Maria Gonzalez Picatoste
Head of Alliances and Investment at High Commissioner Spain Startup Nation - Cabinet, Presidency of the Government of Spain- Claim this Profile
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Adrian Garcia-Aranyos
Maria is a rockstar team player and the closest thing to a Swiss Army knife, since she’s able to multitask and do it well. She will take anything on and she’ll always surprise with outstanding results. I’ve had the privilege of working with her in two companies and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Incredible work ethic, professionalism and, most importantly, autonomy.
Jonas Berg
To whom it may concern, During August 2019 we had the pleasure to host Maria in Wroclaw, working at AmRest with administration support to Integration and Project Management Office. Maria worked on several parallel projects and delivered good results. I consider Maria as very professional, positive, mature, independent and always well prepared. She delivered her work products with clarity and high quality. Although very short time with us, Maria on-boarded very fast, both with the team and to obtain relevant business insights, so she managed to contribute on an impressive level, considering the short time with the company. I appreciated to work with Maria and recommend her for any relevant positions she may apply for. I wish her all the best and hope our paths will cross again.
Adrian Garcia-Aranyos
Maria is a rockstar team player and the closest thing to a Swiss Army knife, since she’s able to multitask and do it well. She will take anything on and she’ll always surprise with outstanding results. I’ve had the privilege of working with her in two companies and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Incredible work ethic, professionalism and, most importantly, autonomy.
Jonas Berg
To whom it may concern, During August 2019 we had the pleasure to host Maria in Wroclaw, working at AmRest with administration support to Integration and Project Management Office. Maria worked on several parallel projects and delivered good results. I consider Maria as very professional, positive, mature, independent and always well prepared. She delivered her work products with clarity and high quality. Although very short time with us, Maria on-boarded very fast, both with the team and to obtain relevant business insights, so she managed to contribute on an impressive level, considering the short time with the company. I appreciated to work with Maria and recommend her for any relevant positions she may apply for. I wish her all the best and hope our paths will cross again.
Adrian Garcia-Aranyos
Maria is a rockstar team player and the closest thing to a Swiss Army knife, since she’s able to multitask and do it well. She will take anything on and she’ll always surprise with outstanding results. I’ve had the privilege of working with her in two companies and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Incredible work ethic, professionalism and, most importantly, autonomy.
Jonas Berg
To whom it may concern, During August 2019 we had the pleasure to host Maria in Wroclaw, working at AmRest with administration support to Integration and Project Management Office. Maria worked on several parallel projects and delivered good results. I consider Maria as very professional, positive, mature, independent and always well prepared. She delivered her work products with clarity and high quality. Although very short time with us, Maria on-boarded very fast, both with the team and to obtain relevant business insights, so she managed to contribute on an impressive level, considering the short time with the company. I appreciated to work with Maria and recommend her for any relevant positions she may apply for. I wish her all the best and hope our paths will cross again.
Adrian Garcia-Aranyos
Maria is a rockstar team player and the closest thing to a Swiss Army knife, since she’s able to multitask and do it well. She will take anything on and she’ll always surprise with outstanding results. I’ve had the privilege of working with her in two companies and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Incredible work ethic, professionalism and, most importantly, autonomy.
Jonas Berg
To whom it may concern, During August 2019 we had the pleasure to host Maria in Wroclaw, working at AmRest with administration support to Integration and Project Management Office. Maria worked on several parallel projects and delivered good results. I consider Maria as very professional, positive, mature, independent and always well prepared. She delivered her work products with clarity and high quality. Although very short time with us, Maria on-boarded very fast, both with the team and to obtain relevant business insights, so she managed to contribute on an impressive level, considering the short time with the company. I appreciated to work with Maria and recommend her for any relevant positions she may apply for. I wish her all the best and hope our paths will cross again.
