Zhamyr "Sammy" Cueva
Zhamyr "Sammy" Cueva, harlem-born
Ecuadorian has a Masters from New York's Columbia
University in Economics,
lives in Riverdale, and has proven to be a successful entrepreneur while
coordinating events. His company Soulatino has a weekly repertoire that
includes Monday Night Salsa at Tavern on the Green, Thursday afterwork
at Crobar, the longest lasting after work party in NY at Sequoia's
every Friday (12 years), as well as running the promotions at Show night
club in the heart of times square.
Soulatino was created in 1994 in an attempt to
bring young professionals from the Latin Community in the New York metropolitan area together at a place to network and
socialize. What transpired was a large following - finally there was a place
where a new generation of latino's in the workforce could socialize and
relate to others that are exactly like themselves. Since its inception,
Soulatino has grown to be an institution among the Latin population.
SouLatino has allowed many others from other backgrounds to embrace our
rich and diverse Latin Culture and break the stereotypes associated
with it.
Sammy started promoting while attending
undergradute studies at Syracuse University to help bring revenue to his
fraternity Lambda Upsilon Lambda.
What transpired was a lucrative business. Today that business is the most recognized Latin event
planning and networking company in New York city, also known as
Soulatino. His database consist of 172,000 names and counting.
Sammy credits three factors for his success -
his family who gave him the blue print for his success, his friends for
their support and his neighborhood where he learned street
smarts. Those three factors have
inspired him to create a business that gives
back to his community.
Soulatino awards scholarships yearly to college
bound latino youths, donates holiday turkeys to needy families and
distributes bonuses among staff to reward loyalty.
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