Nelson Soler is an innovative entrepreneur who has founded two for-profit and three non-profit organizations. Soler has utilized his educational and advocacy capacities to facilitate the formation of more than two hundred enterprises in the greater Milwaukee area. Over a thousand individuals have benefited from Soler’s expertise in: entrepreneurship, accounting, nonprofit management and marketing. Soler’s accomplishments received recognition by the national and local media. As a result of that recognition, Soler received the United States Small Business Administration Award from the State of Wisconsin in 2007. In 2009, Nelson Soler was named the Chamber Executive of the Year for Region 4(IA, IN, IL, KY, OH, MN, MI and WI) by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Soler has a very diverse experience in banking, international business, mining equipment manufacturing, academia, real estate and the electric utility industry. He has lead teams in business development, international sales and documentation, ERP systems upgrade, corporate communications and training.
His education includes a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (01) and a Bachelors of Arts in Economics (01) from the State University of New York of Buffalo; a Masters in Business Administration (93) and a Masters in International Business and Marketing (99) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Soler is also a graduate from Future Milwaukee Community Leadership Program (03) and the Associates in Commercial Real Estate Program (08) from Marquette University. Additionally, he holds a Wisconsin Real Estate Broker’s License and a Next Level Entrepreneurial Instructor Certificate.
Soler’s community involvements include: Executive Founding Director of the Latino Entrepreneurial Network of South Eastern Wisconsin; Board Member; Milwaukee County Care Management Organization; Board Member, Mitchell Street Development Opportunities Corporation; and Community Bank and Trust Greenfield’s Office; Member; Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce; Member, African American Chamber; and Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors. Soler was also recently appointed by Wisconsin State Governor to Board of Nursing as a member of the public.
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Natalia De los Rios, AAS
Account Manager/Designer Natalia is our generation X creative mind. She sucessfully blends bicultural elements in her designs. As an accomplished designer, she has held multiple positions in small marketing agencies. Natalia has an Associate Degree in Visual Arts from MATC. She enjoys traveling, ethnic cooking and shopping. |
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Rocio Juarez
MEI Bookkeeping Rocio is our accounting expert who assists our clients with bookkeeping services. She enjoys crafts, embroidering, and going to the movies |
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Jose Cubias
Account Manager/Designer
Jose is our creative mind and designer. With a bachelors in Digital Arts from UW-Parkside. He enjoys sports, traveling, and watching movies. |
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Emmanuel VillagomezAssistant Graphic Designer Emmanuel is a bicultural and bilingual millenial fluent in Spanish and English, with a little background with French. He assists with all internal marketing and he aspires to become a Computer Hardware Engineer. He enjoys camping, graphic design and sales. |
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Araceli Santayo
Office Coordinator/Assistant |
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Maly YangSpecial Projects Maly is a Hmong millennial who is fluent in Hmong and serves as our cultural bridge to that fascinating culture. She desires to become a Hmong Interpreter for social services in the future. She enjoyes shopping, photography, cooking hmong dishes, and baby sitting. Kuv yog Hmoob; kuv lub npe Hmoob yog Nkauj Hnub Yaj. Kuv txoj hauj lwm yog sau ntawv thiab ua dabtsi kuv tus nais txib. Tabsis, thaum kuv tsis ua hauj lwm lawm, kuv nyiam ua mov noj, thiab kuv nyiam saib nam Hmoob, kuv nyiam zov me nyuam heev, thiab tsis tag li ntawv, kuv nyiam mus uasi pem chaw ncaws npas heev. Kuv xav yog ib tug txhais lus Hmoob lwm hnub kuv kawm ntawv tiav. |
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