Credentials
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Workshop Frontiers of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2020 - Fundación Rafael del Pino en colaboración con MIT Sloan School of Management
Fundación Rafael del PinoJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Curso Básico de Marketing Digital
IAB SpainMay, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Alto Comisionado para España Nación Emprendedora
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Spain
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Alliances and Investment
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Mar 2020 - Present
The High Commissioner for Spain Entrepreneurial Nation is a newly created special office inside the Spanish government. Its mission is to develop public policies that foster Spain’s international competitiveness and attract foreign investment, generate social and economic consensus, and promote Spain as a compelling country to start up or invest in. The High Commissioner for Spain Entrepreneurial Nation is a newly created special office inside the Spanish government. Its mission is to develop public policies that foster Spain’s international competitiveness and attract foreign investment, generate social and economic consensus, and promote Spain as a compelling country to start up or invest in.
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Telefónica
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Spain
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Open Future Manager
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Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
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Endeavor
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Community Engagement Manager
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Mar 2017 - Dec 2019
Managing the growing community of Endeavor Spain with the key objective of facilitating contacts and generating syngergies between its members. The role also includes the overview of strategic alliances, fundraising, internal and external communications, and event planning.Key responsibilities:- Establish and strenghten relationships inside the Spanish ecosystem.- Global and local event planning and organizing.- Mentor engagement.- Partnerships with key ecosystem players and corporations.- Fundraising.- Project design, management and execution- Communications, PR and social media managing. Show less
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Account Executive, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth
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Jul 2015 - Mar 2017
Endeavor's mission is to establish High-Impact Entrepreneurship as the leading force for global economic development. Endeavor engages the private sector in mentoring and advising the most promising entrepreneurs in markets where the entrepeneurial ecosystem is weak or non-existent.As an account executive in the Entrepreneur Selection & Growth department my role is to scout the Spanish ecosystem for entrepreneurs with the potential to scale up their startups and build profitable companies. Once found, we accompany them in the process of being selected into Endeavor and of taking their companies to the next level.Key responsibilities:- Detect high-potential entrepreneurs in Spain.- Support entrepreneurs through their selection process.- Provide strategic services to help entrepreneurs grow their business. Show less
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AmRest
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Spain
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Integrations and PMO Intern
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
For one month, during the summer of 2019, I interned with the Integrations and PMO units at AmRest in Wrocław (Poland). During my internship I executed several simultaneous projects. For the Project Management Office I elaborated a communications and community building consulting project focused on the PMO’s communication with the rest of departments at AmRest and the generation of a project management community across the company. For the PMO team I also prepared and led a workshop to define the PMO’s mission statement and its values. In parallel, I worked with the Integrations’ team to design an integrations toolkit. The purpose of the document is to be a guide for any person or team involved in the integration process of newly acquired companies to know what to do and how to do it at any given stage of the integration. Show less
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Fundación Universidad-Empresa
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Spain
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Expert on Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Strategy
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Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
Twice a year I work together with Program GAIA by FUE and Program DRAFT as an expert on marketing, entrepreneurship and business strategy with the purpose of helping students navigate different learning modules dedicated to those areas. I have prepared the reading materials and teach two webinars (one focused on online marketing and the other one dedicated to entrepreneurship and business strategy). Occasionally I support the team in the students evaluation and scoring process, defining the evaluation criteria and the requirements to pass the modules. Show less
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Rakontant
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Madrid y alrededores, España
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Founder and Editor
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Jan 2015 - Mar 2017
Founder of Spain's first online magazine devoted to first-person essays and journalism. Developing this magazine and making it come to fruition beyond the ideation phase. Web design, compilation and selection of content and collaborators. Copy-editing. Social media managing. Founder of Spain's first online magazine devoted to first-person essays and journalism. Developing this magazine and making it come to fruition beyond the ideation phase. Web design, compilation and selection of content and collaborators. Copy-editing. Social media managing.
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The Corner.eu
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Madrid Area, Spain
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Marketing and Social Media Advisor
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Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Collaborated as freelance advisor on social media and online marketing strategy. Assisted TheCorner with its online presence and brand image. Analysis of growth areas through online media. Collaborated as freelance advisor on social media and online marketing strategy. Assisted TheCorner with its online presence and brand image. Analysis of growth areas through online media.
