Unveiling the Importance of Turbo-Charging Cloud Initiatives
INTERVIEW WITH MISSION MATTERS
Sergio Martinez, Founding Partner at VEscapes Labs, was recently interviewed by Adam Torres of Mission Matters Business Podcast where they talked about the importance of turbo-charging cloud initiatives in the modern workplace.
COLLABORATE TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS
Sergio Martinez presented his primary mission that is to connect top tech talent based in Mexico with clients in the United States who have strategic cloud projects that are relevant to the business growth. He also wants to build a professional development platform for top female tech talent. At VEscape Labs, he works hard to find and develop diverse talent from both the best engineering colleges and existing talent pools with a vision of fostering growth supporting their career path, helping them get certified, and upskilling their profile.
DRIVEN BY DIVERSITY
Mexico has long been a source of great manufacturing and mechanical engineers, and Guadalajara is now emerging as one of the top IT hubs in Latin America, according to Gartner's recent study. Sergio believes that leveraging IT Talent from Mexico offers many benefits, including a skilled workforce, cultural similarities, cost-effectiveness, proximity to the US, and strong bilingual skills. All of these are crucial points in the value proposition of VEscape Labs’ go-to-market strategy.
EMPOWER TO EVOLVE
Before founding VEscape Labs, Sergio established and ran the tech hub for Kalypso – an innovation consulting firm – in Monterrey. Based on his learnings from that experience, he’s been able to quickly establish and scale a similar hub in Guadalajara for VEscape Labs.
In the interview with Mission Matters, Sergio shares his firm’s values which have been foundational to building a strategic source for IT talent in Guadalajara. He also expresses the importance of leveraging this specialized talent to turbo-charge cloud initiatives cost-effectively for their US clients.
The interview covers the following topics:
How did Sergio Martinez start his journey into this industry?
What does VEscapes Labs offer clients?
What are some of the things that made the launch of VEscapes Labs successful?
What makes Mexico the right place to create a tech center like VEscape Labs?
What is it like working through colleges to source new talent?
What is it like acquiring senior-level talent through their development program?
Why are companies moving to cloud-based programs?
What size companies will benefit most from cloud initiatives?
What are some challenges for companies when they move to cloud-based initiatives?
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