Cristina Martínez Ballestero

The main focus of Cristina's work is directed towards improving skills related to Well-being and Emotional and Social Intelligence at work.

Cristina has worked for 15 years in Retail Multinationals in management positions managing different business units with a turnover of more than €15 million and teams of more than 70 people. This experience has allowed her to understand the challenges in team management and the impact that it has on the results, fostering a workplace with greater Emotional Intelligence and a corporate culture based on Well-being and Collaboration.

In 2017 she founded www.umanbi.com, a consulting firm dedicated to helping Organizations generate corporate cultures based on well-being in which people feel motivated to give their best version and teams work in a more collaborative way. Since then, she has taught Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership programs in companies such as BBVA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ferrovial, Euskadi Technology Parks, Mc Graw Hill, Mondragón University, ONCE, Avantia, Puig, MEDSIR, Exclusive Networks, Turisfer, Soaint…

Cristina has a degree in Political Sciences and Administration Sciences, specializing in International Relations from the University of the Basque Country. Throughout his career she has also specialized in Ethical Leadership and Corporate Wellbeing through Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence.

She has the certification "The Science of Well-Being" by Yale University, she is a Yoga teacher by the European Yoga Alliance and Certified Teacher of the Leadership Program "Search Inside Yourself". She also has a Master Degree in Pedagogical Aptitudes from the University of La Rioja that helps her to carry out her activity as a trainer effectively. Cristina speaks Spanish, English and Italian.

She currently helps all types of entities (Companies, Educational Centers, NGOs, Public Administration ...) with in-depth knowledge of the Retail industry.

Cristina loves the mountains, walking through the woods, living calmly, doing things well and being an example of what she teaches. She likes meeting people, connecting, discovering their essence and sharing life lessons. What she values most in people is kindness.