Where Are LEINN Graduates Working Around the World?

What international career paths does LEINN open? If you’re considering this degree and wondering whether your professional future can extend beyond Spain, the answer is clear: graduates of LEINN (Liderazgo Emprendedor e Innovación) are working today in more than 10 countries, at organizations like Google, Coca-Cola, Barclays, and Udemy, and also leading their own ventures in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. This article maps LEINN’s international career outcomes with real evidence: real people, real companies, real countries. These are not abstract statistics or brochure promises. They are professionals who came through TeamLabs/ and are now building careers in California, Dublin, Paris, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, London, Casablanca, Prague, and Mexico City, among other destinations. So when a family asks “what comes after LEINN?”, this is the most concrete answer available: a global map of real career paths that shows how this official Mondragon Unibertsitatea degree opens doors anywhere in the world.

Why Does LEINN Have Such a Strong International Dimension?

Before looking at where graduates are today, it’s worth understanding why LEINN produces profiles with such global reach. It is not a coincidence or an isolated phenomenon. It is a direct consequence of the educational model. In LEINN, knowledge is built through doing, not memorizing. From year one, every student works in a team creating real companies, managing clients, and making decisions with real consequences. That intensive hands-on experience, combined with Learning Journeys to entrepreneurial ecosystems across three continents, produces professionals with a global mindset that most traditional degree programs never develop. So when a LEINN graduate looks for professional opportunities, they don’t think only about their city or their country. They think about where they can create the most value, regardless of geography. That is the fundamental difference.

LEINN International Career Outcomes: Graduates Working Around the World

This is the most direct evidence of LEINN’s international reach. Below are 13 real profiles of people who studied at TeamLabs/ learning labs and are now building their professional careers outside Spain. This list includes only graduates whose situations are directly confirmed, which means there are many more cases across other labs and cohorts.

Aitana Hierro — California, United States

Technical Corporate Innovation Manager at Plug and Play Tech Center, one of Silicon Valley’s most important innovation hubs. She works connecting startups with large corporations within California’s technology ecosystem.

Pere Vericat — Dublin, Ireland

Account Executive at Google. He develops his career at the European headquarters of one of the world’s most influential technology companies.

Marine Le Forestier — Paris, France

Business Analyst at Generali France. She works in business analysis at one of Europe’s largest insurance groups.

Raquel Alonso Rey — Vietnam

International Trade and Investment Advisor at the Spanish Embassy’s Economic and Commercial Office. She represents Spain’s commercial interests in Southeast Asia.

Jan Roselló — China

Founder of FabricarEnChina.com. An entrepreneur who built his own company specializing in connecting Chinese manufacturers with international markets.

Javier Fesser — Indonesia

Co-founder of The Green Hub Lombok. A social entrepreneur developing a sustainability impact project in Southeast Asia.

Jimena Ávila — London, United Kingdom

Senior Research Analyst at Mintel Food & Drink. She is a senior analyst at one of the world’s most recognized market research firms, specialized in food and beverages.

Pep Generó de Prado — Casablanca, Morocco

Group Market Insights Analyst at Coca-Cola. He analyzes market trends for one of the planet’s best-known brands, based in North Africa.

Antonio Ortega Bueno — Dublin, Ireland

Account Executive at Udemy. Also based in Dublin, he develops business at the world’s leading online learning platform.

Jorge Riestra — Prague, Czech Republic

Technical Delivery Manager at Barclays. He manages technology delivery at one of the world’s largest banks, from Central Europe.

Aitana Guillén — Mexico City, Mexico

Trade Marketing & Ecommerce Manager at IWC Schaffhausen. She leads the commercial marketing and e-commerce strategy of the prestigious Swiss watchmaker in the Latin American market.

Manuel Lodares — Mexico

Partner at restaurant 3 Galeones. An entrepreneur who decided to build his own hospitality business in Mexico.

Anne González — London, United Kingdom

Brand Partnership Executive at Superstruct Entertainment. She works on brand alliances at one of Europe’s largest entertainment and festival companies.

What Does This Map of Profiles Tell Us?

