We support your Career steps with the best professionals in several sectors and markets. Our mentors are prominent Executives, Business Managers, Financial experts & Investors, founders of start-ups, Lawyers, Transformation Specialists, Digital and Tech experts. Selected by the SM Management Team, each Mentor is committed to coach and support our Clients.
— Steven Spielberg
ACADEMIC STUDIES
Pedro Mendes is another prestigious partner of SM Mentors for the Academic & Studies area.
He has a Ph.D. in Business Science with a Marketing Specialization from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid, a Master in Sports Science from the University of Beira Interior, and a Degree in Marketing Management from IPAM.
With over 20 years of experience in Higher Education in various areas, he’s currently the Dean of IPAM Lisbon and Head of Executive & Lifelong Education at IPAM, the European University, IADE, and IPAM.
In the past, he served the business world as Manager and Marketing Director in the Sports and Entertainment sectors.
Are you interested in pursuing a mentorship with Pedro? Get in touch.
LABOUR & COMMERCIAL LAW
Madalena Marques, with 30 years of experience as a lawyer and a partner in the “Victor Marques & Associados” law firm, a key player in the market for the last two decades, is a specialist in the fields of employment law and company law and provides legal advice to both companies and individuals.
Madalena shall assist our clients (candidates and companies) to appropriately resolve processes of a legal or commercial nature in a personalized approach tailored to the legislation in effect.
She is also a specialist in validating RGPD processes.
Are you interested in pursuing a mentorship with Madalena? Get in touch.
SALES STRATEGY & TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Pedro Soares de Mello draws on 35 years of business management experience. He is a consultant in Management and Negotiation and a professor at IPAM and the Coimbra Business School.
His specialist fields span client segmentation, the development of commercial and business strategies, negotiation, training, and the preparation/development of commercial teams.
Pedro shall accompany our clients in a personalized approach able to optimize their performances and processes.
Are you interested in pursuing a mentorship with Pedro? Get in touch.
COACHING
Mafalda Almeida is an executive coach and mentor, an expert in emotional intelligence, and a certified behavioral analyst who implements projects for individuals and companies, supplying the tools necessary to bring changes in their contexts and results.
She is the founder of Rising Academy and the innovative concept of the “Academy for Leadership Acceleration” - implemented at the company level - and the “Intensive Program for Female Leadership” - a solution launched in 2017.
She works with multinational companies and executives holding middle and senior management positions.
Are you interested in pursuing a mentorship with Mafalda? Get in touch.
BRANDING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Trained Systems Programmer, he is the founder and CEO of M de Milho, a Digital Marketing Agency.
He started his career in a prestigious consultancy company in Lisbon. In 2002 he moved to London, where he spent 11 years developing his specialty in Marketing and Digital Marketing, working on several relevant international projects.
He returned to Portugal to launch the M de Milho Agency to assert the agency in the digital market as an "out-of-the-box" reference, with tailored solutions for its customers.
Are you interested in pursuing a mentorship with Ricardo? Get in touch.
HR CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Sofia Sequeira, a graduate in Sociology and with a Master’s Degree in Business Management and Marketing, has developed her career over the last 21 years, both leading departments of human resources and training and undertaking consultancy and training projects for national and multinational companies across the most varied of sectors – retail, logistics, IT and telecommunications, aviation, banking, pharmaceuticals and among others.
Are you interested in pursuing a mentorship with Sofia? Get in touch.
