founder and ceo
of Indigo Events, a full service event planning and marketing studio with a history of leveraging strategic events and corporate opportunities to reach business goals and dazzle guests.
As founder of a premier skin and body care manufacturing company (Advanced Cosmetics) in Bogotá, Colombia through the 80’s and 90’s, Gladys paired high-profile special events with public relations and advertising to boost sales in a fiercely competitive industry.
From 1995-1999, she served as the Public Relations Manager for Pioneer International, a Wealth Management Corporation. During her tenure, she developed the concept of marketing through events for the wealth management industry, and began hosting innovative seminars and tactical events to build relationships and attract hard-to-access clients that traditional marketing channels fail to target.
With more than two decades in the event planning and marketing industry, Gladys’ corporate clients have included Visa, The Related Group of Florida, Poder Magazine, Trump Grand, The Museum of Modern Art in Colombia, Avianca, Coscan Homes, JAFCO, Fortune International, SMK Cape Horn, ICE Development Group, The City of Aventura, the Organization of America States (OEA), Miami Book Fair International, Komatsu, and Latin Business Club of America, among others.
She is an active member of the Aventura Marketing Council, Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options (JAFC0), and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves as the President of the Greater Miami Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and as a Board Member of Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT).
Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Gladys studied International Finance and Marketing at the University of Miami.
Indigo Events Corporation is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, the City of Miami, Miami-Dade, Broward County, and the City of Hollywood. It has also been recognized for the Emerging Business List for Super Bowl XLI.