Manuel Villarreal is a product strategy and operations leader with nine years of experience building content, marketing, and product teams across LATAM for global apps and startups. As founder of Wimba and consultant leading marketing and partnerships, he specializes in assembling cross-functional LATAM teams to support US and venture-backed clients. He has led content and growth operations for high‑MAU mobile products (Snaptube, Lark Player, Peliplat) combining content strategy, data-driven curation, and AI project coordination to boost engagement. Manuel pairs hands-on content production roots in film and music with strategic marketing execution, having managed teams of up to 10 and handled regional business forecasting and monetization partnerships. Comfortable working across creative, engineering and analytics functions, he frequently bridges cultural and operational gaps between LATAM and China/US stakeholders. He brings a rare blend of media production pedigree and tech product ops experience that helps global apps localize and scale effectively.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
American Language Institute Communication and Film, American Language Institute Communication and Film at New York University
B.A. Television Production, B.A. Television Production at TEA Imagen
B.S. in Audiovisual Communication, B.S. in Audiovisual Communication at Universidad Nacional de San Martín
American Language Program English Language and Literature/Letters, American Language Program English Language and Literature/Letters at Columbia University
Master's Degree Media Studies, Master's Degree Media Studies at The New School
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Manuel Villarreal - Founder And Project Strategist