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Movida, JSL, Vamos, CS Brasil, CS Infra, Automob and Banco BBC. All of these companies are part of the Simpar Group: a holding company that controls a series of companies in the mobility, sanitation, concessions and financial services sectors. And in 2022, it achieved a net revenue of 24.4 billion reais. But this whole story began many years ago, with Mr. Julio Simões, a Portuguese man who moved to Brazil in search of work. Here, he founded JSL and the foundations for what would become Simpar. The story of Julio and his son Fernando, who is now in charge of the holding company, is our episode of today's From Zero to the Top podcast. 00:01:35 - The story of the creation of JSL 00:05:04 - The personal story of Fernando Simões 00:08:10 - Lessons from the beginning of Fernando's career 00:09:20 - The succession process within the company 00:13:05 - The company's plan to grow and diversify 00:18:00 - The creation of the Simpar holding company 00:22:40 - Simpar's current situation 00:24:00 - What will 2023 be like for Simpar 00:26:00 - Simpar's appetite: are M&A operations on the radar? 00:28:23 - Simpar's international expansion 00:31:22 - The most difficult moment in the career of Fernando Simões, CEO of Simpar 00:36:45 - Can Simpar Group companies do an IPO? 00:38:12 - Advice from Fernando Simões, from Grupo Simpar Script and presentation: Mariana Amaro InfoMoney audiovisual team: Eva Stephany, Fabio Teixeira, Felipe Martini, Fernando Lima, Henrique Donadio, Layon Fidel and Thiago Vianna Episode editing: Layon Fidel Audiovisual manager: Stephanie Lotufo Editorial director: Raquel Balarin Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER: https://www.infomoney.com.br/newslett... Subscribe to our YOUTUBE: / dozeroaotopo Follow us on INSTAGRAM: / dozeroaotopo_oficial Our TWITTER: / dozeroaotopo_ ABOUT FROM ZERO TO TOP: The podcast tells the story of the entrepreneurs and businesspeople behind the biggest companies in the country. In each episode we interview a founder, in a frank conversation about how they started the business, the challenges faced over the years, the uncertainties and the decisive moments for the company. #fromzerototop #entrepreneurship #success #business #jsl #simh3 #Simpar #logistics #movida #holding #history