The CODESPA Awards, given by King Felipe VI, recognize inclusion during the pandemic.

Named among the top 12 entrepreneurs transforming access to health, energy, and waste management in developing countries.

Winner of the Guatemalan National Award for Innovation and development of 100% renewable energy. health, energy, and waste management in developing countries.

Listed among the top 100 Latins leading the Latin community in environmental impact, and fighting global warming.

Finalist in the Energy Category recognized as an innovator and visionary whose achievements have furthered the global proliferation of innovative, impactful, and inspirational sustainability solutions that can change the world.

Recognized as part of 30 Guatemalan Disruptive Founders in Win Magazine’s 2020 “The Founders Book” .

Effie Latin America Silver Award for Positive Environmental Impact winning entry, ‘Kingo: Encendiendo Vidas’, for Kingo Energy by Ogilvy Guatemala & Ogilvy Colombia, Guatemala City & Bogotá.

Effie Latin America Silver Award for New Products and Services winning entry, ‘Kingo: Encendiendo Vidas’, for Kingo Energy by Ogilvy Guatemala & Ogilvy Colombia, Guatemala City & Bogotá.

Winner of the Product Design Grand Prix in the category of Innovation with the campaign, Creating the Largest Clean Energy User Base in History, designed by Ogilvy & Mather through its Guatemala and Colombia agencies for Kingo.

Clio Awards Gold winning entry, ‘Affordable Solar Energy on Demand’, for Kingo Energy by Ogilvy Guatemala & Ogilvy Colombia, Guatemala City & Bogotá.

Juan was named part of the CALI Fellow15 generation.

“Central America Leadership Initiative,” CALI, is a part of the Aspen Institute (Aspen Global Leadership Network) that supports Central American leaders committed to having a positive impact in their communities.

Winner of the American Chamber of Commerce Guatemala Intelectual Property Protection Prize.

Every year, to commemorate The World Intelectual Property Day, AmCham’s Intelectual Property Committe recognizes innovative Guatemalan businesses and products.

Finalist in the Spark the Fire Pitch Competition in the category of Social Impact A.

Winner of the Guatemaltecos Ilustres prize in the business category. Recognized as a social entrepreneur who is changing Guatemalan lives with a solar energy service.

Juan was recognized as a Project Literacy Lab Fellow for lighting the way to thousands of off-grid households and a positive impact on literacy.

Unreasonable supports entrepreneurs tackling the biggest problems facing the planet today and those few who are bending history in the right direction.

Winner of the Citi Microentrepreneurship Grand Prize. The award recognizes Guatemalan microentrepreneurs who work to improve the quality of life for themselves and their communities through entrepreneurship and innovation.

First place award in the category of Innovation.

First place award in the category of Development.

Selected by MIT among the most talented young innovators and entrepreneurs who are developing new technologies to address the most pressing issues faced by society. Innovators Under 35 is the most prestigious recognition worldwide from MIT Technology Review.

Guatemalan Managers Association Manager of the year finalist in the young manager category.

Juan was nominated as one of 600 of the brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars for Forbes 30 Under 30 who are changing the world.

Juan was selected to participate as an entrepreneur in IE University’s Sustainability Week.

IE University celebrates IE Sustainability Week with analysis and debate of issues related to the planet’s future challenges, the connection between art and sustainability, and the importance of volunteer and social impact initiatives.

Juan was named an Unreasonable Fellow for providing more than 2,700,000 people living off-grid with affordable, sustainable, pre-paid solar energy.

Named as an Agora Partnership Fellow for providing entrepreneurial solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals to create a better future for everyone