Michael Palaguachi, MBA in

Michael Palaguachi, MBA

Critic · DISC type C
Member of the Board of Advisors at Redemption Botanicals
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Michael Palaguachi is a Marine Corps veteran and the President of Veterans Construction Group. He leverages a decade of high-pressure experience from the military and corporate consulting at Accenture, where he was a Technology Strategy Manager, to drive his construction business. He holds an MBA from Dominican University and a Bachelors in Finance from DePaul University.

He transitioned from the corporate world to the construction industry with the explicit goal of building a tangible legacy for his family. Michael values strong partnerships and emphasizes the importance of discipline and reliability, principles learned in the Corps. He is also a former board member for the nonprofit Chicago Veterans.

Unique fact: Michael traded a successful corporate advisory career delivering large-scale projects for Fortune 500 companies to enter the construction trades.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Member of the Board of Advisors
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Information Seeker
Critic
Objective Thinker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Veterans in Business
As a Marine veteran, he founded Veterans Construction Group and served as a board member for Chicago Veterans, showing a commitment to empowering fellow service members.
Building a Legacy
He explicitly states his motivation for leaving the corporate world was to build a tangible legacy for his family through his construction business.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Member of the Board of Advisors
Redemption Botanicals
6-2022 - 7-2025
Technology Strategy & Advisory Manager
Accenture
5-2021
President
Veterans Construction Group
12-2020 - 5-2022
Management Consultant
Accenture
3-2019 - 11-2020
Consulting Senior Analyst
Accenture
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2017 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Dominican University
2013 - 2015
Bachelor’s Degree
DePaul University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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