Emma Espinosa is a seasoned human resources leader and executive search consultant with deep experience supporting family-owned and founder-led organizations, where business performance, legacy, and culture are closely intertwined. Her career includes senior HR leadership roles with Grupo Omnilife and Chivas Futbol Club, two of Mexico’s most prominent family-owned enterprises, as well as extensive advisory work with clients operating within complex family-run organizational dynamics.

Having led HR functions inside family businesses, Emma brings a practitioner’s understanding of the unique challenges these organizations face—balancing growth and professionalization with deeply rooted values, multi-generational leadership, and strong founder influence. She has partnered closely with owners, family members, and executive teams to design people strategies that strengthen governance, leadership accountability, and organizational continuity without diluting cultural identity.

Emma’s expertise spans talent acquisition, executive assessment, leadership development, organizational design, compensation strategy, and executive coaching, enabling her to evaluate and place senior leaders who can operate effectively in high-trust, high-visibility environments. Her firsthand experience allows her to assess not only technical capability, but also judgment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to navigate family relationships and informal power structures—critical success factors in family-owned organizations.

As an executive search consultant, Emma is known for her thoughtful, discreet, and consultative approach. Clients value her ability to build trust with family stakeholders, align leadership talent to both business strategy and family values, and deliver executives who can lead with credibility in complex ownership structures.

Emma holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations from ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara (ITESO) and advanced certifications in Compensation & Benefits Strategy and Executive Coaching. She brings a global mindset and deep respect for cultural legacy to every engagement, helping family-owned organizations secure leadership talent that supports both sustainable growth and long-term continuity.

Her global mindset, bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, and cultural fluency allow her to navigate complex organizational dynamics and deliver solutions and leadership talent aligned with each client’s unique values, business model, and growth objectives.