Expert in Luxury Brands, Marketing & Innovation with a passion for customer service
Europe
Portugal
Antonio Paraiso is fluent in five languages. He holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Porto and an Executive MBA from Porto Business School. He completed three advanced executive programmes on Luxury Brand Management from IE Business School in Spain, on Reinventing Luxury from IMD Business School in Switzerland, and on International Trade from the London School of Foreign Trade in the UK.
A marketing consultant and public speaker, Antonio offers specialised consulting and executive training services in luxury and strategic marketing, premium positioning and innovation.
Antonio is well-versed in the international business and has worked as an International Sales Director for over 19 years. During this period, he travelled the globe, developing vast experience in sales and negotiation in 50 countries across five continents.
Occasionally, Antonio is a visiting professor at a few universities and business schools worldwide on topics such as luxury marketing and international business.
On stage, he is an enthusiastic speaker. He has spoken at conferences for major brands such as Giorgio Armani, Loewe, Porsche, L’Oréal, The Luxury Network, Deloitte, Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, Lexus, Pandora, Allianz, BNP Paribas, Philips, IBSA, The Innovation Forum, Procter & Gamble, Luxottica, the Personal Branding Congress and many others in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Belgium, UAE, Singapore, Peru, Panama, Denmark, Poland, Mexico, Türkiye, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Sri Lanka.
Antonio collaborates with the World Business Forum.
We say, “Antonio Paraiso is an outstanding keynote speaker on luxury retail brand building. He achieves outstanding client feedback, perfect for events in Lisbon, Porto and across Europe.”
Speaking Topics
All talks are customized to the client’s requirements in terms of content and length. Talks in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
"Antonio Paraiso is an expert in luxury brands, marketing and innovation with a passion for customer service. We had the pleasure of having Mr. Antonio Paraiso as one of our keynote speakers during our annual Derma Nordic SYMPOSIUM. Antonio delivered an impactful and interactive lecture which our participants regarded as highly relevant, inspirational and educational. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Antonio – I hope to work with him again and will recommend others to do the same, if they have the chance."
“You've opened my head and introduced me to the fascinating Ocean of Marketing. I'll never forget the shared moments, stories told, examples given. They are the compass for my journey in the new venture
“After the training course, I've practiced with a Swiss client some techniques that you've taught and I was impressed with the results! Thank you. You gave us very powerful tools. “
“Thank you for the sales training. It really works !! I've used all the techniques and closed a new sale for a 9 month consulting project. Please keep on sharing your knowledge. You are the best trainer I've ever met.”
“It was a pleasure listening to your talk. You've been motivated everyone. While listening to you I felt the same feeling as when I read the book that changed my life 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki.”
“I've seen your talk. There are Speakers and Exceptional Speakers, with the ability to enable anyone to go forward and change the way of thinking and acting. Antonio, we can only grow by listening to speakers like yourself.”
“Antonio, I enjoyed the presentation today. It was excellent! You really are a gifted communicator. Thank you again.”
“Antonio, thank you for the sales training course. It has been changing my life, indeed.”
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