A few years ago, I was backstage at WebSummit with a female deep tech founder, minutes before she walked out to 50k people. She said she was nervous. I asked if she was sure about that. She smiled, walked out, and owned the stage.
That's what I do. Help people get out of their own way and actually connect.
I'm a public speaking and storytelling coach based in Portugal —one of six countries I've called home. I've taught at Stanford GSB, co-authored Presenting Presenting with Jeffrey Goldsmith, and built the Abracadabra Method, used by leaders at Google, Meta, and Netflix.
The problem is rarely just delivery. It's half message, half presence. I work on both, including with non-native English speakers who think their accent is the problem. It isn't.
The leaders I work with have the ideas. They have the vision. What they need is to walk into a room and make it impossible to look away.
I create space for underrepresented voices and unconventional viewpoints by featuring women from all over the world / a variety of backgrounds in my content.
