Franklin Sánchez
Strategy Director & Co-Founder
Serial entrepreneur with deep operational expertise across the fast-food, agriculture, and real estate sectors. At my operational peak, I managed up to 57 traditional businesses simultaneously, coordinating vast logistical networks and complex operations from the ground up.
Beyond Empeñalo, I lead the 5-year strategic development plan as the majority shareholder of Lomas de Nirgua, one of the largest agrotourism parks in Venezuela. My operational capacity ensures the flawless execution of Empeñalo's commercial strategy and our B2B liquidity scaling.
At Empeñalo, my core focus is scaling the B2B liquidity model to a massive level. Traditional pawnshops are not our enemies—they are our vaults and our primary liquidity providers. We integrate them into our digital ecosystem so they can access thousands of clients they would never reach otherwise.
Alongside Zacarías, I apply the methodologies learned at Y Combinator Startup School to ensure rapid, iterative, and bureaucracy-free execution. We are adapting Silicon Valley's highest engineering and business standards to the unique realities and opportunities of Latin America.
“We didn't come to compete with traditional pawnshops; we came to give them the technological infrastructure so they can multiply their clients by a thousand.”
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