Strategic Business Advisor to CEOs & Founders
Making Business Simpler, More Human and More Effective
Carlota Montoro is a strategic business consultant, people and infrastructure leader, and advocate for a radically simpler approach to building successful organisations.
With over a decade of consulting experience and seven years working closely with the same business, Carlota has developed a practical, no-nonsense perspective on what makes companies work - and what gets in their way. Her work brings together business strategy, people, infrastructure and organisational effectiveness, helping leaders move beyond unnecessary complexity and build businesses where people, processes and purpose genuinely align.
Carlota believes that too many organisations have made business harder than it needs to be. Overcomplicated processes, borrowed management philosophies and corporate jargon often distract leaders from the fundamentals: creating clarity, building trust, putting the right structures in place and allowing talented people to do their best work.
Her approach is refreshingly direct. No corporate theatre. No one-size-fits-all formulas. No promises that sound impressive but fail in practice. Instead, she helps leaders challenge conventional thinking, strip away what isn't working and focus on what genuinely moves their businesses forward.
Working closely with CEOs and business founders, Carlota is passionate about creating organisations that are not only commercially effective but also transparent, honest and human. She believes the best businesses aren't necessarily the most complicated; they're the ones where the right people, processes and decisions fit together naturally.
As a speaker and podcast guest, Carlota brings candour, practical insight and a willingness to question the accepted wisdom of the business world. Her mission is to help leaders stop overcomplicating success and start building organisations that work - for their people, their customers and their bottom line.
Leading People Across Borders: Building one team culture between the UK, Spain and the rest of Europe
Carlota Montoro has led people work in both London and Madrid for more than a decade, and now shapes the teams and structures of an international, remote-first business. A company growing across…
Recognising When a Company Has Outgrown Its Systems: The signs founders miss and what to change first
Carlota Montoro has spent more than a decade shaping the people and operating foundations of companies in London and Madrid, and now does the same as Head of People and Infrastructure for an…
The Head of People as a Founder's Thinking Partner: Moving beyond HR processes to shared leadership decisions
Carlota Montoro has mentored CEOs on talent and systems strategy since 2015, and works as the thinking partner founders turn to when a situation is complex or unclear. The usual picture of a Head of…
Keeping Remote Teams Engaged and Aligned: Lessons from more than a decade of remote, cross-border work
Carlota Montoro has worked remotely for more than a decade and now runs people and infrastructure for an international, remote-first business. Remote work is usually judged on whether people get…