Aurelio Rodríguez
| Aurelio Rodríguez | |
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| File:Aurelio rodriguez.jpgAurelio_rodriguez.jpg Aurelio Rodríguez | |
| Born | Miami, Florida |
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| 👩 Spouse(s) | María Victoria Soria |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
Aurelio Felipe Rodríguez (born August 23, 1966) is a Cuban-American entertainment and technology entrepreneur, and a former model. He founded and operated the nightlife venue La Covacha of Miami, Florida, United States (1989), search-engine start-up Naveguia[1] (2000), and E-mail marketing company Emailbrain (2003). He currently lives in Miami with his wife and two children.
Early life[edit]
Rodríguez was born in Miami, Florida, United States. He attended Miami Coral Park High School (1984), and later obtenied a Business Science degree in International Finance and Marketing at the University of Miami, graduating in 1989.
Modeling[edit]
Aurelio Rodríguez had a brief modeling career. He appeared in several fashion campaigns, among them Gianni Versace with photographer Bruce Weber, and Dolce&Gabbana with photographer Steven Meisel.
Nightlife[edit]
In 1990, Rodríguez founded Latin club La Covacha[2] as a Miami nightlife and concerts venue.
Business Ventures[edit]
In 1999 Rodríguez founded Naveguia.com, a search engine startup targeted to Hispanics and Brazilians, raising US$ 3 million in venture capital. Naveguia folded after the dot-com crash. In 2003 Rodríguez created Emailbrain, an E-mail marketing company. This company was sold in 2008 to Dotster, a multi-million dollar internet business.[3] Currently, Aurelio Rodríguez serves as Senior Director of International Business for Dotster,[4] spearheading international business strategies, new projects and international ventures for the company. He is also currently an Investor and Advisor in CareCloud, a technology company founded by Albert Santalo that enables a health care IT ecosystem.
References[edit]
- ↑ scribd.com
- ↑ Levin, Jordan (April 15, 2003). "Latin Clubs Reflect Ever-Evolving Melting Pot". The Miami Herald.
- ↑ Sherwood, Courtney (March 2, 2009). "Dotster amps up business services focus, buys EmailBrain.com". Columbian.
- ↑ Merrill, Rian (June 9, 2009). "Domain.com Launches Total Domain.com Spanish Experience". Reuters.
Sources[edit]
- Hispanic PR Wire (January 13, 2010) Domain.com Launches Dominio.com, a Total Web Experience in Spanish Hispanic PR Wire.
- Middlewood, Erin (June 16, 2009) Web firm embraces Hispanics Columbian.
- Leland, John and Chambers, Veronica (July 12, 1999) Generation Ñ. Newsweek.
- Fraser Delgado, Celeste (February 11, 2006) La Covacha’s Barranquilla Carnaval Can Offer Only Memories. Miami Sun Post.
- Korman, Nina (August 3, 2000) Rocking On. Miami New Times.
- Editorial (September 19, 2002) Busted!. Miami New Times.
- Cantor, Judy (August 25, 1995) Nightclub Jitters. Miami New Times.
External links[edit]
- Aurelio Rodriguez Emailbrain Biography
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