HOPLab · LinkedIn Checkup

Two credible people.
Almost no conversion surface.

A scored audit and ready-to-paste upgrade plan for João Sá Gomes and João Morais, designed to support HOPLab's founder-led B2B outreach in Portugal.

Observed 17 Jul 2026Logged-in LinkedIn view/age-linkedin-checkup rubricNo live edits made

João Sá Gomes

Open profile ↗
20/110 · 18%
Founder identity is visible; buyer value is not.

18 connections · 18 followers · recent visible activity is comments from 3 and 7 months ago. No About, Featured, Experience, Skills or Recommendations section surfaced in the inspected profile view.

João Morais

Open profile ↗
22/110 · 20%
Good practitioner evidence, packaged as a résumé.

120 connections · 121 followers · no recent posts. Strong education and role history are visible, but there is no About or Featured section and no buyer-facing point of view.

Final LinkedIn banners · 1584×396

Single highest-leverage change

Replace both job-title headlines and add buyer-facing About sections before outreach starts. Every invite recipient who checks the profile should understand, within 3–6 seconds, who HOPLab helps, what is measured, and what to do next.

Profile readiness scorecards

João Sá Gomes

Founder / commercial voice
20/110
DimensionScoreStatus & #1 fix
Photo7Friendly, eye contact, branded setting; use a tighter colour portrait.
Banner3Decorative image only; add value proposition + one CTA.
Headline3Founder titles only; lead with ICP and measurable outcome.
About0Not surfaced; add a first-person conversion narrative.
Featured0Not surfaced; pin HOPLab overview, proof, and booking route.
Experience0Not surfaced; add HOPLab and HOP Studio with buyer outcomes.
Skills0Not surfaced; pin buyer-search terms.
Recommendations0Not surfaced; obtain 3 result-specific recommendations.
Activity & content2Comments only; publish original POV 2–3× weekly.
Conversion path2Default long URL and no visible next step; add site + booking CTA.
Credibility3Founder/company affiliation, but no proof, numbers, or method.

João Morais

Scientific / practitioner voice
22/110
DimensionScoreStatus & #1 fix
Photo6Clear face and eye contact; upgrade crop, light, and background.
Banner0Blank; add the HOPLab assessment promise.
Headline3Skill list; describe who benefits and what improves.
About0Not surfaced; explain his evidence-to-action method.
Featured0Not surfaced; pin an assessment explainer and useful post.
Experience6Five roles and dates visible; add quantified Problem→Action→Result bullets.
Skills0Not surfaced; pin Exercise Physiology, Sports Science, Pilates.
Recommendations0Not surfaced; obtain client and partner proof.
Activity & content0LinkedIn explicitly shows no recent posts.
Conversion path2Default long URL and no visible CTA or service route.
Credibility5MSc, certifications, and roles are solid; results and specificity are missing.

B. Prioritized actions

P0 · before outreach

Make the top fold convert

  1. Replace both headlines.
  2. Add the About drafts below.
  3. Create coordinated HOPLab banners.
  4. Add hoplab.pt and a single booking/contact route.
  5. Claim shorter vanity URLs if available.
P1 · within 7 days

Add proof and depth

  1. Add HOPLab Experience descriptions.
  2. Build 3 Featured assets per profile.
  3. Pin three searchable skills.
  4. Request 3 specific recommendations each.
  5. Publish one founder post and one science post.
P2 · next 30 days

Build visible momentum

  1. Post 2–3× weekly per voice.
  2. Comment thoughtfully on 5 ICP posts/day.
  3. Cross-tag HOPLab only when relevant.
  4. Turn assessment questions into short posts.
  5. Review profile views, replies, and booked conversations weekly.

C. Ready-to-paste rewrites

João Sá Gomes · headline options

EN — recommended
Co-founder at HOPLab | Helping clinics, sports teams & companies turn human-performance data into clear action
EN — founder-led
Building HOPLab | Advanced human-performance assessment for clinics, athletes & healthier teams in Portugal
PT
Co-fundador da HOPLab | Transformamos dados de performance humana em decisões claras para clínicas, equipas e empresas

About draft

Most health and performance decisions are still made with incomplete data. At HOPLab, we combine advanced assessment with practical interpretation—so athletes, clinicians and organisations can understand what is happening, why it matters, and what to do next. Our work spans three areas: • Sports Performance • Active Longevity • Corporate Vitality From our lab in Vila do Conde, we assess human performance through a multi-sensor approach and translate complex results into personalised recommendations. My role is to build the partnerships and delivery model that make this useful beyond one laboratory: for clinics, sports clubs, hospitals and companies that want a more evidence-led approach to performance and health. If you are exploring assessment for your athletes, patients or team, send me a message or visit hoplab.pt.

