Joana Mendes

Joana Mendes has diverse work experience in project management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and consultancy. Joana'smost recent role is as a Project Manager at Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA, starting in 2023. Joana also founded and worked as the CEO of Molinum, a Soulful Country House from 2014 to 2020, where they developed skills in customer contact, strategy, leadership, mindfulness, budgeting, and time management. Joana also served as an External Consultant at Universidade do Algarve, where they worked on projects related to aquaculture, cultural heritage, and marketing strategies from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, they worked as a Project Manager at AUDAX-ISCTE in 2012 and completed an Internship at EDP in 2011.

Joana Mendes obtained an undergraduate degree in Management from ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa in 2009 and later received a Master of Science in Business Administration and Management from the same institution from 2009 to 2012. Joana also completed an undergraduate program in Management from Florida Atlantic University in 2008. In 2021 and 2022, Joana completed an online course in Biomimicry Basics from Biomimicry for Creative Innovation. In 2021, they also pursued an Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders course from Udacity. In 2023, Joana attended the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program at the International Space University to study Space Studies. Additionally, in 2015, they obtained a Certificate of Pedagogical Skills from Valor por Medida Lda.