Charlie Solorzano
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🔎 Executive Search Consultant Headhunter 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Managing Partner
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🏆 Specializing in CEO & senior-level execs, helping to build thriving cultures
@AlderKoten
🏆 Specializing in CEO & senior-level execs, helping to build thriving cultures
The Anatomy of Resistance: medium.com/@charlies...
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Anatomy of Resistance: medium.com/@charlies...
George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, will step into Formula 1 by acquiring roughly a 5% effective share of the Mercedes team, via a 15% stake in Toto Wolff’s company, valuing the team at approximately US $6 billion
Mercedes F1’s $6 B Valuation and Wolff’s Sale Matter to the Business of Motorsport
In Formula 1, ownership shifts are strategic signals — and Mercedes just sent a loud one.
gridcomplex.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, will step into Formula 1 by acquiring roughly a 5% effective share of the Mercedes team, via a 15% stake in Toto Wolff’s company, valuing the team at approximately US $6 billion
ID Verification Startup Incode Seeks Up to $3 Billion Valuation
ID Verification Startup Incode Seeks Up to $3 Billion Valuation
Incode Technologies Inc., an identity verification platform, is in preliminary talks to raise between $150 million and $300 million from investors at a valuation of as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ID Verification Startup Incode Seeks Up to $3 Billion Valuation
Kimberly-Clark Strikes $40 Billion Deal for Tylenol Maker Kenvue www.wsj.com/business...
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Kimberly-Clark Strikes $40 Billion Deal for Tylenol Maker Kenvue www.wsj.com/business...
Reposted by Charlie Solorzano
NEW: Trump is serious about breaching Mexico’s sovereignty to target cartels — and Team Trump is drawing up attack plans, officials say.
Just don’t call it an invasion.
Story: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Just don’t call it an invasion.
Story: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW: Trump is serious about breaching Mexico’s sovereignty to target cartels — and Team Trump is drawing up attack plans, officials say.
Just don’t call it an invasion.
Story: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Just don’t call it an invasion.
Story: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome www.wsj.com/tech/per...
August 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome www.wsj.com/tech/per...
Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/...
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/...
The Atlanta Braves turned their stadium into a money-printing neighborhood. The Battery Atlanta is the blueprint every team wants to copy.
www.wsj.com/sports/b...
www.wsj.com/sports/b...
July 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Atlanta Braves turned their stadium into a money-printing neighborhood. The Battery Atlanta is the blueprint every team wants to copy.
www.wsj.com/sports/b...
www.wsj.com/sports/b...
Se acuerdan cuando López nos hizo hacer files de horas, para cargar gasolina: El huachicol en el sexenio pasado fue de tal magnitud, que con su valor se pudo haber pagado el costo de la nueva refinería de Dos Bocas o cubrir la deuda de Pemex con proveedores.
www.mural.com.mx/pag...
www.mural.com.mx/pag...
Pagaría ordeña a proveedores
El huachicol en el Sexenio pasado fue de tal magnitud, que con su valor se pudo haber cubierto la deuda de Pemex con sus proveedores.
www.mural.com.mx
July 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Se acuerdan cuando López nos hizo hacer files de horas, para cargar gasolina: El huachicol en el sexenio pasado fue de tal magnitud, que con su valor se pudo haber pagado el costo de la nueva refinería de Dos Bocas o cubrir la deuda de Pemex con proveedores.
www.mural.com.mx/pag...
www.mural.com.mx/pag...
Capgemini To Buy IT Firm WNS For $3.3 Billion to Boost AI www.bloomberg.com/ne...
Capgemini To Buy IT Firm WNS For $3.3 Billion to Boost AI
France’s Capgemini SE plans to acquire IT outsourcing company WNS Holdings Ltd. for $3.3 billion in cash in a deal aimed at expanding its AI operations.
www.bloomberg.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Capgemini To Buy IT Firm WNS For $3.3 Billion to Boost AI www.bloomberg.com/ne...
I need to discuss a pattern I've observed for 20 years that derails even the most brilliant founders.
The fierce, hands-on control that builds your company eventually becomes the cage that traps it. The company's growth hits a ceiling—your bandwidth.
I call this The Founder's Paradox™.
The fierce, hands-on control that builds your company eventually becomes the cage that traps it. The company's growth hits a ceiling—your bandwidth.
I call this The Founder's Paradox™.
July 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I need to discuss a pattern I've observed for 20 years that derails even the most brilliant founders.
The fierce, hands-on control that builds your company eventually becomes the cage that traps it. The company's growth hits a ceiling—your bandwidth.
