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When Olimpia Santella, CEO and Cofounder of Coov, a startup, looks to the future, she has a clear idea of how to go about the rest of her professional career, regardless of where she will work. She shares with her business partner a strong commitment to sustainability and loves her personal autonomy. Her Bocconi degree and love for the startup world brought her to Bangalore, the capital of India’s Silicon Valley

After a long experience at Facile.it, where she created a business unit specialized in insurance, Irene Giani realized her dream of launching her own company in 2023: Deeva.it, which provides at-home hairdressing and other personal beauty services. She says to students: “An academic path is also important for the many stimuli you can absorb to orient your career”

She decided to pursue the career of international civil servant (she now works for the United Nations Development Program in Vietnam) only later after graduation. “I thought I’d work in auditing and consulting, but I realized that world wasn’t for me.” Good mentorship was useful to understand that

First an athlete, now a referee and — above all — an executive. In this article, Lavinia Tinelli discusses how the world of sports is a much better one

Chiara Longhi, Head of Innovation for Asia-Pacific & Japan at Amazon, has built her global career after attending the Economics and Management for Arts, Culture and Communication program at Bocconi. "To today's young women I would like to say: Don't be afraid if you’re not sure about everything at the beginning. Be stubborn in pursuing your goals, but flexible in how you achieve them"

With a Law degree and PhD completed in Italy, she is Founder and Managing Partner of the Tech Legal Partners PLLC law firm in New York. Yet Stefania Monda does not see herself as a role model: "I followed my passions, making difficult decisions. But they led me to build a proficiency that I believe stands out on the legal landscape"