The Rebuilding Venezuela Podcast

Most conversations about Venezuela focus on multinationals re-entering the market. This episode takes a different angle. What about the businesses that don't exist yet? The services, platforms, and technology solutions the rest of the world takes for granted — but Venezuela has been cut off from for over a decade. When a market reopens after years of economic isolation, there's a massive gap in bu...

Episode 3 — What Strategic Planning Looks Like on Day Zero: Inside Venezuela, Right Now Venezuela is not a future opportunity. It is a present one. PdVSA is signing contracts with American companies every single day. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Baker Hughes are already on the ground. The FBI has opened a physical office in Caracas. The diplomatic infrastructure is not forming — it has formed. And yet...

Rebuilding a country doesn't happen all at once. It happens in phases. In Episode 2, Alex and Ignacio break down Phase 1 of Venezuela's economic reopening — the industries that move first, why they move first, and what smart companies are already doing to position before the market fully opens. From oil and gas to engineering, logistics, and industrial construction — the operating system of Venezu...

Venezuela is entering a new phase — and the companies that win will not be the ones who wait for certainty. They will be the ones who position early. In this first episode, Alex Miranda (U.S.) and Ignacio (Venezuela) break down First Movers Advantage and explain why smart companies are already preparing for the reopening of the Venezuelan market — through talent, relationships, and strategic posit...