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Nadine Padrón

Strategy, Growth & Transformation | Founder, Operator & Strategic Advisor | 25+ Markets

About Me

Driving growth across markets. Across sectors. Across scale. I work with businesses at inflection points: when they need to unlock a new source of growth, rethink how they create value, enter a new market or turn an ambitious idea into a viable proposition. Over the past 15+ years, I have built companies and business lines, led turnarounds, owned P&Ls and advised founders and leadership teams across 25+ international markets. My experience spans startups, SMEs, multinationals, government institutions and Prime Ministers’ offices, across sectors including technology, energy, infrastructure, hospitality, premium consumer, circular economy and institutional environments. I bring the entrepreneurial instinct of a founder, the commercial discipline of an operator and the perspective of a strategic advisor. My work typically sits across: •Growth strategy and business transformation • International expansion and market entry • New ventures and business model innovation • Commercial strategy and value creation • Digital, data and AI transformation • Strategic partnerships and ecosystem development • Organisational design and capability building I am particularly interested in businesses at moments of change. Where the challenge is not simply to define the strategy, but to align the business model, organisation, technology and market opportunity around it and make the change happen.

Jurisdiction

Spain

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Founder & Strategic Advisor / Fractional Chief Strategy OfficerConnecting Growth
2023 - Present

Strategic advisor to founders and leadership teams across hospitality, premium consumer, circular economy and technology-enabled businesses, focused on growth, transformation, international expansion and scalable business models. I work directly with owners and senior teams to identify growth opportunities, shape strategic priorities and translate them into execution across business model, organisation, technology, data and commercial performance. My role often extends beyond advisory into leading cross-functional initiatives, building new capabilities and helping teams implement change. Selected work includes: - Defined the European expansion strategy and six priority markets for a €24M+ circular economy and technology business, while developing new scalable propositions, including one taken to pilot stage with a leading retailer. - Advise ownership of a seven-brand, ~200-employee hospitality group on growth, investment, organisational design, digital/data transformation and AI adoption, while leading selected cross-functional transformation initiatives. - Lead commercial and digital transformation for a vertically integrated premium food and agricultural business, spanning portfolio architecture, D2C, ecommerce, CRM, analytics and international growth.

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Languages

English