“Nothing beats the last eight years of my life when I have had the chance to walk side by side with hundreds of people from all backgrounds and nationalities”
Citizen of the world, lawyer turned manager turned mentor; Joao Perre Viana is the founder of “Walking Mentorship”.
Developed over twenty years, his methodology weaves together different mentoring formats, walking and nature. At its heart lies Joao’s life philosophy; Don’t count the kilometres; make the kilometres count.
Learn about Joao’s insatiable curiosity which propelled him across the Atlantic from his home in Lisbon, Portugal, and how his career path which spanned Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa set the foundations for his innovative project.
He describes valuable lessons from the trails, which stem from each mentees initial focus question; then moves through four integrated elements; slowing down, reconnecting, gaining perspective and taking action.
In addition, Joao shares his perspectives on mentoring, coaching, business, collaboration and more…with a radiant lightness and twinkle in his eye.
“Let’s keep walking”
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João is a Portuguese lawyer who turned into a manager that turned into a mentor. Father of 3, brother of 2 and friend of a few. João consider himself a citizen of the world. He was born in Portugal, finished high school in the U.S., and completed his MBA in Belgium.
João’s first senior management appointment took him to Central Asia, then to Eastern Europe and finally to Africa. Throughout his personal and professional life, he has acquired extensive experience as a business mentor in multinationals, accelerators, incubators, and corporate programmes.
In 2015, João launched the Walking Mentorship, an innovative project 20 years in the making. Walking Mentorship consists of a philosophy of self-development with a methodology based on different mentoring formats, connecting walking and direct contact with nature.
João is an advisory board member in different organisations, a guest lecturer at EADA in Spain, Lviv Business School in Ukraine, and Católica Porto Business School in Portugal. He is a member of the Transformational Travel Council, Connections, the international private community for senior executives, the International Network of Mentoring Researchers, a European Mentoring & Coaching Council member, and an Associate of the International Mentor Network.
