Artur Sousa

About Artur Sousa

I build technology that fixes real human problems—and I don’t do it from a distance.I’m a tech entrepreneur and operator with a track record of founding, scaling, and rebuilding companies at the intersection of AI, product, and social impact. I’ve led ventures across the U.S, Europe, and Latin America, navigating everything from zero-to-one chaos to hypergrowth, mergers, and hard resets most people don’t talk about.I founded Adopets, a global adoption platform that helped modernize animal welfare and connect millions with shelters worldwide. That journey taught me the upside and the cost of scale—lessons I now apply deliberately in every product, team, and partnership I touch.Today, my work focuses on building and advising AI-driven platforms that are privacy-first, human-centered, and operationally real—not hype decks. From internal enterprise systems to community platforms addressing loneliness, mental health, and access, I help organizations turn emerging technology into products that actually ship, scale, and survive.My leadership style is grounded in empathy, clarity, and accountability. I believe the best teams are built on trust, not fear—and the best businesses solve problems people feel in their bones.I mentor founders, advise organizations, and partner with teams who want to build things that matter—ethically, sustainably, and with conviction.If you’re looking to build something meaningful—and you’re willing to do it the right way—we should talk.

Experience

1. Founder & Chief Builder

   Doers Innovation Group

   Jan 2024 — Present · US

   Doers is a strategy-to-execution partner for organizations that need technology to work—not just look good in a deck.We help public companies and early-stage startups (Seed to Series A) design, build, and scale mission-critical software products, with a strong focus on AI-driven systems, internal platforms, and customer-facing technology.Our work goes beyond advice. We embed at the intersection of strategy, product, and engineering, assembling and leading high-performance teams that take ideas from concept to production—and through the messy realities of scaling.Doers exists to close the gap between ambition and execution, turning complex problems into shipped, reliable, and scalable technology.

Education

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY, Artificial Intelligence

• The Wharton School

  AI for Business, Business Administration and Management, General

• Hult International Business School

  Master's degree, Project Management & Social Entrepreneurship

  2013 — 2014

• Universidade de Uberaba

  Administração de Empresas, Responsabilidade Social

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Program Management
• Social Enterprise
• Presentation Coaching
• Strategic Planning
• Social Action
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Rights
• English
• Mentoring
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Social Media
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Project Management
• Presentation Development
• Fundraising
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Strategy
• Portuguese
• Marketing
• Design Thinking
• Ngos
• Start-Ups
• Team Leadership
• Building Relationships
• Public Relations