ArtistaMundo.com is a platform for artists to gain exposure and interact within a global arts community. Join our online artist community and search the thousands of works of art and artists portfolios on ArtistaMundo. We are real advocates for artists, leveraging our relationships, experiences and breadth of knowledge to form new alliances and opportunities for artists and those in the industry every day.
Management Team
Fernando Figueredo, APR
Chairman of the Board / President
Mr. Figueredo was the first investor in ArtistaMundo. He supported its formation and growth during the company’s early years, providing funding as well as management and communications expertise to its founders. He was instrumental in negotiating the partnership agreement with OasysSoft, the Barcelona based technology partners of ArtistaMundo. He has also been very effective in the recruitment of the ArtistaMundo Advisory Board, which includes major players in the online industry. Mr. Figueredo is a distinguished professional in the advertising and public relations industry. He has worked at the Vice Presidential and Region Director levels for major multinationals like AT&T, AOL, and Lucent Technologies, and was a partner with Porter Novelli, a global public relations agency where he was the Managing Director for the 19 country Latin America network. He is currently the Faculty Chair for the Advertising and Public Relations department at Florida International University (FIU), ranked as one of the top-20 departments in the U.S., where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in crisis management and strategic communications. Mr. Figueredo has been a speaker and panelist in numerous conferences and seminars held in the Americas and Europe. He has won several important industry awards, including the prestigious Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America in the year 2000 for the top global integrated communications campaign.
Alexandra Figueredo
Founder / Vice President
Alexandra brings her strong business background to the table, having worked in the corporate and financial industry for the last five years. She most recently was Assistant Vice President at a financial management and lending firm in Miami. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Florida with a concentration in International Business and Latin American Studies. She studied abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Seville and Oxford and has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe. Alexandra’s passion for the arts began at a very young age when she began singing in choral performances and countless musicals for nearly 20 years. She has received honors in both the visual and performing arts and has been published in numerous publications and musical recordings. She is heavily involved in local philanthropic and arts organizations. Alexandra is currently working toward her Master in Communication at Florida International University.
Cristina Figueredo Zizold
Founder
As Founder of ArtistaMundo.com, Cristina Figueredo Zizold has years of experience as an artist and art historian. During her time traveling through Europe to study art between 1998 and 1999, Cristina saw a need to bridge a gap between the fast paced world of technology and the traditional arts. Cristina’s vision was to create an online community of artists to help others just like herself gain international exposure through the Internet. In 2006, Cristina moved from the museum world to the University of Miami to work on the innovative Imagebase Project, a $1.5 million project to digitize the art history and architecture images for faculty and students of the university. Previous to working at the university, she worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami as the Education Outreach Coordinator. She is a member of the Young Americas Business Trust in Washington D.C. with the Organization of American States; and she was a City of Miami board member for “Viernes Culturales”, a monthly arts fair in the Little Havana area with the mission of providing community enhancement through arts and culture. She has participated in large volunteer art projects in the City of Miami and has written numerous art-related articles for local magazines. Cristina earned her Bachelor of Art History from The Florida State University and is currently completing her Master in Art History at the University of Miami. Cristina has exhibited in Miami, New York and London and has won multiple arts awards throughout her career.
Annette Figueredo
Business Development
Annette's background is vast. Having worked in account management for top global advertising agencies like Y&R and Wunderman, and for local creative geniuses like TURKEL in Coconut Grove, Annette understands business goals, marketing solutions and has been around long enough to know that there is always a solution to every business challenge. Annette's experience encompasses tourism, hotels and resorts, fashion, spa industry, entertainment, telecommunications, consumer products and healthcare. She has worked across all aspects of marketing communication planning, across all media and every discipline, including advertising, direct marketing, database marketing, contests and promotions, viral campaigns and public relations. Annette's roster of clients include Colgate-Palmolive, Sony, Ericsson, Discovery Networks, AT&T Broadband, Biogen-Idec, Canyon Ranch Living, Kissimmee Convention & Visitor's Bureau and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. During Annette's tenure at Turkel, she helped the Bureau provide exposure to their industry partners by developing coop marketing programs for hotels and resorts, spas, restaurants and local attractions, in order to attract new visitors to Miami.
Annette's remarkable background is not limited to the marketing and advertising industry. She is a huge advocate for holistic health, and in fact started her own wellness company in 2010. She took a hiatus from the business world in 2009 to pursue her other passions, and just so happens to be a Massage Therapist, Reiki Master and an Ayurvedic Educator specially trained in Post Partum Care. Definitely embodying an eclectic set of interests, pursuits and talents, Annette has travelled the world over, picking up inspiration for her life from places from all over the globe. Her favorite spots still remain Mykonos, Greece, and too many places to name in Italy! She sees the world as her playground as well as her greatest teacher. In her spare time, she travels throughout Miami educating expecting moms on Peri-Natal Care.
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