The third season of the Lente Indiscreta Podcast premiered on 15 October and welcomed Jos\u00e9 Carlos Cardoso, better known as Calu, the current president of the Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional dos \u00d3pticos (ANO), a position he took up in June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a career marked by resilience, entrepreneurship and associative work, he has built a career spanning several decades in the optical sector, working in the technical area, optometry, management and sector representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After overcoming personal and professional difficulties early in his career, he opened his first optical store in 2003, in Jardins da Parede, and has developed other business projects over the years. His associative experience includes around 15 years with UPOOP and, since 2005, with the European Council of Optometry and Optics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this episode of the Lente Indiscreta Podcast, we get to know the man behind Calu better and talk about his journey, his experiences and his vision for the future of optics in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The full episode is available on YouTube<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>.
You can also watch behind-the-scenes content from the show on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n