About bright Talents
Leadership Thinking Partnership
Bright Talents is an executive coaching practice dedicated to supporting CEOs, board members, and senior leaders as they navigate complex decisions, human systems, and long-term organisational responsibility.
Our work is grounded in the belief that leadership at senior levels is less about applying tools, and more about clarifying judgment, examining assumptions, and engaging consciously with people, culture, and context.
We do not offer formulas or predefined solutions. Instead, we create a confidential, ethically grounded thinking partnership that enables leaders to reflect deeply, challenge their own logic, and act with greater awareness and responsibility.
Bright Talents operates in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, both in person (primarily in Lisbon) and online, supporting leaders across geographies and organisational contexts.
OuR services
executive coaching
team coaching
leadership consulting
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
J.M. - CEO, Portugal
From the very first session, I experienced a level of attention and presence that allowed me to think more clearly and without pressure. João created a space where complex, often unstructured thoughts could be explored calmly and without judgment.
Rather than offering answers, he helped me slow down, examine assumptions, and bring coherence to situations that initially felt fragmented. The value of the work was in having a disciplined thinking partner at moments where clarity truly mattered.
A.R. - Executive Director, Spain
Working with João provided a rare opportunity to think openly about decisions that carried significant responsibility. The conversations were about creating enough space to explore complexity without simplifying it prematurely.
What I valued most was the quality of questioning and the respect for my autonomy. The work supported me in strengthening my own judgment at moments where the weight of decisions could not be shared, but needed to be thought through carefully.
S.L. - CEO, United Kingdom
The coaching conversations consistently challenged my habitual ways of seeing situations. Through careful questioning, João helped surface blind spots and invited alternative perspectives that I might not have considered on my own.
This was never about being told what to think, but about being encouraged to examine assumptions and widen the lens through which decisions were being made, particularly in situations where experience can easily become a limitation rather than an asset.