CRISTINA MAS
FOUNDER CIM CONSULTING
Cristina Mas is the Owner and Founder of CIM Consulting. After graduating from Loyola University, she continued to pursue her love for charitable activism in her hometown, Miami. Cristina has launched some of the city's most innovative developments and impacting initiatives.
CIM Consulting is a boutique business development firm specializing in events, promotion and strategic partnerships. We have experience and longstanding connections within Miami’s thriving local business community. CIM will leverage and develop comprehensive media and marketing plans, and sponsorship decks. We provide our clients with increased brand exposure, sales, and community participation creating boosted event attendance, meaningful local relationships, and larger return on promotional investments.
In 2015, Cristina launched CIM Consulting as a result of her longtime passion and dedication for the Miami community. CIM Consulting enables Cristina to permanently pursue her love for social entrepreneurship and positive growth. Today, she helps Miami’s top leaders and organizations to connect – across various platforms – and promote and grow their business in innovative ways each day.
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Cristina sits on the Board of The Underline and is a Trustee for the Cuban American National Foundation. Most recently she was chosen as the youngest inductee into the Inner Circle of Twelve by the American Cancer Society and featured as a Miami Today Achiever.
MATTHEW PASSANNANTE
FOUNDER SēZəN CREATIVE
Matt Passannante is the Co-Founder of Sēzən Creative which has clients in multiple cities including Miami, Charlotte, and NYC. The firm specializes in Marketing with a focus on SEO, social media, and print materials, and has experience working within both the B2B and B2C industries for multiple Fortune 500 companies.
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Matt enjoys working with clients to help grow their brand through creativity and strong content strategies. He helped start @discoverclt on Instagram, which grew to 30K+ followers in less than 3 years. He loves to travel, spend time with family & friends, and try new restaurants and coffee shops.
Originally from Denville, NJ, he has lived in Charlotte for nearly 8 years. He graduated from St. Bonaventure in 2011 and moved to Charlotte to work within Brand Sponsorships for NASCAR. After that he had the opportunity to work for other well-respected companies such as the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and Red Ventures before starting his own firm.