Hi everyone! I’m Sal, Portuguese and back home near Lisbon after 12 years at Google in Dublin. I’m also a mum of two, navigating the transition from corporate life to building something of my own. :) I co-founded The Manual Break from a feeling I couldn’t ignore: the more digital our lives become, the more valuable it feels to make something with our hands and connect with people who live at a different pace. We create experiences guided by Portuguese artists and grandmothers, from afternoons of making, food and stories to creative weekends in the countryside. A chance to switch to “manual mode”, feel looked after and connect with local culture. 🤍 We have two experiences coming up: 🎄 21 November, Lisbon: a Portuguese Christmas afternoon with your adopted grandmothers. https://luma.com/k6mgta0k 🌿 12–14 March, Alentejo: a creative weekend with local artists, good food and room to slow down. I’d love to connect with women building in travel, culture, communities or employee wellbeing, and explore partnerships that could introduce these experiences to international audiences visiting or living in Portugal. Happy to share my experience in global operations, building teams and navigating Big Tech too! https://www.themanualbreak.com Happy to connect on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salomeperalta/

Hi ladies! 👋 I’m currently running a research initiative to refine a framework I’m building, and I’d love to connect with a few founders/marketing leaders in this space, or if you can think of anyone to recommend me ❤️. I’m looking to talk to founders or marketing decision-makers who are currently running Google/Paid Search ads with a monthly budget around €15k–€20k. The research is a 45 minute confidential chat with 7 questions. In exchange for the precious time I offer a free Google Ads Account & Tracking Audit of their present setup to uncover missed potential. If you’re open to sharing your insights, drop a “happy to help” below or send me a DM! Or if anyone comes to mind in your network, I’d be super grateful for a tag/intro! 💛 Thanks so much, Greta

Hi everyone! I am looking for someone who can support me with budgeting and accounts for both my personal and business ventures. Knowledge of Revolut Business and Spanish tax system would be especially helpful. If anyone has any recommendations or can point me in the right direction, I would very much appreciate! Wishing you all a lovely day!

First of all, I’d like to invite all members living in Portugal to my official book presentation on November 14, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., in São Domingos de Rana (all the details are on the invitation image). I’d love to see you there, so please come along and bring a friend! ☺️ "Pains of Love and Other Sorrows" is a poetry book written in both Portuguese and English, featuring illustrations drawn by me. For our international ladies, if you’d like to get a copy, you can find my book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0HLDFB8HR I’d be truly grateful for your support, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback, too. ❤️ But what about the 30 years? I started writing poetry when I was around 16. It was a form of self-expression, although I never gave it much credit. I wrote for a while, until life got in the way and led me in a different direction. Somewhere along the way, I lost touch with who I was, and my Sleeping Beauty phase began. I didn’t wake up to a prince’s kiss 😘, but there was certainly a spark 🔥 that brought me back to life. I started writing again, rescuing old poems from storage and dust, and eventually realized, in my late forties, that perhaps I was never meant to choose between words and images, between literature and art. Maybe I was always meant to bring them together in my own way. And that’s the beautiful thing about dreams: it’s never too late to return to the things we once dreamed of, or to discover that they were part of who we were all along. ✨

“Hi everyone! 👋 I’m [Michelle], a psychologist with over 15 years of experience in Human Resources, first in Chile and now in Portugal, where I’ve been living for 5 years. I currently work in Porto, and I’m taking my first steps toward building my own HR consulting project for startups, helping teams grow in a healthy and organized way. I joined this group to learn from your experience, exchange ideas and, who knows, create some synergies. If anyone has tips on how to land the first clients or structure an offer, I’d love to hear them! Really nice to meet you all 😊“