About Us

Valeria Braga – Principal

Valeria Braga brings more than twenty years of experience in  marketing, branding, sales, public relations, advertising, retail marketing and hospitality to VBBS Global Marketing. Braga’s successful trajectory speaks for itself. More than two decades building and fortifying brands in the health, retail  and hospitality sectors have earned Valeria a stellar reputation as a marketer whose  expertise translates sound strategies into powerful marketing concepts. Valeria is a native Brazilian, she is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

 

Marcela B. Zakarni – Associate Partner

Marcela Zakarni has graduated from Florida International University (FIU) Miami, Florida with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Marketing in 2005. She has also attended Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain in 2004 where she specialized in International Marketing & Business. Her background work experience includes the travel retail marketing for Luxottica Group for the United States, Caribbean, Central and South America for the Duty Free Shop Division. She has also worked for Richemont, a Switzerland-based luxury goods, as the Sales, Commercial & PR Assistant responsible for the for the Latin America & Caribbean division, for the wholesale distribution of 130 accounts in Latin America, Caribbean & Mexico DF for the Baume & Mercier, Cartier and Panerai brands. Marcela’s roll at VBBS Global Marketing includes managing top accounts such as Mastercard loyalty programs for Latin American region and Mastercard Priceless Miami, USA and Sharp Dentistry & Associates. She speaks fluently English, Spanish and Portuguese.