50 Under 40 | Globest article
The early days of a career may sound like they’d be light on responsibilities and free from significant worries but, as we all know, that is simply not true. The first decade or so of professional work can make or break a career; certainly they establish a reputation in a market for better or worse. With these thoughts in mind, we set about finding 50 individuals under 40 who have forged a strong career path for themselves by delivering a strong value-add to their companies. We hope you agree that we hit the mark with our selection this year.
ALFONSO MEDINA
During Alfonso Medina’s 16 years of industry experience, he has cultivated a unique and impactful career within commercial real estate, built on extensive national and international experiences and groundbreaking projects. Having a father who was an architect, Medina grew up going to construction sites, where he was exposed to various individuals and projects in the real estate industry. In 2019, Medina co-founded Madelon Group, a startup focused on the future of housing. As CEO, Medina is actively involved in scouting new projects, potential partners and ensuring all in-progress initiatives move forward seamlessly. Madelon Group’s mission and one of Medina’s core objectives is to address America’s housing crisis. As part of this mission, in January 2022, Medina and the Madelon team officially launched REDtech, a real estate development platform aimed at tackling the US housing crisis through standardization and automation of the development process. In addition to leading the firm, Medina is chairman of Ikigai Holdings, a real estate holding company that encompasses development, construction and architecture companies in Mexico City and Tijuana. In 2009, he founded T38 Studio, an architecture, design and research office based in New York City and Tijuana. Prior to that, Medina established Taller 38, a firm focused on real estate development and construction. Since its founding in 2005, the firm has built more than 450 different housing units, from Arboleda, a 90-unit condo project that was selected by the International Property Awards as the best residential development in both Mexico and Latin America, to Casa Uno, the first purpose-built co-living building in Latin America. Medina has been a visiting professor in architecture at the Ecole Speciale d’Architecture in Paris and he was an assistant professor and guest critic at Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles.
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