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Maria Botta
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Name: Maria Botta
Site: http://www.mariabotta.com
About: After a successful career as a Producer, Maria decided to go back to school to achieve one of her long held dreams - an MBA in Global Management. She attended Thunderbird School of Global Management in the Geneva, Switzerland program.
Maria inherited her intellectual curiosity and sense of adventure from her Cuban parents. Growing up, her family lived abroad and traveled the world - by the twelfth grade, Maria had been to 9 schools in 3 different countries, and studied in English, Spanish and French - never missing a beat ...... although living abroad in those days meant missing some ”important” American pop-culture.
Once Maria completed a BA in Art History from Mt. Holyoke College, she began her career at a local TV affiliate in Miami, within a year, she left to New York to seek fame and fortune on Madison Avenue. Maria worked on the Account side and briefly on the client side. After returning to Miami, she worked at Telemundo Network, and established a Department that managed all of the client sponsored content. After the shows where canceled, Maria packed her bags and was off to shoot a short film in Guatemala City and the colonial city of Antigua. The short was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and won several Awards.
Maria hasproduced hundreds of commercials for US companies and global clients. This has taken her to locations throughout the world. Maria has also produced for TV, corporate videos, short films, documentaries, online content and worked on several feature film projects. Her forte has been in managing global teams and logistically challenging projects - always coming up with creative and sometimes unorthodox solutions to challenges.
Other career highlights include; working as the Senior Producer on the Army’s US Hispanic initiatives for 3 years, Executive Producer for the launch team of Nickelodeon Latin America, and the launch team for SKY Latin America. As an entrepreneur, she has founded 2 companies, most recently LA based Reel Reps, a marketing and sales company specializing in B2B. Under her leadership, she grew the client base and sales in one year, exceeding projections by over 40%.
Maria believes that the old paradigms in advertising and communication are evolving, and that new business models are being shaped, advertising is moving into a new space where the convergence of advertising and entertainment meet. In order to succeed in this new order, businesses must take advantage of global resources and talent, and have a global mindset. Maria is excited about the next chapter in her career, her professional experience, relationships and education make her uniquely poised to take advantage of the new business environment.See Authors Posts (20)
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In that weird time between Christmas and the start of the next year, I love reviewing the year. My 2011 has been quite remarkable, I accomplished many goals and ticked off a few things on my bucket list, including graduating from Thunderbird in Europe, attending Sundance, visiting India and Germany – and overall, just had a wonderful time of travel, friends, and family throughout.
Now it’s time to read the Top and Best of lists for the year, and as 2011 winds to an end, and we start to get a peek at 2012, it’s time to review what 2011 brought us…. and some of the lists it has spawned.
Here is a list of some of the Best Of lists of 2011 that I have found… I would LOVE to hear some of yours!
- 50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
- 19 Biggest Social Media Moments of 2011
- 2011 Top Ten Global Topics
- Top Selling DVD’s
- 2011 Best Companies to work for
- The Best Movies of 2011
- The Best Artists of 2011
- Top 10 Songs of 2011
- The Best Games Of 2011- Awards
- The Best of Ted Digital
- The Best Cocktails of 2011 and where to drink them
- Top Cars of 2011
- The Top 10 Marketing Infographics
- Best Photos Of The Year 2011
- The Best of 2011 by Discovery
- 10 Best Commercials of 2011
- 2011 Year in Review: Best in art
- 50 Best iPhone Apps 2011
- 2011 Top Ten TV Shows
- The 50 Best Websites of 2011
- Best Books Of 2011
- 2011 Best Dressed Celebrity Women
- Forbes Most Powerful People
- Best Of 2011 Pop Culture’s Tastiest bits
- Best of 2011 – The Superficial
- Forbes Most Powerful Women
- The World’s Best Hotels 2011
- Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs
- The Best Mixtapes of 2011
- The Best of 2011: Job Search and Recruiting
- The Best of 2011 – AOL
- Best of 2011 Brands and Films
- Most Admired list of 2011
- Top 10 Wines of 2011
- 2011 Best Places to live
- The Most Viral Fortune 500 Brands
So the Myan calendar ends in 2012. So what? My calendar ends in December. I just buy a new one. ~ Mr. Youngblood Geography teacher
And in 2012, pending that the world won’t end, here are some interesting lists of things to look forward to.
- Color of the year 2012 – Tangerine Tango
- The Top 10 Franchises for 2012
- Where to Invest 2012
- 2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won’t End?
- The List: 2012
Now as I am thinking ahead to 2012, making my resolutions, planning, strategizing and imagining what the year ahead may bring… I wish you all an amazing 2012.
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