João Morais · headline options

EN — recommended
Sport Scientist at HOPLab | Turning performance assessments into practical training, recovery & longevity decisions
EN — practitioner-led
Exercise Physiologist & Sport Scientist | Human-performance assessment at HOPLab | PT & Pilates
PT
Fisiologista do Exercício na HOPLab | Avaliação de performance aplicada ao treino, recuperação e longevidade

About draft

Better training starts with better information. I am an Exercise Physiologist and Sport Scientist at HOPLab, where I help turn advanced human-performance assessments into practical decisions for training, recovery and long-term health. My background combines: • an MSc in Physical Exercise and Health • experience in sports science and personal training • Pilates instruction • hands-on work with clients in Porto and Vila do Conde I am especially interested in the bridge between laboratory evidence and everyday action: explaining what the data means, identifying the priorities, and helping people apply the result consistently. At HOPLab, our work supports athletes, active adults, clinical partners and organisations looking for a more precise view of human performance. If you want to understand how assessment can guide your next training or health decision, send me a message or visit hoplab.pt.

D. Experience and Featured blueprint

Sá Gomes — HOPLab Experience

Opening line: “Building an evidence-led human-performance platform across Sports Performance, Active Longevity and Corporate Vitality.”

  • Describe the problem HOPLab solves, not founder duties.
  • Name the Vila do Conde lab and multi-sensor assessment approach.
  • Add confirmed commercial or client results when available; use no unverified claims.
  • CTA: partnerships with clinics, clubs, hospitals and employers.

Featured: HOPLab overview · best founder POV post · B2B conversation/booking route.

Morais — HOPLab Experience

Opening line: “Translate advanced assessment data into practical recommendations for training, recovery and long-term health.”

  • Add the assessment types he actually performs.
  • Show one anonymised client journey once approved.
  • Describe collaboration with trainers, clinicians and clients.
  • Add quantified volume or outcomes only after confirmation.

Featured: assessment explainer · science-to-action post · HOPLab services page.

E. This week

Move 1

Approve and paste the two headlines. Keep English as the primary market-facing language; use Portuguese alternatives if local ICP conversion is the priority.

Move 2

Paste the About drafts, confirm role accuracy, and replace any line that overstates personal involvement.

Move 3

Create coordinated banners: one promise, one proof line, one CTA. Sá Gomes = partnership voice; Morais = science-to-action voice.

Move 4

Publish one original post each: founder POV on incomplete performance data; practitioner POV on turning assessment into action.

Move 5

Warm up before invites: each João leaves five substantive comments on ICP posts daily for three days, then begins the planned 10–15 invites/day ceiling.

Evidence and limits. Scores reflect the logged-in LinkedIn profile surfaces visible on 17 July 2026 plus confirmed HOPLab project context. A section marked “not surfaced” was not visible in the inspected profile view; it was not assumed to exist. No live LinkedIn fields were edited. No metrics were invented. HOPLab's confirmed context used here: Vila do Conde lab; Sports Performance, Active Longevity and Corporate Vitality segments; multi-sensor assessment model; Sá Gomes as founder/co-founder; Morais as Sport Scientist / Exercise Physiologist. Any future performance numbers must be confirmed before publication.
The Block alignment · Jul 20 → Aug 16

Prepare two different voices,
not two copies of HOPLab.

Sá Gomes must look credible when clinics, corporate buyers and partners inspect the founder. Morais must look authoritative when gyms, clubs, trainers and athletes inspect the scientist.

Campaign roles

João Sá Gomes · founder / commercial

Audience: clinics, healthcare, HR, companies, hotels, golf, municipalities, universities and strategic partners.

Campaign job: founder credibility, warm relationships, partner conversations, pricing context and closing.

8 posts: Jul 20, 23, 27, 30 · Aug 3, 6, 10, 13.

Profile promise: direct performance measurement turned into useful partnerships.

João Morais · science / practitioner

Audience: gyms, boxes, studios, endurance clubs, teams, federations, athletes and practitioners.

Campaign job: explain direct measurement vs wearable estimates and turn results into training, recovery and return-to-performance decisions.

4 posts: Jul 22, Jul 29 · Aug 5, Aug 12.

Profile promise: science translated into decisions.

P0 · update before the first invite

Identity

Top fold

  • Replace both headlines
  • Add About sections
  • Bridge “HOP Lab” and “High Optimal Performance” consistently
  • Add one clear contact route
Visual

Coordinated banners

  • Sá: partnership proposition
  • Morais: “watch estimates / lab measures”
  • Keep one CTA: hoplab.pt
  • Morais banner is currently blank
Proof

Conversion assets

  • Minimum 2 Featured assets each
  • Rewrite current Experience
  • Pin 3 buyer-search skills
  • Request specific recommendations in Week 1

Campaign-ready copy · Sá Gomes

Headline · PT

Recommended
Fundador da HOP Lab | Medimos o que o wearable apenas estima: VO₂, metabolismo e força | Parcerias com clínicas, clubes e empresas

Banner

MEDIR. COMPREENDER. AGIR.
VO₂ · metabolismo · força — medidos, não estimados.
Parcerias com clínicas, clubes e empresas · hoplab.pt

About · PT

Treinar sem medir é adivinhar. Sou fundador da HOP Lab, em Vila do Conde. Criámos um centro de avaliação de performance humana para medir diretamente aquilo que muitos dispositivos apenas estimam: VO₂, metabolismo em repouso e resposta muscular. A HOP Lab trabalha em três frentes: • Performance Desportiva • Longevidade Ativa • Vitalidade Corporativa O meu papel é transformar esta capacidade técnica em parcerias úteis — com clínicas, ginásios, clubes, empresas e outras organizações que querem tomar decisões com dados reais. O processo começa pela avaliação, passa pela interpretação dos resultados e termina num plano de ação adaptado à pessoa ou à organização. Durante este bloco estamos a abrir o acesso beta e a construir a rede de parceiros do Norte. Se geres uma clínica, clube, ginásio ou empresa e queres perceber como a HOP Lab pode encaixar na tua oferta, envia-me mensagem ou visita hoplab.pt.

