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As the Founder and CEO of Koru Impact, I lead a multidisciplinary consulting firm dedicated to building healthier, more effective, and more humane organizations. My foundation as a psychologist and systemic counsellor is the core of our firm's philosophy: we believe that understanding the intricate dynamics of human systems is the key to unlocking sustainable growth and profound social impact.
At Koru Impact, we move beyond traditional consulting. We integrate psychological principles with robust business strategy and modern technical solutions to provide comprehensive B2B well-being programs, leadership coaching, and strategic management consulting. I guide our team of psychologists, analysts, and developers in designing and implementing data-driven interventions that create measurable change. Our work is particularly focused on creating scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructures, not just for technology, but for the people and teams who use it.
My personal practice and leadership are deeply informed by my experience in providing individual and group counselling. I am committed to fostering inclusive environments, with a particular focus on supporting LGBTQ+ communities through thoughtful program design and staff training. My goal is to empower leaders and organizations to navigate complexity with compassion and clarity, creating workplaces where both the business and its people can thrive.
I am always open to connecting with leaders who are passionate about building a better future of work.
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Dedicated learner and passionate finance professional with +8 years experience across corporate finance, portfolio analysis and risk management
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Senior Consultant in Climate Change & Sustainability at EY, with experience across ESG assurance, regulatory compliance and sustainability strategy. Graduate of the ESCP Master in Management and a Bachelor degree in Business and management at Luiss University.
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I’m CEO, Forbes honoree, and UN speaker with deep experience coaching founders, students, and early-career professionals across business, technology, and social impact. I’ve led entrepreneurial cohorts at the Bravo Family Foundation, guiding founders through business model development, market strategy, customer acquisition, pitch creation, and investor-ready storytelling.
As Founder & CEO of STREAM® Technologies, I’ve built and managed global, cross-functional teams, designed scalable software and education programs, and secured partnerships recognized by Forbes, the UN, and the NYSE.
My strength is helping people turn ideas into clear strategies, sharpen their narrative, and present confidently—whether pitching investors, interviewing for corporate roles, or designing a scalable business.
WHAT I OFFER
- Mock interviews (job + investor pitch)
- Resume & LinkedIn optimization
- Business idea development & validation
- Business model & go-to-market strategy
- Pitch deck structure + storytelling
- Product, software & program design guidance
- Leadership development & executive presence
- Hiring insights & global team-building support
- Career transitions into tech, EdTech, STEM, product & impact roles
SPECIALTIES
Career & Professional: Mock interviews or meetings • Corporate prep • Resume review • Storytelling • Personal branding
Business & Entrepreneurship: Business models • Marketing & GTM • Pitch coaching • Social impact • Founder strategy •KIP & ORK • Company manuals & playbooks
Leadership & Teams: Hiring staff • Global team management • Role design • Culture & performance coaching • Operations
Tech & Product: Education • Health Care • Consulting • AI literacy • Software • UX for learning • VR/AR • Game development
IDEAL FOR
- Founders refining business ideas, strategy, go to market, scaling or preparing to pitch
- Early-career professionals entering
- Career changers needing a clear narrative and interview strategy
- Students seeking mentorship in STEM, AI, Healthcare, Software, Business and innovation
- Anyone wanting structured guidance, clarity, and confidence
MY STYLE
Direct, warm, structured, and highly actionable. Every session ends with clarity, confidence, and concrete next steps.
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Finance professional with 13+ years of experience in banking operations, specializing in accounts payable, vendor management, tax compliance, and process automation. Former Associate – Finance at Qatar National Bank with strong expertise in Oracle ERP and COUPA systems. Based in Doha, Qatar.
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Bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and an MBA in Finance and Controllership from the University of São Paulo (USP). Professional with experience in project analysis and feasibility studies, as well as the assessment of new business opportunities for M&A operations, with a particular focus on infrastructure. Held various positions at companies such as BF Capital and Sabesp, working primarily with Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in sectors including basic sanitation, energy, solid waste, hospitals, and stadiums.
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ACCA Finalist with strong foundation in audit and accounting
BCom graduate with practical experience in financial reporting
Currently working in external audit at BDO Malta
Focused on continuous learning and long-term growth in finance
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Specialist in Financing and Corporate Risk Management,
Evaluation and Management of Projects
CARLOS ARTURO PLIEGO ISLAS
Cd de México, Mobil. (55) 3553-0701 / [email protected] / https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpliego/
Professional Experience: Financial Sector (Banking, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Microfinance). Real Estate (Homebuilding, Retail, Industrial). Consulting (Project Implementation, Market Research, Financial Planning).
