Miguel Zarzar
Business Development · Home Improvement & Building Products

Miguel ZarzarMBA

What I do

I build the programs that connect building materials manufacturers, retailers, dealers and installers.

Track record

Nearly 10 years in home improvement. 20+ years in B2B. Seven countries opened.

Based in

Boca Raton, Florida · Spanish (native) · English

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ChilePerúColombiaMéxicoBrasilArgentinaUruguayUnited States ChilePerúColombiaMéxicoBrasilArgentinaUruguayUnited States
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Profile

Growth is a discipline, not a lucky quarter.

Business development leader with nearly 10 years in the home-improvement and building-products industry, on top of 20+ years of B2B experience.

At Centah I grew a home-improvement software business from 2 to 7 Latin American countries and managed the Sodimac account, one of the region's largest home improvement retailers. At YellowHat I built the commercial foundation for a platform serving building materials manufacturers, from the Home Depot partnership case to pricing and target accounts.

Read a market, decide where the opportunity really is, build the team to capture it.

I understand how retailers, manufacturers and homeowners buy — and how to build programs that connect them.

MBACENTRUM · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
BSc, ManagementUniversidad Adolfo Ibáñez
BS, Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications)Universidad de Chile
Assoc., MarketingUniversidad de Chile
Miguel Zarzar, MBA — CENTRUM PUCP
MBA · CENTRUM PUCP, Lima
20+Years in B2B
7LATAM countries
200+People led
15M+USD budget managed
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Areas of Expertise

Where I create leverage

01Home Improvement Retail & Big-BoxRetail
02Building Materials ManufacturersManufacturers
03Dealer & Installer NetworksNetworks
04Channel & D2C ProgramsChannels
05Key Account ManagementRetention
06Homeowner SalesConsumer
07Trade Shows (IBS, NAHB)Industry
08Business DevelopmentGrowth
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Career

From retailers to manufacturers

Every role below carried a number. This is what happened to it.

Jan 2025 — Present South Florida
YellowHat Technology
Business Development Director / Project Lead
YellowHat Technology · Pre-launch platform for building materials manufacturers

Built the commercial foundation alongside the founder/CEO.

  • Wrote the business case and partnership proposal for an integration with Home Depot's Pro ecosystem.
  • Built a target database of 1,200+ North American building-materials companies and a Top-30 account list.
  • Created a 50-program catalog covering channel strategy, dealer recruitment, installation networks and after-sales.
  • Wrote manufacturer and dealer training manuals and shipped 8 animated program videos.
2024 South Florida
Paradise Exteriors
Sales Consultant
Paradise Exteriors · Residential home exterior products

Short-term role selling directly to homeowners.

  • Met homeowners and ran in-home product demonstrations.
  • Prepared and closed residential sales contracts.
Dec 2016 — Feb 2024 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Centah Inc.
Centah Inc.
Business Development Manager, Latin America
Centah Inc. (a Financeit company) · Software and services for the home improvement industry

Designed and executed the LATAM expansion end to end.

  • Managed the Sodimac key account, one of Latin America's largest home improvement retailers — $720K+ a year, on target every year.
  • Expanded from 2 to 7 countries: Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
  • Grew regional revenue +25% (2017), +19% (2018) and +16% (2019); closed 103% of goal in 2021.
  • Deployed the Centah platform and its services for home improvement customers across the region.
2008 — 2015 Chile · Perú · Colombia
Telectronic
Telectronic
General Manager, Chile, Peru & Colombia · General Manager, Peru
Telectronic · Contact center solutions and technology integrator

Led regional operations with 200+ staff across three countries.

  • Managed a US$15M+ budget, integrating cloud, SaaS, contact center, voice and data.
  • Grew the Peru business to $8M+ in annual sales, beating sales goals by 18% and profit goals by 23%.
Earlier career Santiago, Chile
Movistar Empresas
Movistar Empresas
Telefónica CTC Chile
Telefónica CTC Chile
Sales Manager · Business Manager · Commercial Business Manager
Movistar Empresas / Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile

Where the commercial discipline comes from.

  • Delivered 108% of the 2007 sales budget, raised productivity 9% and satisfaction 13%, and cut delinquency 18%.
Companies & clients
Centah Inc.
Centah Inc.
Telectronic
Telectronic
Movistar Empresas
Movistar Empresas
Telefónica CTC Chile
Telefónica CTC Chile
Verint
Verint
Education
CENTRUM PUCP
CENTRUM PUCP
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Chile
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In Action

The work, not the job titles

Boardrooms, stages, press conferences and client tables.

Miguel Zarzar delivering an executive keynote
Speaking · Regional

Executive keynotes on customer engagement

Leading the conversation with C-level audiences.

Miguel Zarzar presenting
Leadership

Teams of 200+ across three countries

The unglamorous work behind +13% satisfaction.

Executive round table on customer engagement and Big Data
Client Program · Verint

Competitive advantage through Customer Engagement and Big Data

Turning technology conversations into commercial pipeline.

Press conference, Telefónica CTC Chile
Public Affairs · Telefónica CTC

Fronting the press for a national telecom brand

Accountable for the message as well as the number.

Executive breakfast briefing
Demand Generation

Executive breakfasts that open markets

The playbook behind going from two countries to seven.

Recognition at CENTRUM PUCP
Education · Recognition

MBA · CENTRUM, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Completed while running a multi-country P&L.

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Media & Downloads

See me work

Talks, interviews and material you can take away.

Continuous process improvement, powered by AI · 20 sec
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How I can help

Three ways to work together

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Channel & Dealer Programs

Programs that recruit, train and retain the dealers and installers a manufacturer depends on.

  • Dealer recruitment
  • Installer networks
  • Training & onboarding
02

Manufacturer Go-to-Market

Pricing, packaging and the sales material building materials manufacturers need to sell through the channel.

  • Pricing & packaging
  • Value proposition
  • Sales decks & enablement
03

Retail & Big-Box Partnerships

Partnership cases and key account management with large home improvement retailers, in the United States and Latin America.

  • Partnership proposals
  • Key account management
  • LATAM market entry
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Off Duty

The person behind the P&L

Tennis, Formula 1, the bike, and a permanent excuse to get on a plane.

01Tennis
02Formula 1
03Cycling
04Travel
Drag to spin
16Countries
6Continents

Where I've been

    Tennis
    Formula 1, Miami Grand Prix
    Cycling
    Boating, Fort Lauderdale
    Toronto
    Miami
    Lakeside, Florida
    St. Augustine, Florida
    Van Gogh exhibition, Toronto
    Contact

    Let's have a real conversation.

    Tell me what you are trying to move.

    I reply personally within 48 hours.