co-founder and owner
QXote
Santa Cruz (Almodôvar), Portugal
Revitalizing Portugal’s Alentejo through our Living Lab for regenerative food, soil, and water projects. Looking for partners and investors.
Driven innovator and strategic connector in sustainability, knowledge sharing, and systems transformation.
With over 25 years of experience in launching new services, organizations, and cross-sector collaborations, I work at the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and education. As co-founder of QXote, we lead the development of an international living lab for regenerative development in southern Portugal. Through a quintuple helix model, we connect local communities, academic institutions, companies, governments, and students. We combine strategic ecosystem thinking with the hands-on application of regenerative practices on our own land.
We develop several projects on our land, combining innovation with regenerative practices to enhance biodiversity, sustainable food production, smart water management and healthy soil. To make this all happen, we are always looking for partners and funding (or both).
Service
Professional Retreat for sustainable entrepreneurs
Professional retreats in rural Portugal: 3–4 days of coaching, self-reflection, and intervision in a small group setting. Includes yoga, hikes, great meals, and a hands-on introduction to permaculture on our 9-hectare property. Grow, relax, connect.
Project cooperation
Creating a Living Lab in a semi-arid area
9 hectare demonstration site in rural south of Portugal
Project cooperation
transform ecological challenges in opportunities for sustainability and biodiversity by transforming pineforest into biodiverse food forest