Business in the era of disruption.

Business Hacker. Transforming fragility into strategy.

CEO Scalabl®. Economist and MBA, with executive education at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Chicago Booth, Kellogg, INSEAD and Singularity. Consultant, Trainer, and International Speaker. I help leaders and organizations build antifragile business models and capitalize on volatility.

Executive education at:

Harvard Business School - MIT Sloan School of Management - Stanford Graduate School of Business - University of Chicago Booth School of Business - Kellogg School of Management - INSEAD - Singularity University

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Francisco Santolo - Professional Portrait

The ecosystem is broken.

Traditional organizations face unprecedented transformation. Disruption is looming.

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

Business theory has changed completely. The world has transformed. Yet most entrepreneurs continue operating with obsolete logic.

I propose starting in reverse: abandoning the need for the idea and starting with customers, working on business model design. Building another type of company: lightweight, 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.

StrategAI

Strategic AI Mentorship for Businesses

Integrate artificial intelligence into your company with focus, judgment and direction. Identify where it can generate the most value, what to prioritize, and how to turn opportunities into concrete results.

Limited spots

About Me

CEO Scalabl®. Economist and MBA, with executive education at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Chicago Booth, Kellogg, INSEAD and Singularity.

In 2017, I was recognized by Forbes magazine as the 'Hacker de las Startups'. In 2021, I was selected by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) as a finalist for MBA Entrepreneur of the Year.

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

I work as an innovation consultant for renowned corporations, MBA professor, and international speaker. In 2018, I was invited as main speaker at 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.

Recognition:

AMBA

Association of MBAs

Finalist · MBA Entrepreneur
of the Year 2021

LinkedIn Top Voice

Activities

Business consulting and leadership mentorship

Business Consulting and Leadership Mentorship

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

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

Education and Corporate Training

Academic Director of Scalabl®, the global learning community for business, entrepreneurship, and innovation with +2500 graduates in 50 countries.

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Francisco Santolo at TEDx - international speaker giving business conference on stage

International Speaker

I have given more than 500 conferences in 20 countries, including TEDx talks and corporate events for leading companies.

SME Companies

In recent years, I have accompanied as a consultant and mentor a significant number of SMEs and family businesses in their transformation, professionalizing, and scaling processes.

Executive Mentoring

Strategic support for CEOs and executives

Ongoing space to maintain focus, resolve complex situations, and move forward with more direction on business priorities. Strategic thinking, judgment, and execution for leaders who don't want to decide alone.

Limited spots

Leading companies that trust me

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

Francisco Santolo client companies: SAP, Oracle, Amazon, Microsoft, Natura, HSBC, Boehringer Ingelheim, Banco Santander, DeLonghi, Cencosud, Mativ, Camuzzi Gas, Eversys, Aegon, Disco Supermercados, Argensun, Eron International, Westin Hotels, InterContinental Hotels, Empresas Bern

Mentoring for Key Decisions

Strategic clarity for high-impact decisions

Organize complexity, evaluate your options better, and define a concrete path for decisions that can change the business. External high-level perspective to reduce the cost of error.

Limited spots

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 universities in Latin America on academic program design: Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad del Pacífico, Unitec, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Universidad Privada Boliviana UPB, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Hispanoamericana

Career Mentoring

Transform your professional career with strategy

Redefine your next professional step with more clarity, focus, and direction. Ideal for growth, reinventing yourself, or accelerating a transition with concrete strategy and better positioning.

Limited spots

Business Content

Forewords for Latin America

I wrote the forewords for these Spanish-language editions for Latin America, published in Editorial Valletta's Colección Scalabl. The years refer to these editions.

Contact me

I typically respond to messages in less than 48 hours. For consulting or speaking requests, you can also write to francisco@scalabl.com