Mercantil Amerant
Strategy, naming and identity for a new chapter in U.S. banking.
See the caseCREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER · STRATEGIC ADVISOR · ENTREPRENEUR
I help founders and leadership teams turn business ambition into a clear direction, a distinctive brand, and a practical path to growth.
Co-founder of Scalto. Thirty years across Latin America and the United States. An engineer’s discipline, an entrepreneur’s perspective.
Start a conversation01 / SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Across my careerFor thirty years, I’ve helped build and reposition brands across Latin America and the United States. I work alongside founders and leadership teams where business and brand decisions meet—bringing an engineer’s rigor and a creative’s instinct to what comes next.
Thirty yearsShaping brands across Latin America and the United States.
At the C-suite tableConnecting brand decisions with business direction.
Engineer and creativeAnalytical rigor meets creative instinct.
Strategy, naming and identity for a new chapter in U.S. banking.
See the caseBrand strategy and rebranding across financial services, business and hospitality.
The creative consultancy I co-founded to connect business strategy, branding and execution.
Explore the workFollowing the separation of Mercantil’s U.S. operation, I worked with the bank’s strategic planning team to help shape Amerant—from strategy and naming to visual identity and launch communications.
THE CREATIVE DECISION
A name connecting Mercantil’s heritage with America, expressing continuity and a new direction in the U.S.
“Scalto has the advantage of having a highly creative team with strategic thinking, this combination was the key for us to achieve the ideal brand name, purpose and narrative.”
02 / HOW I HELP
Think three steps ahead.The right question changes the brief. A new connection reveals the opportunity. Together, we turn that insight into a direction people can act on.
Let’s find your next moveClarify the opportunity, sharpen the offer, and align the people making the decisions.
STRATEGYBuild the positioning, narrative, and identity that express what makes the business worth choosing.
BRANDWith the Scalto team, bring the strategy into communications, customer experiences, and marketing.
ACTIVATIONHOW I HELP / IN PRACTICE
Strategy · Brand · LeadershipA business entering a new market needs to understand what will earn trust there. A company that has evolved needs a story that reflects its value. A leadership team pursuing growth needs a shared direction.
Identify where to focus, what makes your business valuable, and what needs to change.
Translate business ambition into positioning, a compelling narrative, and an experience your team can deliver.
Bring a fresh perspective to expansion, change, and the decisions that shape your next chapter.

WHAT I BELIEVE

03 / STORY
I’m Gabriela. A Venezuelan entrepreneur based in Miami, a mother of four, and a firm believer that creativity belongs at the decision-making table.
Building and rebuilding have shaped how I work. Ask better questions, challenge assumptions, and think three steps ahead.
Co-Founder & President
Community builder & host
Analytical discipline, creative thinking
Mentor
Growth matters to me because of what it makes possible. For businesses, people, and communities. I support Venezuelan institutions advancing education, inclusive sport, and children’s health.
04 / IDEAS & CONNECTIONS
Listen. Connect. Think bigger.On stage and in conversation, I explore the decisions behind growth, and bring the right people into the same room.
Conversations I host with founders and leaders about the decisions behind building and growing businesses across the U.S. and Latin America.
Explore the episodesConnecting founders, investors and financial institutions across the Americas through community, events and market access.
Explore Miami Fintech ClubInterviews, podcasts and panels about brands, entrepreneurship, leadership and the ideas shaping what comes next.
Explore appearancesSelected Ideas to Scale episodes featuring Gabriela Pulido: her perspective on the Venezuelan market, conversations with leaders building across borders, and her latest podcast conversation.
GABRIELA IN CONVERSATION · VENEZUELAGabriela Pulido and Andrés Rincón on Venezuela’s marketWatch episode ↗
HOSTED BY GABRIELA · LEADERSHIPScaling with Purpose: Gabriela with Raúl HenriquezWatch episode ↗
LATEST WITH GABRIELA · IDEAS TO SCALEFrom Identity to Impact: How Brands Drive GrowthListen on Apple Podcasts ↗
05 / IN THE CONVERSATION
Interviews · Podcasts · VideoFrom building Scalto to communicating across cultures, these conversations bring Gabriela’s perspective to different audiences.
In Episode 5, Gabriela talks about why brand and positioning come before entering a market such as Venezuela.
Watch the Reel on Instagram More from Gabriela · @mgabrielapm
EPISODE 05 · GABRIELA PULIDOWatch the Reel 06 / SPEAKING
A point of view. A real conversation.
SPEAKING · MODERATING · STRATEGIC ROOMS
Keynotes, panels and conversations about branding, leadership, reinvention and the decisions behind growth.
Startup Venezuela Summit Miami Edition · EB Hotel Miami
Also moderated “Why Venezuela, Why Now.”
Emerge & Elevate: Women’s Leadership in the Age of AI
Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida
Startup Venezuela Summit Miami Edition · Miami, Florida
View event ↗The Council Latam · Samborondón, Ecuador
Entrepreneurial trajectory and the experience of building and growing businesses.
Bring a strategic voice to your next conversation.
Invite me to speakYOUR NEXT CHAPTER
For strategic advisory, a Scalto engagement, or a speaking invitation, let’s have a conversation.
Strategic advisory · Scalto engagements · Speaking
Conversations in English and Spanish.