I partner with driven people who want to produce exceptional results in their work.

A certified coach and award-winning business journalist, I help people become better leaders and communicators. Being able to communicate with confidence is the difference between getting people to believe in you and getting people to never remember you.

Some of my clients are entrepreneurs. Others are executives.  Some are just getting started in their career. What they all have in common is that they want to shine and not settle for the status quo.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with Fortune 500 CEOs, entrepreneurs and top leaders as a coach, consultant and  journalist. This work has taught me what separates the good from the great.

The truth is that almost no one who has accomplished anything of significance has done it alone. Neither should you.

Professional Bio

Antonio Neves is a coach to top entrepreneurs, speaker and award-winning business journalist.

With THINQACTION, he has a successful track record of coaching entrepreneurs to produce exceptional results in their work. Many of his clients work in the technology, media and advertising space.

A professional question-asker, Antonio regularly facilitate masterminds with top entrepreneurs, start-ups and with international retreats (he’s co-founder of The Ignition Lab and served as Experience Director of The Bold Academy).

A certified coach, Antonio leads workshops and webinars for companies that include MSN, MediaBistro, Booking.com, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and social impact non-profits.

As an award-winning business journalist, he has interviewed top Fortune 500 CEOs and entrepreneurs including Steve Case, Tony Hsieh, Chip Conley, Tony Conrad and more. Antonio is a video contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine’s Young Entrepreneur. Notably, Antonio served as correspondent of the NBC-produced business show Cool Runnings. His business articles appear in Entrepreneur Magazine, MSN Money, CNBC.com and Fox Business.

During his broadcast career he interviewed Grammy and Oscar-award winners, heads of state and worked with major outlets including NBC, MSN, Advertising Age, E! News, BET, PBS and more. He began his career co-hosting Nickelodeon’s U-Pick Live.

An in demand speaker, Antonio regularly speaks on college campuses and at major events, including: the Consumer Electronics Show, New York City Creative Week, Big Omaha, Unreasonable Climax, Thinc Iowa, and the ADCOLOR Awards.

A graduate of Western Michigan University, Antonio holds a Masters of Science degree from the Columbia University. Antonio lives in Santa Monica, California.

What People Have Said About Working With Me…

Antonio is master facilitator. His leadership and ability to help identify opportunities were instrumental in making my event a success. He asked tough questions and brought out some deeply internalized issues that, when confronted, have made me a better entrepreneur. 
Dario Meli – Co-CEO, Invoke & Co-Founder, Hootsuite

 

A professional question asker, Antonio asks questions so good that he uncovers important problems people don’t know exist. And then he asks even better ones to drive change towards sharpened skills and overcome hurdles. He is indispensable.
Maria Springer – Co-Founder, Livelyhoods & Unreasonable Institute Fellow

 

With the skills of a professional moderator, question asker and opportunity identifier, Antonio’s enthusiasm and attention to detail brings the best out of entrepreneurs.
Greg Issenberg, Serial Entrepreneur

 

Antonio has the ability to help you reach your goals by challenging you to re-think long-held ideas or beliefs. Working with Antonio has been more fruitful in attaining my personal and career goals than any other person or resource. Underlying the whole process, Antonio made sure I tied-in my personal values to all facets of my life.

Ashkon Jafari, Executive Director & Founder, StudentMentor.org

 

Antonio Neves connects with people on an astonishingly genuine level. After a session with him, I feel the adrenaline rush akin to five cups of coffee and I leave with a sense of focus and clarity about my aspirations in life. He challenges me to be nothing less than my best and most truthful self.

Katie Quinn, Digital Journalist, Now This News

 

Antonio Neves makes insight look easy. I’ve seen him get to the root of an issue countless times in our television work. That, combined with his boundless energy and enthusiasm, makes for a quick trip through any problem and on to a solution.

Tim Peek, Executive Producer, NBC News