Hugo Arévalo Álvarez-Arenas

Co-Founder of thePower Education/ Entrepreneur / Investor / Advisor

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

About

At ThePower, our mission is to democratize business education on a global scale, and my role as CEO is to steer this vision forward. With over six years at the helm, our team has expanded ThePowerMBA's reach, partnering with industry giants like Google and Microsoft to reshape how professionals learn and grow. Our innovative approach challenges traditional models by offering top-tier, flexible, and efficient learning experiences. Leading with strategy and team leadership, my co-founder experience has been pivotal in cultivating a culture of continuous learning. We have enabled over 300.000 students across 100 countries to access transformative education, marking us as leaders in the EdTech revolution.

Experience

  • ThePowerMBA (9 yrs)
    • Co-Founder
      Jul 2017 - Present · 9 yrs

      We wanted to break with the established order: - Top business education doesn’t need to be expensive - Education needs to be flexible, efficient and convenient - You need to learn form the best ones the best practices Among ThePowerMBA program’s collaborators and instructors are the entrepreneurs and business leaders behind some of the world’s leading companies including Tesla, Whole Foods, Waze, AirBnB, Cirque du Soleil, Shazam and more. Leading firms like Google, Uber, Coca-Cola, EY, Deloitte and Microsoft are ditching the status quo and training their teams with ThePowerMBA. We are leading the biggest revolution in business education.

    • CEO
      Aug 2021 - May 2026 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Executive Chairman
      Feb 2018 - May 2026 · 8 yrs 4 mos

      I am responsible for setting and executing the global product strategy at ThePowerMBA. We run a robust growth team to scale our international presence. We want to bring our programs and our methodology to students all over the world and be the First Global Business School.

  • Advisor and partner at Embat
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Advisor & Investor at Playtomic
    2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

    Playtomic is the leading padel and tennis court booking app. With +300.000 monthly active users, we are the largest community of players you will find. All the offer in one platform: +2,000 clubs in 19 countries use Playtomic to manage their Bookings, Matches, Tournaments and Lessons.

  • Jobandtalent (17 yrs 1 mo)
    • Socio
      Jun 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 1 mo

      Jobandtalent is the world's leading digital temp staffing marketplace. Our on-demand staffing platform aims to tear down all the barriers to job search and hiring, and make the increasing flexibility of the labour market beneficial for businesses and workers alike. At the heart of our Workforce as a Service (WaaS) platform is our proprietary job matching technology which connects businesses and job-seekers in record time. Together with integrated messaging, scheduling, contract-signing and payroll, Jobandtalent radically simplifies hiring while protecting all parties from legal risk. To date, we have served over 10M jobseekers and 150K businesses across 6 countries in Europe and the Americas, and have ambitious plans for further expansion. Website http://www.jobandtalent.com

    • Board Member
      Dec 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Co-Founder / Managing Partner at Grupo Auro
    Jul 2017 - Aug 2025 · 8 yrs 2 mos

    Auro New transport Concept is the largest company in the VTC sector, with more than 3,000 vehicles that offers a service according to your needs. The comfort and luxury of moving around in a car with driver at an affordable price. We provide service in the main cities of Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga.