Carlos Linares is a leading provider of strategic advisement to industry, education, non-profit organizations, and government agencies in the area of organizational management, professional development, strategic marketing and community affairs. He is the President and CEO of Linares Consulting Group, Inc. specializing in business and personal coaching for high-performing professionals.

He is considered a leading authority in business development and has been cited as a source in several major media outlets such as CNN, Fox New, BBC, NPR, Univision, Telemundo, Utah CEO Magazine, and Utah Business Magazine. His previous lives led him to a successful corporate career in private banking and also as the president and CEO of the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce where he was named among “The 20 Most Influential Hispanic Business Leaders in Utah.”

Carlos received his baccalaureate in International Business and MBA from Westminster College, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor teaching courses in international marketing and strategy in global management. He is also the current Chairman for the Governor’s Hispanic Advisory Council and is actively involved in community affairs serving on a number of business, education, government, and philanthropic boards.