About Nearshore Americas
The publication of record for the Nearshore industry.
Independent news and analysis of technology services across Latin America and the Caribbean, for decision makers on every side of the deal.
Since 2009, the job has been the same: to be the publication of record for the Nearshore, the place where the industry's customers, providers, investors, and promotion agencies go to find out what is actually happening in their market.
Covering the Nearshore since 2009
Why We Exist
When we launched in September 2009, no independent media site covered outsourcing in the Americas.
The global outsourcing industry was earning an estimated $150 billion a year, the number of American companies with an offshoring strategy had more than doubled in three years, and a company weighing a partner in Mexico or Colombia had plenty of sales material to read and almost no journalism.
Corporations needed real tools and real knowledge to assess the quality of providers, as well as insights on issues like human capital, geopolitics, and project management.
The case for the region was strong then and is stronger now: geographic proximity, aligned time zones, English proficiency, and business cultures that mesh with those of partners in the United States.
Today, Nearshore Americas is an ever-growing community of industry professionals, enterprise buyers, analysts, government leaders, and journalists that uses our reporting, events, and research to understand where the market is going.
What We Cover
We cover the whole region: the established delivery countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica, and the fast-emerging ones such as Chile, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Jamaica. And occasionally global stories and trends influencing the Americas.
Our reporting runs across every service line, from software development and IT to finance, human resources, contact centers, and knowledge process outsourcing, written by experienced journalists from around the globe.
Our Readers
Some of the top organizations in our audience.
Meet The Team
Kirk Laughlin
Founder & Chief Analyst
Founded Nearshore Americas in 2009 after a career as a business journalist and media executive, including as Vice President at IT publisher Ziff Davis Media in New York. He has interviewed and consulted with thousands of business leaders and government officials across more than 20 countries in the region.
Manoj Sharma
Managing Editor
A business journalist for more than 15 years, including a stint as a senior editor at Fortune India, where he covered earnings, capital markets, and corporate India. He has also reported on digital commerce across India and Southeast Asia, interviewing the founders building the region's online economy.
Narayan Ammachchi
News Editor
News Editor since 2012 and a career journalist with more than 20 years of experience in global technology and international business reporting. He works from his base in Bangalore, India's Silicon City.
Maria Ramos
Director of Business Development & Sponsorships
A communications, marketing, and sustainability professional with experience across industries, working in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. She holds an MBA from HEC Montreal and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.
Matt Kendall
Digital Operations Director
Chief Editor of Nearshore Americas between 2016 and 2018, he returned in 2026 to build and operate the platform's full relaunch, from memberships to internal operations. He works from his home base in Spain.
Spencer Ewald
Senior Vice President, Next Coast Brokerage
Co-founded Nxtbook Media and grew it organically to $7 million in sales and a place on the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing companies. He has served on Next Coast Media's Board of Advisors since 2010.
How To Get Involved
Join the community by becoming a free member. This industry runs on relationships, and we sit at the middle of them. Our readers attend our events, question our editors and analysts, and come back, year after year, to make decisions with better information.
The customers weighing a move to the region, the providers building there, the investors backing them, and the agencies promoting their countries all read our regular coverage. Sign up for free and join them.
