“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Ramon is a seasoned marketing and design professional who is passionate about connecting with and helping other entrepreneurs. He has worked with start-ups, advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and publishers. He is an accomplished creative director and a published author. For nine years, he ran his own multicultural marketing company. Clients have included Sony, Anhueser Busch, Artists for the Cure, Atlantic Yards, Lord Abbett & Co., World Series of Baseball and the NYC Mayor’s Office.
After Fresh Concentrate, Ramon helped launch several new start-ups including an internet healthcare company, a technology start-up, a marketing design studio and a school.
Ramon has taught at the university level and has also been featured by Crain’s New York Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, Society of Illustrators West Annual, Artists’ Market and Smart Networking. He has served on the board of directors for the American Marketing Association and the National Minority Business Council, and was an ambassador for the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. He has been an instructor for The Parsons School of Design, the College at Old Westbury, the Fashion Institute of Technology and Yeshiva University.
Currently, he is serving as the Program & Communications Director at the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO), a non-profit organization that has been training aspiring entrepreneurs since 1966. He is also an alumni of the workshop.