Your thinking partner
Great conversations. Better decisions. Greater independence.™
Your financial advisor sees your portfolio. Your therapist sees your emotions. Your coach sees your goals. But who sees how they all connect? That’s where a thinking partner comes in.
Conversations
You want someone who sees the whole picture.
You're navigating something that crosses every category — where to live, how to structure money, what technology to trust, what time is for. You've done the reading, talked to the experts, and you're more informed but not calmer. Because no single advisor holds it all together. You need someone who can think with you across the full landscape of your life.
What this looks like
- Unhurried conversations that hold technology, money, place, family, health, and time together — because in your life, they’re never really separate.
- A structured way to name decisions, explore options, and document your reasoning — so you can revisit choices as the world changes.
- Over time, more independence — not dependence on Sapero. The goal is that you see more clearly and decide more confidently on your own.
"You cannot control the big forces; you can control how you understand them and how you respond."
You stay the decision-maker. Sapero™ is the thinking partner alongside you — shoulder to shoulder, not across a desk.
What we talk about
Most people come to Sapero with something specific — but what they discover is that it’s connected to everything else. Conversations tend to centre on three areas, and the threads between them.
Technology and AI
“How do I stay safe and smart?”
What to adopt, what to ignore, and how to protect yourself from scams, deepfakes, and digital threats — without living in fear or falling behind.
Money and financial independence
“Will I be okay?”
Thinking through what you have, what could erode it, and how to structure things — across borders, institutions, and changing markets — so you can sleep at night.
Where to live
“Where should I be for the next 10–20 years?”
Country, city, climate, healthcare, cost of living, proximity to family, employment opportunities, safety, and culture — the decision that shapes everything else.
Relocation and where to live
Whether it's Portugal, another country, or a move within your own — I bring lived experience across borders, cultures, and institutions to the relocation question most guides never reach.
Strategy and brand for the AI era
Procter & Gamble-trained strategic discipline — from corporate vision to brand equity — meets AI and emerging technology. For founders and leaders navigating what comes next.
Health, family, purpose, and legacy surface naturally. A decision about where to live is also a decision about healthcare, family proximity, and what your days look like. We hold them together.
How it works
Simple and deliberate — because you’ve already been thinking about this.
Share what's on your mind
Express your interest and receive a short reflective questionnaire. It helps us make every minute count — and helps you clarify what you actually want to explore.
Free orientation call
With your questionnaire complete, we go straight to what matters. A focused 20–30 minute conversation to explore fit, surface your most pressing questions, and see whether Sapero is the right place for them.
Sapero Conversations begin
If you see value, we move to a regular rhythm of 60–75 minute paid conversations. Decisions are tracked and revisited over time as life and the world change.
What people come to talk about
Most people arrive with concrete questions rather than abstract interest in "the future."
Sapero does not try to predict the future with false precision; it helps you make better decisions and keep them revisitable.
Fees
Simple, transparent pricing. You pay for time and judgment — nothing else.
Ongoing thinking-partner conversations. 60–75 minute sessions on your schedule.
No product commissions. No asset-based fees. No referral kickbacks.
Quiet credibility
Sapero is a new practice built on decades of work at the intersection of technology, business, professional life, and global affairs.
- Long experience with large-scale disruption — digital transformation, AI, global politics — translated into personal and organisational decisions.
- Life and work across multiple countries; familiarity with cross-border families, assets, and institutions.
- Independence of incentives: no financial products, no asset-based fees, no referral kickbacks. You pay for time and judgment.
"Richard is visionary and yet still grounded in the numbers."— Alison Townley, Olympic Athlete & Creative Leader