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About

Founder

Andreia Fernandes

Portfolio Career Expert, Advisor, Strategist, Coach and Educator

Welcome. I am Andreia, founder of the Portfolio Career Institute PFC®I.

I am an expert in portfolio career and life design, career transitions, and the future of work. Since more than a decade, I support individuals and organizations in building sustainable, fulfilling, and financially resilient portfolio careers in an increasingly complex labour market.

My mission is to empower professionals to navigate multi-hybrid careers with confidence – combining strategic clarity, with evidence-based coaching, and real-world experience.

New Work that works – for humans and organizations

People do not only seek services—they seek transformation.

My vision is to help you translate your strengths, ambitions, and values into a portfolio career that reflects who you truly are. Together, we design career paths that integrate purpose, income diversification, learning, and impact, aligned with the realities of modern work.

Through structured frameworks, reflective tools, and strategic career architecture, we cultivate portfolio careers that are both meaningful and economically robust.

The Portfolio career PFC ® Approach

At the Portfolio career Institute, we work with both individuals and organizations to unlock underused potential.

Our approach combines:

  • Strategic consulting for organisations
  • Portfolio career design programmes
  • Workshops on career crafting and job redesign
  • Advisory work on new talent models

We differentiate clearly between freelance work, gig economy roles, and intentional portfolio careers – developing tailored strategies that match your professional goals and organizational needs.

Whether you are navigating a career transition, starting as a fractional executive, poly worker, expanding income streams, or rethinking workforce models, we prepare you for the future of work.

My Journey into Portfolio Careers

I built my own portfolio career over more than a decade, working across consulting, entrepreneurship, facilitation, education and executive coaching.

I have coached more than 500 individuals in repurposing and defining success for their careers. 

My professional education includes coaching and leadership programmes at institutions such as Stanford University, St. Gallen, ESADE and the University of Zürich.

These academic foundations, combined with extensive field experience, enable me to deliver guidance that is practical, research-based, and commercially grounded.

I regularly work with senior professionals, postdocs, founders, and leadership teams who are designing their next career chapter.

Having worked across countries and cultures, I bring a strong intercultural perspective to my work. This global lens ensures that my coaching and consulting engagements remain relevant across-boarders in multicultural, international environments.

2 nationalities

4 countries lived in

5 languages fluent

80+ countries visited

Work With Me

Whether you are:

I would be delighted to support you.

Together, we can create a future-ready portfolio career strategy that enables growth, resilience, and long-term success!

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Let us shape the next generation of sustainable careers beyond gig economy.

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