Interview with Javier Díaz de León Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta, Jacob Gluck Founder of Goza Tequila, John Min Chief Economist with Tempus on International Business Radio
Javier Díaz de León holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He also earned a Master of Arts in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent at Canterbury in England. Since 1991, he is a member of the Mexican Foreign Service, and currently holds the rank of Ambassador. During his professional career he has served as: Deputy Consul General in San Diego; Deputy Consul General in New York, Head of the Office for Migration and Hispanic Affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the United States, and Executive Director of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From June 2013 to May 2016 he served as Consul General of Mexico in Raleigh, NC. On May 2016, he was appointed by President Enrique Peña Nieto as Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is serving in this position since June 18, 2016.
Jacob Gluck is an entrepreneur; he is the Founder and CEO of Goza Tequila—an ultra-premium, craft tequila brand headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Through his time spent building Goza and successfully bringing the product to market, Jacob acquired a wealth of knowledge across a multitude of areas. Creating a liquor brand from scratch enabled Jacob to gain expertise in fields ranging from manufacturing and distribution, to branding, marketing, and sales strategy—all while building a solid foundation within the alcoholic beverage industry at large. He has deep experience developing effective business plans, financial modeling/projections, and other various documents essential to raising capital. As Goza is a U.S. federal importer, and in working closely with Mexican businesses and government entities, Jacob has a thorough understanding of the complexities inherent in doing international business and trade.
Dr. John Min is currently the Chief Economist with Tempus. Prior to working with Tempus, John was Founder and Chief Economist for World First USA and worked as the VP of Sales for Ruesch International, an international financial institution based in Washington DC. Throughout his career, Dr. Min has also worked with companies such as JP Morgan Chase, Everbank, Management Concepts, Western Union, AFEX, and Ebury. Outside of the office, John spends much of his time in the classroom teaching economics at Northern Virginia Community College since 1999 and masters of finance courses at New England College of Business and Finance and London Academy of Trading since 2008. He earned his Doctorate in Economics in 2003 from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.