About
Hi, I'm Inês.
I'm a mother first. Everything else I build, I build so that my family, chosen and biological, can grow up surrounded by love, adventure and people who care.
I'm a community builder at heart. I start clubs, host gatherings and bring strangers to one table until they become friends. My soul family, the friends who became family, is the thing I'm proudest of.
I recharge in nature. Give me a forest, the sea, or a quiet crater lake in the Azores, and I'll come back with ten new ideas. One day there will be a tree house by a lake.
Professionally, I've spent more than 15 years between creative and commercial worlds: consulting at EY, founding and scaling a handcrafted footwear brand, and leading go-to-market and enterprise sales for tech companies across Europe and the US.
A few things that make me, me
- I dance like nobody's watching, including tribal African dance with a Berlin drum group.
- I make decisions with 80% intuition and 20% reason.
- I build a moodboard for every dream before I chase it.
- I keep a box of positive memories and actually reread it.
- I'll challenge you to ping pong in Monsanto park. Or to roller disco.
A philanthropist in the making
I care most about opportunities for women, children and minorities. Today I give my time: mentoring, opening doors and connecting people. Over the years, I'm building toward a foundation of my own for these causes.