Juan Lopez Salaberry

Founder and CEO
2018
Innerforce Sports creates top-quality gear for amateur and elite athletes. The company offers custom apparel of the highest quality with no minimums allowing individual athletes to have access to top gear that represents them. Started by athletes and for athletes, the company shares with clients the same passion and values for the sport creating strong links with each and every one of them. • Concept strategy and implementation achieving break-even in the first year and 300% growth on its second year, designing and producing custom clothing for athletes. • Active development of the sustainability strategy pursuing a carbon positive operation with positive social impact. Action plans include reassessing the full supply-chain and starting with eliminating single-use plastic, and embracing circularity to eliminate single-use of any kind. • Creation and management of a brand ambassadors’ team of over 130 athletes with the objective to activate them, and the larger client base to engage in community development programs and environmental advocacy. • Development of brand partnerships and activations with global brands and organizations including the execution of Endurance Conference, a conference in benefit of the USA Triathlon Foundation’s Covid-19 Relief Fund which gathered 650 attendees. • Strategy and execution of sponsorships and activations with teams and athletes on both amateur and professional levels.

2021 - 2022

Board Member
2021 - 2022
The goal of Innerforce Foundation is to Inspire and Empower future generations of leaders through lessons learned by participating in endurance sports.

2020 - 2020

Olympic Movement Sustainability Coordinator
2020 - 2020
• Relationship management with International Federations and National Olympic Committees in order to support them in their sustainability programmes. • Project manager for the writing, design and launch of the Olympic Movement sustainability case study project, a collection of over 100 knowledge transfer documents. • Co-creation with internal and external stakeholders of brand assets to support the department’s mission. • Project Coordinator for an ambitious project to create a global set of sustainability sport indicators linked to the UN SDGs, including managing stakeholder engagement with sport bodies, organisations, NGOs and UN Agencies • Support and coordination for the successful development of the 2020 IF Forum IOC Sustainability event.

2018 - 2019

Teacher and Consultant - Startup FIU
2018 - 2019
• Teaching and content lead on Proof of Concept Studio, a course that takes entrepreneurs from idea to prototype by design thinking and lean startup methodology. • Consultancy on overall strategy for the Startup Hub at FIU.

2016 - 2016

Co-Founder
2016 - 2016
Startup Visa helps global talent achieve their immigration objectives in the United States of America. With a focus on results, we empower top global entrepreneurs with the clarity and simplicity of a world-class service that can the job done. We mostly focus on EB1 visas that allow qualifying applicants gain a green card with no need of investment or sponsor in as fast as 3 months.

2013 - 2015

Partner
2013 - 2015
• Led over 100 early-stage investments in startups from a wide array of industries such as sports, entertainment, payments, e-commerce, and tourism. Ran our accelerator for over 70 companies. Supported them with a wide range of topics such as sales, marketing, fundraising, and strategy. • Worked closely with corporates such as Pernod Ricard, Femsa, Pepsico and others to understand how to better foster innovation inside their organizations while attracting top entrepreneurs in their fields. • Delivered "The Venture" by Chivas Regal in Mexico and the United States by leading the application, selection and training of social startups that went on to a global final in San Francisco.

2010 - 2013

Founder and Director
2010 - 2013
The one-stop for the best Spanish speaking web series. Having built a wide distribution network our contents were accesible through computers, mobile devices and Smart Tv's. By partnering with independent producers we aimed at developing the market for Independent TV on the web. • Pioneered the online TV experience in Argentina, developing the first Smart TV app in the country with independently produced content for the platforms of LG and Philips. • Created two proprietary shows and secured distribution rights to other local productions across different themes and target audiences. • Designed and implemented Internet platforms to support and present the produced contents along with developing communications and PR through online and offline channels.

2012 - 2012

Co-Founder
2012 - 2012
Business conception and expansion through dealing with investors, partners, providers, prospective clients and beta testers.

2008 - 2009

Regional Director
2008 - 2009
• Created and managed relationships with Senior Management at 450 leading hospitality properties in the EMEA region. • Exceeded sales targets in both the first year and first quarter in function. • Researched, identified and inspected top hospitality properties in the region.

I partner with individuals, guiding them to unearth their most authentic self and embrace their boundless potential. ⚡I'm also an entrepreneur, an athlete, a writer and a few more things :)