{"id":417,"date":"2025-09-17T10:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/who-am-i\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:30:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Columban Hurley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95869050d05514325fe711f6cd643366\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:674px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6b96ac1e wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7ee84d44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-650f672aa9c04f2dc09873877670c66e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-custom-vert-color\">Columban Hurley<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--1\"><strong>Based in Barcelona, I bring four decades of global experience leading multicultural teams across international corporations.<\/strong> What truly drives me? Helping people grow. Whether guiding individuals or energizing teams, I\u2019ve found my sweet spot in unlocking potential\u2014and it\u2019s where I\u2019ve made the biggest impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having lived in seven countries and fluent in multiple languages, I navigate cultural nuance with ease. This sensitivity shapes how I support teams: not just in what they do, but in how they connect, collaborate, and thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People make or break a business.<\/strong> Strong dynamics, the right skills, and empowered individuals\u2014these are the levers of success. Over 35 years in people management, I\u2019ve mentored countless professionals, formally and informally, always with one goal: better performance through deeper understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the results speak for themselves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internal promotions that save costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motivated teams that deliver more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agile responses that accelerate change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultures that spark innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six years ago, I stepped into a fixed-seat rowing boat\u2014and had a revelation. With every stroke, I saw the perfect reflection of a team in motion: coordination, trust, shared effort. The same skills, the same dynamics. That\u2019s when the idea sparked to design the development sessions I now offer through Mentoris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">At <strong>Mentoris<\/strong>, we help organizations and individuals rise to the challenge\u2014boosting team efficiency, competence, and happiness. Whether through one-on-one mentoring or transformative team building, we\u2019re here to make people your greatest asset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mentoris-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846\" style=\"border-radius:32px;object-fit:cover;width:269px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mentoris-3.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mentoris-3-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignwide has-text-align-center has-custom-blanc-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-quote-is-layout-76e94cb4 wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-noir-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf69974a6cb05215042808536957eb9e\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong>As a mentor, my goal is simple\u2014support others in unlocking their potential and navigating the human side of professional life with clarity and purpose.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-vert-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/columban-hurley-mentor-team-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover my profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":789,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-417","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":847,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/417\/revisions\/847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentoris.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}