Ramiro Rodriguez Markowski: Building Bridges with Kindness at the Core

Ramiro Rodriguez Markowski left behind the comfort of his family’s hospitality business in Bolivia to pursue something bigger: opportunity creation. What began with personal risk has grown into a cross-continental mission. Today, Ramiro is the founder of BridgeLATAM, a Berlin-based platform that helps European deeptech startups expand into Latin America—bringing innovation, jobs, and real economic impact.

For Ramiro, kindness means showing up, giving more than expected, and doing the right thing even when it is difficult. “It means investing in people who do something without expecting anything back, those trying to give something to society, to the world.” he said. That value has guided his path across ventures—from tech implementation to marketing agencies to talent pipelines connecting Latin America and Europe.

An example that he shared involved a college student that worked for him in Bolivia that returned a few years after leaving Ramiro’s company to say that he had changed his life. “How I treated him, inspired him in how he built his own family business. He said that I motivated him. He did not have anyone like that before,” Ramiro recalled. These long-term effects of treating people with care—giving them mentorship, respect, and even providing employees lunches—became part of his leadership DNA.

Ramiro’s experience spans multiple cultures: growing up in Bolivia, studying in Oklahoma, and now living in Germany. He sees the strengths and blind spots of each region and works to bridge them. While Latin American business culture can be warm but indirect, European culture is often more formal yet consistent. That understanding informs how he navigates partnerships and builds community.

BridgeLATAM is more than a go-to-market solution. It is rooted in equity. Ramiro wants to help European companies grow while simultaneously creating real opportunities in Latin America. With AI and automation reshaping global workforces, he is concerned about those left behind. “In five or ten years, things could get much harder for regions like Bolivia,” he said. “I want to help people survive and thrive through what we build.”

One of his proudest recent accomplishments is not business-related. It is the parent Breakfast Club he started at his daughters’ international school in Berlin. “Some parents had been here for years and had no friends,” he said. By creating space to gather each Friday, he helped forge bonds among families navigating a new culture—just as he had. “We want to create positive marks. Whether it is small or big, it should be something that transmits good energy.”

Ramiro shows that investing in kindness is not just about being nice—it is about investing in people, creating systems that serve more than one side, and building trust across borders.

“We are all citizens of the world. We want what is best for our families. And we can do good—not just for ourselves, but for our communities.”

Ramiro Rodriguez Markowski is a founder and connector working to reshape how startups expand and how opportunity is shared. Keep an eye out for more interviews.