THE VOICE BEHIND THE WORK

Built from experience leading across business and workforce priorities.

Carlos Ayala has led teams and growth across global consumer brands, manufacturing, government, and energy and utilities—including as a Fortune 500 chief workplace officer.

That experience shapes MENTORA’s work: connect what executives need the business to achieve with what leaders, managers, and employees need to do the work well.

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Global Business Leadership

Leadership experience across 42 countries and multiple industries.

Public Service

Former U.S. Department of Commerce political appointee.

Educator & Board Leader

Former Adjunct Professor at Valparaiso University.

Energy &
Utilities

Executive experience connecting workplace, customer, and operating priorities.

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SPEAKING & LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION

Great speaking should do more than inspire.
It should change what happens next.

Carlos brings an operator’s perspective and personal story to leadership, culture, workforce, and the human side of AI.


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HERITAGE &
LEGAGY


From immigrant to political appointee
to C-suite leader.

THE HUMAN SIDE
OF AI

Adopting technology while strengthening human connection.

CULTURE AS AN OPERATING ISSUE

How alignment shapes execution, customers, and results.

BUILDING A LEADERSHIP BRAND

Clarifying the value and impact leaders bring.



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Formats:
Keynotes · Executive conversations · Workshops · Virtual program

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Event poster for the SEW WEB Summit, a mega energy and water event in Las Vegas from November 5-7. Features a welcome message for the speaker, Carlos Ayala, who is identified as founder and managing partner of Mentora.
Podcast cover for 'Zpryme on the Grid' featuring a discussion on 'People Power: Rethinking Utility Leadership in 2026' with images of two men, one in a black jacket and another in a suit, alongside colorful geometric graphics.
Energy Thought Summit
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Promotion for the 2025 WE3 Summit, a mega energy and water event in Las Vegas, from November 5 to 7, highlighting five reasons to attend.
Promotional poster for ETS26 conference featuring speaker Carlos Ayala, Founder and Managing Partner of Mentora LLC. Conference dates are April 27-30, 2026, in San Antonio, TX. The background has a digital globe design with interconnected dots and li
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Conference banner for ETHOS 25 digital transformation summit, May 19-22, 2025, at the Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas, featuring five speakers with their names and titles, and logos of ETHOS and Zpryme.
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A presentation slide with the title 'Affordability, Ease of Access, and Trust: The Ongoing Reinvention of the Customer Experience' featuring four speakers: Tom Keiser, Kenneth Culp, Carlos Ayala, and Nicole Haskins, with their titles and companies.
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