Business in the Age of Disruption.

Business Hacker. Transforming fragility into strategy.

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CEO Scalabl®. Economist and MBA with studies in General Management and Innovation (Harvard/MIT/Stanford). Consultant, Educator, and International Speaker. I help leaders and organizations build antifragile business models and capitalize on volatility.

Harvard Business School, Stanford, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, INSEAD and Singularity University - Institutions where Francisco Santolo has studied
Francisco Santolo - Professional Portrait

The ecosystem is broken.

Traditional organizations face an unprecedented transformation. Disruption lurks.

We were taught to fall in love with the idea, to raise capital before validating, and to build heavy structures that generate risk and inflexibility. But in a world that changes every week, we need another way to start, innovate, manage, transform, and scale.

Business theory has completely changed. The world has transformed. Yet, most business people continue operating with obsolete logics.

I propose starting backwards: abandoning the need for the idea and starting with customers, working on business model design. Building another type of company: light, flexible, adaptable, knowledge-based.

Exploit with focus what works. Explore in parallel continuously. Validate in the market before building. Finance growth with customers themselves, not external capital. Design antifragile structures, capable of adapting, learning, and strengthening with each change.

This approach applies to startups, SMEs, and mature companies. It's for those who want to scale without drowning, professionalize without losing agility, and redesign their companies to have a life while achieving sustainable and sustained growth.

I'm talking about designing strategic architectures capable of thriving in uncertainty. It's not an option. It's the only way.

About Me

I am CEO of Scalabl, an economist and MBA, with postgraduate studies at prestigious universities such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, MIT Sloan School of Management, INSEAD, Kellogg School of Management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Singularity University.

In 2017, I was recognized by Forbes magazine as the 'Startup Hacker'. In 2020, I was distinguished by the Association of MBAs as a finalist for best entrepreneur of the year worldwide.

I have co-founded more than 50 companies, led multinational corporations, and helped create over 500 ventures through the Scalabl methodology.

I work as an innovation consultant for renowned corporations, MBA professor, and international speaker. In 2018, I was invited as keynote speaker to the G20 YEA and was part of the Argentine delegation in Fukuoka 2019 and Riyadh 2020.

From 2020 to 2025, I was a member of the Board of Directors of ASAEDE. Today, I am part of the Business Board of the Innovation and Change Management Institute in Geneva, Switzerland.

Activities

Business consulting and leadership mentoring

Business Consulting and Leadership Mentoring

Consulting in strategy, innovation, business models, and disruption for Startups, SMEs, and corporations. Mentoring General Managers, Partners, CEOs, and Boards.

Francisco Santolo teaching at Scalabl Academy - entrepreneurship and innovation education instructor

Education and Corporate Training

Founder of Scalabl, the global business, entrepreneurship, and innovation learning community with +2500 graduates in 50 countries.

Francisco Santolo at TEDx - international speaker giving conference on innovation and entrepreneurship

International Speaker

Keynotes on Disruptive Innovation, Strategy and Antifragility, Future of Work, Sales and Commercial Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Networking. Speaker at G20 YEA, 2x TEDx Speaker, EXMA alongside Tony Robbins, government events, IDB, Vistage, REF, etc.

Partner Universities in LATAM

I work as a partner and collaborate in the design of academic programs, faculty recruitment, and strategic consulting for leading universities in Latin America.

Among them:

Francisco Santolo collaborates with leading Latin American universities in academic program design

Leading Companies That Trust Me

I provide strategic consulting, leadership mentoring, training programs, and work as a speaker for multinational companies and leading corporations.

Client companies of Francisco Santolo: SAP, Oracle, Amazon, Microsoft, Natura, HSBC, and more

SMEs

I provide consulting, training, and mentoring to SME companies.

I lead Scalabl® SMEs, a Mastermind program with more than 30 Ibero-American entrepreneurs.

Passion for Business Books

I have read over 500 business books that fuel the Scalabl® methodology.

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