These 13 profiles reveal several important patterns about LEINN’s international career outcomes:

• Real geographic diversity: they are not concentrated in one country or region. There are people in North America, Europe, Asia, North Africa, and Latin America.
• Both employment and entrepreneurship: some work at large corporations (Google, Coca-Cola, Barclays), while others have built their own companies (FabricarEnChina.com, The Green Hub Lombok, 3 Galeones).
• Highly varied sectors: technology, corporate innovation, international trade, sustainability, market research, entertainment, hospitality, online learning, banking, and luxury watchmaking.
• Positions of real responsibility: these are not junior entry-level roles. They are management positions, senior analyst roles, commercial leadership, and company founding.

In short, LEINN does not train people for a single type of career path. It develops people with the capacity to adapt, lead, and create value in any context and any country.

The International Network You Build During the Degree

LEINN’s international career outcomes don’t appear out of nowhere after graduation. They are built across four years of the degree, through three key elements that are part of the program.

Learning Journeys: Your First Contact With Global Ecosystems

During the LEINN degree you take Learning Journeys to entrepreneurial ecosystems across three continents. These are not tourist trips or standard academic exchanges. They are multi-week immersions where you work with your team in real contexts that are very different from Spain’s:

• Finland (year one): where the Team Academy methodology was born more than 30 years ago. You connect with the Nordic innovation ecosystem and understand the roots of the Mondragon Team Academy Model (MTA Model).
• Costa Rica (year two): an ecosystem of sustainability, cooperativism, and social innovation. You work in contexts where creativity solves real problems with limited resources.
• South Korea and India (year three): two Asian giants with very different business cultures. South Korea exposes you to cutting-edge technological innovation; India, to the capacity to build ventures in massive and complex markets.

Each Learning Journey expands your network of contacts, your understanding of different markets, and your ability to work in multicultural environments. By the time you finish LEINN, you have already lived and worked across three continents. That radically shifts your professional perspective.

The Global Network of Team Academies

LEINN is built on the MTA Model (Mondragon Team Academy Model), an entrepreneurial learning methodology present in multiple countries. In practice, this means that during the degree you take part in cross-visits with other labs and universities around the world, share spaces with entrepreneurs of different nationalities, and access an international community of professionals who have gone through the same learning model. It is not an Erasmus-style exchange program, but it is a trust network that opens doors. When you reach out to someone who has been through the same learning model, there is a shared language that makes professional collaboration easier, regardless of country.

The TeamLabs/ and Mondragon Unibertsitatea Ecosystem

TeamLabs/ operates as a learning lab of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, a university with a strong international and cooperative vocation. That institutional backing, combined with the degree’s hands-on experience, produces a professional profile that is attractive to companies and organizations in any country. There is a real difference between applying for an international role with a purely theoretical credential and doing so with four years of real experience building companies, traveling across three continents, and working with actual clients. That difference is what explains why so many LEINN graduates end up building their careers outside Spain.

International Projects During the Degree

LEINN’s international dimension is not limited to the Learning Journeys. Throughout the four years, many teams develop projects with clients or in markets outside Spain.

Teams That Work With International Clients

In LEINN, each team creates a real company (team company) that invoices and operates in the market. Some teams identify business opportunities in other countries and develop them as part of their training. This is not exceptional or reserved for a select few: it is a real possibility within the model. In practice, this means that before graduating, you may have already worked with clients of different nationalities, managed projects in other languages, and solved business problems in cultural contexts very different from Spain’s.

Global Mindset as Part of the Method

In many university degree programs, the international dimension is an “extra”: a semester on Erasmus, an optional course in English, a final-year trip. In LEINN, however, a global mindset is part of the method from day one. When you learn to build ventures as a team, manage uncertainty, and create value in real markets, you are not limited by borders. That capacity for adaptation is exactly what international companies like Google, Coca-Cola, and Barclays look for when they hire, and it is also what enables other graduates to found their own companies in China, Indonesia, or Mexico. A LEINN team company of 20 students will, by graduation, have generated a minimum accumulated revenue of €300,000 and launched more than 30 to 40 projects to market. That real business experience, combined with international Learning Journeys, is what produces profiles that are genuinely competitive at a global level.