Analysis and Management of Credit for Companies and Individuals: Evaluation processes for credit structuring, leasing and corporate investment “due diligence”. Performance of financial models and market research for companies and projects in financing process. Presentation of projects in Credit and Investment Committees. Credit restructuring.
Financial Planning: Analysis and forecast of financial statements, modeling of budgets and cash flows control. Working capital management and Treasury planning. Development of feasibility and profitability studies for asset purchases and investment projects.
Risk Control: Performance of scoring models to evaluate and control the operational and financial risk, processes restructuring – COSO methodology. Making of risk matrices and control dashboards to the analysis and monitoring of performance and risk metrics – KPI's / VaR.
Project Management: Planning and control, design of work schedules, WBS, process diagrams and activity flow charts “Gantt”. Development of roles and distributions matrices, analysis of Earned Value and profitability – EVA / PERT, reporting of progress and control indicators. Waterfall Methodology – Agile Framework – Scrum – Planning by Sprints.
Academic Background
- Evaluation and Management of Projects – Master, Universidad Panamericana.
- International Finance and Commerce – Specialty, Universidad Panamericana.
- Economics – BS, Universidad Panamericana.
Certifications
- Financing and International Means of Payment – Universidad Anáhuac Del Norte / Intl. Chamber of Commerce.
- Corporate Credit Risk – BBVA Bancomer Bank.
- Microfinance – Boulder Institute of Microfinance.
- Stock Market & Banking Operations – Stock Market Institute – Citibanamex Bank.
Languages: English – Spanish
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I help ambitious students and early-career professionals think clearly, position themselves strategically, and navigate high-stakes career decisions in competitive industries.
This is for you if you want more than standard advice or templates, and are ready to understand how you actually show up under pressure in your career journey.
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I lead financial and operational digital transformation in organizations seeking sustainable scale. With 15+ years as CFO and Finance/Operations Director, I combine strategic vision with hands-on execution: transforming manual processes into automated systems, implementing technologies connecting finance-operations-HR, and building data-driven cultures.
🎯 What I Bring: • Digital Transformation & AI: Pioneer in AI agentification – implementing intelligent agents automating task prioritization, inventory control, and meeting management. Expert in ERP/CRM (Odoo, Sage), digital HR platforms (PayFit), multi-channel payments. 40% admin time reduction. • Financial Optimization: 50% receivables improvement, real-time multi-currency cash flow, €311K recovered in grants/tax optimizations. EBITDA from -€1.5M to -€0.2M (87%) through margin control. • Fundraising: €3M+ raised (equity €350K, convertible debt €600K, CDTI grants €400K, credit €200K+). Expertise in data rooms, investor relations, due diligence. • Chief of Staff: Cross-functional team management in high-growth. Agile methodologies, SaaS tools, cross-area reporting frameworks. CEO right-hand for strategic decisions.
💼 Journey: CFO at tech startups (Smartpoint Proptech, TipsterChat, PlayGround Media). 7 years Finance/Operations Director Eminpack (Spain-Angola). Foundation in Big Four (PwC 6 years) and multinationals (Naturgy, 300+ companies).
🤖 Currently: • Strategic Advisor & AI Lead - Sofa Events • Professor Strategic Vision - ISDI • Advisor Legal Tech, Sports Marketing • Investment Fund Partner • Angel Investor (3.5x exit Just Park)
🎓 FMVA, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Master Internet Business (ISDI), Economics (UB+Lund)
🌍 Spanish/Catalan (native), English (fluent), Portuguese
📊 Tech, SaaS, Proptech, Fintech, E-commerce.
Need a financial-operational leader combining traditional expertise with emerging tech (including AI)? Someone who acts as Chief of Staff bridging finance-operations-product-technology?
Let's talk.
📧 [email protected] | 📱 +34 670 62 72 51
Passionate about racquet sports, food and family.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
Join the 1,000+ candidates just like you who have already used the WSO Mentor Service
If you’re reading this, you’re here for a reason: because you want to be one of the very few who gets an an elite job and because you need help doing it. The choice really is yours. And your opportunity really is limited.
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