Marco Lares
Principal at BDL International | Driving Business Growth in LATAM & the Caribbean | Independent Agent for Global Brands in Powersports, Motorcycles, Luxury & Hospitality.
Fort Lauderdale | US
Skills
- Sales Expert
Interests
International travel.
Industries
Golf
Fashion
Lifestyle
Moto & Powersports
Outdoor
Health & Fitness
In my own words
— Marco➡️Experienced International and Domestic Sales Manager with proven track record of managing all sales channels in LATAM, including Wholesale distribution /Retail/Key accounts and Travel Retail industry.
<br><br>➡️Strong multi-lingual sales and presentation skills. Expert in working Trade Shows on a National and International level.<br><br>➡️Portfolio of some of the world famous brands under my responsibility in previous positions: Adidas, BMW, Diesel, Ducati, Ferrari, Fred, Givenchy, Greg Norman, Lanvin, MontBlanc, Swarovski, TAG Heuer, Timberland, Tom Ford.
Trajectory
Apr 2024 — Now
International Sales Director | International Sales Consultant | Independent Agent BDL International · BDL International Consulting
✅ Expert in Latam-Caribbean-Travel Retail Business Growth & Development ✅ International Sales
Sep 2019 — Apr 2024
Business Development Manager · Carl Zeiss Vision
Account Management, Relationship Building/ Interpersonal Skills, Develop New Business Opportunities.
Sep 2015 — Sep 2019
International Sales Manager Latin America/Caribbean · Aspex Eyewear Inc.
Achieved launch of BMW EYEWEAR in both Travel Retail plus local markets,
increasing sales by 40% in one year.
· Accomplished brand awareness surpassing and at times replacing traditional
Administered social media campaigns while creating content dedicated to the
promotion of BMW Eyewear.
· Developed a distribution network of resellers in North, Central and South America
the Caribbean, and India.
eyewear brands such as Porshe Design, MontBlanc and Tag Heuer.
· Administered strategic alliance with Italia Independent for the distribution of ADIDAS, plus Italia Independent Eyewear, with distributors, plus large retail chains in assigned territories.
Apr 2008 — Jul 2013
International Sales Manager+ Duty Free /Travel Retail Manager: TOM FORD/ MontBlanc/ FERRARI · Marcolin-Italian Manufacturer
Managed sales for this world class organization of all collections under licensed
brands including: Timberland, Tom Ford, Tod’s, Cavalli, Montblanc, Ferrari, John
Galiano, Diesel, DSquared, Swarovski, Kenneth Cole, Cover Girl, and Miss Sixty, to
local market retail accounts and distributors in Latin America, plus major accounts in
the Duty Free/Travel Retail industry.
Jan 2003 — Mar 2008
International Sales Manager · Aspex Eyewear-French Canadian
Activity
Projects
Education history
Rollins College Graduate Studies-International Business
University of South Florida Graduate Studies-International Business
Winona State University
B.S