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Homelyst/Arttroop
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Valencia, Spain
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Communications, Content and Social Media Manager
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Responsible for obtaining and managing partnerships and strategic alliances for this startup dedicated to the furniture and home décor sectors. Elaborating HomeLyst content strategy and content development for email marketing, blog and social media. Participation in the formulation of SEO and SEM strategy as well as writing and editing copy for SEM and Twitter ads. Community manager for HomeLyst's presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ (user: @HomeLyst) Responsible for obtaining and managing partnerships and strategic alliances for this startup dedicated to the furniture and home décor sectors. Elaborating HomeLyst content strategy and content development for email marketing, blog and social media. Participation in the formulation of SEO and SEM strategy as well as writing and editing copy for SEM and Twitter ads. Community manager for HomeLyst's presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ (user: @HomeLyst)
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Diario ABC
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Spain
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Newspaper Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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New York Foreign Correspondent
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Jul 2011 - Dec 2013
Gather, analyze and write stories on current New York and US’ events. Main areas include Economy, Business, Politics, Culture, Arts, Science and Innovation. Conduct interviews and collect background information of events. Gather, analyze and write stories on current New York and US’ events. Main areas include Economy, Business, Politics, Culture, Arts, Science and Innovation. Conduct interviews and collect background information of events.
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The Economist
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United Kingdom
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Newspaper Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Marketing Associate/Copywriter
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Jun 2010 - Jun 2011
Internship in the Americas section of Economist Conferences. Acted as liaison with media and socio-economical associations in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia. Supervised the promotional content and advertisement for press and radio; and kept updated the different events’ websites. Wrote and edited conference material and marketing campaigns. Was responsible for writing news blurbs for the weekly Latin America newsletter (circulation: 15,000+ readers). Participated in various Economist Conferences such as The Buttonwood Gathering, The World In and the four conferences of the Ideas Economy series: Human Potential, Information, Innovation and Infrastructure. Show less
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Diario ABC
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Spain
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Newspaper Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Writer/Copy-editor
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Jul 2009 - Sep 2009
Internship. Writing and editing articles on breaking, international and cultural news. Managing the front page of the newspaper’s website. Thanks to this intership was awarded a scholarship to join ABC’s Master in Print Journalism. Internship. Writing and editing articles on breaking, international and cultural news. Managing the front page of the newspaper’s website. Thanks to this intership was awarded a scholarship to join ABC’s Master in Print Journalism.
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telemadrid
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Spain
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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400 - 500 Employee
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On-air Reporter
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Oct 2007 - May 2008
Reporting for and hosting a weekend morning radio show. Had four sections on cinema, traveling, sports and literature. Responsible for pitching, researching, editing, overseeing production and hosting of the segments. Reporting for and hosting a weekend morning radio show. Had four sections on cinema, traveling, sports and literature. Responsible for pitching, researching, editing, overseeing production and hosting of the segments.
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Digital PR
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Italy
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing and Social Media Intern
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Jun 2007 - Sep 2007
Internship at the PR and communication agency Digital PR (Hill & Knowlton). Compiled daily news for a clipping. Wrote news’ synopsis for a weekly newsletter. Supervised the online corporate image and branding of our clients and analysising their online presence. Internship at the PR and communication agency Digital PR (Hill & Knowlton). Compiled daily news for a clipping. Wrote news’ synopsis for a weekly newsletter. Supervised the online corporate image and branding of our clients and analysising their online presence.
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Education
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IESE Business School - University of Navarra
Developing Leadership Competencies, Executive Education, Management -
Columbia Business School
Endeavor Mentors Program -
The Wharton School
Seminar for Business Journalists -
ABC - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
MA in Journalism, Journalism -
Roskilde Universitetscenter
Erasmus exchange, Department of Communication, Journalism and Performance Design. -
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Bachelor of Journalism, Periodismo