Cool Beans Pod

🎙️ PAULO CORDEIRO SALGADO - author 🎖️ From colonial war to global health missions 🏥 Hospital leader with stories from Portugal, Guinea-Bissau & Angola 🎓 Lawyer, hospital management expert ✍️ Writer of fiction, children’s tales & sharp reflections 🗞️ Where medicine, history, and storytelling collide 📚 Books by Paulo Cordeiro Salgado Guiné: Crónicas de Guerra e Amor (Guinea: Chronicles of...

🎙️ Cool Beans Pod | Guest: Purvi Shroff In this episode of the Cool Beans Pod, we sit down with Purvi Shroff, Director of Alumni Leadership & Career Development at Teach For Portugal, to talk all things education equity, teaching, and systems change 🌍📚 Purvi brings a truly global perspective, having worked across the Teach For network in India, the UK, and now Portugal. She shares honest ins...

Discover Chris Tully ☕🇨🇦→🇵🇹 This friendly Canadian expat living in beautiful Porto, Portugal, has a heartwarming habit: buying coffee for strangers just to listen to their amazing life stories! Chris is all about building real connections, meeting new people, and celebrating the unique tales we all carry. Check him out on Instagram and Facebook for more glimpses into his adventures and the inspir...

🎙️ Josué Ferreira | Music, Faith & Education in Portugal 🎵🎸 Musician & Music Teacher 🧠 Registered Psychologist ✝️ Pastor & Gospel Advocate 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Man | 📍 Porto, Portugal Josué Ferreira is a Porto native, devoted family man, registered psychologist, music teacher, and pastor at Igreja de Cristo Evangélica Carismática (ICEC). A gifted multi-instrumentalist, Josué shares a...

🎙️☕ Cool Beans Pod — Episode 11: Mary Wilson (Exuberant Chaos) 🌍🇨🇦➡️🇵🇹 In Episode 11 of Cool Beans Pod, we chat with Mary Wilson, a Canadian native now living in Matosinhos, Portugal🌊. After a career in project management, Mary made a bold shift into the NGO world, founding Exuberant Chaos — a community-driven organisation rooted in creativity, inclusion, and social impact 🎨🤝. She shares what...

💥 Cool Beans Pod — Featuring John Lambe 🔦 In this episode, I sit down with John Lambe, an Irish tech founder now living in Porto. We shine a spotlight on his journey building and selling companies, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. 🤖 AI: Challenges, Opportunities & the Changing World of Work John breaks down the practical challenges of AI — from data issues to transparency and rap...

🎙️ Episode Spotlight — Mystery Skies: CIFA & (UAPs) UFOs Over Portugal! In this episode, we welcome Vitor Moreira, director of the Center for Aerospace Phenomena Investigation (CIFA) in Vila do Conde. A dedicated UAP investigator since 1976, Vitor brings decades of experience, curiosity, and sky-watching expertise 🛸✨ — but he stays surprisingly coy about certain details, offering just enough...

Carlos and Helena Branco (Villa das Eiras)  Meet two brave souls who decided that the German corporate rat race was not the path to fulfilment — so they tore up the rulebook, packed their lives, and followed a deeper calling all the way to Gaia, Portugal. 🇩🇪➡️🇵🇹 Now, they're building something extraordinary: a Quantum Healing & Spirituality Retreat Centre (Villa das Eiras) designed to nurture...

🎙️ Episode Spotlight: The Cool Beans Pod ☕🇺🇦✨ Meet the unstoppable Oleksii & Iryna Korkushko 🔥 Ukrainian entrepreneurs, influencers, and proud parents who built an incredible life in Leça da Palmeira, Porto, Portugal! 🌊🏖️ In this episode, the couple opens up about: Growing their blogging & brand promotion business 📸💼 Raising their daughter who’s already killing it in the modelling wo...

🎙️ Episode Spotlight: Inside VDM Capital with Maria João Vieira de Matos 🌟 Join us as we dive deep with Maria João Vieira de Matos, board member of VDM Capital and daughter of founder Domingos Vieira de Matos! 👨‍👧‍👦 From powerhouse media empire Media Livre 📺📰 (magazines, TV channels, newspapers – check medialivre.pt) to sustainable giant Altri Group 🌳 (eucalyptus pulp production, proudly li...

🌍✈️ Wonders & Wanderlust with the Von Bergs 🎙️ Hey adventure seekers! Join the Von Berg family – that fearless crew now living the dream in Porto, Portugal 🏠🇵🇹 – as they share how to chase the world’s greatest wonders with young kids in tow! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 From sunrise selfies at the Taj Mahal 🕌 to fairy-tale castles in Scotland 🏰, epic boat rides through emerald mountains ⛰️🚤, and palm-line...

📺 From Netflix’s Fauda to Temporarily Dead and Munich Games , Michal Aviram has shaped some of the most gripping global TV. 🌍 Now living in Porto, Michal opens up about: 🔥 Turning raw ideas into global hits 💣 Building tension and truth into unforgettable characters 🎬 The real craft of story development — from spark to screen ✨ A rare, golden peek inside a top writer’s creative mind. Perfect...

Meet Zonia, a passionate Hyrox athlete, teacher, mom, and wife from South Africa 🇿🇦. In this inspiring episode, she sits down with a high-performance athlete to explore the balance between competition, career, and family life — and what it takes to educate and motivate the next generation. ✝️ Child of God 👩‍🏫 Dedicated Teacher 💪 Group Fitness Instructor 🚴‍♀️ Spinning Coach 🇿🇦 South African - L...

Listen to part 2 of my interview with Pedro Henriques the co-founder and CEO of Strongstep.   Check us out at Instagram or www.coolbeansresources.com .  Please follow the show and get in touch for any comments or suggestions.  Cool Beans   Instragram: cool_beans_resources        

🎙️ Pedro Henriques — Strongstep (Part 1 of 2) In this episode, I speak with Pedro Henriques, CEO and founder of Strongstep, about innovation, leadership, and building better processes in tech. Pedro also shares his thoughts on educating children about online scams, artificial intelligence, and the importance of digital hygiene. 🌐 Website: www.strongstep.pt 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pedroch

An introduction to the Cool Beans Pod. Meet your host - Gary Moss.