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Common Ground — Leading One Team Across Borders, From London to Madrid

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 borders has to decide what stays the same in every country and what adapts to the local market; Carlota works in exactly that space, building the shared structures, processes and leadership habits that let one team operate across the UK, Spain and the rest of Europe. Carlota's background includes TEAM LEWIS, Bradfield Group and Save the Children UK. Listeners leave with a practical way to decide what a growing international team should share everywhere and what each country should keep as its own.

About Carlota Montoro

Carlota Montoro, podcast guest

Fractional Head of People & Infrastruture

Aavalabs Head of People & Infrastructure12 years Working remotelyFounders & CEOs Adviser on people, structure and growthMadrid Spanish-born people leader, Europe focus

Carlota works at the intersection of people, systems and business performance. As Head of People & Infrastructure at Aavalabs, Carlota helps shape the teams, structures, processes and operating foundations that allow an international business to grow with greater clarity and less friction.

Originally from Madrid, Carlota brings a European perspective to this work and is especially keen to support leaders in Spain and across Europe.

Carlota's experience spans People strategy, organisational design, leadership support, operations, infrastructure, process improvement, and the practical adoption of technology and AI.

Carlota is particularly effective in complex or ambiguous situations: when a founder needs a trusted thinking partner, a leadership team needs greater alignment, or a company has outgrown the way it currently works.

Alongside that core role, Carlota selectively gets involved in advisory, transformation and special projects where Carlota can bring an independent perspective, turn complexity into a practical plan, and leave the organisation with stronger capabilities rather than long-term dependence on Carlota. Carlota is especially interested in founder-led, international and growing businesses, but is always open to an unusual project when the people, the challenge and the potential are right.

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