Andres Focil | |
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| Born | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
| Occupation | CEO of WMT Digital |
Andres Focil is the founder and CEO of WMT Digital, a sports oriented web design and engineering firm. [1] [2] He is also the founder of SevenOneTwo, a co-founder of AthleticDirectorU and Stakeholder Labs, as well as a partner in College Sports Connect. [3]
Andres Focil was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and moved to the US with his family when he was 15 so his in pursuit of advanced medical care for his brother. He attended University of Miami to pursue biology and pre-med but ended up switching to a focus on business and technology. [1] [4]
He was a founding member of Ascenta which was acquired by Facebook in 2014. He began WMT Digital in 2012 while consulting for Ascenta. [1] [5] [6] His first major client was the University of Miami which hired him to help improve their search engine rankings. [4] [7] His success for University of Miami led to WMT Digital acquiring many new clients including the entire SEC Conference, LaLiga, SnapDragon Stadium and USA Basketball. [8] [9] [10]
In 2017 he became a co-founder of AthleticDirectorU, an editorial platform devoted to helping college athletics administrators achieve success in their programs. In 2021, he co-founded both the college athletic employment site College Sports Connect and retail engagement platform, Stakeholder Labs. [11] [12]
In 2024, he led WMT Digital's acquisition of event technology providers, Aloompa and Event Dynamics. [13] [14] [15]
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