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CONNECTING
Neolink has been connecting multiple market segments
in the Americas since 1991 with a focus on people,
networks and negotiations…
Knowing who and Knowing how
ABOUT NEOLINK
Mission Statement
To make it easy for companies to establish themselves in new markets with Neolink’s proven knowing who and knowing how approach.
History
In 1991, when the Brazilian market first opened, Manoel Baiao founded Neolink in New York City pioneering his international business services from The United States and Canada to Brazil. Beginning by helping multinationals implement their standards overseas, Neolink helped companies like Citibank, Intel and JP Morgan rollout their technology in Brazil. The technology companies behind these big corporations were required to open local operations in Brazil and Neolink was instrumental in building their Brazilian presence. By 2002, Neolink was hired to promote the Brazilian software industry in the United States which has resulted in the founding of a variety of Brazilian technology companies in the U.S. over the years. In 2007, Neolink expanded its services to the Mexican market. Working closely with Accenture for the second time, Neolink provided strategic consulting and coaching services to the Mexican team. Neolink then started to provide services to small and mid-sized companies in construction, cosmetics, and food & beverage services to expand into multiple sectors. Today, Neolink is clearly ahead with its cultural and professional relationships with 30 years of international business development in the Americas. Headquartered in New York City, Neolink’s extensive experience in international projects and its strong credibility where it operates allows the company to be the connection provider of choice.
MANOEL BAIÃO
Manoel Baião has been operating as an International Business Development professional since 1991. He started his career in the technology sector in 1979 for Medidata Informatica where he worked for 11 years before moving to the United States and forming Neolink in New York City. As the CEO and President of the company since 1991, Baião has provided his consulting and coaching services to Fortune 500 companies such as Comsat, Sanmina, Ambev, Deutsche Bank, and Shell Oil to name a few. Baião has assisted more than forty companies from the United States and Canada to establish and or grow their operations in Brazil. Baião has also acted as a bridge for thirteen Brazilian companies to operate in North America. Contact Baiao today at mbaiao@neolinkinternati1.hospedagemdesites.ws for more information.
JILL DIAMOND
Jill Diamond works alongside Manoel Baiao overseeing Neolink’s operations. With over twenty years of entrepreneurial experience, she brings her strategic thinking, negotiating skills, and American culture to the table to facilitate understanding related to the company’s international activities. Jill’s executive experience as a communication coach, background in the performance arts and keen interest in people equip her with precision, passion and impact whether she is working backstage or front and center dialoguing with leaders. Jill is a skilled advisor, listener and driver to the Neolink business. For more information about Jill’s services, please visit her website.
CLIENTS
Some of the companies and entities we work with:
CASE STUDIES
Data Networking
Neolink launched, developed and implemented a marketing campaign for AVOCENT CORPORATION, including direct mail to introduce its Cybex networking in Latin American market. This work resulted in the consolidation of sales to multinationals in the region in the implementation of a Sales Channel in Latin America, with support for local resale.
Neolink participated in the development of Global Accounts and the Project Management Sales & Marketing with the Division of Intel’s networking, in Utah, and with global customers in the U.S., Brazil and Argentina.
Neolink worked on the design and implementation of strategies for the company NBASE-XYPLEX, a company of VRM Communications Group in the Brazilian market, production of seminars in major cities, coordination of participation in trade fairs, implementation and support of local resellers, development of new businesses including NBase-Xyplex global accounts and assistance to American matrix, with procedures for imports and exports, and customer support.
Advertising & Interactive Media
Neolink opened U.S. market for AVATAR, leading interactive agency in Brazil, providing interactive solutions and implementing competitive strategies with state of the art digital tools. The advisement service executed by Neolink for Avatar involved direct contact with the company’s chief executive, planning and implementing strategies for sales and marketing to enter the U.S. market.
Health
Neolink provided advice to key executives of KG SORENSEN to develop the U.S. market for dental products. Define and implement strategies for market entry, cultivating new business opportunities and developing strategic alliances with key companies to KG.
Financial / Banking
Neolink identified and implemented new technologies for the CITIBANK like: branches automation projects, home banking, management and networking security. This work was carried out with the projects coordination department of Citicorp in the U.S. (Fort Lauderdale, New York and Reston), Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo), and the other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Information Technology / Coaching
Neolink advised the partner of Accenture Brazil, developing global and national accounts, consolidating business, identifying new job opportunities and creating strategic alliances for future growth. Neolink also helped the company providing a similar service in the Mexican market – Accenture Mexico. Neolink worked there for about a year, helping in the process of restructuring the Accenture CHT area and the opening of new customers in that country.
