Philippe Houdard

CEO & Co-Founder at Pipeline Workspaces

Miami, Florida, United States

About

Experience

  • CEO & Co-Founder at Pipeline Workspaces
    2012 - Present · 14 yrs 6 mos

    Pipeline is a high-design coworking space with locations in seven cities. Our members include Google, Uber, Microsoft, Disney, Marriott, Spotify, Netflix, HBO, and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as startups and small businesses. Pipeline also hosts events which have featured CEOs of major corporations including SAP and American Express, U.S. Senators, Governors, university professors, NFL and MLB players, and authors such as Deepak Chopra.

  • Chairman & Founder at Developing Minds Foundation
    Jul 2006 - Present · 20 yrs

    Developing Minds operates in areas affected by armed conflict and poverty, building schools and delivering innovative education programs. More than 100,000 students educated since inception. Our work concentrates on (1) rehabilitating and reintegrating former child combatants from Colombia's illegally armed groups, including FARC dissidents, ELN, and paramilitary successor groups; (2) delivering education programs in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, including Rocinha and City of God, where armed factions exert territorial control; and (3) advancing literacy in US inner cities. Our sponsors have included Western Union, Copa Airlines, Ipsos, LEGOs, A&E, Tiffany & Co., and Northrop Grumman, among others.

  • CEO & Founder at SkyBank Financial
    2009 - 2013 · 4 yrs

    Built and scaled SkyBank into the national leader in integrated financial transactions, growing through bank partnerships. Acquired by Paragon, now a Paya company (NASDAQ: PAYA).

  • Investment Banking at The Astor Group
    2008 - 2009 · 1 yr

    Helped companies with M&A, capital raises, and operational challenges.

  • Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Doctors Diabetic Supply
    2005 - 2007 · 2 yrs

    Tripled corporate revenues in 24 months by building and leading a 100+ person sales force, driving the distribution of medical testing devices from Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, and other brands.