Cool Beans Pod

🎙️ Cool Beans Pod | Dr. Elena Molinos

🩺 In this episode of the Cool Beans Pod, we sit down with Dr. Elena Molinos, an intensive care physician at Hospital Pedro Hispano in Porto, Portugal. 🇵🇹
Originally from Spain 🇪🇸 and living in Portugal for over 20 years, Dr. Molinos is a true public healthcare provider with a deep passion for patient care.

💬 She speaks openly and candidly about the challenges facing public healthcare, including system pressure, and doctor burnout. 🤯🔥
🤖 We also dive into AI in healthcare—its potential, limitations, and what it really means for doctors on the front lines.
🦠 Dr. Molinos shares powerful reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the realities and emotional weight faced by intensive care teams.

❤️ Honest, insightful, and deeply human—this is a must-listen conversation about modern medicine.

#CoolBeansPod #PublicHealthcare #IntensiveCare #WomenInMedicine
#DoctorLife #HealthcareBurnout #AIinHealthcare #COVID19
#FrontlineVoices #Medicine #Portugal #Spain

Cool Beans Pod: Tim Vieira – the serial entrepreneur who built empires from Angola to Portugal, now leading the revolution in education as Founder & CEO of Brave Generation Academy! 🇿🇦➡️🇵🇹 South African-born, Portuguese-rooted powerhouse, epic car & arcade collector at Tim's Garage 🎮🚗, Christian optimist, and fierce believer in slashing bureaucracy, sparking innovation, and giving back tenfold. 🔥 Tim drops pure 🔥 on transforming education for the next gen, why the future belongs to the brave, and how Portugal can level up massive. Grab your beans – this episode is electric! ☕⚡🚀 #CoolBeansPod #TimVieira #BraveGeneration #EntrepreneurVibes #EducationRevolution

For more info contact: Miriam Vieira at [email protected]

https://bravegenerationacademy.com/

🎙️ PAULO CORDEIRO SALGADO - author
🎖️ From colonial war to global health missions
🏥 Hospital leader with stories from Portugal, Guinea-Bissau & Angola
🎓 Lawyer, hospital management expert
✍️ Writer of fiction, children’s tales & sharp reflections
🗞️ Where medicine, history, and storytelling collide

📚 Books by Paulo Cordeiro Salgado

Guiné: Crónicas de Guerra e Amor (Guinea: Chronicles of War and Love) — Lema d’Origem, 2016.

Encruzilhadas no Império (Crossroads in the Empire) — Lema d’Origem, 2024.

Margens – Vivências de Guerra (Margins – War Experiences) — Lema d’Origem, 2024.

O Amor que Veio da China e Outros Contos (The Love That Came from China and Other Tales) — Lema d’Origem, 2022.

7 Histórias para o Xavier (7 Stories for Xavier) — Lema d’Origem.

https://www.wook.pt/pesquisa?keyword=Paulo+Cordeiro+Salgado+

🎙️ Cool Beans Pod | Guest: Purvi Shroff

In this episode of the Cool Beans Pod, we sit down with Purvi Shroff, Director of Alumni Leadership & Career Development at Teach For Portugal, to talk all things education equity, teaching, and systems change 🌍📚

Purvi brings a truly global perspective, having worked across the Teach For network in India, the UK, and now Portugal. She shares honest insights into the real challenges of teaching within public school systems, alongside the powerful opportunities educators have to transform lives and communities.

We also dive into Teach For Portugal’s mentorship-based teacher training programme, exploring how it prepares future teachers, builds leadership capacity, and strengthens long-term impact in education 🎓🤝

Whether you’re curious about teaching, education reform, or leadership for social change, this conversation is full of learning, reflection, and inspiration.

🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/teachforportugal
📸 Follow Purvi on Instagram: @purvishroff
📘 Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/purvishroff
📸 Follow Teach For Portugal: @teachfportugal

To apply for their programme: teachforportugal.org?carreira/

☕🎧 Tune in and get ready for some seriously cool beans.

Discover Chris Tully ☕🇨🇦→🇵🇹 This friendly Canadian expat living in beautiful Porto, Portugal, has a heartwarming habit: buying coffee for strangers just to listen to their amazing life stories!

Chris is all about building real connections, meeting new people, and celebrating the unique tales we all carry.

Check him out on Instagram and Facebook for more glimpses into his adventures and the inspiring folks he meets. If you're in Porto, connect with him and share your own story – he'd love to hear it! ❤️🤝🌍☕

IG: @15COFFEES

Facebook: facebook/15coffees