Carlos Gil

Bio

Based in Jacksonville, FL, Carlos Gil is a Web 2.0 and social media guru whose philanthropic work has been featured by CNNMoney.com amongst numerous news media outlets. In 2008, Gil founded JobsDirectUSA shortly after being laid off by insurance-giant American International Group (AIG). As a direct result of his own job loss Gil self-funded and launched the original JobsDirectUSA.com website (see here) for job seekers, like himself, to discover jobs and become re-hired quickly. Today, Gil’s JobsDirectUSA and activism reaches millions of career professionals throughout the country. Gil, a non-college graduate, began his career in 2001 as an 18 year old part-time shoe salesman who earned minimum wage while living in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Since then, Gil has represented Fortune 500 corporations such as American International Group (AIG), Citigroup and Regions Financial Corporation in various Management roles overseeing multi-million dollar consumer loan portfolio’s and credit receivables. Connect with Carlos on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter today!