What UMAA Associates, LLC does

UMAA Associates, LLC (operating as Umana, Umana Online, and Umana Consultora) is a private, boutique management consulting firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The firm specializes in organizational leadership development, change management, mentoring, and collaborative work training, serving multinational corporations, national companies, and organizations across at least 15 industry verticals spanning manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, technology, oil and gas, mining, agriculture, public management, and education in Latin America.

The company's core offerings are three flagship programs (Leadership Programs, Mentoring Programs, and Change Management Programs) complemented by supporting programs in Collaborative Work, Management Skills Training, Train-the-Trainer, Conversational Skills, and Emotional Intelligence. Delivery is based on a proprietary blended-learning methodology organized around a four-stage experiential cycle (Connect-Conceptualize-Conclude-Concretize), and supported by the Umana Learning Campus, a proprietary virtual platform that provides participant resources and formative experiences. The firm is led by Founder/CEO Gabriel Paradiso (35+ years of People Management experience, 60,000+ leaders personally trained, 30,000+ training hours delivered) and Managing Director Erika Ortiz, who also leads EOG Consulting in Ecuador.

UMAA generates revenue through customized professional services engagements sold via direct enterprise sales; pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are structured as multi-year, contact-based quotations tailored to scope, participant count, and delivery format. The firm operates with 11-50 employees across 10 Latin American countries, holds membership in the International Association of Facilitators, and maintains strategic alliances with SCI (sci.ar) and a network of complementary institutional partners. No external funding rounds, M&A, or public listing are disclosed.

Name

UMAA Associates, LLC

Legal name

UMAA Associates, LLC

Website

https://umanaonline.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UMAA Associates, LLC is a private Argentine boutique consulting firm that delivers leadership development, change management, mentoring, and collaborative work training to multinational and national organizations across 10 Latin American countries, using proprietary blended-learning methodologies and its Umana Learning Campus platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development and Organizational Change Management Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE)

Keywords

• Leadership development consulting
• Change management consulting
• Executive mentoring services
• Corporate training programs
• Organizational development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Leadership Development Programs: Comprehensive integral training programs for executives, managers, and middle managers focused on developing team management and leadership skills. Programs are delivered in-person or blended format with custom content.
2. Mentoring Programs: Personalized one-on-one or group mentoring accompaniment for the development of executive, managerial competencies and professional strengthening.
3. Change Management Programs: Proven methodologies to facilitate organizational transitions and adapt corporate culture to new challenges, including collaborative work proposals.
4. Train-the-Trainer Programs: Formation of internal facilitators to create sustainable internal capability, including conversational skills and emotional intelligence training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UMAA Associates, LLC (Umana/Umana Consultora) is a boutique consulting firm delivering leadership development, executive mentoring, and change management services to organizations across Latin America. Core deliverables include Leadership Programs for executives, managers, and middle managers; personalized Mentoring Programs for executive competency development; and Change Management Programs applying proven methodologies for organizational transitions. Services are delivered through a blended learning model (in-person plus the proprietary Umana Learning Campus platform) and supported by Train-the-Trainer, Collaborative Work, Conversational Skills, and Emotional Intelligence training offerings.

Product overview

Umana is a boutique consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of organizational development services centered around leadership and change management. The core offerings consist of three primary programs: Leadership Programs, Mentoring Programs, and Change Management Programs. These are complemented by supporting programs including Collaborative Work, Management Skills Training, Train the Trainer, Conversational Skills, and Emotional Intelligence training. The firm's services are delivered through its proprietary Umana Learning Campus virtual platform, which supports participants with additional learning resources. All programs are designed using a blended learning methodology combining conceptual, didactic, pedagogical, and experiential approaches to maximize learning outcomes across Latin American markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Umana Learning Campus: Company's own virtual platform to support participant development in programs with additional resources.

Products and services

• Leadership Programs (Programas de Liderazgo)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 100,000 leaders trained across Latin America
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SCI (sci.ar)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for extended service offerings including talent search, labor evaluations, organizational consulting/HR strategy, and corporate streaming services.
• International Association of FacilitatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional membership guaranteeing global quality standards in facilitation and training processes.
• Various Institutional PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnerships including: Matriz, Delta, Larese, Buenas Practicas, Comunix, Profiles, Mentu, S&M, MB, SEL, Temas, Jakina, Claridad, PQ, Cursum, RealCX - providing complementary services in human resource management and organizational development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EOG Consulting: Founded and led by Erika Ortiz (Umana's Managing Director), EOG Consulting is a boutique leadership and organizational development firm based in Ecuador serving similar Latin American markets with executive coaching and facilitation services.
• Prosci: Specialized change management methodology and training provider (ADKAR) with a global certified practitioner network; directly competes with Umana's Change Management Programs and Train-the-Trainer offerings.
• BTS: Global consulting firm specializing in leadership development, sales transformation, and strategy execution through business simulations; comparable to Umana's experiential learning approach and enterprise training model.

Emerging players

• CoachHub: Global digital coaching platform serving enterprise leadership development; comparable to Umana's mentoring programs and an emerging threat/disruptor to traditional boutique facilitation models.
• BetterUp: Enterprise coaching and AI-driven leadership development platform with global reach; an emerging digital-first player that overlaps with Umana's mentoring and leadership development programs through a different (tech-enabled) delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Internationally recognized provider of executive leadership development programs and research; comparable to Umana's leadership programs but with global brand and faculty depth.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership and behavioral assessment firm with established enterprise leadership development, selection, and succession programs; competes with Umana for multinational corporate leadership training mandates.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering leadership development, executive coaching, talent management, and change advisory — overlapping with Umana's mentoring and change management offerings at enterprise scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership consulting firm; competes with Umana in executive coaching, leadership assessment, and cultural/organizational change advisory at the C-suite level.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership development firm offering widely deployed content (e.g., 'The 7 Habits') and enterprise training programs; directly competes with Umana in Latin American leadership programs but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCV96xnW5HDHATKezoTmAzHA
• Facebookfacebook.com/UmanaOnLine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/umana
• Instagraminstagram.com/umanaconsultora/?hl=es

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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