Ricardo Berris is the founder and CEO of MI Group, which provides technology and digital media solutions for businesses across the Caribbean, Central and South America looking to grow their operations in the U.S. He’s also the founder of the startup Purpusly, an online marketplace platform for selling products that support causes. Ricardo is a serial entrepreneur with 17 years of experience growing and selling companies.

The first company he built and sold was an education company tutoring children in math and English. And he owned and operated a music franchise in the Bahamas to prepare stage bands for international competition; one of the bands came third in the world in the London finals. He is a graduate of a business management program run by Omega College in association with St. Thomas University.