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Leader Spotlight: Marianela Collado
Marianela Collado, CPA/PFS, CFP®, CDS™ serves as a Senior Wealth Advisor and is the CEO and co-owner of the firm. She serves clients in a team setting by collaborating with them and their professional advisors to ensure their overall financial planning and investment objectives are pursued in a tax-efficient manner. Marianela has over 20 years

Eclat joins the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) has certified Eclat Global as a woman-owned business in the US that is operating at the highest national standards. “We are grateful and encouraged by WBENC to keep building our brand and reputation as a management consulting company that offers high quality and effective people and organization solutions”

Build Your CEO Brand in The First 90 Days
If you are taking over as the CEO of a new company, one of the first things you want to do is to start by understanding the reason why this company exists. Knowing why this company was created, and what its purpose is, will help you clarify the strategic direction you need to take. You

Leader Spotlight: Caspar Baert
Our first guest in the 2022 edition of Eclat’s Leadership Spotlight Series is Caspar Baert, CFO at Maxcess International Corporation. In this interview, led by Eclat CEO, Mariana Ortiz de Zarate, we discussed how people are the real driver of return on investment. Can Human Resources and Finance make a difference if they align and collaborate?

Dealing With Burnout, 2022 Edition
The Truth Is Relative If you are feeling emotionally drained and physically exhausted, these are possible signs of burnout. Dealing with the state of fatigue can start with becoming aware of those moods and emotions, and the physical symptoms you are experiencing. This will give a notion of what is your “way of being” and

The Human Resources Leader Every Business Needs
Those of us that have been in the workplace for more than 25 years have seen and experienced the evolution of the Human Resources function. From being an appendix of the accounting and finance teams back in the 90s with mainly payroll and personnel administration responsibilities to today, where those in charge of the people’s

Women Supporting Women’s Transformation
I was recently invited to present at the monthly Meet of the Florida-based professional group of women entrepreneurs Women, Wealth, Wisdom & Wine, founded by Marianela Collado.* I must say, I am proud to be part of WWWW and to have had the opportunity to contribute to Marianela’s mission in supporting women entrepreneurs by facilitating

Leader Spotlight: Vanessa Peterson
Join us as we dive into the world and mind of Vanessa Peterson in our new Leader Spotlight Series! In an interview led by Eclat Global Founder & CEO, Mariana Ortiz de Zarate, Vanessa talked about the challenges of 2020, the benefits of committing to education and self-improvement plans, as well as the underlying motivations

Change Happens in Your Head First
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives in many ways. Those who travelled a lot found themselves now working from home permanently. Parents with kids in school are now taking a main role in their schooling to help them with online activities. People used to meeting friends and family often, are self-quarantining to avoid getting

7 Steps To Save 2020
Whether you are leading a public or private company, your fiscal year probably ends in December 2020. That means September is the last month of the third quarter and whether it is being a good one or not, the fourth will get a lot of pressure for everybody within the organization. This global pandemic has