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Gonçalo Leão

Go-getter · DISC type d
founder at frontera
📍 Porto, Porto, Portugal

Gonçalo is the founder of frontera, where he uses AI-powered automation to revive dormant sales leads for high-ticket businesses. His background blends engineering expertise from the University of Porto and Chalmers University with experience in renewable energy sales, operational excellence, and ERP transformation, and he is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

An entrepreneur at heart, Gonçalo has a passion for applying technology to new markets. He co-founded a company that introduced computer vision into the Padel industry and gained insights into the Nordic startup ecosystem while studying in Sweden. He is also a multiple case study competition winner.

Unique fact: He founded a company, padel ai, to enrich the Padel player experience using computer vision.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Porto, Porto, Portugal
Personality Overview

How Gonçalo shows up

Vision Oriented
Direct & Candid
Challenger

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Gonçalo cares about

AI in Sales
His company, frontera, specializes in using AI-powered SMS automation to re-engage old leads and book them directly into calls with sales teams.
Renewable Energy
Previously worked as a Sales Manager for a renewable energy solutions company and frequently posts about the industry's growth and infrastructure challenges.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
founder
frontera
1-2025 - 9-2025
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
padel ai.
2-2025 - 6-2025
Operations Excellence
F/LIST
2-2024 - 2-2025
Sales Manager
Enline Energy Solutions
2-2024 - 7-2024
Senior member
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In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2-2024 - 7-2025
MSc
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
8-2023 - 1-2024
MSc
Chalmers University of Technology
10-2020 - 6-2023
BSc
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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