Who is Leo? (Taylor's version)
Who is Leo? v. 14
TL;DR: I aim to increase organizational development and drive high performance - while we keep it fun.
An ex-MTV VJ wannabe, I am a third-culture-grown-up; For the last 12 years, I have been working with Talent, People, Community & Culture. I love to dive into chaos and explore complex problems that are hard to crack. Building and shaping teams, communities, and networks make me tick. 💫
Always remember to observe, reflect & make stuff.
🟣 Third-culture-adult
I was born in Brazil, but my family is from South Europe. Based in Stockholm, but I feel more at home in London. Besides Stockholm, I have lived in Hong Kong, Zurich, Prague, Wroclaw, Denver, Panama City, and Floripa 🇭🇰🇨🇭🇨🇿🇵🇱🇺🇸🇵🇦🇧🇷🇸🇪. 78+ countries visited; I love exploring new places. Not a third-culture kid.
🟣 Talent & People Full-Stacker: People Growth ftw!
Culture is about moving forward.People Growth is a way to combine and connect People Experience, People Enablement, and Talent Acquisition. Talent is a core impact engine for a business through authentic brand engagement, acting on diversity & togetherness, and being data-inspired. Great People Partners are enablers of potential. PeopleOps is my rationale.
🟣 Everything is a remix-er
I love getting out of the building and connecting external trends (especially pop culture and our internet) with anything I am working on. It won't be just memes; it will be signs, directions, and connections that can help us to solve organizational development topics. The real world always.
🟣 Product-Thinking is natural to me
How can we bring value now, soon, and later all the time? People can be seen as Products on the good, the bad, and the ugly. I love remixing Product-Thinking with Design, Data, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Corporate Bullshit, Memes, etc.
🟣 I love TV 🤓 - check it out.
🏳️🌈 We're Queer
If you want to talk about it, let me know! If you don't, that's ok as well. 🙏🏻
🟣 If it's not fun, why do it at all?
You will not like working with me if you can not crack a joke afterwork. I am sorry. Talk to BCG! 😇
🟣 I am visual
You could say I design. Visuals will hopefully create language and inspire dialogues between us and our teams.
🟣 Brands matter to me
Have a voice and know when and how to speak up.
🟣 I identify as a creator
I consider myself a creator. With ten years of corporate experience from the top global 200s to upcoming business to scale-ups, I have gained experience in Organizational Development, Change Engagement, and helping teams to grow and make better decisions, learn fast and grow. 👨🏻🎨
🟣 Done is better than perfect. Let's ship it!
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People Strategy means People Success
People Success is the strategy, but culture eats strategy for brunch.
🟩 Currently learning: what is my brand? Should I do yoga? How to scale a digital business? How to become shrper? Why do I believe in my creativity? Give leo feedback for him to get sharper, PLEASE.
🎩 FIND ME
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Cheers! ⭐️ Leo. (espindola.leonam@gmail.com)
