Andres Varela da Costa

Andres Varela da Costa has worked in various roles since 2012. In 2012, they were the Managing Partner of Intelligence Data Box (my1startup), a Big Data & Performance Media Agency. In 2013, they were a Strategic Business Consultant & Partnership Lead at Ticketea, a ticketing and event management platform. In 2014, they were a Business Partnership Lead at Powa Technologies, an mCommerce platform & “one-click” mobile payments solution. Andres was also a Mentor at The Valley Digital Business School. In 2015, they were a Sales Business Development at Seamless Distribution Systems AB, a Fintech Omni-channel payments solutions for retailers. In 2017, they were an (acting) Head of Performance Spain at Ecselis Digital, a digital performance agency. Andres also had a Business Development Partner role at Havas Media Group. In 2018, they were a Strategic Business Consultant at Servantrip, a B2B Traveltech Mobility & Local Activities Platform. In 2019, they were a Mentor at IE University's Startup Lab & Headspring, a program for mentoring startups from ideation to pitch process and techniques. In 2020, they were a Business Farmer (Strategic Sales Consultant) at The Beemine Lab, where they designed and commercialised new products related to human well-being, such as CBD and Honey, using 0.9€ Million seed funds, resulting in 8x revenue growth.

Andres Varela da Costa began their educational journey at Colegio Santa Maria del Pilar, where they obtained their High School/Secondary Diploma in 1989. In 1990, they attended Universidad CEU San Pablo and earned an Associate degree in Advertisement & Public Relations in 1993. In the same year, they enrolled in CESMA Business School and obtained a Bachelor degree in International Business Administration & Marketing in 1998. In 1995, they participated in an exchange program at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to study International Business Strategy. In 1996, they attended ESC Compiègne and earned a Bachelor degree in International Relations and Marketing in 1997. Finally, in 2006, they obtained a Post-Graduate degree in Customer Relationship Management from ICEMD. Additionally, they are an ongoing Design-Thinking coach following D. Evans & Bill Burnett Standford professors "Design Your Life" system.