Myth to Debunk: “You Need an International MBA to Work Abroad”

There is a widespread misconception: that building an international career requires a master’s degree from an elite Anglo-Saxon university or an expensive MBA. That a Spanish degree, however practical, cannot open doors outside Spain. The 13 profiles you just read debunk that myth with real names. LEINN graduates from TeamLabs/ are working today in Silicon Valley, in the City of London, at Coca-Cola’s offices in Morocco, and at the Spanish Embassy in Vietnam. Others have founded companies in China, Indonesia, and Mexico. All without a prior MBA. That said, it is important to be honest: international reach is not automatic. It requires personal effort, a strong command of English (and often other languages), initiative to seek out opportunities abroad, and the capacity to adapt to different cultures. What LEINN does give you is the foundation: real experience managing projects, an entrepreneurial mindset, the ability to work in teams across diverse contexts, and an international network built over four years. With that foundation, the leap abroad is far more natural than it would be from a purely theoretical degree.

What Types of Companies Hire LEINN Graduates Outside Spain?

LEINN’s international profiles are not concentrated in a single type of organization. The variety is notable and worth examining:

This diversity shows that LEINN’s international career paths are not limited to any one sector. The profile you build during the degree — entrepreneurial, with real experience, leadership capacity, and global vision — is valued in very different contexts.

Frequently Asked Questions About LEINN’s International Career Outcomes

Is English required to study LEINN?

The degree is taught in Spanish, but having a strong level of English when you start is highly recommended and, in practice, nearly essential to get the most out of the experience. The Learning Journeys to Finland, Costa Rica, South Korea, and India require you to communicate in English with local professionals and entrepreneurs. And if you aim to build your career outside Spain, English will be your primary tool. Many LEINNers significantly improve their level during the degree precisely because of this constant international immersion.

Can you do the final project abroad?

LEINN offers flexibility in how and where you develop your final project. Because the model is built on real projects, it is possible to tie your final degree project to an international project, either with a client from another country or directly from another destination. The key is that the project has real value and demonstrates the competencies acquired over four years.

Does the international Team Academy network give me access to anything concrete?

The Mondragon Team Academy Model (MTA Model) network connects you with a community of entrepreneurs and learning labs in multiple countries. In practice, this means access to professional contacts, the possibility of taking part in cross-visits with other labs, and an ecosystem of people who share your approach to work and learning. It is not a job placement program, but it is a trust network that naturally opens international opportunities.

What types of companies hire LEINN graduates outside Spain?

The variety is notable: from major tech companies like Google and Udemy to consumer multinationals like Coca-Cola, plus banking (Barclays), insurance (Generali), market research (Mintel), corporate innovation (Plug and Play Tech Center), luxury goods (IWC Schaffhausen), public institutions (Spanish Embassy), and entertainment (Superstruct Entertainment). The entrepreneurial profile — with real experience and a global mindset — is attractive to organizations across very different sectors.

Are there LEINNers who have built companies in other countries?

Yes. Among TeamLabs/ graduates, some have founded companies outside Spain. Jan Roselló created FabricarEnChina.com in China, Javier Fesser co-founded The Green Hub Lombok in Indonesia, and Manuel Lodares is a partner at restaurant 3 Galeones in Mexico. The entrepreneurial mindset developed during the degree, combined with the international experience of the Learning Journeys, leads some people to build ventures directly in other markets.

Conclusion: LEINN Does Not End in Spain

When a family is deciding whether LEINN is worth it, the most common question is “what comes after?” The 13 profiles in this article answer clearly: after LEINN, there is an entire world of possibilities. From Silicon Valley to Southeast Asia, across Europe’s major capitals, North Africa, and Latin America, LEINN graduates from TeamLabs/ are leading projects at global organizations and building their own companies. Not because the degree guarantees a position abroad, but because it develops people with the experience, the mindset, and the network needed to compete in any market. The combination of four years of real entrepreneurship, Learning Journeys across three continents (Europe, the Americas, and Asia), the MTA Model network, and the backing of Mondragon Unibertsitatea produces a professional profile with an international reach that few university degrees in Spain can match.

If you want to experience firsthand how this degree works and what doors it can open, the best next step is to attend a TeamLabs/ open house (Puertas Abiertas) in Madrid, Barcelona, or Málaga. Talk with current students, ask graduates, and decide with real information whether LEINN fits the way you see your professional future.

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