Through APEX SOFTEX, Neolink participated in the SETORIAL INTEGRATED PROJECT (PSI) representing more than 100 Brazilian software companies in the United States. Neolink also worked directly with the Minister of Industry and Commerce for the promotion and implementation of video-conference “STATE OF THE ART” during the event BRAZIL EXPO in New York.
Softex, Neolink helped the CEO of the entity and its affiliates to export Brazilian IT services and software to North America. Neolink implemented strategies for market entry as research into major cities, coordination and participation in trade fairs, executives and entrepreneurs meetings to develop new business opportunities and strategic alliances among companies.
Cybersecutiry
Tufin is The Network Security Policy Automation company. Working directly with the VP of US South and Latin America, Neolink delivered the following:
1. Established a SOLID C-level approach;
2. Developed KEY customer and partner relationships;
3. Created Strategic marketing events and social media campaigns;
4. Built ROBUST sales pipeline.
Energy
The Neolink provided advice to POIT ENERGY assisting the company in important negotiations with leaders of the multinational sector in the U.S., as Aggreko, Caterpillar, Cummins and General ELETRICS. Neolink also helped POIT to establish new business relationships in the Brazilian market by opening a new niche of interest for the company.
Contact Center
Neolink worked with the ACS, a company of Algar Group, which supports their executives in developing and implementing contact center outsourcing strategy for the American market, generating new business opportunities and strategic alliances with companies in the United States.
Telecommunications
Neolink provided advice to COMSAT, developing business and building long-term contracts with Fortune 500 companies and business leaders in Brazil, advising the president of COMSAT BRASIL in São Paulo and vice president for Latin America of COMSAT INTERNATIONAL in Washington, DC.
Neolink provided advice to NSI, working with the Vice President of global sales in Montreal and Vice President of Marketing in San Diego. Local teams training of sales engineering, planning and execution of sales and marketing in Brazil, defining and implementing new approaches to business involving strategic alliances with service providers worldwide, services were run by Neolink for the multinational.
TESTIMONIALS
Manoel is a great business developer. The best I ever met.Full of insights and energy and a wonderful team builder. Results delivered!
Neolink has been a strategic partner for The World Trade Center Los Angeles since 2016. In the past years, Neolink assisted WTCLA by increasing the participation of the Brazilian private, academic, and government sectors at our annual Select LA Investment Summit, where we strive to secure Los Angeles’ position as the nation’s leading center for international trade. Furthermore, Neolink has been providing valuable guidance, and assisting Los Angeles-based companies to explore export and business opportunities in Brazil. We are grateful to the Neolink team for their fantastic work in facilitating strong partnerships and synergies between Los Angeles and Brazil.
The University of Sao Paulo (USP) has recently liaised with Neolink International to build a bridge between its Global Institute for Peace – Conflict Resolution Center – and partner universities in the United States. In less than one month, Neolink established a relationship for us with California State University; as a result, we are already discussing future projects and academic exchange opportunities. We anticipate Neolink to continue with its efforts to help us with the aforementioned initiative, which we believe has great potential to create a successful environment for international cooperation in the realm of strategic development and scientific alliances.
Neolink had a strategic presence at the Latin Vison CEO Summit 2009 event at The New York Times Headquarters in NYC, bringing for the first time, a select group of Brazilian business people and representatives from the country’s largest media conglomerates such as Grupo Estado and Grupo Globo accompanied by Brazilian State Officials. Excellent job!
Manoel and I met in 1996 when I was Director of Latin American Sales for Whittaker/Xplex. We hit it off immediately. His knowledge of Latin American customers, markets and processes was invaluable to me as well as his ability to speak three languages fluently. Manoel knows everyone everywhere it seems. His personality and work ethic plus his sharp mind and attention to detail make him a customer’s best friend and a vendor’s best ally. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for an expert in this field.
I had the opportunity to work with Neolink at Citibank, in several projects that Manoel supported us. All of them were successful, thanks in great extent to Neo’s ability to deliver what the customer needs, no matter what obstacles would come, with high level of profissionalism and expertise, besides time to market. Manoel is a very competent professional, has exceptional communication and relationship skills, what helped us a lot in managing the time, cost and quality of our deliveries. I recommend Neo and his company to all companies that look for new business opportunities, innovation and state of art products and services.
