Karina Vaguez and Carlos Valdes

Who are we?

“Our partnership began over 17 years ago…
​we just did not know it yet”

​Carlos and Karina met 17 years ago, worked together for over 6 years, after which they developed their individual careers: Carlos as an International Destination Manager producing events in wonderful venues internationally such as Mexico City, Frankfurt, Senegal, Prague and Panama; including logistics, transportation, event planning and production. Karina as a business incubator and financial consultant in different industries such as fine art,  beauty and meeting planning industry.

Now, they meet again to create a powerhouse of experience, knowledge and a strong network that provides a unique platform of efficient and cost-effective personalized solutions to corporate meeting planners anywhere in the world.

Get to know us better

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Carlos Valdes, DMCP

VP of Operations
Cell (786) 731 6469

Carlos has been serving the destination management and event planning needs of corporations and associations since 1984. In 2008, Carlos was awarded the Destination Management Certified Professional (DMCP) designation, developed by the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI), for demonstrating a knowledge level and commitment to excellence in the Destination Management field. In 2013 Carlos reached an advanced level of knowledge and performance necessary for re certification. Carlos continues to develop his expertise in overall management and client relations with a focus on complete customer satisfaction and program success.

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Karina Vaguez

CEO
Cell (786) 325 8047

Karina started in the meetings industry while finishing her MBA at University of Miami. She interned as a business incubator in one of the largest production companies in the United States, handling Fortune 500 clientele. After she finished her internship, she was asked to stay and create national DMC networks and site selection global organizations that were extremely successful, working in hand with the formation of “Visit Florida”. Later on, Karina moved to different industries such as beauty, art and engineering. In 2016, Karina was awarded the DMCP designation, developed by ADMEI as well. Nowadays, Karina and Carlos are living the dream, creating amazing events worldwide for their exclusive cliente in the legal, pharmaceutical and financial sector.

 

 

 

Testimonials

  • Thanks so much Carlos! The group really enjoyed the Everglades tour! Great meeting you, we will contact you again when we have another group meeting. Best,

    - Valerie

  • Hi Carlos, Many thanks again for all your hard work, they really did have a great evening! Regards

    - Ruth

  • We had great feedback from all the attendees and it was seen as a good thing as it encouraged everyone to come closer together and ended up talking to people they may not have usually spoken to! The cigar roller was indeed a big hit! Thanks again for everything and it was a pleasure working with you Kind regards,

    - Jennifer

  • Thanks for your message and your excellent collaboration in arranging this event. I confirm they enjoyed it very much and were very happy with all services. Kindest regards

    - Martina

  • HI Carlos. We had a wonderful event last night and the transportation was a big part of it. Everything went smoothly and efficiently. All things were great. Good job by all!!! Thank you!

    - Becky

  • Hi Carlos, Thank you again for all of your help in producing such a spectacular event! It was a huge success by all measures. Warm regards,

    - Brian

  • I had a great time after the conference! I want to say a big thank you as well, it really is a pleasure to work with you and I thought the dinner was amazing. It looked stunning and everything went so smoothly... I have shown everyone the photos of the dinner and especially the tent before everyone sat down and they have all said WOW! I Hope to work with you again soon!

    - Nicky

  • Dear Carlos and Karina, Thank you for a FLAWLESS event! Why would I even expect anything less from the two of you! Everything was great! The venue and decorations were amazing, the food was delicious, the band was spectacular and the staff was so on their A GAME. The guests were so impressed by everything. I can’t wait for the next event we’ll be working together...

    - Ann