I call this The Founder's Paradox™.
The fierce, hands-on control that builds your company eventually becomes the cage that traps it. The company's growth hits a ceiling—your bandwidth.
I call this The Founder's Paradox™.
CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy www.reuters.com/lega...
CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy
CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated the online recruitment industry, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and said it plans to sell its businesses.
www.reuters.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy www.reuters.com/lega...
CRO or VP of Sales? 5 Signs You’re Hiring the Wrong Title for the Wrong Stage charliesolorzano.me/...
CRO or VP of Sales? 5 Signs You’re Hiring the Wrong Title for the Wrong Stage
Avoid stalling growth—here are 5 signs your startup hired the wrong sales leader for your stage.
charliesolorzano.me
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
CRO or VP of Sales? 5 Signs You’re Hiring the Wrong Title for the Wrong Stage charliesolorzano.me/...
Why Sales Bench Strength Matters More Than Star Hires charliesolorzano.me/...
Why Sales Bench Strength Matters More Than Star Hires
Strong sales teams win with depth, not just stars. Learn how bench strength impacts pipeline, expansion, and revenue in startups and SaaS.
charliesolorzano.me
June 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Why Sales Bench Strength Matters More Than Star Hires charliesolorzano.me/...
WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App www.nytimes.com/2025...
WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App
They will appear in only one part of the Meta-owned messaging service, it said. The move is potentially lucrative, while raising questions about user privacy.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App www.nytimes.com/2025...
Live Nation to invest $1 billion in US music venues www.marketscreener.c...
Live Nation to invest $1 billion in US music venues
Live Nation Entertainment said on Tuesday it will invest $1 billion to build 18 new live music venues across the U.S. as the concert promoter sees strong demand for musical performances from...
www.marketscreener.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Live Nation to invest $1 billion in US music venues www.marketscreener.c...
The Booming Business of Returned Products www.nytimes.com/2025...
The Booming Business of Returned Products
As retailers slow down orders for foreign goods because of tariffs, companies that recirculate overstocked or returned items may help fill the gap.
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Booming Business of Returned Products www.nytimes.com/2025...
The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand www.theatlantic.com/...
The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand - The Atlantic
They’re no longer terrible—in fact, they’re often the draw.
www.theatlantic.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand www.theatlantic.com/...
Reposted by Charlie Solorzano
On this day in 1985, ‘Til Tuesday released "Voices Carry" - the excellent lead single from their debut studio album of the same name.
“Hush, hush, keep it down now”
“Hush, hush, keep it down now”
March 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
On this day in 1985, ‘Til Tuesday released "Voices Carry" - the excellent lead single from their debut studio album of the same name.
“Hush, hush, keep it down now”
“Hush, hush, keep it down now”
🏎️ Pato O’Ward: la construcción de un piloto 360º elmister.substack.co...
🏎️ Pato O’Ward: la construcción de un piloto 360º
Mientras la IndyCar recupera protagonismo en el mapa global, Patricio O’Ward está trazando su propio camino para convertirse en un referente dentro y fuera del automovilismo.
elmister.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🏎️ Pato O’Ward: la construcción de un piloto 360º elmister.substack.co...
Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect.
www.bbc.com/news/art...
www.bbc.com/news/art...
23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.
www.bbc.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect.
www.bbc.com/news/art...
www.bbc.com/news/art...
The Unicorn Boom Is Over, and Startups Are Getting Desperate www.bloomberg.com/ne...
February 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Unicorn Boom Is Over, and Startups Are Getting Desperate www.bloomberg.com/ne...
Prediction Consensus: What the Experts See Coming in 2025 www.visualcapitalist...
January 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Prediction Consensus: What the Experts See Coming in 2025 www.visualcapitalist...
Sonos CEO Leaving After Botched App Revamp Led to Customer Revolt www.bloomberg.com/ne...
Sonos CEO Leaving After Botched App Revamp Led to Customer Revolt
Sonos Inc. Chief Executive Officer Patrick Spence is leaving after eight years in the job, a move that follows a botched app revamp that upset customers and stymied growth.
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Sonos CEO Leaving After Botched App Revamp Led to Customer Revolt www.bloomberg.com/ne...
AI-generated phishing scams target corporate executives www.ft.com/content/d...
AI-generated phishing scams target corporate executives
Fast-developing technology gives hackers ability to craft ‘perfect’ fraudulent emails
www.ft.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
AI-generated phishing scams target corporate executives www.ft.com/content/d...