Business Fit Magazine January 2019 Issue 1 | Page 63

Born to an Italian mother and a Spanish father,
Ricardo received a European-style education,
while growing up in a fast-paced sparkling
Latam environment. He graduated in Business,
but his strengths in Communications, Art and
Entrepreneurship were always evident.
After spending several years learning from
his family’s Fashion business, Ricardo got
inspired to create his own agency. Over time
he expanded it into a multinational company,
employing over 200 associates in seven
different countries and enhancing it from
every angle. Twelve years later, Ricardo sold it
making his first successful exit.
Under the Leadership of Ricardo, DLB Group
was born in 2002, an Advertising Agency that
today works in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin
America. Every single office of DLB was a
startup that Ricardo created. During the 14
years Ricardo was involved with DLB Group
he established alliances with major advertising
groups such as Leo Burnett, DDB, Draft,
FCB, Starcom and Interbrand, the biggest
recognised communications companies in the
world. In 2016 he sold the DLB Group to private
investors to dedicate himself to what he knows
best: create brands, develop cultures, generate
processes and build successful businesses.
Ricardo identified a need that every single
political party has worldwide and created
a solution to address it. Freedom Social
Technology is a unique App that reinvents
the way political parties interact with their
members. So far, this new venture has been
adopted by 23 political parties around the world
and has the support of the most important
ONGs supporting democracy worldwide.
Ricardo’s vision is that of working hard to
strengthen democracy around the world and
reinvent the way political parties communicate
and interact with their members.
aims to promote cooperation and European
development based on freedom, democracy
and market economy.
Ricardo is also a proud member of the Young
Presidents Association, an organisation
which unites business leaders in more than
120 countries around a shared mission:
Better Leaders Through Education and Idea
Exchange™.
You can read more about Ricardo and his
latest venture here:
www.ricardodelablanca.com
https://freedom.technology/
Ricardo’s
vision is that
of working
hard to
strengthen
democracy
around the
world
Ricardo has been working for The Jarl
Hjalmarson Foundation as an international
advisor for a number of years. The Foundation
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