Miguel Figueiredo

Coach, Mentor & Keynote Speaker

“Become the best version of you.”


He has already worked in large organisations such as Unilever and Sonae. He has created his own start-up, which he sold to a multinational company. He is a professor at Universidade Católica and he is a team trainer of long-standing. He is also a lifelong learner who always seeks to learn from the best. Miguel Figueiredo has accumulated more than 25 years of experience that he places at your disposal.

Full biography:

Partner at InsightOut. With more than 25 years of experience, Miguel graduated in Business Management at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and has several postgraduate degrees from universities such as London Business School, IMD Switzerland, EPG Porto and Universidade Nova. He is a PCC Coach by ICF and Mentor Senior Practitioner by EMCC, with additional training in the science of happiness from UC Berkeley, emotion management and micro-expressions from the Paul Ekman International Institute and in Neuro Linguistic Programming with John Grinder himself. He has even learned to go deeper into his coaching sessions, through training with some of the world's best coaches such as Fred Kofman, David Peterson and David Goldsmith.

Miguel has a very diverse career, which went from working in large multinationals such as Unilever and Sonae, to also creating his own company - Excentric, one of the most prestigious digital marketing companies, which later merged with the advertising agency Grey, thus becoming one of the strongest communication agencies in Portugal. After selling his position to the WPP group, he is now pursuing his dream of helping others become the best version of themselves through coaching, mentoring, Keynote speaking and training activities.


He is also director of the Executive Masters in Leadership Development program at Universidade Católica, where he has been lecturing for over 7 years.

For a more detailed  CV see his profile on LinkedIn.

I’ve known Miguel for more than 20 years and I consider him to be a person who combines excellent leadership capabilities, determination and objectiveness, with the character, the identity and a set of values that I deeply respect.

Miguel Loureiro Silva , Founder & CEO, datatekin

Miguel has above average levels of insight and intuition that, when blended with his professional experience in leading people and businesses, makes him an outstanding mentor. Miguel has the ability to help others fly high in both their personal and professional lives.

Mario Silva , Consultant, Public & VC Funding Specialist

Miguel brings together the most important characteristic of the future manager: creativity. He has an unusual and rare capacity to use his vast knowledge in such a creative way that it allows him to ensure that his customers and partners make a difference. He is a charismatic leader who is always hungry for knowledge and new ideas, and that is why he will always be one step ahead of the pack.

Gonçalo Alves do Rio , Deputy Director, EDP

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