ALEXANDER ALMONTE
Founder & CEO
As an Operations and Strategy Executive with extensive financial management experience, Alexander has repeatedly delivered tools and insights to strengthen businesses and meet the needs of a changing market. Alexander understands that a business is only as successful as its people. He works tirelessly to set clear goals, cultivate relationships, and encourage others to look at things from different perspectives to continually improve performance.
Underpinning his achievements is a deep commitment to mentoring and developing people. His work as a coach, serving over 10,000 individuals over ten years, inspired Alexander to create Almonte.Life, a lifestyle company that empowers people and business owners to do their best work while living a full and purposeful life.
Alexander has served on the board of ALPFA NY (Association for Latino Professionals for America - New York) as Chief Operating Officer, an organization dedicated to empowering and developing Latino men and women as leaders of character for the nation, in every sector of the global economy. Throughout his career, Alexander has created, expanded and led initiatives to help companies and nonprofit organizations develop and retain Latinx professional communities.
Areas of expertise:
Evolve businesses by strengthening operational, financial, and strategic capabilities
Improve understanding of business drivers and translate complex data into actionable insights
Empower management to make strategic, informed business decisions
Uncover operational inefficiencies and streamline processes
Lead diverse, geographically-dispersed teams.
Notable career accomplishments:
Nine years at JPMorgan Chase, recognized among top 1% of finance professionals globally, promoted to Vice President at 26 years old
Built finance, business management, technology, and operations organizations for global Strategic Investments business
Designed and implemented infrastructure to streamline and automate portfolio management, operations, valuation processes, and reporting, enabling more timely investment decisions
Five years at AIG Investments, promoted to Director at 24 years old.
Alexander received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Queens College. He is fluent in Spanish, enjoys snowboarding, soccer, triathlons, video games, and dances Salsa professionally.
KEVIN CIFUENTES
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Kevin is an accomplished graphic designer, web developer, and visual effects artist, with over ten years of experience across various industries. Kevin’s creative work has helped to strategically grow the brands of large, global corporate names including Morgan Stanley, EY, PwC, and JPMorgan Chase. He has also extended his branding expertise to small businesses and nonprofit organizations, elevating the visual impact of brand assets and enhancing their brand recognition.
For Kevin, design is a lifelong journey of continuously evolving and honing his craft. His passion for innovation and penchant for incorporating creative design techniques, while maintaining functional and aesthetic integrity, makes his work distinctive and memorable. His talent for creating simple and compelling creative work ensures that customers receive your company’s message as intended, delivering the impact you desire.
Areas of expertise:
Print and digital graphic design using Adobe Creative Suite
Responsive website design and development
Brand identity, including guidelines and extension
Motion graphics, such as developing “broadcast packages” containing animated logo intros, lower thirds, and transitions.
Video post-production for a variety of formats for different platforms.
Notable career accomplishments:
Created successful social media campaigns for two leading nonprofits - ALPFA (Association for Latino Professionals for America) and Prospanica - helping increase membership, engagement, and retention by 5-10%.
Worked with Fortune 500 companies and their brands to build effective marketing collateral
Produced promotional videos for the CUNY School of Public Health.
Kevin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from CUNY Queens College. He is fluent in Spanish, enjoys art, poetry, retro tech, and the art of brewing looseleaf tea.