Current Experience · HOP Lab

Founder & Chief · HOP Lab / High Optimal Performance Building a human-performance assessment centre in Vila do Conde across Sports Performance, Active Longevity and Corporate Vitality. • Direct assessment of VO₂, resting metabolism and muscle performance • Partnership models for clinics, gyms, clubs, companies and institutions • Founder-led discovery, commercial design and partner conversations • Turning complex performance data into a clear next step for people and organisations Partnership conversations: message me on LinkedIn or visit hoplab.pt.

Campaign-ready copy · Morais

Headline · PT

Recommended
Cientista do Desporto na HOP Lab | VO₂, metabolismo e força medidos | Decisões melhores para treino, recuperação e retorno à performance

Banner

O RELÓGIO ESTIMA. NÓS MEDIMOS.
VO₂ · metabolismo · força
Da avaliação à decisão · hoplab.pt

About · PT

O relógio dá-te uma estimativa. Uma avaliação mostra-te o que está realmente a acontecer. Sou Cientista do Desporto e Fisiologista do Exercício na HOP Lab, em Vila do Conde. O meu trabalho é transformar avaliações de performance em decisões práticas para treino, recuperação e saúde a longo prazo. A minha base combina: • Mestrado em Exercício Físico e Saúde • experiência em ciência do desporto e personal training • Pilates • trabalho direto com pessoas em Porto e Vila do Conde Na HOP Lab avaliamos VO₂, metabolismo e performance muscular. A parte mais importante vem depois: interpretar os resultados, definir prioridades e aplicar o que os dados mostram. Trabalho sobretudo com atletas, pessoas ativas, treinadores, ginásios, clubes e parceiros clínicos que querem substituir suposições por decisões mais precisas. Se queres perceber como uma avaliação pode orientar o próximo passo do teu treino, recuperação ou retorno à performance, envia-me mensagem ou visita hoplab.pt.

Current Experience · HOP Lab

Fisiologista do Exercício / Sport Scientist · HOP Lab Translate direct human-performance measurements into practical recommendations for training, recovery and long-term health. • Support VO₂, resting-metabolism and muscle-performance assessments • Explain results in clear, usable language • Connect measured data to training and recovery priorities • Work with athletes, active adults, trainers, gyms, clubs and clinical partners For assessment or professional collaboration, message me or visit hoplab.pt.

Featured assets · pin only what each voice sells

Sá Gomes

  1. HOPLAB Early Access
  2. Clinics & Healthcare
  3. B2B Partner Ecosystem

Top skills: Strategic Partnerships · Business Development · Human Performance

Morais

  1. HOPLAB Early Access
  2. Performance Centers & Gyms
  3. Clinics & Healthcare

Top skills: Exercise Physiology · Sports Science · Performance Testing

Content map from The Block

Base

Jul 20–26

20 Sá: lab launch
22 Morais: watch vs assessment
23 Sá: clinic referral

Build

Jul 27–Aug 2

27 Sá: week in the lab
29 Morais: recovery score
30 Sá: corporate vitality

Peak + Race

Aug 3–13

3 Sá: client story
5 Morais: return-to-performance
6 Sá: no public price list
10 Sá: capacity
12 Morais: month in data
13 Sá: partner recap

Three-day warm-up · Jul 17–19

1 · Identity

Headline, About, Experience, contact route and company naming. Owner confirms every factual line.

2 · Visual

Install banners. Sá's current photo is usable; Morais improves his photo when ready, but the blank banner cannot wait.

3 · Proof

Pin two Featured assets each and three top skills. Request one real, specific recommendation each.

4 · Behaviour

Five substantive comments/day in each lane. Demonstrate judgment; no sales CTA in comments.

5 · Launch check

Mobile preview, links, accents, titles, then approve the first post and first 10–11 manual invites.

Claim gates before anything is pasted

Medical language

Replace “diagnóstico” with “interpretação dos resultados” unless a regulated clinical diagnosis is actually provided by an authorised professional. Avoid “injury prevention” as a promise; use “functional data for return-to-performance decisions”.

Proof language

Keep “já trabalhamos com atletas de clubes do Norte” only if confirmable. Otherwise write “trabalhamos com atletas e queremos apresentar o lab aos clubes do Norte”. Never add performance numbers until measured.

Launch gate

Both profiles must tell the same story as their DMs; HOP Lab / High Optimal Performance naming must be consistent; two Featured links must open on mobile; all claims must be verified; invites remain manual and within the fresh-account ceiling.