I had a great pleasure working with Manoel as his customer. His ability to manage project deliverables, connect people and develop new business opportunities is fantastic!..I am sure Manoel also has been doing an outstanding impact on Digital Business transformation as well as a Digital Influencer.
GALLERY
it was a pleasure to be invited to an on-stage interactive cooking presentation and tasting by the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in New York, Mr Reyhan Ozgur and Mrs. Ceren Ozur and join the cuisine of Master Chef Ismet Saz.
Manoel Baião, Alessandra Martins e Sergio Millerman, at Harvad Club In New York.
Manoel Baiao and Canadian Ambassador for Brazil Jennifer May
Hotel Plaza NY
Manoel Baião with Luiza Helena Trajano in New York when she was honored The Person Of The Year by The Brazilian-American Chamber Of Commerce
Manoel Baiao and our dear former Mayor of São Paulo, Bruno Covas.
Manoel Baião
Was a great pleasure to work closely together in a collaborative way with Universidade de São Paulo. Head of USP Vahan Agopyan and The Brazilian Minister of Science and Tecnology Marcos Pontes.
At Financial Times NY Future Cities Americas event with Claudia Lopez Hernandez Mayor of Bogotá Colômbia and learned all the good things that she is doing for her city
Manoel Baião and Jill Diamond. it's always a pleasure to be back here at UN
Manoel Baião and Jill Diamond. Glad to be here at #CNN event. My first event in two years.
Jill Diamond represents Neolink with the President of University of Sao Paulo, Marco Antonio Zago (left in blue tie) and secretary general of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Hugo Hans Siblesz (right) amongst university leaders and professors (Photo: Cecília Bastos / USP Imagens)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Bruce Radler CEO Basketball City @ Select LA Investment Summit
Manoel Baião and Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's President
What a cool opening for Select LA at Paramount Studios. Stephen Cheng, President, World Trade Center. Felipe Cusnir, Deputy Director of Los Angeles Mayor's Office. Manoel Baiao, Neolink. Felipe Lima, Deputy Consule of Brazilian Consulate, LA. Jose Roberto Rocha Filho, Deputy Consul of Brazil in Los Angeles.
One of the best sales team that I ever had a chance to work with.
Some of the participants of the Brazilian Information Technology Industry Briefing, including representatives of Brazilian IT companies, the Brazilian government and US companies.
Manoel Baiao, Carlos Slim and Katia Moreira over dinner at the Castle of Chapultepec in Mexico City with the presence of President of Mexico Felipe Calderón.
Brazilian Minister of Agriculture Roberto Rodrigues and Manoel Baião.
Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, President, Pratt Institute, fashion designers Diane Von Furstenberg and Marcela Scvirer, and Manoel Baião, CEO, Neolink, at the Pratt dinner held in honor of Von Furstenberg.
Albert Fishlow Ph.D., Director, Center for Brazilian Studies, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University, Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Science and Professor of Economics, Columbia University, and Manoel Baião.
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, Rubens Barbosa, Manoel Baião and the US Ambassador to Brazil, Donna Hrinak.
Manoel Baião, Daniela Sarayba and Mara Sarayba during gala dinner att Plaza Hotel in New York.
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Rubens Barbosa, Manoel Baião, CEO, Neolink, and Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, at the Brazil Day event in New York
The British Ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, and Manoel Baião, Neolink CEO, British Embassy in Washington, DC
Manoel Baião and the Brazilian Ambassador in the United States, Rubens Barbosa at Embraer USA - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lunch with Senator Hillary Clinton to discuss the economy of New York and in particular the efforts for reconstruction and revitalization of the area of Lower Manhattan
Marcela Scvirer stylist, Manoel Baião and the international model Daniela Sarahyba at Brazil Concept Fashion Show in NY
Brazilian secretary of Technology, Vanda Scartezini, Manoel Baião and Descartes de Souza Teixeira on a mission to promote brazilian Technologies in U.S.
Glad to be in this book and be part of this successful story. Cheers my dear friend Poit.
Manoel Baião with Dori Goren, Israel General Consul for Brazil
CONTACT
388 Second Avenue Suite 256
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 917 859 0284
Email: mbaiao@neolinkinternational.com