From Corporate to Entrepreneur.
Are you dreaming of creating your own business—but held back by financial responsibilities, family commitments, or the fear of taking the leap? This course offers a practical and empowering alternative. Based on real-life experience, you’ll learn a step-by-step roadmap to start and grow your own business while keeping your current job. You’ll build with stability, not stress, and maintain your financial security as you transition into entrepreneurship.
This course isn’t about overnight success or unrealistic promises—it’s about steady progress, strategic planning, and belief in what's possible. With honest insights, practical tools, and motivational guidance, you'll discover how to make sacrifices that serve your bigger goals, without compromising your current lifestyle. If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to start your business, this course will help you realize that the time is now—and yes, it is possible.
Director of Villa Feria
The common denominator of his story is personal growth and continuous improvement. His journey includes various steps such as professional DJ, 7 marathons, 2 IRONMAN, certifying in NLP, living in the US, Greece, London, Amsterdam and Lisbon. For 12 years he built an exciting career in some of the biggest FMCG companies of the world: Mars Inc, SABMiller, ABInbev and Heineken. In 2016 he finally made the move from corporate to full-time entrepreneur, creating a company called Villa Feria in Portugal.
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