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Cristina Sancho

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
CoFounder & CEO at initIA
📍 Spain

Cristina Sancho is the Co-founder and CEO of initIA, where she helps founders build AI-ready cultures. Her career spans disruptive technologies at Amazon, Netflix, and Taringa! , focusing on hyper-growth and digital transformation. Colleagues describe her as a visionary, passionate, and highly committed leader.

Originally from Spain, Cristina has lived and worked globally, including in Seattle, Amsterdam, and across Latin America. She is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys kitesurfing, surfing, skiing, and climbing. She champions bringing more humanity and consciousness into the workplace.

After overperforming at Amazon for years, she was put on a Performance Improvement Plan, an experience she describes as her dream cracking, which ultimately led her to redefine her path.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
CoFounder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Spain
Personality Overview

How Cristina shows up

Informal
Charismatic
Assertive

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Priorities

Topics Cristina cares about

AI-Ready Cultures
Her current professional focus is guiding founders and executives on integrating AI into their teams without sacrificing humanity, a core theme of her company initIA and keynote speeches.
Digital Transformation
She has lived through and adapted to major tech shifts, from social media and e-commerce to blockchain and now AI, making it a central part of her career narrative.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
CoFounder & CEO
initIA
10-2024
CoFounder
northnode
10-2021 - 6-2024
CEO
Taringa!
4-2019 - 10-2021
Content executive | Original Series, Spain
Netflix
5-2017 - 4-2019
Marketing | Global Originals
Netflix
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2009
Executive Master in Comercial and Marketing Managment
IE Business School Executive Education
9-2024 - 2-2025
Psychodynamic Life Coach
Psychodynamic Coach Academy
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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