The Team

Act, Agitate, and Speed Up – Teresa is an action professional! CEO of Territórios Criativos, with more than 5 years of experience in the management and dynamization of business incubators. Lecturer in the Executive Master in Tourism and Hospitality Management, in ISMAT. Teresa was executive director of Mafra & Ericeira Business Factory and consultant in the launch of Loures INOVA. Consultant, mentor and trainer in the business incubators StartUp Portimão and Alvaiázere+. Coordinator of the programs organized in partnership with Turismo de Portugal, under the Fostering Innovation in Tourism protocol: Tourism Up, Taste Up, and Net me Up. Responsible for the dynamization on international initiatives in Portuguese incubators: Get in The Ring, Startup Europe Week, Global Entrepreneurship Network, Ignite, etc. Co-author of published articles related with entrepreneurship. Speaker and moderator of several entrepreneurship related initiatives. Jury in dozens of entrepreneurship contests. Entrepreneur in the food sector. GEN Portugal delegate, the entrepreneurship platform, present in more than 170 countries worldwide.

The eagle’s vision in a sharp-witted coordinator! Project Coordinator at Territórios Criativos and coordinator of the business incubator Alvaiázere+. She’s also the coordinator of the entrepreneurship programs. Coordinated several projects and acceleration programs, such as Tourism Up, in partnership with Turismo de Portugal. Is responsible for the organization of several initiatives and training programs. Trainer and projects’ mentor – development and validation of business models. Worked as a salesperson at Chilli Beans.

Has all the company’s tourism programs! Project coordinator at Territórios Criativos, with more than 9 years of experience in management and dynamization of business incubators. Is the coordinator of Green UP, Tourism UP and Taste UP, programs promoted in partnership with Turismo de Portugal, under the Fostering Innovation in Tourism protocol. He was a director of installations at DNA Cascais – Cascais um concelho empreendedor, and advisor to the municipality of Cascais, for the financial and human resources areas.

Trainer not only of collaborators - but also of collaborative people! Raquel is a project manager at Territórios Criativos. She is a trainer with experience in the behavioral, interpersonal and corporate areas, having already done training in several companies. Has international experience in social intervention. She worked for several years with UPAJE - União para a Acção Cultural e Juvenil e Educativa, where she developed skills in the promotion of recreational activities for children from 6 to 18 years.

With roots in Aljezur, José lives in an intense search to accumulate the word TERRITORY in his repertoire: graduated in Public Administration and Territory Politics and attending Master in Sustainable Urbanism and Territorial Planning, the next logical step would be to join the Territórios Criativos team! With extensive experience with Associations and Municipalities, he is now Mentor, Trainer and Project Coordinator at Territórios Criativos, being part of the latest Entrepreneurship in Schools project, with the Intermunicipal Community of The Region of Leiria. But don't be fooled by this obsession with territories, because deep down one of your biggest vices is bodyboarding and the sea!

Kindergarten teacher

Identifies the 9 types of personalities, is the “Guess Who?” of the company! Mentor and Trainer at Territórios Criativos. António is a business and life coach. He is mentor, co-founder and partner of enneaPlay, and Quantic9 – Enneagram & Coaching Experts. He’s the president of the general association of Eneagrama Portugal. He is an Enneagram teacher, certified by the School of Narrative Tradition, USA, and guest lecturer in the postgraduate studies in IT Governance, in the areas of leadership, coaching, and enneagram at Lusófona University. Has professional experience in franchising, management and sports management.

Enthusiast for healthy and sustainable business solutions! In love with sustainability, Bárbara has a PhD in Marketing for the Sustainability, and holds a Master’s degree in Management. Is the co-founder and executive director of Biovilla. In the past 10 years developed and managed all the procedures for the touristic licensing in Arrábida’s Natural Park, and gathered the necessary funds to build the “BioVilla Sustentabilidade”, A natural tourism facility that was considered one of the biggest projects to the sustainable development of the country. Combines the academic knowledge in Sustainable Marketing with her entrepreneurial vein, connected to her professional experience in big multinationals, such as Unilever and L’oreal, to deliver business solutions and brand positioning through the use of unique and non-conventional techniques that increase the social and environmental value. It has her own consulting company named “The Good Brands”.