Helena Patacao: On A Quest to Solve Energy Problems around the Globe

Helena Patacao, Founder & CEO, Helena Patacão, Energy Services Over the past few decades, women have been shattering the glass ceiling in all fields, and entrepreneurship is no exception. With their out-of-the-box thinking, leadership qualities, and unique perspective, they are chartering unknown territories, making a difference with their ideas, and seeking solutions that have never been sought. They are not only breaking barriers in the corporate arena but are also shining on the global front to have their work seen and accepted for the good of humanity. In this edition of The Gulf Entrepreneur, we are proud to share with our readers the inspiring story of one such impeccable woman entrepreneur, Helena Patacao, the Founder / CEO of Helena Patacão, Energy Services. With18 years of experience in the energy sector and a Karate Master and practitioner since the age of 7, Helena had the entrepreneurial streak ingrained in her from a very young age. However, she decided to first build the knowledge and experience that was crucial to ensure her success as an entrepreneur. She engaged in the energy sector back in 2004, where she strategized and executed the implementation of the commercialization of electricity in Portugal for one of the major European electric utility companies. She had specialized in business strategy, research, development, and creation of innovative tools, study of energy consumption profiles, analysis, and creation of new instruments for better consumer performance, systems integration, and energy management, and in 2009 she successfully achieved a 1:1 ratio in numbers of negotiations vs. close deals, keeping this ratio ever since until today which she calls the Business “sniper” mode. 8 years later, Helena was ready to become an entrepreneur and established her company in Portugal. She expanded her creativity in the energy sector, innovating with new and better solutions and systems to contribute to a conscious and sustainable production, consumption, and usage of energy, with a unique approach and vision aiming to provide autonomous and off-grid solutions. She always