Case studies
Some companies started at zero. None of them stayed there.
From a $225M data exit to the Google Cloud Partner of the Year. From 8 people to 200+. From one person on the ground to a $400M exit. Different companies, different industries, different sizes — and in every case: less than 1% involuntary turnover, a Great Place to Work certification, and teams that became core to how those companies grew. These are not coincidences. This is the model.
2006
Crest Partners founded
$1B+
Combined revenue of client companies
8–200+
Team size range
<1%
Average involuntary turnover
GPTW
Great Place to Work certified
From $30M to $400M — and Costa Rica was at the center of it.
LTV Co. arrived in Costa Rica with one person and a vision. Ten years later they exited at $400M with a 120-person engineering and data hub.
GPTW
LTV Co. ranked #1 Best Company for Young Professionals in CR
“Watching her scale that office into the large, thriving organization it is today has been one of my favorite professional and personal experiences.”
— Joshua Levy, CEO and Co-Founder, LTV Co.
$400M
exit
<1%
involuntary turnover
#1
GPTW
2 of 2
global offices in CR
200+ collaborators · $650M Neustar exit
"The case that built the playbook"
55x revenue · $225M exit
"First data intelligence company in CR"
11+ years · <1% involuntary turnover
"2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for AI"
$400M exit · GPTW #1 · 120-person hub
"The most comprehensive proof of the model"
10 people · 2.5M+ leads scored annually
"100% product built in CR"
8 collaborators · Talent vertical
"A talent company that trusted us with their own team"
Client voices
In the words of the leaders who built with us.
Building from scratch
“I had the pleasure of working closely with Marcela for many years, starting from the very beginning when our Costa Rica presence consisted of just her and Roberto. Watching her scale that office into the large, thriving organization it is today has been one of my favorite professional and personal experiences. […] She didn't just 'hire' a team; she built a world-class engineering hub from scratch. […] We would never have accomplished our goals without her.”
Leadership
“Marcela Villalta is a leader within the software development and data industry and a top talent with General Management skills leading Infutor's Costa Rica facility. Marcela's strengths are her business acumen skills and her ability to motivate people towards organizational objectives. Across Infutor, there is not a more respected leader than Marcela Villalta.”
Talent sourcing
“[…] She was fundamental in my efforts to build a well rounded development operations team. She was able to source high quality candidates across multiple disciplines and skill levels. She has intimate knowledge of the talent environment, including having relations within local Universities […]”
Scaling operations
“Marcela oversaw the growth and development of our department in Costa Rica from four people to over forty. She is an amazing manager and terrific person.”