Michael Vahrenkamp | The Family Office Stack

Brazil and Latin America offer enormous growth opportunities — but entering these markets is rarely as simple as finding a distributor, translating your website or hiring a local salesperson. Different buying behaviours, complex decision-making structures, regulatory hurdles and the lack of a trusted local network can quickly turn international expansion into an expensive experiment. Hi, I’m Michael Vahrenkamp. For more than 30 years, I have built, scaled and transformed businesses internationally — as CEO, COO, CTO, entrepreneur, investor and advisor. Today, my focus is helping European companies successfully enter, validate and grow in Brazil and Latin America. My expertise is built around one commercial objective:Validate → Enter → Build Pipeline → Land First Customers → ScaleI help companies:→ Validate whether Brazil or Latin America is the right market→ Enter with the right positioning, partners and market approach→ Build Pipeline through structured local business development→ Land First Customers and turn market interest into revenue→ Scale through partnerships, distribution, local teams and strategic growthBehind this focus are decades of experience in:→ International Go-to-Market & Market Entry→ Brazil & Latin America Business Development→ Sales, Partnerships & Distribution→ M&A, Joint Ventures & Corporate Development→ International Leadership & Business BuildingWhat makes my approach different? I combine European management experience with hands-on market access in Brazil and Latin America. I don’t just advise companies on what they could do. I help them understand the market, connect with the right people, create commercial traction and turn international expansion into actual business. If Brazil or Latin America is on your growth agenda, let’s talk.📩 Send me a LinkedIn message with the keyword #Brazilor book a conversation directly:calendly.com/mike-glocalmybizEven if you are still deciding whether Brazil is the right market, I’m always happy to exchange perspectives. PS: More about my experience, projects and international expansion work can be found below under Experience.