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Gerardo Escudero Samara

ENTREPRENEUR
AUTHOR
SPEAKER

Panama Panama City
USA Miami, Florida
Canada Montreal, Quebec

Bio

Gerardo Escudero Samara is a Globally Awarded Entrepreneur, International Speaker, and Author that grew in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Chicago, Miami, Portugal, & Panama.

He holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, 4 Master´s Degrees: EMBA (Westfield Business School, Miami, FL), Executive Master in Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EIG, Spain), MBA (UNEATLANTICO, Spain), MBA (UNINI, Mexico), and an Honorary Doctorate from UNT.

He has founded 7 startups and has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State, President Barack Obama’s YLAI, President Bill Clinton’s CGI U, Cambridge University, University of Oxford, International Franchise Association (IFA), WYF, St. Gallen Symposium, Startup Lisboa, Queen’s Young Leaders as a Mentor, Global Student Entrepreneurs Awards, World Literacy Foundation, ISDC, Università di Trieste, Global Peace Chain, Youth Opportunities, Global Business Symposium, JCI, amongst others.

His books are available in libraries in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Japan, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Kuwait, South Africa.

Gerardo Escudero’s Universum VR was selected among the Top 40 startups worldwide for the prestigious K-Startup Grand Challenge 2026 and was also named one of the Top 10 finalists at the Startup World Cup Panama 2026.

He won the Creative Young Entrepreneur Award Pty 2026.

He received the Award of Excellence by the Kenya Ambassador in Thailand.

He won the Globe Energy Award and he has been nominated for 3 consecutive years to the Tallberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize.

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Innovative Leadership

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Visual Storytelling

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Video Editing & VFX

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Web Development

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

Steve Jobs

What I Believe In

The Power of Dreams

I believe every human being on this planet has the power to dream and the potential to turn those dreams into reality. Regardless of age, background, circumstances, or where life begins, no dream should ever be considered out of reach. Our origins do not define our destination.

The Courage to Dare

I believe extraordinary things happen when ordinary people dare to take the first step. Dreams alone are not enough. They demand courage, persistence, sacrifice, and the willingness to fail and try again. I believe the greatest risk in life is never discovering what we could have become.

Success Beyond Ourselves

I believe true success goes beyond awards, recognition, or financial achievements. It is about creating something meaningful, opening doors for others, and inspiring people to believe in their own potential. The greatest legacy we can leave is not simply what we accomplish, but what we empower others to achieve.