demand by 40%, and the commercialization platform launched in Pan...

We're launching a very special three-episode series with our guest Felicia Travaillot — "Felixandra, The Great" — CMO, industry leader, mom, and a role model for women building their path in the corporate world. In this first episode, Andrea Padilla and Felicia uncork the story of how Feli went from a fresh-out-of-college marketing associate to a seat in the C-Suite of a fintech — with no mentors,...

In Episode 5 of the Plastics News Executive Forum series, wesit down with Bill Wood, Economics Editor at Plastics News — recorded live at the Plastics News Executive Forum in Florida. Bill has spent decades tracking economic trends and connecting them to the plastics industry. In this conversation he makes the case that plastic should never be called waste — it's raw material ready to be reclaimed...

In Episode 4 of the Fintech Americas series, we uncork a Tempranillo with Mauricio Fernández, Sales Director at ACI Worldwide — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami. Hear Mauricio break down how COVID accelerated digital payment adoption across Latin America, why payments are mission-critical infrastructure the economy cannot afford to lose, and what Brazil's Pix teaches the rest of the world a...

Four companies. One vision. One brand. Movantis brought together TransNetwork, Inswitch, Spectrum, and Appriza Pay to build what the industry has been missing: a single infrastructure layer for cross-border payments, stablecoins, FX, and embedded finance — launched at Fintech Americas Miami with the energy of a startup and the weight of decades behind it. We uncork Episode 3 of our Fintech America...

In Episode 2 of the Fintech Americas series, we sit down with Jairo Solano, Commercial VP for Central America and the Caribbean at GFT Technologies — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami. Jairo brings 25+ years of experience in one of Latin America's most promising and fastest-growing regions. In this conversation he shares what's really driving digital transformation across Central America and...

In Episode 1 of the Fintech Americas series, we uncork a Tempranillo with Tracey Davies, President of Money20/20, and Jessica Blue, Executive Vice President — recorded live at Fintech Americas Miami.   Hear Tracey and Jessica share what's driving the decision to bring Fintech Americas into the Money20/20 global family and why Latin America is one of the most exciting fintech markets in the world r...

In Episode 4 of the Plastics News Executive Forum series, we sit down with Scott Osterling, CEO, and Jeff Applegate, Chief Encourager, of Texas Injection Molding — recorded live at the Plastics News Executive Forum in Florida. Hear Scott and Jeff break down what it really takes to grow a plastics business the right way: how a former Army Ranger is applying special operations leadership lessons to...

In Episode 3 of the Plastics News Executive Forum series, we sit down with Eric Adair, Director of Communications at US Extruders — recorded live at the Plastics News Executive Forum in Florida. Hear Eric break down what it really takes to build a brand in the plastics industry: how storytelling is shifting the narrative around plastics, why company culture is the most powerful marketing tool, and...

In Episode 2 of the Plastics News Executive Forum series, we sit down with Heather Preu, Global CEO of Intellect — recorded live at the Plastics News Executive Forum in Florida. Hear Heather break down what it really takes to lead in a male-dominated industry: why AI is empowering people, not replacing them, how quality management technology is transforming the manufacturing floor, and what advice...

In Episode 1 of the Plastics News Executive Forum series, we sit down with Jonathan Soucy and Andrew Munson from MBS Advisors — recorded live at the 2026 Plastics News Executive Forum in Florida. Hear Jonathan and Andrew break down what it really takes to sell a plastics business: why timing matters more than most owners realize, how private equity has reshaped the lower middle market, and why tru...

¿Qué significa realmente desarrollarse, encontrar propósito y construir una vida profesional con sentido? Iván Ramírez nos comparte una conversación profunda sobre talento, crecimiento personal y la búsqueda de la felicidad. En este episodio hablamos de:✨ Cómo desarrollar tu talento más allá de lo técnico🧠 El papel del autoconocimiento en el crecimiento personal y profesional📈 Qué significa rea...

🇲🇽 Este episodio es en español / This episode is in Spanish. English subtitles available on YouTube. Rocío Chávez lleva años trabajando en cultura organizacional, talento y recursos humanos — y en esta conversación no se guarda nada. Hablamos sobre qué hace que un líder realmente lidere (pista: no es el título), cómo tener conversaciones de feedback difíciles de forma constructiva, y por qué esper...

Una oportunidad puede cambiarlo todo — y la historia de Felipe es la prueba perfecta. En este episodio, me senté con Felipe para hablar de una trayectoria profesional que lo llevó desde hacer voluntariado con AIESEC en Villahermosa a los 19 años, hasta liderar organizaciones en México, África y más allá. Hablamos de liderazgo, fintech, negociación salarial, marca profesional y la plataforma que co...

Rose pasó de las finanzas corporativas a representar a México en escenarios turísticos internacionales—pero su viaje es más que cambios de carrera. En esta conversación franca, comparte por qué la educación financiera no es negociable para emprendedoras, su opinión controversial sobre cuotas de género, y la verdad sobre equilibrar maternidad con ambición. Plus: por qué cree que las mujeres nunca d...

🍷 Redefining Success in Corporate & Creative Careers | Melissa Expósito Join us for a conversation with Melissa Expósito, President of Sony Music Central America & Caribbean, as she shares her journey from PR intern to music industry powerhouse. In this episode: ✨ Her unconventional path from intern to entertainment law to leading Sony Music 🌎 The power of being bilingual in global busi...