João Paiva Mendes
Co Founder and CEO at Boost Portugal - Urban Thrills- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Boost Portugal
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Portugal
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co Founder and CEO
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Jun 2008 - Present
Boost Portugal goal is to create different and innovative projects for Tourism in Portugal and Worldwide. Boost Portugal owns the following brands related to Tourism : Gocar Tours, Lisbon By Segway, Lisbon By Beetle, X-wave Surf School, Jogging-tours, Bikes&Company, Scooter Solutions, Red Tour Gps, Xtourmaker, Eco Tuk Tours, Escape Hunt Lisbon, Bluedragon City Tours, Porto Urban Adventures, Porto Rent a bike and Vox City Tours Boost Portugal also operates in the the F&B sector, namely with the Brand Food Story, Monsantos Open Air and o Desassossego
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Foodstory
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Portugal
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Food & Beverages
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner // Executive board member
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Mar 2019 - Present
Com uma forte experiência no mercado de eventos, de diferentes segmentos e dimensões, o nosso serviço de Catering surge como uma resposta inovadora, diferenciada e versátil para todo o tipo de clientes e para todas as histórias que queiram ser contadas com criatividade e excelência. A Food Story é especialista em grandes eventos corporativos e empresariais a nível nacional e internacional, que vão desde grandes congressos e convenções, feiras, conferências, festivais de música até ocasiões mais intimistas e privadas como aniversários, batizados ou, as sempre memoráveis e gratificantes cerimónias de casamento.
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OZZY Ride
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Lisboa e Região, Portugal
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Co-founder
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2018 - Present
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GuestU
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Portugal
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co Founder - Executive Board Member
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Jun 2014 - Feb 2022
GuestU provides innovative mobile solutions to the hospitality and tourism sector, combining tourism expertise with world class cloud-based technology. GuestU enables Hotels & Hostels to offer a unique mobile pocket concierge to their guests. Hotels & Hostels can now have a totally customized APP, with their image and content, Multilanguage, with GPS guided tours around their location while offering a unique way to communicate with their guests. GuestU provides innovative mobile solutions to the hospitality and tourism sector, combining tourism expertise with world class cloud-based technology. GuestU enables Hotels & Hostels to offer a unique mobile pocket concierge to their guests. Hotels & Hostels can now have a totally customized APP, with their image and content, Multilanguage, with GPS guided tours around their location while offering a unique way to communicate with their guests.
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GoCar Tours
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Spain
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Partner
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Jun 2008 - Feb 2022
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SAFETECH, tecnologias de segurança,lda
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Lisbon Area, Portugal
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Partner
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Mar 2006 - Jun 2008
Safetech was a side project while developing my activity as Comercial Director of Distalpor, Sa, aluminiums of Portugal. We developed at the time the first public Alcohol breath analyser. The project received letters of recommendation of different portuguese governments but never reached birth due to lack of funds. At Safetech we also developed the first public mobile charger as it now is available on different malls across Portugal. I left Safetech in order to launch Gocar Tours in Portugal Safetech was a side project while developing my activity as Comercial Director of Distalpor, Sa, aluminiums of Portugal. We developed at the time the first public Alcohol breath analyser. The project received letters of recommendation of different portuguese governments but never reached birth due to lack of funds. At Safetech we also developed the first public mobile charger as it now is available on different malls across Portugal. I left Safetech in order to launch Gocar Tours in Portugal
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DISTALPOR, SA - Aluminios de Portugal
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Lisbon Area, Portugal
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Commercial Director
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2003 - 2007
I was responsable for the commercial development of the company in the Portuguese Market. While staying at Distalpor the company achieved significant growth despite the difficult global economic environment. I left my full time job at Distalpor to launch Gocar Tours in Portugal I was responsable for the commercial development of the company in the Portuguese Market. While staying at Distalpor the company achieved significant growth despite the difficult global economic environment. I left my full time job at Distalpor to launch Gocar Tours in Portugal
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Education
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Graduated, Management -
London School of Economics and Political Science