# Why Chile Wins & Brazil is Complex: A Founder's Guide to LATAM

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Podcast: [The Nearshore Cafe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903)
Published: 2026-04-02T23:00:00+00:00
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How do you handle a land deal with a duffel bag of cash? Brendan Quirk, Founder of LACPA, joins Brian Samson to share the wild, "boots-on-the-ground" reality of doing business in Latin America for over two decades. What started as a backpacking trip to Patagonia turned into a 20-year career as a financial leader and international consultant. From his early days as a CPA in Mendoza during the 2004 financial crisis to managing multi-country expansions for global firms, Brendan breaks down the l...

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