For leaders who move decisively and expect results.
International Business Advisor & Visual Designer
About Bryan Margaca
Connecting Global Markets to Real Opportunities.
Bryan Margaca is a partner at Northern Trade Alliance and Fundworthy, operating at the intersection of global trade, capital markets, and strategic deal flow. He structures complex transactions across commodities and cross-border opportunities, working directly with founders, operators, and institutional players.
Over the past decade, Bryan and his network have supported founders in raising $1B+, guiding companies through scale, capital strategy, and high-stakes execution. He’s known for unlocking access and moving deals forward where others stall.
With a foundation in storytelling, filmmaking, and design, Bryan doesn’t just broker deals—he engineers narratives that drive conviction and capital. Operating across technology, commodities, media, and frontier markets, he connects capital, relationships, and execution for those who move fast and close decisively.
Exploratory Platforms
Engineering Global Deals With Data, Discipline, and Visual Direction.
Bryan operates several moves ahead, leveraging relationships and strategic insight to navigate complex global markets and unlock high-value opportunities. His work is deeply rooted in commodities and deal flow, particularly in the extraction and trade of gold and gemstones, where he connects verified sellers with qualified international buyers. Focused primarily across Africa and the Middle East, he brings together the right players with precision—supporting sourcing, logistics, and cross-border transactions—while instilling trust, structure, and sound economics in environments where execution is often difficult and stakes are high.
Bryan’s strategic assessment and irregular execution mindset make him a decisive operator who gets things done. He approaches capital formation with creativity—pairing innovative fundraising strategies alongside proven, relationship-driven methods. He values efficiency, respects others’ time, and understands that successful capital raises require a deliberate warm-up period before commitments are secured.
As a fractional CMO for various brands, Bryan steps in as a high-level strategic partner rather than a traditional hire—bringing senior marketing leadership, brand positioning, and growth execution without the overhead of a full-time executive. Drawing on years of experience across media production, storytelling, and global business strategy, he works closely with founders and teams to refine narrative, build scalable marketing systems, and drive measurable traction. Bryan has shaped up companies that need sharp direction, fast execution, added or improved revenue channels. Allowing companies to move with clarity, confidence, and momentum.
With over two decades of experience in visual consulting, storytelling, film production and marketing development, Bryan brings a deeply integrated perspective —a forward-thinking strategy for the creative. Drawing from work across global campaigns and high-level environments like the World Economic Forum, the Future Investment Initiative and other international stages, he helps shape not just content, but the full narrative architecture behind it. This translates into more than video production—it’s about aligning brand strategy, creative execution, and distribution into a cohesive system that drives relevance, visibility, and growth.
Current Projects In Development
Commodities
Uganda Gold Trade
Establishing the foundational partnerships between African mining operators and investment capital to responsibly source gold for international buyers across the Middle East and the United States. This work prioritizes empowering African miners through sustainable livelihoods, rigorous safety standards, and fair compensation—raising long-term quality of life and economic stability for the communities involved.
Film and TV
CineCity Studios
A multi-layered film financing model focused on reducing risk and maximizing returns through labor bonds, tax credit lending, and equity investments. Business plan that operates a closed-end fund model with annual closes and a three-year hold period, offering investors diversified exposure across film financing strategies.
Fractional CMO
El Nacimiento Tequila
As the fractional CMO for El Nacimiento Tequila, Bryan drives the brand’s evolution from a finacial burdened heritage product into a scalable modern business—refining its positioning as a premium, additive-free tequila rooted in tradition and crafted from high-quality blue agave in Jalisco, Mexico.
Deal Flow
Medical, Sports, and News Data Sets
Bryan has built a global network spanning hospital groups, major news agencies, and leading international sports organizations, centered around sourcing and structuring datasets for AI modeling. He connects qualified buyers and sellers, facilitating strategic deals with efficiency, discretion, and a clear path to execution.
Why work with Bryan Margaca
"Bryan turns complexity into momentum — connecting the full value chain." - Robert Hughes
Trusted Guidance
Bryan brings a decade of advising founders, operators, and investors across multiple industries, offering clarity in complex situations and helping teams make decisive, strategic moves. His counsel is grounded in real experience, not theory—trusted by leaders who need direction when it matters most.
Proven Networks
With deep relationships across global commodities, capital markets, cross-border deal flow, and high level marketing strategies, Bryan opens doors that most cannot. His network isn’t theoretical; it’s active, curated, and built to accelerate partnerships, sourcing, and high-value opportunities.
Real Outcomes
Bryan’s track record speaks for itself—over $1B+ raised for founders with his team, international transactions facilitated, and consistent delivery on challenging mandates. He focuses on measurable results, ensuring every connection and every relationship drives tangible value.
Recent Clients
Trusted by great companies
Momentum matters. Let’s build it—no time wasted.
The difference between ideas and outcomes is speed, alignment, and execution. Bryan focuses on what moves the needle, cuts through distractions, and turns strategy into forward motion—immediately and decisively.